SUMMER TRIPLES 2023
SUMMER TRIPLES RULES.
16 Summer Triples League.
16.1 variations detailed below. The Summer Triples League, shall comply with the Evening League rules except where subjected to the 16.2 Players shall be named to the Summer Triples League Organiser and will be known as the team.
16.3 Four (4) points will be awarded for a win and two (2) points for a draw. Accumulated points will determine the team’s league position. In the event of equal points, better shot difference will determine the league positions.
16.4 Sessions shall be of two (2) hours duration, or eighteen (18) ends or whichever occurs first. No end shall commence within eight (8) minutes of the close of the session.
16.5 If one player to appear then the match can be played with a pair using four bowls but losing a quarter of their final score.
17 Triples League teams playing short.
17.1 Where a team plays with 2 players the following will apply.
1) The 2 players will play with 4 woods each.
2) The 3 players will play with 3 woods each.
3)The team with 3 players will play the first and last wood on every end.
4) If the team with 2 players win an end, they will deliver the jack.
5) A penalty of 25% of the score will apply against the team playing short.
6) If both teams play with 2 players, they will play 3 woods each and no deduction of score.
18 Summer Leagues, Pairs and Triples.
18.1 The above competitions will take place during the close season for our Club and the Triples rules will be in accordance with those applicable to the Winter Triples rules. The Pairs will be played to world bowls pairs rules.
18.2 Changes to the rules may be effected by the Summer Organiser and conveyed to the Management Committee.
18.3 Membership and all other conditions are as detailed for the Winter Season.
19 Objections. Protests and disputes shall be referred to the Management Committee to adjudicate. Members will appreciate that it is impossible for the Management Committee to ensure that the League rules are always observed and can only deal with the non-observance for those cases referred to it for adjudication.
20 Dead End. When the Jack leaves the Rink causing a dead end, the Jack is placed on the Tee and play continues, in the event of the Tee being covered by a bowl then it is placed as near as possible behind the Tee. (AGM 2017).