Eastern
Counties Bowling Association
Founded
1968
Affiliated
to Bowls England
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Rules Governing Championships, League Championship
1 The League Championships shall be open to
all members of the Association who shall play each other, home and away in
alternate years on dates agreed by individual Counties in the first instance,
if failure to agree then they shall be fixed by the Association.
2. All
games shall be played on full-sized greens and in accordance with the current
Laws of the Sport of Bowls as adopted by Bowls England.
3. In the
league championships each county will be represented by six rinks of four
players, which one rink will comprise of nominated officers of that county
association.
All players shall be members of
Clubs affiliated to their County Bowling Association. A County BA represented
by a player who has previously played for another Member County BA in the same
year shall forfeit any points gained in default.
4. a). If a County BA team fails to appear
after 30 minutes of the appointed commencement time, and in the
opinion of the Umpire there is not a reasonable explanation for the delay, the
game shall be forfeited and two points plus six shots per rink awarded to the
opposition team.
b). If a County BA does not fulfil all
its games, any games they have played will be declared void and cancelled from
the League results.
5. a) Waterproofs, if worn, will be White.
b)
In the event of the Umpire and/or Green keeper deciding that no play or no
further play is possible, matches in which the total number of ends played
equals or exceeds 72 will be deemed to have been completed and the scores will
stand.
c) In matches where the total number
of ends played is less than 72, the tie will be declared void and the game will
be completely replayed at a later date, to be agreed by both Counties.
6. a)
In the event of a County BA cancelling a game or unable to reach agreement as
stated in Rule 5c, the Association Emergency Committee, together with a
representative from each of the involved Counties shall fix a date for the
match to be played.
b)
If a County fails to give a minimum of 5 days notification of a cancelled or
postponed fixture, the offending County shall be fined £50 to this association,
plus reimburse food charges to the home County.
7 In
the League Championship (all six rinks) a win shall count ten points, a tie
five points, each winning rink shall count two points, a tied rink one point.
In the event of equality of points, precedence shall be decided on shots
difference.
8. Each County BA shall provide distinguishing coloured discs for
players in all games.
9. The Home County BA shall arrange for the appointment of a
qualified EBUA Umpire or Competent Person to officiate at all League
games.
10. The
Singles, Pairs, Triples, Fours, Junior Singles and Two Wood Singles
Championships shall be conducted in accordance with the Laws of the Sport of
Bowls as adopted by Bowls England and shall be open to any respective team from
the County BA Championship Finalists in each of the competitions.
11. Should
the Singles, Junior Singles or Two Wood Singles competitor also be engaged in
the Pairs, Triples or Fours competitions, he shall play in the Singles/Junior
Singles/Two Wood Single Championship and if other arrangements cannot be made,
be substituted in other Championship(s). Where a singles player is substituted
in the triples and/or fours Championships an extra substitute will be allowed.
12. Preliminary Rounds: The first
named County BA as the Home Team to offer two dates for the game (one of which
should be a Saturday or Sunday), to be played on the green of the Home
player(s) or elsewhere by mutual consent; the game to be played by 29th
September 2024.
Semi-Finals
& Finals: To be played on greens within the
President's County BA and will be on Sunday 19th May 2024 and Sunday
18th May 2025.
13. In
the event of a multiplicity of engagements the Emergency Committee shall use
their best endeavours to make arrangements that would enable the competitors(s)
to compete.
14. The
results of all Competitions MUST be sent to the Association Secretary within 24
hours.
15. The
Bedford Cup Competition is for the Principal Officers of the County.
16. A qualified EBUA Umpire or Competent Person shall be appointed to
officiate at all Championship Finals
17.
An entry fee shall be fixed annually at
the Annual General Meeting.