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DERBYSHIRE CGBA COUNTY CUP RULES (Ratified 17th March 1985) |
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ELIGIBILITY |
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The Competition shall be open to all Clubs affiliated directly or through affiliated Association within the County, |
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and they are eligible to enter one or more teams in the Competition. |
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Teams so entered shall comprise of TEN (10) male members. |
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Where any club enters more than one team for the County Cup they shall nominate a squad of ten players for each team |
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above the lowest and members of such squads shall not play for any team lower than that for which they have been nominated. |
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The nominations of ten players must be submitted to the County Secretary on or before the closing date of the Competition. |
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All players must be registered with the County Secretary on or before the 1st May via their Section Secretary. |
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All players must be registered to play in a respective Derbyshire League for that club they wish to play for in the County Cup. |
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No player shall bowl for more than one team in the competition in any one season. |
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1a. |
REPECHAGE COMPETITION |
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Teams eliminated in the Preliminary round together with those eliminated in the First or Second round proper by actually |
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playing their first game in the competition (excluding preliminary or first round winners) will be automatically entered into the |
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Repechage Competition for the Len Dawson Trophy. The entry fee for the County Cup shall cover this Competition also. |
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Teams withdrawing from the County Cup will not be eligible for the Repechage Competition. |
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This competition shall be run under the Rules of the County Cup Competition. |
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2 |
DATES OF MATCHES TO BE PLAYED |
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The County Committee shall arrange at the A.G.M. the dates on which matches shall be played and clubs shall make |
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their greens available. Any Club failing to play on the date stipulated shall be disqualified and entry fee forfeited. |
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3 |
PROCEDURE |
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The draw for the Preliminary Round and all subsequent Rounds will be made at a full Representative Meeting of the Association. |
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They will when selecting the greens for play, have due consideration of the distance to be travelled bearing in mind |
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the expenses that will be incurred. |
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All matches will be played on ‘Neutral Greens’. A neutral green will be construed as one not situated in any Section/District |
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in which the club is registered. In the event of four teams from the same Section/District being drawn together, arrangements |
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will be made for the match to be played on a Neutral Green in their own Section/District. |
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The first round (proper) draw and subsequent rounds will be made in groups of four teams and that group shall play on the |
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same green. The winners of the first match in the group shall play the winners of the second match in the group on the same day. |
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(Preliminary round excepted). For the Final Rounds of the competition, a sub-committee of the County Association will |
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select the venue. |
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All matches shall start at the time agreed at the Representative Meeting, normally 13.00 (1.00 p.m.) in the case of the |
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first Round proper, 15.00 (3.00 p.m.) in the Preliminary Round. The Finals Day shall start at 12.00 noon. |
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Any player of team engaged in a match who shall play on a green selected for the contest between the date of the draw |
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and the date appointed shall be disqualified. |
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The defaulting player to forfeit the game and his opponent's card to read 21-0. This rule shall not apply to pre-arranged |
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league matches and other Associations’ Competitions. |
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When a player or players is/are called to the green by the official in charge, should he/they not be present, or fail to go |
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on the green, for whatever reason a nominated substitute or substitutes shall be allowed to take the defaulting players place. |
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Substitutes must report when called to the green by the official in charge. Any substitutes must be nominated before the |
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start of the match. Any defaulting players shall not be allowed to play in the match at a later time. |
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Each team shall have two ends in play at the commencement of a Round where 4 teams are present |
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(4 ends where two teams are present or by mutual agreement of both Captains). |
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A team cannot claim a match before 13.30 hrs. (15.30 hrs. in the Preliminary Round) for the first match on the |
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non-appearance of their opponents, and not until 15.00 hrs. for the second match. |
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Teams receiving a bye shall have 15 minutes practice of the green prior to the match with the winners of the previous match |
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on that green. |
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A team which has won the previous round can, if so desired, substitute the names of players for the next round, |
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but such substitutes will not be allowed a practice of the green before the game/match. |
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The County Secretary shall supply the necessary result sheets to the first named clubs in the Group. |
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Completed forms must be returned by the outright winners of the Group at the conclusion of the match. |
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All forms must be returned by first class post to the County Secretary within two (2) days of the match being played. |
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All games will be 21 up. |
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The draw for opponents will be as follows: Captains will number their cards 1-10 before the draw the corresponding players |
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will then play each other (as per BCGBA Senior County Championship Procedure). |
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4 |
WITHDRAWALS |
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Should a Club find it necessary to withdraw from the competition for any cause, the County Secretary must be informed |
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immediately, who will notify the teams opponents. |
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Where a withdrawal is necessary the club/team must notify the County Secretary NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY |
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PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MATCH. Notifying the Secretary to mean ACTUALLY SPEAKING TO THE SECRETARY |
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on landline, mobile or in person. Email will be accepted duly acknowledged by the Secretary. |
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Should the withdrawing club fail to observe this rule a fine of £20 will be payable if not notified till the Thursday before the |
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match. The amount will increase by £10 for each date notification is late. (namely £30 on the Friday, £40 on the Saturday |
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and £50 on the Sunday). The entry fee for the competition from the defaulting club shall also be forfeited. |
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Clubs failing to notify in time their withdrawal on the day of the match, meaning that their opponents have travelled to the |
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venue in a single game on the respective green, will be liable to pay an amount decided by the management committee per car |
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up to a maximum of £40 to their opponents. This will be on top of any fines levied elsewhere in this rule. |
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In the case of a team withdrawing a team of 10 registered players must be submitted to the County Secretary within |
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two days of the match as per Rule 3. |
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5 |
OFFICIALS |
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The HOST CLUB up to the rounds before the semi-finals shall appoint officials. In the event of no official being present |
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the Captains of the teams playing each other shall officiate. |
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He/They shall be in absolute control and enforce the Rules of the Competition and those of the BCGBA. |
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The clubs competing in the group shall provide measurers. |
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The exceptions being the Semi-Finals and Final, where officials shall be appointed by the County Association. |
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Teams attending on the day shall pay a nominal fee of 10p per player to the green official in charge on that day. |
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6 |
POSTPONEMENT |
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Should a match be postponed before play has commenced, due to adverse weather or other causes beyond the control of |
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the teams concerned, it shall be re-arranged to be played on an agreed date, if possible the following Sunday, |
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unless special permission for another date is obtained by the Clubs, from the County Association. |
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A match having been commenced, and subsequently postponed in consequence of adverse weather or other causes, |
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must be continued on an agreed date, if possible the following Sunday. Scores in respect of the unfinished games shall count |
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as they stood when play was abandoned. |
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Substitutes shall be allowed for any player on the re-arranged date, but substitutes must not have played previously |
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in the match so abandoned. |
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Should the Green keeper or official in charge declare the green unfit to play, fresh arrangements must be made at the time, |
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and the decision communicated to the County Secretary as soon as possible. Matches will continue to be played to a conclusion |
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if there is no agreement between both Captains that play should be abandoned and there is no decision from the Green keeper or |
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Official in Charge. |
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7 |
PRIZES |
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In addition to the presentation to the winners and runners-up of the Derbyshire Cups, prizes shall be awarded to the contestants, |
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which must have been agreed at a Representative Meeting. In no circumstances will the Competition be subsidised from the |
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General Account of the Association. Any surplus monies after the prizes and expenses have been met shall be placed in the |
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General Account of the Association, but this will not exceed 10% of the entry fees received. |
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8 |
DRAWN GAMES |
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In the event of a draw FOUR (4) players shall be nominated by the captains of both teams and the cards numbered |
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(as per Rule 3).The selected players will then play SEVEN (7) ends each and the aggregate scores will dictate the winners. |
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If the result is still tied each of the four will play a further end each, which will continue until a result is obtained. |
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Only Players that have actually PLAYED in the original match can be selected to play in the SEVEN end play off, |
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or subsequent ends till a result has been obtained. Should a draw occur in the Final Round the match shall be replayed |
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in its entirety as directed by the County. |
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EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES |
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In the event that circumstances arise which are not covered by these Rules. BCGBA. Rules pertain, officials in charge |
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or captains making a decision as per BCGBA. Rule 12.1. |
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