Lancaster & District Veterans Bowling League 2022

 

Cup Competition Rules

Match format

Teams of 8.

Played as 4 drawn pairs (drawn by both captains, home and away teams)

Each game played over 21 ends. (Dead ends to count)

Aggregate of 4 pairs’ games constitutes the team score.

Highest team score wins. (If tied, then top 3 game scores added together, if still tied then top 2 game scores added together, if still tied top game score)

(Suggest 2 games played first followed by 2 other games.)

 

Handicaps

Div 1 teams:  Each game off scratch;  therefore 4 x 0 = team h/cap of   0.

Div 2 teams:  Each game off +2       ; therefore 4 x 2 = team h/icap of   8.

Div 3 teams:  Each game off +4       ; therefore 4 x 4 = team h/icap of  16 

Div 4 teams:  Each game off +6       ; therefore 4 x 6 = team h/icap of  24

Away team receive an additional handicap of 1 point per game.

 

Rounds

Each round to be drawn by League committee.

38 teams:  

Preliminary round:      6 matches

1st found:                16 matches

2nd round:                8 matches

Quarter finals:           4 matches

Semi finals:               2 matches

Final:                          1 match

 

Semi-finals and Final to be played on same day at a neutral green.

Trophy (to be named) for winning team.