Guide to Championship Play

 

ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY IN MINOR SINGLES AND PAIRS

A PLAYER WHO HAS WON EITHER A MAJOR OR MINOR SINGLES  AT ANY CLUB IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN MINOR SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS. SIMILARLY, A PLAYER WHO HAS WON EITHER A MAJOR OR MINOR PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP AT ANY CLUB IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN MINOR PAIRS  CHAMPIONSHIPS. 

PLAY OR FORFEIT RULE

  • EXEMPTIONS WILL BE BEREAVEMENT, SICKNESS, WORK COMMITMENTS AND BOWLS ACT CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • ENFORCING THE PLAY OR FORFEIT RULE IS NOT PREFERRED THEREFORE IF A PLAYER IS UNAVAILBLE FOR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF AN EVENT DO NOT NOMINATE                                                    
  • PROVIDING THE OPPOSITION IS IN AGREEMENT, A MATCH MAY BE PLAYED PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED ROUND OR ARRANGE FOR A SUBSTITUTE IN A TEAMS EVENT. IF PLAYER(S) ARE UNABLE TO AGREE ON A SUITABLE DAY THEN THE PLAYER(S) UNABLE TO PLAY ON THE SCHEDULED DAY WILL FORFEIT
  • LAWS AND RULES OF THE GAME OF LAWN BOWLS APPLY

UMPIRE

IN THE EVENT THAT AN OFFICIAL UMPIRE IS NOT AVAILABLE, AN AFFILIATED BOWLER CAN ADJUDICATE AND THAT PERSON’S DECISION IS FINAL                                                                                                                                                                    

 

MARKER

  • A MARKER WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE CHAMPIONSHIP DIRECTOR
  • A PLAYER WHO HAS LOST A ROUND IS OBLIGATED TO MARK A SUBSEQUENT MATCH
  • IF A MARKER IS NOT AVAILABLE THE PLAYERS MAY APPOINT AN AFFILIATED BOWLER TO ACT IN THAT CAPACITY

OPEN HANDICAP EVENT DEFINITION

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF THIS EVENT IS TO ATTRACT COMPETITION WHEREBY IT IS NOT GENDER SPECIFIC.

OPEN AND MIXED PAIRS HANDICAPS

THE HANDICAP OF THE TEAM WILL BE DETERMINED BY ADDING THE TWO HANDICAPS AND DIVIDING BY TWO. IF A HALF POINT REMAINS IT IS DROPPED. 

 

EXAMPLE:

TEAM 1 – PLAYER A HANDICAP -4 / PLAYER B HANDICAP -2 = -6 DIVIDE BY 2 = -3 TEAM HANDICAP -3

TEAM 2 – PLAYER A HANDICAP +5 / PLAYER B HANDICAP +6 = +11 DIVIDED BY 2 = +5½. DROP THE HALF = TEAM HANDICAP +5

TEAM A STARTS ON 0 / TEAM B STARTS ON 8  

 

CONSISTENCY SINGLES

A KNOCKOUT COMPETITION WHERE THE LOSER OF A ROUND IS IMMEDIATELY ELIMINATED

  • ALL FOUR BOWLS MUST BE PLAYED
  • AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF EACH END, THE MARKER PLACES A GOLF MARKER UNDER THE JACK WHEN IT COMES TO REST. (NOT LESS THAN 21 METRES)

SCORING:

  • 4 POINTS FOR SHOT BOWL
  • 3 POINTS FOR NEXT BOWL THEN 2 AND 1
  • FIRST PLAYER TO REACH 100 POINTS IS THE WINNER

PENALTIES:

  • A 5 POINT PENALTY FOR BOWL OR JACK IN THE DITCH OR OUT OF BOUNDS.   THE JACK IS RESPOTTED ON THE GOLF MARKER
  • A 5 POINT PENALTY IF THE JACK IS MOVED MORE THAN ONE METRE