Far From the MCC fines 3.5.09 v Cholsey (a) won by 10 wkts

 

25p unless otherwise stated.

 

 

Name

Fine

Reason

Cost

Dave E.

Being smug

At Fines Committee

 

 

Moaning about his quad’s

Apparent muscle pulls due to late night on piss watching Ricky Hatton fight

 

 

Impersonating Adie Small

Vociferous appeal

 

 

Insulting Nick’s dog

Thinking it to be a stray

 

 

 

 

£1.00

Nick

Late arrival

Even though he lives locally

 

 

Throwing like a girl

Apparent weak arm etc

 

 

Contact lens avoidance

Changed to wearing glasses

 

 

Assaulting JP in the field

Collision going for catch

 

 

Contributing fuck all

Other than collision / catch he did nothing all day

 

 

Overly friendly with opposition

 

 

 

Being smug

At Fines Committee

 

 

Impersonating GW Bush

Declaring a successful appeal against a fine before the votes were all in

 

 

 

 

£2.00

Jake

Not using gloves to stop ball

Used his head

 

 

Texting Thorn at 4am

To get Thorn to ring him in the morning to wake him up (for lift)

 

 

Missed stumping

X2

£1.00

 

Ignoring advice in field

Help with his keeping

 

 

Disorientated

Using wrong changing room

 

 

Delusional

Thinking he was still Fines Chairman

 

 

Rain Man impersonation

Advanced mathematical thinking and making no sense

 

 

 

 

£2.50

JP

Mincing

Appeal

 

 

Flashing

Changing in front of a family

 

 

Conforming to Aussie stereotype

Giving advancing batsman a send off after dismissing him

 

 

Assaulting Nick in the field

Collision going for catch

 

 

Vocal avoidance

Causing collision in field

 

 

Bowling with hat on

 

 

 

Self-entrapment

At Fines Committee

 

 

 

 

£1.75

Dan

Impersonating Men In Black

Wearing dark sun-glasses

 

 

Solo celebration after run out

Nobody saw his run out after batsman left his crease

 

 

Slow scoring

Allowing Moo to get his 50

 

 

Playing football instead of cricket

Heading ball at slip

 

 

Average protection

 

 

 

Needing knock on head

To rediscover batting form

 

 

Off with the cuckoos

Not concentrating at Fines Committee

 

 

 

 

£1.75

Dave S

Failing to deliver to the homeless

Arriving on bicycle with hamper

 

 

Promoting breast cancer

Harping on about the charity

 

 

Multiple kit

Two boxes

 

 

Stealing

A box from the kit bag

 

 

Justifying stealing

The box

 

 

Poor umpiring

Crap gestures

 

 

Being rude

Gesturing with index finger at Steve D

 

 

Extorting money

Unsuccessfully (for charity)

 

 

Large cob

At Fines Committee

50p

 

Mini cob

 

 

 

Donation

25p to Fines Committee

 

 

 

 

£3.00

Thorn

Smoking on pitch

 

50p

 

Eating on pitch

 

 

 

Impersonating Merlin

Opposition likened his appearance to Merlin

 

 

Impersonating Phil Tufnell

Shaggy twig-like appearance

 

 

Bullying Jake

Ordering him to get his pint

 

 

Self-importance

 

 

 

Lying

At Fines Committee

 

 

 

 

£2.00

James H

Impersonating Long John Silver

Hobbling with foot injury

 

 

Impersonating Steptoe and Son

Appearance

 

 

Crap wicket taking delivery

Bowling Chappers with a shit ball (which bounced multiple times)

 

 

Pot calling kettle

Derogatory remarks about Dave cycling

 

 

Moaning

About carrying kit bag

 

 

Mini cob

About his hat

 

 

Sponsored by his mum

She bought him a new hat

 

 

 

 

£1.75

Steve D

Defrauding Breast Cancer

Not sponsoring Dave

 

 

Blaming Ian

For shortcomings in the field

 

 

Insulting Lego

At committee

 

 

Backing up disaster in field

“Hello sailor!”

 

 

Blaming Ian

For overthrows

 

 

Impersonating a tree

Rooted to spot in field

 

 

Mini cob

“70 miles for this!”

 

 

Persistent grumbling

About Cholsey

 

 

 

 

£2.00

Martin

Mothering the team

Sending out “motherly” text evening before the match (x10)

£2.50

 

Average protection

 

 

 

Wake-up call avoidance

Jake

 

 

Farming strike

Whilst batting

 

 

Being overly nice to Steve D

Giving him the “nicest” fielding positions

 

 

Self-importance

Leading by example

 

 

Cruelty to Dan

Not allowing Dan to get to 50

 

 

Failure to bring back Dave S

Dave still hasn’t completed a bowling stint

 

 

 

 

£4.25

Ian

Talking drivel

All day

 

 

Delusional

Forgetting he’s no longer the skipper

 

 

Moaning

About getting a TFC

 

 

Comedy fielding

With Moo

 

 

Comedy fielding

With Steve D

 

 

Poor bladder

Urination behind a tree during game

 

 

Self-importance

 

 

 

OCD

Continual problems during the day

 

 

 

 

£2.00

 

 

 

£24.00

 

 

Special Rates

 

Duck

£0.50

Golden Duck

£1.00

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

£1.00

Insulting the Fines Committee Chairman

£0.50

Insolvency (maximum limit)

£1.00

 

 

 

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