Far From the MCC fines 23.7.06 v Bodleian (h) won by 9 wickets

 

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

 

 

 

£16.50

 

 

Special Rates

 

Duck

£0.50

Golden Duck

£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

Dissent

£0.50

 

 

 

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