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Far from the MCC fines 06.05.07 v Cholsey CC (a) won by 75 runs

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Steve D

Buffet Theft

 

 

 

Self Importance

"Never going to stop a four again"

 

 

Impersonating a Footballer

Fielding with shin of own bowling

 

 

Comedy Bowling

Shortest ball in history

 

 

Chasing Avoidance

Electing to bat first

 

 

Self Importance

"Gavel it!" re own fines

 

 

Insulting the Fines Committee Chairman

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£2.00

Martin

Opening Partnership Avoidance

 

£0.50

 

Dropped Catch

 

£0.50

 

Self Importance

"James's fines next"

 

 

Dissent

Sulky cob walking round boundary

£0.50

 

Talking Crap

"Dropped catch meant got wicket later in over"

 

 

Duck

 

£0.50

 

 

 

£2.50

Steve P

Duck

 

£0.50

 

Self Importance

Wanting the most fines

 

 

Average Protection

 

 

 

Feigning Injury

Back

 

 

Inappropriate Flirting

Hanging around in bushes with Thorn

 

 

Dissing the Captain

Asking if needed fielder at cow

 

 

Dissing the Captain

After misfield off his bowling

 

 

Blaming Tools

The wind

 

 

Walking Avoidance

Bowled

 

 

Comedy Fielding

Misfield off skip's bowling

 

 

Inappropriate Flirting

"Fancying" opponents bat

 

 

Jug Avoidance

4 wickets

 

 

 

 

£3.25

Dave

Impersonating a Victorian Sunbather

3/4-length trousers

 

 

Dissing the Fines Committee

By email

 

 

Impersonating Michael Fish

"These aren't rain clouds"

 

 

 

 

£0.75

Nick

Instigating a Collapse

 

 

 

Abusing a Team Mate

Threatening to run-out Mike C

 

 

Pub Avoidance

Before game

 

 

 

 

£0.75

Thornton

Dissing The Team

Re slow scoring rate - then out 1st ball

 

 

Dissent

When out

£0.50

 

Inappropriate Flirting

Hanging around in bushes with Steve P

 

 

Laundry Avoidance

Whites

 

 

Smoking on the Pitch

 

£0.50

 

Golden Duck

 

£1.00

 

 

 

£2.75

James H

Smoking on the Pitch

 

£0.50

 

Impersonating Captain Pugwash

 

 

 

Self Importance

"Never going to finish a collapse again"

 

 

Geography Avoidance

Finding pub/ground

 

 

Run Avoidance

Didn't want to face 'that' bowler

 

 

 

 

£1.50

Mike C

Batting Avoidance

Did not realize was due in

 

 

Being Sold a Dummy

By Dave

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Gary

Self Importance

"Never going to take a stumping again"

 

 

Stump Abuse

Demolishing stumps in stumping attempt

 

 

Comedy Calling

"Get it in!" then turning back and adjusting pads

 

 

Willing a Team Mate to Get Out

Talking Steve D into getting out

 

 

 

 

£1.00

John

Jug Avoidance

2 short of 50

 

 

Information Avoidance

Refusing to know own score (48), out next ball

 

 

 

 

£0.50

Ant

Bowling Avoidance

Running up then not bowling

 

 

Bowling Avoidance

Impersonating Dilhara Fernando

 

 

 

 

£0.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£16.00

 

 

 

*

 

 

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