Betws Yn Rhos Winter League 2021/22

League Name

The League will be known as the ‘Betws Yn Rhos Winter League’.

Objective of the League

To foster and encourage the game of Bowls as played under the rules of the British Crown Green Bowling Association.

Scope Of These Rules

These rules apply to the Betws Yn Rhos Weekly League only. The Bob Morris Saturday Pairs League is subject to its own separate rules.

Management of the League

Government of the League shall be under the jurisdiction of the Management Committee of the Betws Yn Rhos Bowling Club. The Management Committee shall have the power to apply, act upon and enforce the Rules of the League and shall have jurisdiction over all matters affecting the League.

League contact details are available on the MB Bowling Results website (www.bowlingresults.co.uk) and are given to each Club Captain at the start of the League.

Corona Virus

Anyone

a) who tests positive for Covid-19

b) experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 (a high temperature, a new persistent cough, a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste)

c) who has not received two Corona Virus vaccinations and who has been in contact with someone suspected of having Covis-19

d) who has been advised to self-isolate within the last 10 days

MUST NOT PLAY or enter the Club grounds.

Social distancing is encouraged at all times and particular care must be taken when in the Clubhouse.

Anti-bacterial wipes and hand sanitizer are available throughout the club and all players are encouraged to use them.

It is the responsibility of all players to ensure that mats and jacks are sterilised before and after each game. A Sanitizing Station is available by the Start to facilitate this.

Non Playing Attendees

The attendance of players will be recorded by the Bowling Results Website. It is the responsibility of each Team Captain to record any non-playing attendees, spectators, scorers etc. in the Covid Book held in the Clubhouse.

League Structure

The League consists of two Divisions – Division A and Division B.

All matches are played on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and all have a start time of 10:30, 12:30 or 14:30.

The team finishing the season at the bottom of Division A will be relegated to Division B and will be replaced by the team finishing top in Division B.

Prizes

The winning team in each division will receive £100.

The runner-up in each division will receive £50.

Matches

Practice on the green is not permitted by either team prior to the commencement of a match.

Each match consists of 8 games (21 up).

The ‘Away’ team will be the leader at the first end and will therefore have the jack.

The Home team shall number their cards 1 to 8. The Away team will blind cover these cards to determine the draw.

The draw must be completed in full before commencement of the match.

If for any reason a player is likely to be absent when called, the Captain can name a substitute player and advise the opposing Captain accordingly but must do so before scratch time. Should a player be absent at scratch time and a substitute player has not been declared, a Walkover will be declared. Entering a result as a Walkover will automatically allocate a score of 21-0 to the opposing team and a score of 21-11 to the opposing player.

Note: In order to claim a Walkover, the player receiving the Walkover must pay the match fee in full.

Should a team be unable to commit to playing a fixture, the Team Captain must contact the League at least 5 days prior to the fixture to enable the fixture to be re-arranged. Failure to do so will result in the opposing team being awarded all match points.

A person from each team must mark each game.  Markers shall compare the score every three ends and in the event of a dispute the scores shall revert to the last agreed score.

All measuring must be undertaken by a member of both teams.

Once the match is completed the HOME team Captain is responsible for entering the match score on the MB Bowling Results website (www.bowlingresults.co.uk) and the Away Team Captain is responsible for checking such scores are entered correctly. Scores must be entered within 24 hours (and checked within 48 hours) of the end of the match.

A single Betws Yn Rhos Winter Competition Match Score Card must also be completed and signed (by both Captains) and left in the club letter box.

If games appear to be running over the time allocated, Captains should consider playing a fifth jack.

Scoring

1 point is awarded for each individual game won.

2 points are awarded to the team with the winning aggregate score.

If the aggregate is tied, 1 point is awarded to each team.

Registration

All players must have a British Crown Green Bowling Association (BCGBA) Registration Number.

Players may only bowl for the team for which they are registered in the League and may not register for more than one team.

To register a player, the Team Captain must

a)      submit the Players Name and BCGBA registration number to the League

b)     pay the players £1 registration fee to the League. (Players who have paid a 'Saturday League' registration fee are excluded from this fee and are deemed to have paid it).

When both the above have been received by the League, the player can then play for that team.

Teams can register new players until the half-way point in the season by contacting the League or using the weekly brown envelope provided.

If b) above is not received by the League, the League will consider that game to be a Walkover and the match result will be amended by the League accordingly.

Borrowing Players

Division A Teams may borrow players from a team in Division B.

Division B Teams may borrow players from a team in Division B only.

The player must be entered as a 'Borrowed Player' when entering their result on the system.

A player can be borrowed a maximum of three times per season in total. If a player is borrowed more than three times their results will be changed to a Walkover by the League Administrator.

Adverse weather

It is the Leagues responsibility to determine if a match is cancelled.

Should a match need to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, the League will attempt to contact the affected Team Captains on a best endeavour basis. (Due to the remote location of the club mobile phone signals are sometimes difficult and may prevent such contact being made). Additionally, wherever possible, the club will place a cancellation notice on the League website.

All cancelled matches will be re-scheduled by the League in consultation with the Team Captains concerned.