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Far from the MCC fines 02.09.07 v Tetsworth CC (a) lost by 6 wkts

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Ade S

Comedy Appealing

Excessive Appealing

 

 

Impersonating a Tennis Player

Grunt ball

 

 

Opening Bowler No Wicket

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.00

Geoff

Fine Avoidance

No money to pay fines

 

 

Missed Stumping

 

£0.50

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Duck

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.75

Jake

 

Dropped Catch

 

Straight down throat, or would have been if hadn't run in 20 yards

£0.50

 

 

Comedy Dismissal

Yorked self and played on

 

 

Bat Abuse

Breaking Biffa II

 

 

Records Avoidance

Failed longest duck attempt

 

 

Impersonating Steve P

Mincing to retrieve ball

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Ian

 

Comedy Field Setting

 

Bringing extra slips in when game had slipped away

 

 

Exploiting Eastern European Labour

Making Petr carry the kit bag

 

 

Dissing The Team

James on getting out

 

 

Dissing The Team

Jake on dropped catch

 

 

Cricket Avoidance

 

Chatting to Ant, as one of two mid offs during play

 

 

Bowling Avoidance

 

Not bringing self on to be smacked around the park

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Nick

Comedy Throwing

Returned ball all of 5 yards after retrieving

 

 

Comedy Dismissal

Running self out

 

 

Comedy Fielding

Dive 20 minutes too late

 

 

Suicidal Running

Not even his call

 

 

 

 

£1.00

Thornton

Comedy Fielding

Diving after ball had crossed boundary

 

 

Concentration Avoidance During Fines Committee

Waffling about something unrelated

 

 

 

Smoking on the Pitch

 

£0.50

 

Ball Avoidance

 

C&B chance: "I was too busy laughing to catch that"

 

 

Run Avoidance

Sending Nick Back

 

 

Insolvency

 

-£0.50

 

 

 

£1.00

James H

Sportswear Avoidance

Jumper - batting in an umpires coat

 

 

Winding up an Opposition Player

The hard-hitting opener

 

 

Duck

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.00

Matt

Comedy Bowling

Ball bounced 17 times

£0.25

Mike C

Geography Avoidance

Was supposed to have left for Carlisle

 

 

Sportswear Avoidance

Shirt - borrowed one off Matt

 

 

Inappropriate Flirting

To opponent's keeper: "Nice tackle"

 

 

Fielding with Hands in Pockets

 

 

 

Self Importance

Trying to pay more for fines than owed

 

 

Fine Avoidance

Trying to call end to own fines

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Ade F

Self Importance

Correcting the scorer

 

 

Having a Minor Cob

 

After running third then eventually told it had gone for four

 

 

Comedy Fielding

Barrier like a sieve

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.25

Ant

 

Cricket Avoidance

 

Chatting to Ian, as one of two mid offs during play

 

 

Comedy Bowling

Sugary trifles, etc

 

 

Match Fixing

Arranging defeat by inviting OCA champions

 

 

Self Importance

Re opening the batting: "Great decision, skip"

 

 

Bullying a Small Child

 

Taking tennis ball from Tash to give to Daniel - Impersonating Robin Hood

 

 

Harbouring Dark Thoughts

 

 

 

 

 

£1.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£13.25

 

 

 

*

 

 

Special Rates

 

 

Indiscretion

 

Cost

Duck

£0.50

Golden Duck

£1.00

Diamond or Platinum Duck

£2.00

Out Playing Reverse-sweep / Switch-hit

£1.00

Dropped Catch

£0.50

Opening Bowler No Wicket

£0.50

Opening Partnership <25 Avoidance

£0.50

Smoking on the Pitch

£0.50

Drinking on the Pitch

£0.50

Missed Stumping

£0.50

Missed Run-Out

£0.50

Fines' Folder Abuse

£0.50

Impersonating Billy Liar

£0.50

Having a Major Cob

£0.50

Having a Parkinson’s Cob (utter meltdown)

£1.00

Uber [anything] – particularly arrogant, smug or condescending

£0.50

Extreme [anything] – particularly Frowning

£0.50

Insulting the Fines Committee Chairman

£1.00

Insolvency / Unemployment (maximum limit)

Known as the “Dobner Clause”

£1.00

Swearing in Front of Kids

£2.50

Bringing the Club into Disrepute

(Ruled on by the Captain)

£5.00

Dissent (to On-field Umpires)

£5.00

Mongoose Multiplier (out using Goose)

x2