Singles Competitions

The League provides a number of individual Singles Competitions for the League's constituent Clubs' members. These competitions are:

• Audrey Pearce Trophy
  • open to those registered with BE to compete in the Women's category.
• Masterman Trophy
  • open to those registered with BE to compete in the Men's category.
• Presidents' Shield
  • open to current and past Presidents of each constituent club, and of the League.
• Secretaries/Treasurers' Cup
  • open to current and past Secretaries and Treasurers of each constituent Club, and of the League.
• Bowler (Club Member) of the Year Shield
  • each constituent Club may nominate two players (one each from those registered with BE to compete in the Women's category and in the Men's category) to be entered in this competition. Those nominated should, in the opinion of their Club, have done the most for their Club during the season, and not be because they are the Club's best bowlers.

Competition Rules are in the document below, with individual selected rules summarised here:

• The winner of each tie will be the first to 21 shots.
• The first named player in the tie will be the challenger, and will play at home.
• The challenger must offer their opponent at least two dates within seven days of the draw being issued, otherwise the challenged person shall become the challenger and assume the advantages of the challenger.
• Matches must be played by the scheduled date, once announced, for each round of the competition; failure to do so may result in the disqualification of one or both players.
• An entrant unavailable to play on Finals Day (on Sun 04 Aug 2024 at Fareham BC), must withdraw before the quarter-final of their Competition(s).
• In accordance with the League’s Data Protection Policy, entrants’ names and contact information will be held and used in the management of these competitions. Entrant names may also be displayed on the League’s website, and contact information will be shared with other entrants to enable matches to be arranged.
• Away player green fees (if any) are to be paid by the match loser.

Dress Code: 'Greys' for pre-Finals matches; 'Whites with Club/White shirts' for Finals Day (inc markers).

Contact numbers of competitors will be provided separately to Club G&F Reps/Secretaries for passing to Competitors for the arranging of their matches.

Match results (Competition-name, winner-name v loser-name, match-date, and shot scores) to be provided to the Competition Secretary, within 24 hours of the match having been played (or having been conceded).

2024 Competition Entry Forms for Clubs, plus the Summary/Payment form to accompany the Club's payment, are published below. Entries with payment are to be received by G&F no later than Friday 10 May 2024. Finals Day is Sunday 04 August 2024 at Fareham BC.

Entry Forms and Summary/Payment Form:

In addition to the '.pdf' versions above, editable (.docx) versions of each of the documents are available below for any Club Official wishing to complete a soft-copy form in this way: