Far From the MCC fines 20.7.08 v Wootton & Bladon (h) won by 4 wickets

25p unless otherwise stated.

Name	Fine	Reason	Cost
Andy M	Comedy Fielding	Falling down like a felled tree
	Alcohol Avoidance	Only 1 super strength lager before batting
	Vodka Avoidance	The vodka of many runs last week
	Impersonating a Golfer	Putting the balls that bounced 12 times
			£1.00
JP	Dropped Catch	Sharp chance at slip	£0.50
	Comedy Bowling	Wild 1^st over
	Self Importance	“I was pie chucker and best bowler”
			£1.00
James	Winning Runs Avoidance	Not seeing us home
	Misplaced Confidence	In batting to come
	Trigger Finger	Dan’s LBW
	Impersonating a Drug Addict	Paranoia of Dan’s reaction when finishing umpiring duties
			£1.00
Martin	Shepherding the Tail	No’s 3 and 4
	Instigating a Collapse
	Fine Entrapment	“Dan instigated the collapse”
	Essex Accent Avoidance	’Keeping with orange gloves, but…
	Self Importance	“I didn’t instigate a collapse”
			£1.25
Mike R	Comedy Dismissal Avoidance	Almost being timed out; comedy sprint & dive on arrival at the middle
	Average Protection
	Comedy Fielding	Sieve-like
	Padding Up Avoidance	Not being ready to bat
			£1.00
Andy D	Sportswear Avoidance	Wearing opposition (Offices) shirt
	Self Importance	“I should have got 6 wickets, the number of times it flashed past the blade”
	Dodgy Dealing	Selling Ian car from Peckham
	Dodgy Dealing	Almost selling Jake flat in Peckham
	Self Importance Avoidance	Moving to Witney
	Self Importance	Defending Witney
	Impersonating a Politician	“There’s no recession”
	Having a Minor Cob	“Gavel it for f***’s sake!”
			£2.00
Ade S	Comedy Running	Made ground after setting off 2 hours late due to opposition incompetence
	Comedy Fielding	Kneeing ball over boundary
	Comedy Fielding	Having rubber knee
	Excessive Warming Up	In nets longer than middle
			£1.00
Ian H	Losing The Toss
	Having a Minor Cob	Throwing toss-losing coin away
	Average Protection
	Having a Minor Cob	Bowling, when edge went for 4
	Dissing the Opposition	“They can’t bat straight”
	Comedy Dismissal Avoidance	Top edge from ball that bounced twice
	Small Print Reading Avoidance	Buying dodgy car from Del Boy
	Economy Stimulation Avoidance	Not buying Del Boy’s flat
	Dissing a Team Mate	Calling Jake a “c***”
	Alarm Clock Incompetence
	Drinks Avoidance	Drinks still waiting in pavilion at tea
	Comedy Fielding	Rolled ball at stumps when closer then batsman
			£3.00
Jake	Comedy Fielding	Ball spun away
	Comedy Fielding	Sieve-like
	Duck Avoidance
	Impersonating a Drug Addict	Hallucinating, hearing sound of bat on ball in Dan’s LBW
	Self Importance	“I’ve doubled my run tally for the season”
	Economy Stimulation Avoidance	Not buying Del Boy’s flat
	Winning Runs Avoidance	Not seeing us home
			£1.75
Dan	Having a Parkinson’s Cob	Re LBW	£1.00
	Pub Avoidance
	Instigating a Collapse
	Impersonating Martin
			£1.75
Steve D	Opening Bowler No Wicket		£0.50
	Grumbling	About shin splints
	Self Importance	Questioning the fines rules
	Enthusiasm Avoidance	Almost going back home when stuck in traffic
	Impersonating a Drug Addict	Laughing at the collapse
			£1.50
			£16.25

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
Impersonating Billy Liar	£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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