With 15 minutes played PaulBurns tried to lift the Doonhamer's spirits with a promising run into the penalty area, but found opposition in the shape of his team-mate Stewart Kean and the move dried up.
Then, after Ian Blackwell had given Paul Strang a return catch, Burns was bowled by Brent's slower ball, having struck four fours and a six in his 69-ball innings.
Some may feel a tiny bit sorry for the four other eminences on that short list (Paul Tucker, Lord Turner, Lord Burns and Sir John Vickers) - because they now look like the chancellor's insurance in case Mr Carney said no.