Far
from the MCC fines 06.09.09
v Astons CC (a) match drawn
Recorded
Fines
25p unless otherwise stated.
Name |
Fine |
Reason |
Cost
|
Andy D |
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
Parkinson’s Cob |
Exchanging
kit with Howarth in changing room |
£1.00 |
|
Impersonating a Clown |
Breaking-knuckles-on-chin
act |
|
|
Commentator’s Jinx |
Predicting
Dan’s dismissal, then Moo out next ball |
|
|
|
|
£2.00 |
Ian H |
Major Cob |
Bat-throwing
when out |
£0.50 |
|
Parkinson’s Cob |
Exchanging
kit with Darley in changing room |
£1.00 |
|
Minor Cob |
“Am I the only
player who can fucking catch?!” |
|
|
Spreading Disease |
Lurgee / Eczema on eye |
|
|
Dissing the Captain |
Re
battening down hatches: “Dour northern negative bastard” |
|
|
Throwing Stones In Glass House |
|
|
|
Impersonating a Southern Wimp |
“Oof!”
then lying on ground for 10 minutes after being hit in gonads |
|
|
Minor Cob |
To make it
up to... |
|
|
|
|
£3.00 |
Thorn |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Impersonating the Invisible Man |
Possessing
ball-sized hole whilst fielding; ball went through like a Jalfrezi |
|
|
Self-Pitying |
Re
fielding |
|
|
Smoking on Pitch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Accusing Team Mates of Dogging x3 |
They were
looking for the ball in a hedgerow |
£0.75 |
|
Bringing Own Tea |
Rotten sandwich
from last week |
|
|
|
|
£2.50 |
James |
Padding-Up Avoidance |
Did not
realize would be next in |
|
|
Self
Importance |
“But I am
the best bowler this team has ever had!” |
|
|
Dropped Catch |
Off own
bowling |
£0.50 |
|
Comedy Fielding |
Ball-sized
hole |
|
|
Comedy Umpiring |
Impersonating
a sightscreen, standing 70 yards behind start of bowlers run-up |
|
|
Impersonating a Woman |
Driving
Porsche Boxter |
|
|
Looking Like Sh*t |
On arrival |
|
|
Harbouring Dark Thoughts |
Impersonating
Ant |
|
|
Despair |
(Impersonating
Reevsie) when not getting wicket |
|
|
|
|
£2.50 |
Matt |
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
Ball Avoidance |
Leaving
catches to Dan at slip |
|
|
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
TVR Avoidance |
|
|
|
Impersonating a Tramp |
Knackered
old kit |
|
|
Brown Bag Avoidance |
For
complete tramp outfit |
|
|
Impersonating Billy Liar |
Said would
be late but was on time |
|
|
|
|
£2.25 |
Martin |
Negativity |
Instructions
to batten down hatches when 8 down |
|
|
Lack of Faith |
In batting
order |
|
|
Dithering |
Re batting
order and pool systems |
|
|
Flogging the Bowlers |
In dictatorial
manner |
|
|
Bringing Back Bowlers at Wrong End |
Darley/Emerson
uphill/downhill mix-up |
|
|
Hypochondria |
Feigning
back injury |
|
|
Impersonating a Weightlifter |
But not
lifting any weights |
|
|
Cross-Dressing |
Wearing a
corset |
|
|
Changing Room Avoidance |
Put off by
Southern plushness |
|
|
Paranoia |
About kit
security |
|
|
Failure to Convert |
29 but not
50 |
|
|
Bowling Avoidance |
|
|
|
Self
Importance |
Being the
1 in effectively an 8-1 field |
|
|
Minor Cob |
“Fucking
ridiculous” re amount of fines |
|
|
|
|
£3.50 |
Ade F |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Impersonating The Statue Of Liberty |
Lack of
movement In field |
|
|
Grumbling |
“You don’t
know how much that f***ing hurt” |
|
|
Alcohol Avoidance |
“I may be sh*t but at least I’m not p*ssed” |
|
|
Ignorance |
To Dan: “I
haven’t a clue what you’re talking about mate” |
|
|
Ade’s Answers Avoidance |
New ‘Ask
Ade’ website section awaits… |
|
|
|
|
£1.75 |
Dave E |
Average Protection |
Impersonating
J. Anderson / M. Panesar |
|
|
Failure to Win Game |
Blocking
out final overs |
|
|
Alcohol Avoidance |
Toast instead
of Stella for breakfast |
|
|
Grumbling |
About
bowling uphill |
|
|
Dissing the Team |
In some
existentialist nonsense |
|
|
Self
Importance |
“I play
much better for other teams” |
|
|
Spreading Herpes |
Not
bringing own box |
|
|
Impersonating a Radish |
Looking sunburnt
with exhaustion |
|
|
Impersonating a Woman |
Fake tan
accomplished by liberal application of alcohol |
|
|
|
|
£2.25 |
Dan |
Walking Avoidance x 2 |
To
stumpings. The antithesis to Aussie
Michael Clarke. |
£0.50 |
|
Dropped Catch x 3 |
Some sharp/impossible
chances at slip |
£1.50 |
|
Hat Theft |
Opp.
Batsman’s cap |
|
|
Dog Avoidance |
Plenty of
dogs at ground, but no Joe |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Getting
Ian to carry his bag from house to car.
Demanding valets, red carpets, etc. |
|
|
|
|
£2.75 |
Jake |
Turning Up Late |
|
|
|
Making Late Later |
Meander to
changing rooms, slow changing |
|
|
Impersonating Jesus |
On taking
field, umpire comments: “Blimey, it’s the second coming” |
|
|
Smoking Avoidance |
Letting
fag repeatedly go out during fines. |
|
|
Dropped Catch |
Poor
positional judgment of skier |
£0.50 |
|
Self
Entrapment |
Claiming
giving catching practice whilst batting |
|
|
Average Protection |
Scoring
more than 1 |
|
|
|
|
£2.00 |
Steve D |
Turning Up Late |
|
|
|
Making Late Later |
Meander to
changing rooms, slow changing |
|
|
Failure to Control Wife & Kids |
Wandering
behind bowler’s arm |
|
|
Failure to Control Wife & Kids |
Sitting
right on boundary with backs to game |
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
Ian Gibson (opp) |
Cross-Dressing |
At party
the previous night |
|
|
Interrupting Fines Committee |
With self-fining |
|
|
Being Slapped by Wife |
After
comment about ‘scoring’ |
|
|
Failure To Bury Hatchet |
With wife
(in wife?) |
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
TOTAL |
£26.50 |
*
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 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 |
Insulting the Fines Committee
Chairman |
£0.50 |
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 |