SOMERSET WOMEN’S COUNTY INDOOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION
COMPETITION RULES
All competitions to comply with the current Laws of the Sport of Bowls and EIBA rules (including substitutes) except for the following County Rules:
- Competitors may only enter from the Club from which they enter the National, County or other indoor competitions.
- All competitions are played on a knockout basis.
- Competitions should not be scheduled for play during the days of the EIBA Ltd National Finals or county games whenever possible
- If the distance between opposing clubs exceeds 50 miles, the match may be played on a neutral green, time and venue to be arranged by the Challenger
- Within 48 hours of the previous round (or at least 14 days before the “play by date” for the first round), the challengers should offer two dates (one of which should be a weekend) to their opponents. The opponents should in turn accept one of the dates within 48 hours of the challenge. Morning games should not start before 10:00am and evening games should start no later than 6:30pm.
- Green fees to be paid by all players up to and including the semi finals.
- Dress up to and including semi finals: greys/club colours.
- Winning Captain to ring match results through to the Competition Secretary, immediately after the game. Cards, checked and signed by both skips, to be sent to the Competition Secretary within 24 hours.
- All questions of dispute shall be referred to the Competition Secretary, whose decision is final.
- Formats:
Pairs 4 bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 minutes excluding trial ends.
Triples 3 bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 minutes excluding trial ends.
Rink 2 bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 minutes excluding trial ends.
Trial ends optional. Only two bowls allowed per player for each trial end.
- Double Rink.
- Clubs may enter one team
- Match consists of one Rink at home, one Rink away, to be played at the same time.
- Toss for the Jack for the game to take place at both venues. Extra end must be played on the challengers’ green. Toss for extra end to take place before the game starts (but the choice of taking the mat need not be given until the extra end is to be taken). At a neutral green, the rink to play the extra end is to be nominated, prior to the draw, by the Captain of the challenging Club.
- The winner is the club with the highest score across the two rinks.
- Top Nine Rose Adlam Plate
- Clubs may enter one team. The team consists of nine players.
- Match consists of one Pair, one Triple and one Rink.
- All games must be played on the same day. Three-or-more rink clubs must play all games at the same time. Two-rink clubs must play the Rink in the morning and the Pairs and Triples in the afternoon. One-rink clubs can enter, but must arrange to play their home game on either a neutral or their opponent’s green.
- Score on each game:2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
- To cover the event of a draw, an extra end must be played by a rink nominated before the game starts. The extra end will be played by the chosen rink on completion of their game. If the games are split, the extra end must be played by one of the afternoon rinks.
- An umpire (or competent person) must be available. The challenging captain to toss for the jack, rinks and extra end, in the presence of the umpire, and declare which rink will play the extra end (but the choice of taking the mat need not be given until the extra end is to be taken).
- Finals.
- Competition Secretary will arrange date, time and venue.
- Rink fees to be paid by the County.
- Dress: whites/club colours.
- Double Rink and Top Nine - Toss for extra end to take place before the rinks are drawn.
Revised 2024
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All results and queries to Competition Secretary:-
Mrs Glynne Jones
Tel No: 01458 224212
16 Irving Rd, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset TA11 6ET
glynne_jones@yahoo.co.uk
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RULES
for SOMERSET WOMEN’S INDOOR DOUBLE RINK LEAGUE 2025
1. Clubs
may have only one entry.
2. Draw
procedure:- Each club will initially be allocated to North and South
division of the county. A blind draw will then be made to get an
equal number of northern and southern clubs into Section A and
Section B.
3.
Clubs in each section will play all the other clubs in that section.
4. One
rink home, one rink away, to be played at the same time. Toss for the
jack for the game to take place at both venues.
5. Club
Fixture Secretaries to arrange date and time for each match. It is
suggested the fixtures are spread evenly through the season without
being left to the last few weeks. All games must be completed by
2nd
March 2026.
6. Dress
for all rounds except the final will be greys. All bowls must have
club stickers only.
7.
Game to consist of 18 ends with two trial ends if required.
8.
Ladies’ Club Secretary to ring results through immediately
after game, and
send/email/whatsapp
the cards (checked and signed with finishing time by both Skips)
to the Competition Secretary.
9.
Scoring:-- 2 points per rink win and 2 points for overall
score win, 1 point per rink draw and 1 point for overall score
draw.
10.
The winner of each section will play a final match on Finals Day.
11.
FINAL
Competition Secretary will arrange date, time and venue.
Toss
for start of game, Second Toss for the extra end before the match.
Scoring
will be as above.
In
case of an overall draw an extra end will be played. Rink to play
the extra end to be nominated, prior to draw for rinks, by the
Captain of challenging Club.
Dress for the final will be
whites.
All
results and queries to Competition Secretary:-
Mrs
Glynne Jones
Tel
No: 01458 224212 Mobile: 07887 513107
Address :
16 Irving Rd, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset TA11 6ET
e-mail :- glynne_jones@yahoo.co.uk