EVENING LEAGUE 2026 -27

                                                                                     Evening League (played to 18 ends)

Extract from Club Constitution April 2026 
1. The League will comprise Divisions of approximately the same number of Teams and the number of 
Divisions will be determined by the Executive Board. 
2. The number of teams relegated each season shall be determined by the Evening League Secretary. 
3. Teams shall consist of at least six (6) playing members who shall be named to the League Secretary and will be known as the registered members of the Team. Registered players may transfer from one team to another during the playing season by letter sent by the Member or Members concerned to the Evening League Secretary, but shall not play for their new team until seven (7) days have elapsed since the transfers were lodged. 
4. Each Team shall appoint one of its members as Team Organiser for the fulfilment of his / hers team fixtures. The Team Organiser need not necessarily be a Team’s Skip but it would facilitate all matters connected with fixtures if they could be contacted by telephone. 
5. Trial ends shall NOT be played. 
6. Ends will be played with skips and 3’s up at the head. 
7. No visits will be made to the Head by the Skips after leaving the head to bowl their woods. 
8. Sessions can start when the Rink is free and both Teams are on the green ready to play, no bell is necessary to start and a full game of 18 Ends will be played. 
9. An end is deemed to have started when the Jack is Legally Delivered (See B-9.3) 
10.When the Jack leaves the rink causing a dead end the Jack will be placed on the Tee and play will continue. In the event of the Tee being covered by a bowl then it is placed as near as possible behind the Tee. 
11.When a Jack is delivered out of play, the opposing Skip shall place the Jack but his team will not play first. 
12.Four (4) points will be awarded for a win and Two (2) points for a tie. Accumulated points will determine the Teams League positions, in the event of equal points the shot difference will then be used, if that results in equality, then most shots scored will determine the positions. 
13.Playing order for Teams with only Three Players: If a Team can only field three players, then the Lead and the second shall play Three (3) bowls each and 25% will be deducted from the Team’s Final Score. 
14.Teams who persistently fail to field Four (4) players or fail to fulfil their fixtures will be noted by The Executive Board with a view to considering their replacement by any Team on the waiting list. 
15.Skips are responsible for the correctness of the Teams Scorecard, including Team Name, Players Names, Date, Rink Number and the Final Score. The winning Skip will take both cards at the end of the game and agree with the losing Skip the result of the match. It is the responsibility of the winning Team to enter the result on the Result Sheet and put both cards (unfolded) into the box. 
16.Matches conceded prior to the arranged playing date will be awarded to the non-offending Team as a Ten (10) shot win. 
17.Offences for which one (1) point will be deducted from the offending Teams total. 
1. Late scorecards (later than 10pm on Friday of the current week). 
2. Result not entered on the Result Sheet. 
18.When a Team arrives up to Fifteen (15) minutes late, Five (5) shots will be added to their Opponents score. 
19.When a player is late for a match he/she may join in at any time and play in any position. A 25% score 
reduction will apply, for the ends prior to the late player joining the match. 
20.Over Fifteen (15) late for the due start time of 6pm or non-arrival on the due date and the match will 
be forfeited by the offending Team and awarded as a Ten (10) shot win and in addition Two (2) points will 
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21.Teams shall play all matches on dates and times given in the Fixture list. Only the League Secretary shall 
have the right to arrange or agree a re-arrangement of fixtures to accommodate unforeseen circumstances. 
22.Should both Teams fail to appear for a fixture promptly on the due date the match will be deemed to have 
been played with no score and consequently no points for either Team, in addition both Teams will be 
deducted Two (2) points. 
23.Substitutes: Unless registered with the competing Team, substitutes are not permitted.