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Far from the MCC fines 12.06.05 v Marlborough House (a) won by 6 wkts

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Steve D

Comedy Fielding

 

 

 

Impersonating Nobody

Badly

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Martin

Wide Avoidance

Umpiring

 

 

No-Ball Avoidance

Umpiring

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Andrew

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Duck

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.00

Jake

Impersonating a 1970's Detective

Jacket on during catching practise

 

 

Impersonating a Tennis Player

Bjorn Borg

 

 

Self Importance

Hogging the match

 

 

Average Protection Avoidance

Losing concentration chasing low target

 

 

Attempted Arson

With cigarette

 

 

Smoking on the Pitch

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£1.75

Ian

Impersonating Nobody

 

 

 

Missed Run-Out

 

£0.50

 

Nickname Avoidance

Gary as Tefal instead of Teflon

 

 

Comedy Emailing

Over-estimating the opposition

 

 

Laundry Avoidance

Non-white whites

 

 

Bullying a Small Child

Attempting to run over Zac in his Skoda

 

 

Drinking On The Pitch

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£2.25

Nick

Shower Avoidance

 

 

 

Impersonating Nobody

 

 

 

 

 

£0.50

James

Dropped Catch

Actually caught, but juggled

£0.50

 

Practise-What-You-Preach Avoidance

“Use hands”

 

 

Impersonating a Clown

Juggled catch

 

 

Talking Crap

“Good ball!” when hit for four

 

 

 

 

£1.25

Gary

Missed Stumping

Told player to get back in

£0.50

 

Missed Stumping

 

£0.50

 

Leave The Job At Home Avoidance

Teaching during the game

 

 

Impersonating a Health & Safety Inspector

Under-18s require helmet

 

 

Average Protection

 

 

 

 

 

£1.75

Vicki

Joy-Riding a Skoda

As passenger

 

 

Fine Avoidance

Not paying own

 

 

Duck

 

£0.50

 

Impersonating a Cricketer

 

 

 

Housewifery Avoidance

Ian’s whites

 

 

 

 

£1.50

John

Doosra Avoidance

 

 

 

Spin Avoidance

 

 

 

Self Importance

Hogging the match

 

 

Incorrect Stump Placement

 

 

 

Bullying a Small Child

Taking the wicket of

 

 

 

 

£1.25

Ant

Jug Avoidance

Preventing John taking 10 wickets

 

 

Comedy Fielding

 

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Impersonating Martin

Moo shots

 

 

 

 

£1.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£12.60

 

 

 

*

 

 

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

Looking Uber-Smug (overly arrogant and 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