Lichfield 50+ Bowling League 2022

 

 

 

LICHFIELD OVER 50s BOWLS LEAGUE: - CONSTITUTION & BYE-LAWS 

 

CONSTITUTION 

1. The League shall be known as the LICHFIELD OVER 50s BOWLS LEAGUE.

 

2. Officers of the League (elected annually) shall be a PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN,
SECRETARY, TREASURER and one representative from each division. The Management
committee shall have the power to co-op onto or fill-in any vacancy that may occur
throughout the year. A quorum shall comprise of four members of the committee, at least
one of whom shall be an Officer of the League.

 

3. All clubs playing in the League shall hold Public Liability Insurance as per BCGBA rules
and be bound to send a DELEGATE to all league meetings as and when arranged by the
League Secretary.

 

4. Applications to JOIN and/or RESIGN from the League shall be sent ( in writing ) to the
League Secretary not later than 14 days prior to the AGM, when all such business shall be
dealt with.

 

5. The Annual General Meeting of the league shall take place in January of each
year, when amongst the business shall be:-

 

a) Presentation of the financial report by the Treasurer for twelve months ending 31st,
December and audited by a person who may or may not be a member of the League and
shall be elected annually at the AGM.

 

b) Review of fees en-bloc.

 

c) Applications and Resignations.

 

d) Rule changes, an Extra-ordinary General Meeting may be called by the Management Committee if they so
decide or by notice received by the Management Committee signed by at least five clubs
sent not less than 14 days before the meeting. Such notice must state the business for which
the meeting is to be called. No other matters may be discussed.

 

6. Amendments and/or alterations to League Rules shall be given by any Club/Person/League
Management as long as a minimum of 28 days notice (prior to an AGM) is given to all clubs
and to be formerly seconded at the meeting. A two-thirds majority of all clubs represented at
the meeting is necessary to pass any Notice of Motion. At all meetings the Chairman shall
have the casting vote.

 

7. Each Club (on entry into the League) shall pay the annual League Fees as and when
requested by the Treasurer.

 

8. A club or team who resigns from the League after the AGM of the current season shall
forfeit all fees for that relevant season.

 

9. New clubs shall be permitted to apply for entry into the League, their application shall be at
the discretion of the AGM. The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any
vacancy that may arise following the AGM.

 

10. All trophies presented to clubs or players, shall be returned in a presentable condition upon
the request of the Merits Secretary.

11. All clubs or individuals in receipt of Trophies and/or Prize Monies shall arrange for a
minimum of one representative to be present at the Awards Presentation Evening to receive
his/her award. The League shall retain any Prize or Prize Monies (not collected) and shall
not re-present them.

 

12. All questions arising not covered by these rules shall be dealt with by the Executive
Committee whose decision on all matters will be binding.

 

13. Should the Management Committee by a majority decide, on grounds of expediency to
dissolve the League, it shall call a meeting of all member clubs, giving 21 days notice. At
this meeting, if a two thirds majority of those present and eligible to vote decide to dissolve
the League, the Management Committee shall have the power to dispose of the assets of the
League after all liabilities and debts have been cleared. The beneficiaries of such assets shall
be the member clubs or such charities as decided by a majority of the member clubs.

 

RULES FOR LEAGUE COMPETITIONS

 

1. The BCGBA. Laws of the game shall govern all games played in the League.

 

2. Standard Jacks and Mats, (as approved by the BCGBA) plus a 19 meter tape and set of short
measures shall be provided by the Host Team for all games.

 

3. All teams (unless amended at the AGM) shall consist of Eight (8) players, in cases of
absentees, no A.N. Other is to be recorded. See rule 5 (d) and 5 (e).

 

4. All teams shall play each other on a Home and Away basis on dates fixed by the League
Secretary. The winner of a match shall be the team, who gains the highest number of points.
Each individual winner from either team will receive one point (1) and the team with the
highest aggregate score will receive an additional two points (2) In the event that the
aggregate scores are equal then one point (1) will be awarded to each team. The team
gaining the most points shall win the championship of each Division. In the event of one or
more teams gaining the same number of points, the team with the best aggregate of Total
Shots For, less Total Shots Against, will be declared the winner. A movement of teams shall
exist in respect of promotion and relegation: Two (2) up and Two (2) down throughout.

 

5. All games are to commence at 1.00 pm or earlier (but only if prior arrangements have been
made), with greens being fully occupied throughout.

 

a) Practice time shall be permitted up to 12.50pm for the Home Team who shall then vacate
the green.

 

b) The Away Team shall not be permitted to practice the green.

 

c) Both captains to decide the eight match pairings. Pairings to be numbered one to eight.

 

d) The Home captain shall have the office to call the pairings to the green in the numbered
sequence one to eight after which time players who have been called upon to shall have ten
(10) minutes to present themselves, failing this a substitution shall be arranged.

 

e) In the event of no substitute being available, for each absentee the offending team shall
forfeit a score of one point (1) and 21 shots.

6. In the event of a team failing to turn up for a match fixture, the League Secretary shall be
informed, not less than 24 hours after the offence. The penalty against the offending team
shall be the loss of ten (10) points and 168 shots. The non offending team shall be awarded
two (2) points.

 

7. All matches shall be played on or before the original fixture date, only inclement weather or
SCBA Fixtures may cause a postponement of a match, in which case the match shall be
played at a mutually agreed date before the end of the season. In cases where no date can be
agreed by both sides, the League Secretary shall decide on a date for the replay, after which
any team failing to agree or turn up, shall concede the points as per rule 6.

 

8. All players shall be fully paid up members of the club they are playing for. All clubs shall
register their players with the League prior to the start of the season, after which seven (7)
days “notice to play” shall be given to the league, where a team plays an unregistered player
one (1) point plus twenty one (21) shots shall be awarded to offended team. Where a club
has two teams in the League, the registration shall indicate which team the player is
registered for i.e. the ’A’ team or the ‘B’ team. No player will be allowed to play in the
lower division than that in which he/she is registered, however players registered for a team
in the lower division will be allowed to play two games for the team in the higher division at
any time during the season. Any player having played three (3) or more games in a higher
division during the season will be ineligible to return to his/her original team. In the event of
a club having two teams in one division this rule shall not apply and players shall be
separately registered with each team.

 

9. Where a transfer of a player or players is requested, the League Secretary should be informed of:-

 

a) the club from which the player wishes to be transferred, 

 

b) the club to which the player wishes to transfer to.

 

Transfers shall be permitted providing that no other club objects. An objection can be
lodged by any team or player playing in the same division as those teams affected by the
transfer. Rule 8 will apply to those transferred players with regards to average competitions.
No transfers will be permitted after half way stage of the season, (match No 9 or No8 in a
nine (9) team division, unless it can be shown that any such transfer is a special case.

 

10. At the close of play both captains will agree the result. Either captain can enter the results
onto “bowlingresults.com”. The other captain has five (5) days to make any corrections.

 

11. All questions arising, but not covered by these rules shall be Dealt with by the League
Executive Committee who’s decision shall be final. A fine of £20.00 may be imposed for a
breach of these rules. Where such fines are imposed, prior notice shall be given to the
offending party.

RULES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL MERIT COMPETITION

 

1. The competition is open to all players registered with the League and will be drawn
divisionally.

 

2. There will be a Singles and Doubles merits finals at the end of the playing season. Entrants
for Singles will be taken from each team’s season “League averages winner”. Doubles
entrants for each team will selected by that team's captain, the names to be submitted to the
Merit Secretary. The winners will receive twenty pounds (£20) and the runners-up fifteen
pounds (£15) each.

 

3. Finals shall start at 12 .00pm with the draw at 12.15 pm at venues and dates set by the
Merits Secretary. All Clubs will be obliged to make their green and facilities available for
selection for all finals of that year’s competition. Copies of these notices will be circulated
to all clubs.

 

4. Merits Secretary shall appoint a person to take charge (i/c) of the competition at each venue.
That person will make the draw and will have the office to make decisions within the rules
of the competition, which will be binding on all competitors. In the event that the
appointment I/C being absent, any person in attendance can assume the role of I/C. The
person I/C shall not be held responsible for late arrivals of competitors, start times will be
strictly adhered to. People arriving after the draw is made will be deemed to be absent and
will forfeit any entry fees.

 

5. No practice will be allowed, the player to have the first cast of the jack to be decided by the
toss of a coin. Games in all rounds will be Twenty One (21) up.

 

6. The greens shall be fully occupied throughout except in the case of a winner playing in the
next round who may have a break not exceeding ten (10) minutes.

 

7. All aspects of these rules shall be binding on all competitors and the League shall have the
privilege to make further decisions not covered by these rules.

 

DOUBLES MERIT COMPETITIONS

 

1. The same rules for the Individual Merits Competition will apply, except the prizes for the
winners will be fifteen pounds (£15) each player and the runners-up ten pounds (£10) each
player. In the event that a player of the partnership is absent when the draw is made, then
both players will be considered absent and will take no further part in the competition, entry
fees will be forfeited.