Competition Rules

1 ELIGIBILITY
The competitions shall be confined to such clubs who are fully paid up members of the association for the current year. Full playing members of those clubs may enter as many competitions as they choose; provided that where they may be members of more than one club they enter via the Club that they represent in the Association.
2 CONDITIONS
a) The competitions shall be played under Bowls England Laws and shall be under the management of the Executive of the Association. All trophies shall remain the property of the Association and must be returned to the Competition Secretary IN GOOD ORDER two weeks before the finals weekend of that year.
b) When submitting entries a named contact must be provided and a telephone number provided for each person/team.
3 QUESTIONS AND DISPUTES
a) The competition subcommittee comprising of the President, Secretary and Competition Secretary, shall determine all questions and disputes that may arise. The decision of this sub-committee shall be final and binding.
b) A clear statement in writing of the point of the issue shall be communicated to the Competition Secretary of the Association at the earliest possible date together with evidence if it exists.
4 COMPETITION DRAWS
An open draw will be made for all competitions and circulate to all clubs within two weeks of the closing date for the competitions.
5 DUTIES OF ‘CHALLENGER’ (first named) AND ‘OPPONENT’ (second named)
a) In the draw, the player (contact name) drawn first will be known as the ”challenger’.
b) All matches are play on dates and may be arranged to be played before that date and at a time by mutual agreement, if a time or date is not agreed and only one team turns up on the play on date, a walkover will be awarded.
c) All weekday Evening Matches will not start before 6.15pm and Weekend matches will not start before 11.00am unless mutually agreed
d) If a team fails to appear and be ready to play within 30 minutes after the start time, the opponent may claim a walk over and must inform the competition Secretary by phone/text/email on that day.
e) Matches must be played by the closing date of each round, except in exceptional circumstances and only with the permission of the competition Secretary.
f) Competition controllers should not be contacted after 9:30pm.
g) All finals will be played over Finals Weekend.
6 VENUE FOR TIES
a) In all rounds up to and including the semi finals, the challenger shall have the choice of green.
b) Greens for the finals shall be selected by the Club Delegates at a delegate meeting on alternate years with the Swindon & District Ladies..
7 NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS
The result of each game shall be telephoned or emailed to the competition controller within 24 hours
of the completion of the game.
For pairs, triples, rinks the winning team MUST send the final score and all player’s names to the competition controller within 24 hours.
The winning team must hold the scorecard for two weeks in case of a complaint.
8 ENTRANCE FEES
The entrance fees for all competitions under the jurisdiction of the association shall be set annually by the Executive.
9 DRESS
The dress for all rounds excluding the Finals shall be grey trousers/shorts with club or white shirts or club registered colours. For the final white trousers/shorts shall be worn. Club coloured shirts where officially approved by the County Association may be worn for all rounds provided they are worn by all members of the team.
10 COMPOSITION Of COMPETITIONS
a) Singles, Champion of Champions, Officers and Over 60 singles: The game shall Consist to 21 Shots, 4 Bowls Per Player.
b) Pairs: The game shall consist of 18 ends , 4 Bowls per Player.
c) Triples: The Game Shall Consist of 18 Ends, 3 Bowls per Player.
d) Mixed Triples: As Per Triples and must have one Male And one Female.
e) Rinks: The Game Shall Consist of 18 Ends: 2 Bowls per Player.
f) Mixed Rink: As Per Rinks and must have 2 Men and 2 Females
g) In the case of a tie, all matches shall play an extra end to determine the winner, as per Bowls England Rules.
h) Eddie Wells Trophy: See Separate rules sheet
i) Officers Singles: Officers eligible for entry are S & D Executives, Officers – Chairman, President, Secretary, Treasurer, Men’s Captain, Men’s Vice Captain, Fixture Secretary of affiliated clubs. Not the Team Captains Or Green Keepers
j) Over 60’s: Players Eligible will be 60 or Over On 1st April of the Year Entering
11 SUBSTITUTES
In Pairs, Triples and Fours Competitions, only 1 and the same substitute shall be allowed for any team provided that this substitute has not already entered, conceded or played in the same competition.
12 AMENDMENT TO RULES
These rules can only be amended or added to by a straight vote at a General Meeting.
NOTES
Any disputes please contact the Competition Secretary in the first instance
Home 07572 036374 Mobile 07572 036374 Email stulm10@gmail.com NO CALLS AFTER 9:30pm
Do not phone the Controller for an extension only the Competition Secretary may grant an extension if the green is unfit. No extensions are given for holidays or playing in other competitions, except under Rule 5e.

Dated March 2024