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Far from the MCC fines 06.06.10 v Appleton CC (h) lost by 142 runs

 

 

 

 

Recorded Fines

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

 

Fine

Reason

Cost

Thorn

Cob

 

 

 

Confusion

 

 

 

Smoking On Pitch

 

50p

 

Eating on Pitch

 

 

 

Impersonating 1920’s Touring Party

With his straw hat

 

 

Creating More interesting Game Than Cricket

Frisbeer

 

 

 

Being English

 

 

 

Scotch Egg Avoidance

 

 

 

Self-Importance

 

 

 

 

 

£2.50

James P.

Dropped Catch * 2

 

£1.00

 

Self-Entrapment * 3

 

75p

 

Moaning * 2

About generally everything

50p

 

Turning Up In Kit

 

 

 

Hogging The Bats

 

 

 

Self-Importance

 

 

 

Average Creation

Being finally dismissed

 

 

 

 

£3.25

Dave S.

Cob

 

 

 

Pub Avoidance

 

 

 

Putting Family First

 

 

 

Not Using Contraception

 

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

50p

 

Self-Entrapment

 

 

 

Ill Fitting Clothes

Looking like a tit 

 

 

Ultimate Humiliation

 

50p

 

Mongoose Multiplier * 2

Dismissed using the Mongoose

 

 

 

 

£5.00

Gonzo

Being Overly Ironic

 

 

 

Comedy Fielding * 2

 

50p

 

Dropped Catch

 

50p

 

Shoe Avoidance

 

 

 

Duck

 

50p

 

Wearing Ill Fitting Clothes

Gypsy 

 

 

Flashing

Changing in front of spectators

 

 

Laundry Avoidance

Smelling and wearing crumpled attire

 

 

Fouling Hairdressers Car

Getting James’ Porsche dirty

 

 

Mildew Cultivation

 

 

 

Suicidal Running

Running Jake out 

 

 

Turning Girlfriend Into Alcoholic

Poor Sandra

 

 

Mongoose Avoidance

 

 

 

Dissing Avoidance

 

 

 

 

 

£4.25

Paddy

Smoking On Pitch

 

50p

 

Cutlery Avoidance

Eating his roast lunch using his hands 

 

 

Impersonating Ronaldo

 

 

 

Mash Potato Avoidance

Not eating his mash with his hands 

 

 

Egg Sandwich Avoidance

 

 

 

Previous Experience

 

 

 

Being High

 

 

 

Being A Solicitor

Flash cunt

 

 

Hysterical Cob

At fines committee

 

 

Pissing Himself During Fines

 

 

 

Self-Entrapment

 

 

 

Cob

 

 

 

 

 

£3.25

Dave E.

Lager Avoidance

Turning up sober

 

 

Impersonating Casper

Being shit in the field 

 

 

Smoking On Field

 

 

 

Kicking To Point

 

 

 

Hat-trick Avoidance

 

 

 

Setting Tone For The Day

Poor fielding 

 

 

Impersonating Steve Harmison

Bowling wide of off stump

 

 

Cob

 

 

 

Self-Harm

 

 

 

 

 

£2.25

Jake

Agreeing To Suicidal Running

 

 

 

Being Gonzo’s Bitch

Doing his laundry 

 

 

Tumble Dryer Avoidance

Leaving Gonzo’s clothes in wet state

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

50p

 

Missed Stumping

 

50p

 

Stumping In Front Of Wicket

 

 

 

Impersonating Hannibal Lector

With wicketkeeper’s mask

 

 

Cob

 

 

 

Self-Harm

 

 

 

Confession

 

 

 

Duck Avoidance

 

 

 

Hair Dresser Avoidance

Looking like Neil from the Young Ones

 

 

Insulting Fines Committee Chairman

 

50p

 

 

 

£4.00

Dan

Trying To Confuse Fines Chairman

 

 

 

Over Indulgence

 

 

 

Harbouring Guilt

 

 

 

Dropped Catch * 2

 

£1.00

 

Not Following Own Advice

 

 

 

Puppy Avoidance

Joe Puppy absent once more

 

 

Lackadaisical Fielding

Hands in pockets looking disinterested

 

 

Confession

 

 

 

 

 

£2.75

Mike R.

Running Avoidance

 

 

 

Hypochondriac

Shoulder, calf etc etc

 

 

Refusing To Play Cricket

After getting injured 

 

 

Upsetting Captain

 

 

 

Bad Runner Choice

Using Jake (who had just ran himself out)

 

 

Dubious Injury

Calf

 

 

Dropped Catch

 

50p

 

Self-Entrapment

 

 

 

Comedy Fielding

 

 

 

Average Protection

 

 

 

 

 

£2.75

Ian H.

Dropped Catch * 2

 

£1.00

 

Hypochondriac

Achilles 

 

 

Cob * 2

 

50p

 

Sleeping In Changing Room

After getting twatted the night before

 

 

Glove Abuse

 

 

 

Opening Partnership Less Than 25

 

50p

 

Getting In The Way In Kitchen

Being pissed 

 

 

Surveillance

 

 

 

 

 

£3.25

Moo

Fine Avoidance

 

 

 

Losing Toss

 

50p

 

Rushing Fines Committee

To get home to his family

 

 

Abuse Of Power

 

 

 

Cob

 

 

 

Self-Importance

 

 

 

Confused In Field

No idea what he was doing

 

 

Harbouring Cob

Dark thoughts 

 

 

Dissing Team

“You’re a waste of fucking time!” 

 

 

Impersonating Ian H.

Harsh northern captaincy 

 

 

Lack Of Trust

In everyone and himself

 

 

Lack Of Self-Conviction

 

 

 

Self-Entrapment

 

 

 

 

 

£3.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

£36.75

 

 

 

*

 

 

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 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 Frowning

£0.50

Insulting the Fines Committee Chairman

£0.50

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