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Far from the MCC fines 13.06.10 v Old East Oxford CC (h) won by 68 runs

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Stevie P.

Bringing Alien Friend

His stomach lining problem

 

 

Duck Avoidance

 

 

 

Failure To Cob

Not living up to his reputation

 

 

Unable To Bowl Underarm

 

 

 

CO2 Tax

 

 

 

Dissing The Team

“You’re all a bunch cunts” 

 

 

Out Sweeping

 

 

 

Donation * 13

Buggering off before Fines Committee 

£3.25

 

 

 

£5.00

Thorn

Duck

 

50p

 

Cob * 2

 

50p

 

Smoking On Pitch

 

50p

 

Self-Importance

 

 

 

Self-Entrapment

 

 

 

 

 

£2.00

J-Mo

Catch Avoidance

 

 

 

Cob * 2

 

50p

 

Lack Of Fines Procedure

Talking, going to the toilet etc 

 

 

Hat-Trick Avoidance

 

 

 

Attempting To Entrap Stevie P.

 

 

 

Parkinson Cob

 

£1.00

 

Harbouring Dark Thoughts

Whilst trying not to cob 

 

 

Looking Like A Folly Bridge Regular

i.e feral

 

 

Smugness At Successful Appeal

 

 

 

Delivery Avoidance

 

 

 

 

 

£3.50

Gonzo

Not Knowing Appeal Procedure

At Fines Committee 

 

 

Gavel Avoidance

 

 

 

Over Within An Over

 

 

 

Being Drag Flicked

 

 

 

Getting A Lift In A Hairdressers Car

James’ Porsche

 

 

Bringing A Giraffe To Game

 

 

 

Bringing An Offensive Weapon

A twisted spoon 

 

 

Using Cutlery

To eat his lunch

 

 

Excessive Mint Sauce

Drowning his Sunday roast in the darned stuff

 

 

Embarrassing Geoff

 

 

 

Causing Moo To Loose Will To Live

By talking bollocks 

 

 

Self-Entrapment

 

 

 

 

 

£3.00

Gary

Missed Stumping

 

50p

 

Dropped Catch

 

50p

 

Listening To Ian H.

During run out fiasco 

 

 

Massive Self-Importance

 

 

 

Impersonating Ian Bell

By being small 

 

 

Bullying An Old Man

Loud appeal at ageing umpire 

 

 

Harbouring Dark Thoughts

Towards Ian and Fines Committee 

 

 

Failure To Ground Bat

When ran out

 

 

 

 

£2.50

Dave E.

Dropped Catch

 

50p

 

Smoking On Pitch

 

50p

 

Using Cutlery

To eat his lunch prior to the game

 

 

Bowling Uphill

When he only bowls downhill

 

 

Entertaining Children

 

 

 

Lack Of Alcoholic Glow

Sober because of parents attendance 

 

 

 

 

£2.00

Ian H.

100 Avoidance

Again 

 

 

Impersonating Cat

 

 

 

Selective Hobbling

When batting – not running 2s for his partner 

 

 

Persecuting Gary

Running him out again

 

 

Taking Joy In Demise Of Fellow Player [Gary]

“It was quite funny.”

 

 

 

Bad Grammar

Talking bollocks 

 

 

Impersonating Ice Cream

“99”

 

 

Parkinson Cob

 

£1.00

 

 

 

£2.75

Nick

Instigating Run Out

Umpiring during the Gary and Ian H fiasco

 

 

Trying To Speed Up Game

 

 

 

Self-Importance

 

 

 

Fennel Avoidance

 

 

 

Smugness

 

 

 

Stray Dog Avoidance

 

 

 

Pissing While Showering

 

 

 

Slip Confusion

Confusing 1st and 2nd slip

 

 

Persecuting Gary

Offering him advice on his running

 

 

Confusion

 

 

 

Being Dim Whilst Trying To Sound Clever

 

 

 

 

 

£2.75

Moo

Comedy Fielding * 3

 

75p

 

Disrespecting Fines Committee

Aloof mannerisms

 

 

Self-Importance

 

 

 

Buying A Wicket Via Captaincy

Bowling against turd batsmen

 

 

Earning A New Nickname

 

 

 

Playing For Himself

Bowling against crap batsmen 

 

 

Dreaming About Average Protection

“A nice little not out here would be good.”

 

 

Taunting Thornton

 

 

 

Bullying An Old Man Behind His Back

Disrespecting the old umpire

 

 

Losing Toss

 

50p

 

 

 

£3.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£26.75

 

 

 

*

 

 

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

Looking Uber-Smug (overly arrogant and condescending)

£0.50

Extreme Frowning

£0.50

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