Far
from the MCC fines 29.07.07
v Oxford University Press (a) won by 41 runs
Recorded
Fines
25p unless otherwise stated.
Name |
Fine |
Reason |
Cost
|
Ade S |
Average Protection |
|
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Impersonating a Mister Man |
Mr Noisy grunt ball |
|
|
Impersonating Skippy |
Midway through run-up |
|
|
Impersonating a Mister Man |
Mr Angry when no luck with ball
anything like carrying |
|
|
|
|
£1.00 |
Petr |
Sportswear Avoidance |
Was offered loan of whites but
declined |
|
|
Comedy Dismissal |
Leaving a straight one |
|
|
Dropped Catch |
Low, flat, close, just about carried |
£0.50 |
|
Cricket Avoidance |
Getting high - flying kite while
waiting to bat |
|
|
|
|
£1.25 |
Steve P |
Impersonating Judas |
Playing for another team |
|
|
Bodyline Bowling |
Beamers |
|
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Anticipated on £5 fines invoice |
|
|
Pub Avoidance |
|
|
|
Gratuitous Swearing |
'Fuck' ball |
|
|
Hair Avoidance |
Impersonating Jimmy Somerville |
|
|
Impersonating a Military Officer |
Royal Artillery Corps |
|
|
Cricket Avoidance |
Gossiping in outfield during play |
|
|
Having a Parkinson's Cob |
Vandalizing pitch after being out |
£1.00 |
|
Having a Major Cob |
After c&b
chance |
£0.50 |
|
Dropped Catch |
Reached with fingertips |
£0.50 |
|
Dropped Catch |
C&B chance reached with fingertips |
£0.50 |
|
Fine Avoidance |
Fines committee avoidance |
|
|
Impersonating a Drug Addict |
Talking about le Tour de France |
|
|
|
|
£5.00 |
Dave |
Comedy Calling |
Inaccurate calling |
|
|
Cricket Avoidance |
Gossiping in outfield during play |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Claiming subject of gossip was more
important than game |
|
|
Dissing the Captain |
Bullying |
|
|
Dissing the Captain |
Intimidation |
|
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Re fines |
|
|
Duck Avoidance |
|
|
|
Self
Importance |
"But I am important" |
|
|
Self
Importance |
"I am very important" |
|
|
Self
Importance |
"I am not unimportant" |
|
|
|
|
£2.50 |
Jake |
Dissing the Umpire |
Re runs given as leg-byes |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Adjusting scorebook claiming 2 runs;
had been given as leg-byes |
|
|
Impersonating Geoff Boycott |
Slow scoring |
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
Called for overthrow then pulled out
on collision course with Petr |
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
Bandy-legged nutmeg |
|
|
Comedy Fielding |
Sideways forward roll after dive in
vain |
|
|
|
|
£1.50 |
Ian |
Trigger Finger |
Mike's lbw |
|
|
Insulting the Fines Committee
Chairman |
Er, this should have been 50p |
|
|
Dissing The Team |
Slagging off Jake behind back re misfield |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Bowling self |
|
|
Bodyline Bowling |
Beamers |
|
|
Comedy Dismissal |
Bowled not playing a shot |
|
|
Hearing Avoidance |
Not hearing inside edge in Mike's lbw |
|
|
|
|
£1.75 |
Richard |
Comedy Dismissal |
Played on |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Denouncing marriage guidance |
|
|
Impersonating Cool Hand Luke |
'Good Arm Rich' |
|
|
Excessive Nostalgia |
Only scoring runs at Jordan Hill |
|
|
Self
Importance |
Stealing Dave's catch |
|
|
|
|
£1.25 |
Thornton |
Fine Avoidance |
Attempted avoidance of turn in fines cte |
|
|
Ball Avoidance |
Apparent ball magnet with same
polarity as ball |
|
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Re suggestion of impersonating Andrew |
|
|
Drinking On The Pitch |
"Only to avoid spilling it on
the pitch" |
£0.50 |
|
|
|
£1.25 |
Matt |
Fine Avoidance |
Doing nothing much fineworthy |
|
|
Feigning Injury |
Illness, possibly self-inflicted |
|
|
Self
Importance Avoidance |
Still doing nothing much fineworthy |
|
|
|
|
£0.75 |
Mike C |
Self
Importance |
Re dissing the captain |
|
|
Insulting the Fines Committee
Chairman |
"You can all piss off … that was
meant for the chair" |
£0.50 |
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Re dropped catch fine |
|
|
Dropped Catch |
Difficult leg side top edge |
£0.50 |
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Re self-importance fine |
|
|
Dissing the Captain |
Re lbw decision |
|
|
Having a Minor Cob |
Re lbw decision |
|
|
Impersonating a Footballer |
Use of feet 'keeping |
|
|
|
|
£2.50 |
Ant |
Impersonating Torville
And Dean |
Pirouette before throw |
|
|
Jug Avoidance |
4 wickets |
|
|
Self
Importance |
"Otherwise a perfect game" |
|
|
Duck |
|
£0.50 |
|
|
|
£1.25 |
|
|
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|
TOTAL |
£20.00 |
*
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 |