Far
from the MCC fines 23.07.06
v Bodleian (h) won by 9 wkts
Recorded
Fines
25p unless otherwise stated.
Name |
Fine |
Reason |
Cost
|
Adrian S |
Impersonating a Tennis Player |
Grunt ball |
|
|
Excessive Celebration |
|
|
|
Self
Importance |
Allowing Ant to clean shoes,
exploiting immigrants, etc. |
|
|
|
|
£0.75 |
Steve D |
Ball Avoidance |
Impersonating a cardboard-cut-out
wicketkeeper |
|
|
Turning Up Late |
|
|
|
|
|
£0.50 |
Steve P |
Impersonating John Cleese |
Ministry of Silly Walks |
|
|
Impersonating Steve D |
'Twinkle': "He'll take my
crown" |
|
|
Quarter-Mile Avoidance |
Not running lap round pitch |
|
|
Impersonating a Drug Addict |
Failing to remain standing throughout
hysterics re missed catch |
|
|
Feigning Injury |
Impersonating Martin with groin
injury |
|
|
|
|
£1.25 |
Andy C |
Impersonating a Footballer |
Robbie Fowler's white lines |
|
|
Grumbling |
About lack of action in field |
|
|
Impersonating a German |
Queuing at bar |
|
|
|
|
£0.75 |
Ian |
Impersonating a Drug Addict |
Excessive sweating |
|
|
Concentration Avoidance During Fines
Committee |
|
|
|
Bullying a Small Child |
As keyholder, letting helpful child
try to open gate without key |
|
|
Communication Avoidance |
Phone calls taken by James |
|
|
Average Protection |
|
|
|
Excessive Showering |
|
|
|
Fine Entrapment |
Attempted - hoping to resurrect
'Intimate Showering' fine |
|
|
Losing The Toss |
|
|
|
Impersonating a Tramp |
Wearing gin-soaked t-shirt |
|
|
Concentration Avoidance During Fines Committee |
|
|
|
Glassware Abuse |
Breaking 4 of James' glasses, 2
deliberately |
|
|
Impersonating Martin |
Mooing to cow corner |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Over-competetive
attitude as captain |
|
|
|
|
£3.25 |
Mike R |
Impersonating The Snowman |
|
|
|
Impersonating a Footballer |
Stopping ball with feet |
|
|
Ball Avoidance |
|
|
|
Sportswear Avoidance |
Wearing a Marlborough shirt |
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
Nick |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Average Protection |
|
|
|
Dissing The Team |
Suggesting Andy was a "nightwatchman" |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Deciding batting order |
|
|
Impersonating Chris Read |
Whilst fielding at slip |
|
|
Captain's Orders Avoidance |
Changing batting order |
|
|
|
|
£1.75 |
Thornton |
Smoking on the Pitch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Abusing a Team Mate |
Attacking skipper with burning
cigarette |
|
|
Working for the World's Best Steambender |
|
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
Impersonating the Karate Kid |
|
|
Impersonating a Footballer |
Stopping ball with feet |
|
|
Dissent |
|
£0.50 |
|
Self
Importance |
|
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
Theatrical simulation |
|
|
Bribery and Corruption |
Being party to illegal approaches
from other teams, bungs, etc. |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Hogging (winning) the poker |
|
|
Smoking on the Pitch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Dissent |
|
£0.50 |
|
Dissent |
Towards skipper |
£0.50 |
|
Concentration Avoidance During Fines
Committee |
|
|
|
|
|
£4.75 |
Matt |
Missed Stumping |
|
£0.25 |
Ant |
Inappropriate Flirting |
Oggling 'underage' women |
|
|
Expressing Dark Thoughts |
|
|
|
Inappropriate Flirting |
Cleaning Adrian's shoes (having
mistaken for own) |
|
|
Harbouring Dark Thoughts |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
Dan |
Dissent |
|
£0.50 |
|
Impersonating Catherine Tate |
"Am I bov'ered?" |
|
|
No-Ball Avoidance |
Bowling from 26 yards |
|
|
Cricket Avoidance |
Leaving the field during play |
|
|
|
|
£1.25 |
|
|
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|
TOTAL |
£16.50 |
*
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 |