Far
from the MCC fines 13.07.08
v Blenheim Park CC (a) match
drawn
Recorded
Fines
25p unless otherwise stated.
|
Name |
Fine |
Reason |
Cost
|
|
Nick |
Catch Avoidance |
Skied
C&B chance |
|
|
|
Saving The Game Avoidance |
Attempted
with various quick singles |
|
|
|
Average Protection |
|
|
|
|
Gratuitous Swearing |
During
Fines Committee |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
|
Dan |
Sportswear Theft |
Of Andy
Haynes’s jumper |
|
|
|
Impersonating Billy Liar |
Claiming
and then denying jumper theft |
£0.50 |
|
|
Impersonating a Butcher |
Possessing
a ‘strange collection of meat’ (?) |
|
|
|
Average Protection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£1.25 |
|
James |
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Having a Minor Cob |
When out
after taking Gary’s advice |
|
|
|
Self-Belief Avoidance |
Listening
to Gary re moving of feet |
|
|
|
Umpiring Avoidance |
“I can’t
umpire – my parents are here” |
|
|
|
Drinking On The Pitch |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Impersonating Billy Liar |
False
claim that parents still present |
£0.50 |
|
|
Bullying a Small Child |
“What’s
that one?” |
|
|
|
|
|
£2.50 |
|
Ant |
Opening Bowler No Wicket |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Grumbling and haranguing the skipper |
About
always batting no 11 |
|
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
‘Like a
paraplegic’ |
|
|
|
Self
Importance |
“I took a
great catch” |
|
|
|
Impersonating Billy Liar |
“…I mean
an average catch” |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.50 |
|
Mike R |
Opening Bowler No Wicket |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Batsman Avoidance |
Forever
bowling at the other bat |
|
|
|
Impersonating a Batsman |
Actually
getting a bat |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
|
Ian H |
Attention Avoidance During Fines
Committee |
|
|
|
|
Losing The Toss |
|
|
|
|
Batting Incompetence |
Wild swing
at straight one |
|
|
|
South Aspect Avoidance |
Not taking
out one of the Duke’s windows |
|
|
|
Latin Avoidance |
|
|
|
|
Maths Avoidance |
In
counting remaining overs (as scorer) |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.50 |
|
Martin |
Bowling Avoidance |
Claiming
yips |
|
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
Diving in
vain |
|
|
|
Exposing The Tail |
Dan & Nick |
|
|
|
Impersonating a Batsman |
Actually
getting a bat |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
|
Jake |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Golden Duck |
|
£1.00 |
|
|
Paper Avoidance |
Having
none to print passes to palace grounds |
|
|
|
Lighter Incompetence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
£2.00 |
|
Steve P |
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Feigning Injury |
Gammy knee |
|
|
|
Failure to Control Guests |
Stupidly allowing
father-in-law to stand behind sightscreen |
|
|
|
Disappointing The In-Laws |
With
batting display |
|
|
|
Excessive Warming Up |
Stretching
for 35 overs |
|
|
|
Grumbling |
About
being 8th change bowler |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.75 |
|
Steve D |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Sulky cob
after drop |
|
|
|
Bodyline Bowling |
Beamers |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
|
Gary |
Inappropriate Coaching |
|
|
|
|
Partnership Building Avoidance |
“We need
to build a partnership,” then out next ball |
|
|
|
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
TOTAL |
£15.50 |
*
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 |