Somerset County Indoor Bowls Association

Competition & League Rules and Contacts

SOMERSET COUNTY INDOOR BOWLS ASSOCIATION

COUNTY FOURS, TRIPLES, PAIRS, SINGLES & UNDER 25’s CHAMPIONSHIP RULES

1. The competition is limited to members of clubs affiliated to the S.C.I.B.A.

2. Competitors may only enter from the Club from which they enter the National, County or other

Competitions.

3. The Competition shall be played on a "knockout" principal and shall conform to the Laws of the Game as

laid Down by the E.I.B.A. and the S.C.I.B.A.

4. All questions of dispute shall be referred to the Competition Secretary, and if he deems it necessary to

The Competition Committee who's decision will be final.

5. The competition must be played on an approved green. The Challenger may however, (a) Play on an

opponent’s Green (b) Provide an approved green.

6. The final of each Competition to be played at Taunton Deane B.C. the Counties Head Quarters and the

Dress will be Whites.

7. The player whose name appears first in a draw pairing is designated the “Challenger” on behalf of

himself and Where appropriate his team, similarly the player, whose name appears second in the

pairing is designated the “Opponent”.

8. The Challenger shall within five days of the closing date of the previous round (at least 14 days before

the “play by Date‟ for any Preliminary or First Round), offer his Opponent the choice of two dates for

the playing of the tie. In the event of this not happening the 2nd named (the original Opponent)

becomes the Challenger with the right to offer two dates for play at his club to the original challenger.

One such date must be a Saturday or Sunday and the other a weekday, Monday to Friday inclusive

(except for public holidays ). Within three days after receipt of the Offer of dates, the Opponent is either

bound to accept one of the said dates or concede a walkover? Ties on Saturday or Sunday shall not

commence before 9 am. Ties in midweek shall not start before 6 pm except by mutual agreement.

Teams unable to commence play within 30 minutes of the stipulated time shall forfeit the game.

9. Competition Result Card, duly signed, must be sent to the Competition Secretary either by 1st. class post

or Email within 24 hours of the game being played.

10. There shall be no limitation to the number of entries from any Club.

11. In Pairs, the Pair shall consist of 2 men who must be members of the same Club. The 2 players taking

part in the first game will constitute the Pair and should normally play together throughout the

competition. One additional player and the same player may however be used as a substitute at any

time provided he has not played in the competition in another Pair.

12. In Triples, the Triple shall consist of 3 men who must be members of the same Club. The 3 players

Taking part in the first game shall constitute the Triple and should normally play together throughout

the competition. One additional player and the same player may however be used as a substitute at

any time provided he has not played in the competition in another Triple. 13. In Fours, the Four shall consist of 4 men who must be members of the same Club. The 4 players taking

part in the first game shall constitute the Four and should normally play together throughout the

competition. One additional player and the same player may however be used as a substitute at any

time provided he has not played in the competition in another Four.

14. A Substitute may play in any position except in a resumed game, (or at of the discretion of the

Secretary).

15. In the Under 25 Singles competition competitors must not have attained 25 years of age on the 30th

April in the year the final of the competition is played

16.

17. Entry fees shall be decided at the A.G.M. Entries and fees shall be given to the Club Secretary who in

turn will forward them to the Competition Secretary.

18. The green fees in all rounds to be shared by the competitors.

19. The winners will hold the Competition’s trophies for one year and will be responsible for their safe

keeping and Insurance.

20. The trophies shall remain the property of the S.C.I.B.A. and must be returned to the Competition

Secretary by the 28th February of each year.

Somerset County Indoor Bowls Association

Affiliated to the E.I.B.A.

COUNTY INDOOR LEAGUE

RULES 2019/2020

1. The League is open to all Clubs affiliated to the SCIBA

2. The League will consist of two Sections A and B as per the County Year book.

3. Each club shall be represented by a team of 16 players playing on FOUR rinks, all of whom shall be playing members of that club.

4. Members may only play in the League for the club from which they enter National and/or County competitions.

5. The League matches shall be played on a two rinks at home/two rinks away basis and shall conform to the laws of the game as laid down by the EIBA and SCIBA

6. The match shall be played over 21 ends with no extra ends.

7. All matches shall be played in whites.

8. Scoring shall be as follows

a) 2 points awarded for each Winning rink

b) 1 point awarded for a drawn rink

c) 4 points awarded for the Winning Team

d) 2 points awarded for each Team if the match is drawn

e) Total points for the match - 12

9. Playing dates and times;

10. All matches to be completed by the “Play by Dates” as given on the fixture list.

11. If clubs are unable to agree a mutually acceptable date to play the match, then the “Play by Date” will become the “Default Date” for the game to be played on

12. All Clubs having two or more rinks shall commence their match by 10am.

13. Where a single rink club is involved, matches shall commence one rink at 10am and one rink at 2pm, home and away.

Note: By agreement between clubs, the two home rinks at a multi-rink club may be played at 10am.

14. All Result Sheets to be signed by each captain and returned to the County Competition Secretary by Email; or 1^st. Class Post within 48 hours of the match.

15. In any dispute the County Competition Committee will arbitrate and their decision shall be final.

16. The position of a club in the League will be determined by the total number of points obtained from each League match and then if clubs have an equal number of points the highest total shot difference shall apply.

17. At the end of the League season a semi final shall be played between the winning club in Section A who will play the runners up of Section B and the winners of Section B shall play the runners up in Section A.

18. The County Final shall be between the winners of the two semi-finals

19. Entry fees shall be decided by the G.P.C.

20. The winning club to hold the trophy for one year and will be responsible for its safe-keeping and the insurance of the trophy.

21. The trophy remains the property of the S.C.I.B.A. and must be returned to the Competitions Secretary by the 28^th February of each year.

The hom

SOMERSET COUNTY INDOOR BOWLING ASSOCIATION

Competition Rules 2019-2020

Match format for competitions:

SINGLES: 4 Bowls each player 21 shots

PAIRS: 4 Bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 min’s excluding Trial Ends

TRIPLES: 3 Bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 min’s excluding Trial Ends

FOURS: 2 Bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 min’s excluding Trial Ends

DOUBLE RINK: 2 Bowls each player 18 ends or 3hrs 30 min’s excluding Trial Ends

ALL DEAD ENDS TO BE REPLAYED

Return Result Cards

To: Mike Kennedy Competition Secretary

Email: mike.compsec@gmail.com

Tel: 01823 351203 mobile 07846 106687

Contacts

NAME	CLUB	LANDLINE	MOBILE	EMAIL ADDRESS
BAILEY Keith	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07977 521663	keithbailey58@hotmail.com
BARNARD Simon	TAUNTON		07584 768987	simonbarnard2@msw.com
BOLWELL Adam	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07446 845601	adambolwell24@hotmail.co.uk
BRADSHAW Wayne	STREET		07835 445011	bradder137@outlook.com
BRYANT Paul	BRISTOL		07833 592545	paul.bryant@crestnicholson.com
BURT Kevin	TAUNTON DEANE		07753 816350	k1brt@me.com
COLLINS Oliver	ILMINSTER	01460 52713	07484 162447	tonyali.collins@btinternet.com
COOK Chris	TAUNTON DEANE		07738134254	cjcook156@gmail.com
DART Don	PURNELL	01761 471019		donalddart@hotmail.com
DAY Jamie	ILMINSTER		07933 767181	scammell@btinternet.com
EASTON Colin	CLARRIE DUNBAR	01225 754 318	07783 944950	colin5easton@btinternet.com
FISHER Peter	ILMINSTER	01460 68205	07807 339262	peter.fisher@icloud.com
FORSE Barrie	ST ANDREWS	01934 631794		barrieforse@talktalk.net
FRANCIS Russ	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07838 911628	russfrancis30@gmail.com
FREEMAN John	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07718 253004	johnfreeman27@hotmail.co.uk
GARLAND David	STREET	01458 443873	07800 790544	dcg551950@yahoo.co.uk
GIVANNI di Toddy	STREET	01458 834609		toddy10@outlook.com
HAWKINS Brian	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07917 877879	brian@clarrie.co.uk
HODGSON Will	STREET	01458 833264	07896 863640	willhodgson@talk21.com
HOLBOROW Denis	ST ANDREWS		07788 371769	denis.holborow69@gmail.com
KEATES Trevor	TAUNTON DEANE	01823 442717	07841 379792	tjkeates@yahoo.co.uk
KELLY Paul	TAUNTON DEANE		07506 152251	ppjkelly@sky.com
LLOYD Freddie	ILMINSTER	01460 52036	07764 872843	i7974529@bournemouth.ac.uk
MACE Andy	CLEVEDON		07481 797971	andymace4@gmail.com
MARSHALL John	BRISTOL		07836 790602	johnm5867@gmail.com
MASON Pete	YEOVIL	01935 873259		petedmason18@gmail.com
McGOVERN Duncan	CLARRIE DUNBAR	01373 300022	07743 731882	duncanmcgovern@yahoo.co.uk
MILES George	ILMINSTER		07972 756205	georgemiles5@hotmail.co.uk
MILES Jason	ILMINSTER		07725 122135	jason.miles22@btinternet.com
NEAL Steve	BRISTOL		07974 107729`	steveneal16@btinternet.com
OWENS Andrew	ST ANDREWS		07738 119077	andrewowens1984@hotmail.com
PAGE Anthony	NAILSEA	01934 522792	07825 148852	atomant1973@yahoo.com
PARSONS Tony	ST ANDREWS		07719 010792	parsonsford@btinternet.com
PEWSEY Chris	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07743 480053	chrispewsey@hotmail.co.uk
PITMAN Adrian	YEOVIL	01935 412892		adypitman@msn.com
REEVE Mark	TAUNTON DEANE		07802 791617	markreeve56 @gmail.com
RICHARDS Bob	PURNELL		07971 850205	bobrichards13@aol.com
ROBINSON Chris	ILMINSTER	01460 64371	07977 049608	chrisrobo@yahoo.com
SHADWELL Graham	CLARRIE DUNBAR		07961 016807	grahamshadwell@gmail.com
STONE Alan	TAUNTON DEANE	01823 272402	07961 723525	pebbledash7@yahoo.co.uk
TAKLE Charlie	ILMINSTER		07980 715755	bandtfarms@gmail.com
TURNER Steve	ILMINSTER		07525 267175	steveturner1972@hotmail.co.uk
WALKER Craig	ST ANDREWS	01934 815064		craigwalker007@btinternet.com
WHITE Reece	BRISTOL		07552 237955	reecebowls@hotmail.com