Far
from the MCC fines
07.05.06 v Cholsey CC (a) lost by 5 wkts
Recorded
Fines
25p unless otherwise stated.
Name |
Fine |
Reason |
Cost
|
Matt |
Duck Avoidance |
|
£0.25 |
Martin |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Self
Importance |
Hogging the bowling with wides |
|
|
Bowling on Pitch before Game |
|
|
|
|
|
£1.50 |
Gary |
Holing Out |
Accurately picking the only fielder
on the boundary |
|
|
Ball Avoidance |
Poor judgement expecting ball to hit
stumps for run-out |
|
|
Missed Stumping |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
|
£1.00 |
Steve D |
Impersonating Arnold Schwarzenegger |
On knees as in Terminator, after drop
off his bowling |
£0.25 |
Ian |
Dropped Catch |
|
£0.50 |
|
Losing The Toss |
|
|
|
Poor Field Placement |
Of self, 10 yards in from boundary
thus missing catch [over head] |
|
|
Foot and Mouth Disease |
Over-confidence after six, out next
ball |
|
|
Pub Avoidance |
Not knowing start time of game so we
left pub 30 minutes early |
|
|
Bowling on Pitch before Game |
|
|
|
Dissing The Team |
|
|
|
Fine Entrapment |
Telling Thorn not to bother with
shoes as game wouldn't be on |
|
|
Cricket Avoidance |
Attempted – speculating that game
might be off |
|
|
|
|
£2.50 |
Thornton |
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
Sportswear Avoidance |
Shoes |
|
|
Bowling on Pitch before Game |
|
|
|
Umpiring Avoidance |
|
|
|
Feigning Injury |
Knee injury |
|
|
|
|
£1.50 |
James H |
Impersonating Shahid Afridi |
Pitch abuse – it's bad enough anyway! |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Impersonating the skipper |
|
|
Excessive Follow-Through |
|
|
|
Inappropriate Praying |
Appealing to God |
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
Ant |
Excessive Show of Relief |
On taking his 1st wicket of season |
|
|
Average Protection |
|
|
|
Ball Avoidance |
Didn't field the ball once |
|
|
|
|
£0.75 |
Jake |
Bad Hair Day |
Trying on helmet while waiting to bat |
|
|
Excessive Cheesiness |
Deep-fried camembert before game |
|
|
|
|
£0.50 |
Geoff |
Pub Avoidance |
After game |
|
|
Bowling on Pitch before Game |
|
|
|
|
|
£0.50 |
Nick |
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
Opening Partnership Avoidance |
|
£0.50 |
|
Bowling Avoidance |
Not completing an over - again |
|
|
Dissing the Scorer |
"Only dweebs who bat 9/10/11
score." |
|
|
Self
Importance |
"Only dweebs who bat 9/10/11
score." |
|
|
Pub Avoidance |
After game - though was setting up
barbeque |
|
|
Environment Abuse |
Driving to game despite living in
village |
|
|
Networking Avoidance |
Not inviting opposition to barbeque |
|
|
Impersonating a Footballer |
Attempted run-out kicking ball at
stumps |
|
|
Sportswear Avoidance |
Calling for hat upon a few spots of
rain, jinxing weather |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Messiah-like tendencies |
|
|
|
|
£3.25 |
|
|
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|
TOTAL |
£19.25 |
*
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 |