ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT
BOWLING LEAGUE
(FOUNDED: 1930 -
RE-FOUNDED: 1939)
OFFICIALS
PRESIDENT
MR S. MAGGS
CHAIRMAN
MR B. MELLING
VICE
CHAIRMAN
MR D BURROWS
SECRETARY
MR J.J. STEWART
TREASURER
MR J.L. AINDOW
COMMITTEE
MEMBER
MR G. BOARDMAN
OFFICIALS
AND COMMITTEE 2005.
Rules:
1.
NAME
THE
LEAGUE SHALL BE KNOWN AS “THE ORMSKIRK & DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE”.
2.
MANAGEMENT
a.
THE LEAGUE SHALL BE MANAGED BY A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF:-
PRESIDENT
CHAIRMAN
VICE CHAIRMAN
SECRETARY
TREASURER
PLUS 6 OTHER MEMBERS.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ELECTED
OR
RE-ELECTED AT THE A.G.M.
THE LEAGUE COMMITTEE WILL MANAGE THE RUNNING OF THE LEAGUE AND ALL
COMPETITIONS
3.
REGISTRATION
a.
THE FEE FOR EACH LEAGUE TEAM SHALL BE AGREED AT THE A.G.M.
b.
TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FEES WILL BE PAID ON THE DATE SPECIFIED AT
THE AGM
c.
TEAMS FAILING TO REGISTER AT THE DATE SET, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO START THE
d.
TEAMS MAY REGISTER ANY NUMBER OF PLAYERS.
e.
PLAYERS CAN ONLY REGISTER AND PLAY FOR ONE TEAM IN A SEASON.
f.
A PLAYER TRANSFERRING CAN DO SO ONLY IF AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE
g.
A PLAYER CANNOT REGISTER AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE.
h.
RESIDENTS NEW TO THE AREA MAY REGISTER AT ANY TIME WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE
COMMITTEE.
i.
ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO BE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH CROWN GREEN BOWLS ASSOCIATION.
4.
LEAGUE MATCHES
a.
LEAGUE GAMES WILL BE 21- UP, BY TEAMS OF TEN PLAYERS, THE VISITORS HAVING THE
FIRST
JACK.
b.
LEAGUE MATCHES WILL TAKE PLACE ON A TUESDAY EVENING AND START NOT LATER
THAN
c.
MATCHES DURING APRIL, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER WILL START AT
CLUBS WITH REASONABLE FLOODLIGHTING ( INDICATED ON
FIXTURE CARD) MAY START ALL
GAMES AT
d.
CAPTAINS WILL PROVIDE FOUR NAMES AT THE START OF THE MATCH AND PLAYERS MUST
BE
AVAILABLE WHEN THEIR NAMES ARE CALLED.
e.
ON COMPLETION OF A MATCH THE HOME CAPTAIN OR SECRETARY SHALL FORWARD TO THE
LEAGUE SECRETARY THE MATCH RESULT CARD BY SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE MATCH.
f.
TEAMS NOT COMPLYING WITH THIS REQUEST WILL BE FINDED £3 AND HAVE POINTS
DEDUCTED.
g.
THE HOME TEAM WILL HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE GREEN UP TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE
THE
START OF THE MATCH, THE FINAL 15 MINUTES WILL BE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE
AWAY TEAM.
THE AWAY CAPTAIN MAY PRACTICE BEFORE THE LAST 15 MINUTES.
h.
ALL TEAMS WILL APPEAR ON THE DATE OF THE FIXTURE IRRESPECTIVE OF THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
THE EXCEPTION WILL BE IF THE
HOME CLUB HAS INFORMED THE VISITING TEAM
THAT
THE GREEN IS UNFIT FOR PLAY
THE
GREENSMAN OR HOME CAPTAIN WILL DECIDE IF THE GREEN IS FIT TO PLAY
OR NOT.
i.
THE LEAGUE TABLE POINTS WILL BE ACCRUED FROM,
2 POINTS FOR A HOME WIN
3 POINTS FOR AN AWAY WIN
1 POINT FOR A HOME DRAW
2 POINTS FOR AN AWAY DRAW
1 POINT FOR EACH WINNING PLAYER
THE AGGREGATE SCORE WILL DETERMINE THE RESULT.
j.
STANDARD JACKS WILL BE USED IN ALL GAMES AND WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HOME
TEAM.
JACKS WILL BE TESTED EVERY 7 YEARS.
k.
THERE WILL BE TWO MARKERS FOR EACH GAME AND THE CARDS CHECKED EVERY FIVE ENDS.
l.
A MATCH POSTPONED BY AGREEMENT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY 14
DAYS
BEFORE THE FIXTURE DATE AND THEN PLAYED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THAT FIXTURE.
m. IF ON THE NIGHT A MATCH HAS TO
BE CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER, THEN THE TWO
CAPTAINS
SHALL REARRANGE THE FIXTURE AT THAT TIME AND THE HOME CAPTAIN WILL
NOTIFY THE LEAGUE SECRETARY OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
MATCHES CANNOT BE PLAYED
WHEN THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
n.
SHOULD ANY TEAMS AT THE END OF THE SEASON FINISH WITH EQUAL POINTS AND EQUAL
AGGREGATE, THE COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE ON THE METHOD TO RESOLVE THE PLACINGS.
5.
LEAGUE COMPETITIONS
a.
FEES FOR COMPETITIONS WILL BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE ENTRIES TO THE COMPETITION
ARE
ACCEPTED.
b.
GREENS
JACKS, MATS, LONG MEASURING TAPES, AND TO CHECK ALL ARE RETURNED ON
COMPLETION
OF THE EVENT.
c.
A TEAM THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ADVERTISER CUP WILL NOT
BE
ALLOWED IN THE COMPETITION THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
d.
STARTING TIME WILL ALSO BE SCRATCH TIME, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
e.
BRITISH CROWN GREEN RULES WILL APPLY IN ALL INSTANCES, ANY DISPUTES OR
PROTESTS
WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE THROUGH THE LEAGUE
SECRETARY.
f.
THE COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE ON ANY ITEM NOT PROVIDED FOR IN
THE RULES.
6.
GENERAL
TEAMS
NOT INTENDING TO REGISTER FOR A NEW SEASON WILL ADVISE THE LEAGUE
SECRETARY
PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
ALTERATIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE RULES HAVE TO BE IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY
28
DAYS BEFORE THE A.G.M., STATING IN FULL THE PROPOSED ALTERATION OR
ADDITION.
VOTING ON PROPOSALS WILL BE ONE VOTE PER TEAM
PROPOSALS FROM THE COMMITTEE WILL BE SENT TO TEAM REPRESENTATIVES PRIOR
TO THE
A.G.M.
1998.