Far From the MCC fines 29.7.07 v OUP (a) won by 41 runs

25p unless otherwise stated.

Name	Fine	Reason	Cost
Ade S	Average Protection
	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	'F**k' 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 p**s 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
			£20.00

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
Having a Major Cob	£0.50
Having a Parkinson’s Cob	£1.00
Insulting the Fines Committee Chairman	£0.50
Insolvency (maximum limit)	£1.00

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