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W.B.B. Laws of the Game
DEFINITIONS
1.
(a) "Controlling Body" means the Body having immediate control of the conditions under which a match is played. The order shall be
(i) The World Bowling Board (W.B.B.), the World Indoor Bowls Council (W.I.B.C.), the International Women's Bowling Board (W.I.B.C.), or the World Indoor Bowls Council Ladies Section (W.I.B.C.L.S.)
(ii) The National Bowling Authority or grouping of National Bowls Authorities
(iii) Divisions within National Authorities
(iv) The Club on whose Green the Match is played.
(b) "Skip" means the Player, who, for the time being, is in charge of the head on behalf of the team.
(c) "Team" means either a Four, Triples or a Pair.
(d) "Side" means any agreed number of Teams, whose combined scores determine the results of the match.
(e) "Four" means a team of four players whose positions in order of playing are named Lead, Second, Third, Skip.
(f) "Bowl in its original Course" means a Bowl from the time of its delivery until it comes to rest, regardless of how many times it may be deflected before coming to rest.
(g) "End" means the placing of the mat, playing of the Jack and all the Bowls of all the opponents in the same direction on a rink.
(h) "Head" means the Jack and such Bowls as have come to rest within the boundary of the rink and are not dead. (See laws 35 and 40)
(i) "Mat Line" means the edge of the mat which is nearest to the front ditch. From the center of the Mat Line all necessary measurements to Jack or Bowls shall be taken.
(j) "Reference Bowl" means a Bowl which has been approved by the W.B.B. as having the minimum bias required, as well as in all other respects complying with the Laws of the Game and is engraved with the words "Reference Bowl".
(i) A reference Bowl shall be kept in the custody of each National Authority.
(ii) A reference Bowl shall be provided for the use of each licensed tester.
(k) "Jack High" means that the nearest portion of the Bowl referred to is in line with and at the same distance from the Mat Line as the nearest portion of the Jack.
(l) "Pace of Green" means the number of seconds taken by a Bowl from the time of its delivery to the moment it comes to rest, approximately 27m from the Mat Line.
(m) "Displaced" as applied to a Jack or Bowls means "disturbed" by any agency that is not sanctioned by these Laws.
(n) " A set of Bowls" means four Bowls all of a matched set which are of the same manufacture, and of the same size, weight, colour, bias, and where applicable serial number and engraving. In all games each player shall play with the appropriate number of bowls from the same set.
(o) "Holding Surface" means a product to stop the jack or bowl from running along the ditch.
(p) "Set" means a predetermined number of shots or ends, forming part of the overall match.
(q) " Delivery" means when the Jack or Bowl is released from the hand.
(r ) "Domestic" means any play under the control of a Controlling Body other than the World Bowling Board, the World Indoor Bowls Council, the International Women's Bowling Board, or the World Indoor Bowls Council Ladies Section.
THE GREEN, DITCH and BANKS
2. The Green - Area and Surface
The Green shall be rectangle, having a suitable playing surface and be provided with suitable boundaries in the form of a ditch and bank.
Outdoor Dimensions
Each side shall not be less than 37 m and not more than 40 m.
Indoor Dimensions
The length shall not be less than 34 m and not more than 40 m . The width of the green is determined by the width of law 5.
3. The Ditch
The Green shall be surrounded by a ditch which shall have a surface which is free from obstacles, and is not injurious to Jack Bowls. The ditch shall be not less than 200 mm wide nor more than 380 mm wide and it shall be not less than 50 mm nor more than 200 mm deep. In the case of Indoor Greens on the end ditches in the direction of play must comply with the afore-mentioned standards.
4. The Bank
The bank shall be not less than 230 mm above the level of the green. The surface of the face of the bank shall be non injurious to Jack or Bowls. Steps which could interfere with play, or damage Jack or Bowls, shall not be cut into the bank.
Outdoor Specifications
The bank shall preferably be upright, and perpendicular to the green playing surface, or alternatively at an angle of not more than 35 degrees from the perpendicular.
Indoor Specification
The bank shall be upright and perpendicular to the green playing surface with a tilting fillet, or alternatively the bank should be at an angle of not more than 35 degrees from the perpendicular
inclined towards the green
5. Division of the Green
The Green shall be divided into spaces called rinks.
Outdoor green
Rinks shall be not less than 5.5 m, nor more than 5.8 m wide. The rinks shall be numbered consecutively, the center line of each rink being marked on the bank at each end by a wooden peg or other suitable device. The four corners of the rinks shall be marked by pegs made of wood, or other suitable material, painted white and fixed to the face of the bank and flush therewith or alternatively fixed on the bank not more than 100 mm back from the face thereof. The corner pegs shall be connected by a green thread drawn tightly along the surface of the green, with sufficient loose thread to reach the corresponding pegs on the face or surface of the bank, in order to define the boundary of the rink.
The center line of each rink may be defined on the surface of the green for a distance of 4 m starting 2 m from the ditch. White pegs or disks shall be fixed on the side banks to indicate a clear distance of 23 m from the ditch on the line of play. Under no circumstances shall the boundary thread be lifted while the Bowl is in motion. The boundary pegs of an outside rink shall be placed at least 600 mm from the side ditch.
Indoor Green
Rinks used for play under the direct control of the W.I.B.C. or W.I.B.C.L.S. shall not be less than 4.6 m or more than 5.8 m wide. The rinks shall be numbered consecutively, and the numbers may be placed on the face of the bank, on top of the bank, or on the wall behind the bank, but shall always be on the center line of the rink. The center of the rink shall be clearly indicated. The four corners of the rink shall be clearly indicated by markers, affixed to the face of the bank and flush therewith, or alternatively fixed on the bank not more than 100 mm back from the face thereof. These markers shall be of a material which cannot cause damage to Bowls or Jack. The marker shall not be more than 25 mm in width, and the center of the marker shall be clearly marked by a thin black line. Similar markers shall be fixed to the side banks to indicate a clear distance of 24.7 m from the end ditch on the line of play. An unobtrusive marker in the form of a T" may be affixed to the carpet with the short leg of the "T" being parallel to and 2 m from the edge of the ditch, the junction indicating the center line of the rink.
The W.I.B.C. reserves the right to put other marks/markers on the green to assist with the positioning of the mat and/or centering of the Jack. In the event of part of the green being used to accommodate spectators, side ditches must be dispensed with, but the distance markers must be brought forward and fixed in a suitable manner. They must be clearly visible to all players. During the period of provision of temporary seating on the Green there must be a clearly unrestricted area of the green of at least 900 mm in width between the seated area and the outside boundary of the nearest rink.
6. Outdoor variations of Laws 2 and 5
(a) National Authorities may admit greens not longer than 40 m nor shorter than 31 m in the direction of play.
(b) For domestic play the Green may be divided into Rinks, not less than 4.3 m nor more than 5.8 m wide. National Authorities may dispense with the use of boundary threads.
(c) National Authorities may approve artificial surfaces for domestic play.
Indoor variations of Laws 2 and 5
Variations to the above mentioned Laws will only be permitted if-
(a) It can be established to the satisfaction of the Controlling Body that such variation is essential to the efficient running of the Club or-
(b) Such variation is permitted under National Competition Rules.
MAT, JACK, BOWLS, FOOTWEAR
7. Mat
The mat shall be of a definite size, namely 600 mm long and 360 mm
8. Jack
The Jack shall be spherical, and white or yellow in colour.
Outdoor Specification
The diameter of the Jack shall be not less than 63mm nor more than 64 mm and not less than 225 g nor more than 285 g in weight.
Indoor and Outdoor Synthetic Greens Specification
The diameter of the Jack shall be not less than 63mm nor more than 67 mm and not less than 382 g nor more than 453 g in weight
9. Bowls
(a) (i) Bowls shall be made of wood, rubber, or composition and shall be black, brown, or any other colour acceptable to the W.B.B., W.I.B.C., I.W.B.B. or W.I.B.C.L.S. Each Bowl of the set shall bear an individual distinguishing mark on each side of the Bowl. The provision relating to the distinguishing mark need not apply other than in International Matches, World Bowls Championships and Commonwealth Games.
Bowls made of wood (lignum vitae) shall have a maximum diameter of 134 mm and a minimum diameter of 116 mm and the weight shall not exceed 1.59 kg.
(ii) Bowls intended for play in World Championships, International Matches and Commonwealth Games, and made of rubber or composition shall have a maximum diameter of 131 mm and a minimum diameter of 116 mm and the weight shall not exceed 1.59 kg. Subject to Bowls bearing a current stamp of the W.B.B. and provided they comply with the Laws of the Game, they may be used in all matches under the control of the W.B.B., W.I.B.C., I.W.B.B. or W.I.B.C.L.S. or any Member National Authority.
Outdoor Requirement
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, any Member National Authority may adopt a different scale of weights and sizes of Bowls to be used in Matches under its own control - such Bowls may not be validly used in International Matches, World Bowls Championships, Commonwealth Games or other matches controlled by the Board if they differ from the Board's Laws, and unless stamped with a current stamp of the Board or any Member National Authority or the B.I.B.C.
(iii) The Controlling Body may, at its discretion, supply and require players to temporarily affix a single adhesive marking to each side of their Bowls in any competition game. Any markings under this Law shall be regarded as part of the Bowl for all purposes under these Laws.
(b) Bias of Bowls
The Reference Bowl shall have a bias approved by the World Bowling Board. All Bowls shall have a bias not less than the Reference Bowl, and shall bear the imprint of the Stamp of the World Bowling Body, or that of its National Authority.
Outdoor Requirements
National Authorities may adopt a standard which exceeds the bias of the Reference Bowl. To ensure accuracy of bias and visibility of stamp, all Bowls shall be re-tested and re-stamped at least once every ten years, or earlier if the date of the stamp is not clearly legible.
Indoor Requirements
Bowls shall only require to be re-tested and re-stamped if the date of the stamp is not clearly legible. The W.I.B.C. and other Indoor Controlling Bodies reserve the right to test Bowls intended for play in any indoor Bowls event under their direct control. The test may be a Table Test or a Green Test depending on the availability of test facilities
(c) Bowls Failing Test
If a Bowl in the hands of a Licensed tester has been declared as not complying with Law 9 (b), it shall be altered, if possible, so as to comply, before being returned. The owner of the Bowls shall be responsible for the expense involved.
If the Bowl cannot be altered to comply with law 9 (a) and (b) and current official stamp appearing thereon shall be canceled prior to its return. the stamp shall be canceled by the tester by stamping an X over any current official stamp.
Bowls submitted for testing must be in sets of four.
(d) Objection to Bowls
A challenge may be lodged by an opposing player and/or by the Official Umpire and/or the Controlling Body.
A challenge or any intimation thereof shall not be lodged with any opposing player during the progress of a match.
A challenge may be lodged with the Umpire at any time during a match, provided the Umpire is not a Player in that or any other Match of the same competition.
If a challenge be lodged it shall be made not later than 10 minutes after the completion of the final end in which the Bowl was used.
Once a challenge is lodged with the Umpire, it cannot be withdrawn.
The challenge shall be based on the grounds that the Bowl does not comply with one or more of the requirements set out in Law 9 (a) and (b).
The Umpire shall request the user of the Bowl to surrender it to him for forwarding to the Controlling Body. If the owner of the challenged Bowl refuses to surrender it to the Umpire, the Match shall thereupon be forfeited to the opponent. The user, or owner, or both, may be disqualified from playing in any match controlled or permitted by the Controlling Body, so long as the Bowl remains untested by a Licensed Tester.
On receipt of the Bowls, The Umpire shall take immediate steps to hand them to the secretary of the Controlling Body, who shall arrange for a table test to be made as soon as practicable and in the presence of a representative of the Controlling Body.
If a table test be not readily available, and any delay would unduly interfere with the progress of the competition, then, should an approved green testing device be available, it may be used to make an immediate test on the green. If a green test be made it shall be done by, or in the presence of, the Umpire over a distance of not less than 21 m. The comparison shall be between the challenged Bowl and the Reference W.B.B. Test Bowl, or if it be not readily available then a Bowl bearing the current stamp, of similar size or nearly so, should be used.
The decision of the Umpire, as a result of the test, shall be final and binding for that match.
The result of the subsequent table test shall not invalidate the decision given by the Umpire on a green test.
If a challenged Bowl, after an official table test, be found to comply with Law 9 (a) and (b), it shall be returned to the user.
If a challenged Bowl be found not to comply with Law 9 (a) and (b) the match in which it was played shall be forfeit to the opponent.
If a Bowl in the hands of a licensed Tester has been declared as not complying with Law 9 (b), it shall be altered, if possible, so as to comply before being returned. the owner shall be responsible for the expenses involved.
If a Bowl cannot be altered to comply with Law 9 (a) and (b), any current official stamp appearing thereon shall be canceled prior to its return. The stamp shall be canceled by the tester stamping an X over any current official stamp.
(e) Alteration to Bias
A player shall not alter, or cause to be altered, other than by an Official Bowl Tester, the bias of any Bowl, bearing the imprint of the official stamp of the W.B.B., under penalty of suspension from playing for a period to be determined by the National Authority, of which his club is a member. Such suspension shall be subject to confirmation by the Board, or a committee thereof appointed for that purpose, and shall be operative among all Authorities in membership with the W.B.B., W.I.B.C., I.W.B.B. or W.I.B.C.L.S.
10. Footwear
Players, Umpire and Markers shall wear white, brown or black smooth-soled heel-less footwear while playing on the green or acting as Umpires or Markers. The W.I.B.C. reserves the right to allow the use of other colours of footwear.
ARRANGING A GAME
11. General Form and Duration
A game of Bowls shall be played on one rink or on several rinks. It shall consist of a specified number of shots or ends, or shall be played for any period of time as previously arranged.
The ends of the game shall be played alternately in opposite directions excepting as provided in Laws 37, 41, 43, 45, and 46.
12. Selecting the rinks for play
When a match is to be played, the draw for the rinks to be played on shall be made by the Skips or their representatives.
In a match for a trophy or where competing Skips have previously been drawn, the draw to decide the numbers of the rinks to be played on shall be made by the visiting Skips or their representatives.
No player in a competition or match shall play on the same rink on the day of such competition or match before play commences under penalty of disqualification.
This Law shall not apply in the case of open Tournaments.
13. Play Arrangements
Games shall be organized in the following play arrangements
(a) As a single game.
(b) As a team game.
(c) As a sides game.
(d) As a series of single games, team games, or sides games.
(e) As a special tournament of games.
14.
A single game shall be played on one rink of a green as a single handed game by two contending players, each player playing two, three or fours Bowls singly and alternately, the number of Bowls being determined by the Controlling Body.
15.(a) A Pairs game by two contending teams of two players called Lead and Skip according to the
order in which they play, and who at each end shall play four Bowls alternately, the leads first, then the skips similarly.
(For other than International and Commonwealth Games, players in a pairs game may play two, three, or fours Bowls each, as previously arranged by the Controlling Body).
(b) A Pairs game by two contending teams of two players called Lead and Skip according to the
order in which they play, and who at each end shall play four Bowls and may play alternately in the following orderLead 2 Bowls, Skip 2 Bowls then repeat this order of play.
16. A Triples game by two contending teams of three players, who shall play two or three bowls singly and in turn, the Leads playing first.
17. A Fours game by two contending teams of four players, each member playing two Bowls singly and in turn.
18. A side game shall be played by two contending sides, each composed of an equal number of teams/players.
19. Games in series shall be arranged to be played on several and consecutive occasions as
(a) A series or sequence of games organized in the form of an eliminating competition, and arranged as Singles, Pairs, Triples or Fours.
(b) A series or sequence of side matches organized in the form of a league competition, or an eliminating competition, or of Inter-Association matches.
20. A Special Tournament of Games
Single games and team games may also be arranged in group form as a special tournament of games in which the contestants play each other in turn, or they may play as paired-off teams on one or several greens in accordance with a common time-table, success being judged by the number of games won, or by the highest net score in accordance with the regulations governing the Tournament.
21. CHAMPIONSHIP S AND INTERNATIONAL MATCHES
Outdoor Version
For International Matches, World Bowls Championships and Commonwealth Games in matches where played.
(i) Singles shall be 25 shots up (shots in excess of 25 shall not count), four Bowls each player played alternately.
(ii) Pairs shall be 21 ends, four Bowls each player, played alternately.
(iii) Triples shall be 18 ends, three Bowls each player, played alternately.
(iv) Fours shall be 21 ends, two Bowls each player, played alternately.
PROVIDED that Pairs, Triples, and Fours may be of a lesser number of ends, but in the case of Pairs and Fours there shall not be less than 18 ends and in the case of Triples not less than 15 ends, subject in all cases to the express approval of the Board as represented by its most senior officer present. If there be no officer of the Board present at the time, the decision shall rest with the "Controlling Body" as defined in Law 1. Any decision to curtail the number of ends to be played shall be made before the commencement of any game, and such decision shall only be made on the grounds of climatic conditions, inclement weather or shortage of time to complete a program.
Indoor Version
In all forms of competitive play under the direct control of the World Indoor Bowls Council or World Indoor Bowls Council Ladies Section, each player shall play the same number of Bowls as his direct opponent. The controlling body shall determine in advance the number of Bowls to be played. In competitive indoor Bowls play there will normally be a time limit on play. The time restriction on play, and time limits, must always be taken into consideration with the following sub-paragraphs
(a) Singles may be played with two, three or four Bowls each player played alternately. Singles shall be of twenty one (21) shots or such other format as agreed in advance by the Controlling Body. (Shots in excess of the pre-determined total shall not count)
(b) Pairs shall be twenty one (21) ends, or such other format as agreed in advance by the Controlling Body. Two, three or four Bowls may be played, each player playing alternately.
(c) Triples shall be eighteen (18) ends, or such other format as agreed in advance by the Controlling Body. Two or three Bowls may be played, each player playing alternately.
(d) Fours shall be twenty one (21) ends, or such other format as agreed in advance by the Controlling Body. Two Bowls shall be played, each player playing alternately
(e) Side games under the direct control of the World Indoor Bowls Council or World Indoor Bowls Council Ladies Section shall be of twenty one (21) ends, provided that pairs, triples and fours may be of a lesser number of ends, but in the case of pairs and fours there shall not be less than eighteen (18) ends, and in the case of triples not less than fifteen (15) ends, subject in all cases to the express approval of the World Indoor Bowls Council or World Indoor Bowls Council Ladies Section, as represented by its senior officer present. If no such officer be present at the time, then the decision shall rest with the Controlling Body as defined in Law 1.
Any decision to curtail the number of ends to be played shall be made before the announcement of the game, and such decision shall only be due to, or on the grounds of shortage of time to complete a program. In the event of a power failure causing "Blackout" the Controlling Body shall determine what course of action to be taken.
STARTING THE GAME
22.(a) Trial Ends
Before start of play in any competition, match or game, or on the resumption of an unfinished competition, match or game on another day, not more than one trial end each way shall be played.
(b) Tossing for opening play
The Captains in a side game or Skips in a team game shall toss to decide which side or team shall play first, but in all Singles games the Opponents shall toss, the winner of the toss to have the option of decision. In the event of a tied (no score) or a dead end, the first to play in the tied end or dead end shall again play first.
In all ends subsequent to the first the winner of the preceding scoring end shall play first.
23. Placing the Mat
At the beginning of the first end the player to play first shall place the center line of the mat lengthwise on the center line of the rink, the front edge of the mat to be 2 m from the ditch.
Outdoor Variation
Where groundsheets are in use they shall be placed with the back edge 2 m from the ditch. The mat at the first and every subsequent end shall be placed at the back edge of the sheet - the mat's front edge being 2 m from the ditch.
24. The Mat and its replacement
After play has commenced in any end the mat shall not be moved from its first position, except in the following circumstances-
(a) If the mat be displaced during the progress of an end it shall be replaced as near as practicable in the same position.
(b) If the mat be out of alignment with the center line of the rink it may be straightened.
(c) After the last Bowl in each end has come to rest in play, or has sooner become dead, the mat shall be lifted and placed wholly beyond the face of the rear bank. Should the mat be picked up by a player before the end has been completed, the opposing player shall have the right of replacing the mat in its original position.
25 The Mat and Jack in subsequent ends
(a) Outdoor version
In all subsequent ends the front edge of the mat shall not be less than 2 m from the rear ditch and the front edge of the mat not less than 23 m from the front ditch and on the center line of the rink of play.
Indoor Version
In all subsequent ends the front edge of the mat shall not be less than 2 m from the rear ditch and the front edge of the mat not less than 24.7 m from the front ditch and on the center line of the rink of play.
(b) Should the mat be improperly delivered under Law 29, the opposing player may then move the mat in the line of play, subject to clause (a) above and deliver the Jack, but shall not play first. Should the Jack be improperly delivered twice by each player in any end, it shall not be delivered again in that end, but shall be centered so that the front of the Jack is a distance of 2 m from the opposite ditch and the mat placed at the option of the first to play.
If after the Jack is set at regulation length from the ditch (2 m), both players each having improperly delivered the Jack twice, the end is made dead, the winner of the preceding scoring end shall deliver the Jack when the end is played anew.
(c) No one shall be permitted to challenge the legality of the original position of the mat after the first to play has delivered the first Bowl.
26. Stance on Mat
A player shall take his stance on the mat, and at the moment of delivering the Jack or his Bowl, shall have one foot entirely within the confines of the mat. The foot may either be in contact with, or over, the mat. Failure to observe this law constitutes foot faulting.
27. Foot faulting
Should a player infringe the law of foot faulting the Umpire may, after having given a warning, have the Bowl stopped and declared dead. If the Bowl has disturbed the head, the opponent shall have the option of either
(a) resetting the head
(b) leaving the head as altered, or
(c) declaring the end dead.
28. Delivering the Jack
The Player to play first shall deliver the Jack and ensure that it is properly centered. If the Jack in its original course comes to rest at a distance of less than 2 m from the opposite ditch, it shall be moved out to a mark at that distance and centered with the nearest portion of the Jack to the mat line being 2 m from the edge of the front ditch.
If the Jack during its original course be deflected or obstructed by a neutral object or neutral person, or by a Marker, Opponent or member of the opposing team, it shall be redelivered by the same player. If it be obstructed or deflected by a member of his own team, it shall be redelivered by the Lead of the opposing team, who shall be entitled to reset the mat.
29. Jack improperly delivered
Outdoor Version
Should the Jack in any end not be delivered from a proper stance on the mat, or if it ends its original course in the ditch or outside the side boundary of the rink, or less than 21 m in a straight line of play from the front edge of the mat, it shall be returned and the opposing player shall deliver the Jack, but shall not play first.
The Jack shall be returned if it is improperly delivered, but the right of the player first delivering the Jack in that end, to play the first Bowl of the end shall not be affected.
No one shall be permitted to challenge the legality of the original length of the Jack after the first to play has delivered the first Bowl.
Indoor version
If the Jack in any end not be delivered from a proper stance on the mat, or ends its original course in the ditch or totally outside the side boundaries of the rink, or it is less than 22.8 m measured in a straight line from the center of the front edge of the mat to the nearest point of the Jack, after the Jack has been located on the center line of the rink, it shall be returned and the opposing player shall deliver the Jack, but shall not play first.
No one shall be permitted to challenge the legality of the original length of the Jack after the first to play has delivered the first Bowl.
30. Variations to Laws 23, 25, 28, and 29
Notwithstanding anything contained in Laws 23, 25, 28 and 29, any National Authority may for domestic purposes, but not in any International Matches, World Bowls Championships or Commonwealth games, vary any of the distances mentioned in these Laws.
MOVEMENT OF BOWLS
31. Live Bowl
A Bowl which, on its original course on the green, comes to rest within the boundaries of the rink, and not less than 14 m from the front edge of the mat, shall be accounted as a 'Live' Bowl and shall be in play.
32. Touchers
A Bowl which, in its original course on the green, touches the Jack, even though such Bowl passes into the ditch within the boundaries of the rink, shall be counted as a 'live' Bowl and shall be called a 'toucher'. If after coming to rest a Bowl falls over and touches the Jack before the next succeeding Bowl is delivered, or if in the case of the last Bowl of an end it falls and touches the Jack within the period of 30 seconds invoked under Law 52, such Bowl shall also be a "toucher".
No Bowl shall be accounted
Response Number 1 :Posted by Colin Cormack Friday, April 28, 2000 at 04:03:11 (EDT):
Is it envisaged that the latest version of the laws will be posted on this site?
I have been in touch with the EBA in England who tell me there is not a document with details of the 1999 law changes - you have to extract them from the law book yourself!
Response Number 2 :Posted by A.V.Hoch Friday, June 08, 2001 at 12:19:54 (EDT):
Removed by site manager - off topic
Response Number 3 :Posted by Rachel White Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 06:30:22 (EDT):
i am doing a piece of coursework on bowls becuase i enjoy bowls, i play it as well.
can you tell me about any of the history of bowls? and what experience you have had.
from
rachel
Response Number 4 :Posted by burgo Thursday, May 16, 2002 at 04:19:12 (EDT):
i am doing an assignment on lawns bowls at school and i was wondering why the toucher procedure is adopted?
thanx,
burgo
Response Number 5 :Posted by N.Mitchell. Friday, July 12, 2002 at 10:47:13 (EDT):
person fires at a short jack and jack rebounds off a bowl backwards by the stick towards the mat,does the other player play on.
Response Number 6 :Posted by Edmund James Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 12:06:58 (EDT):
Is there a maximum height for the ditch.
Response Number 7 :Posted by Edmund James Sunday, July 28, 2002 at 12:13:11 (EDT):
Is there a maximum and minimum height for the bank behind the ditch.
Response Number 8 :Posted by shaun fletcher Thursday, January 09, 2003 at 04:46:43 (EST):
how many yards must a "short-jack" be away from the mat?
Response Number 9 :Posted by john allan Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 12:49:09 (EST):
the answer to the question is a minumin jack is 23m from the mat line.
Response Number 10 :Posted by Musa @ HKYDT Tuesday, May 06, 2003 at 12:05:53 (EDT):
When you are inspecting the bowls prior to the commencement of a fours game you notice that one player has 2 different bowls what action do you take?
Response Number 11 :Posted by j.sweeney Sunday, May 11, 2003 at 04:44:56 (EDT):
i am trying to find programme or format to be able to update internal clu b league results&update points
&shots ETC.,can anyone be of assistance
Response Number 12 :Posted by Richard Monday, September 15, 2003 at 22:13:44 (EDT):
Please tell me if there is such a rule on time limits of games. I know that the lenght of games are how many ends are deciced. But if a game goes on for like 3 1/2 hours for 15 end can a time limit be placed on the game
Response Number 13 :Posted by Ali Strachan Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 07:26:36 (EST):
Is there a rule change coming up, that allows you the option of either keeping the jack or giving it to your opponent, after winning an end. Cheers.
Response Number 14 :Posted by Ernie Searle Monday, May 17, 2004 at 03:57:14 (EDT):
We are busy building a bowling green and would appreciate information on the foundation eg. drainage requirements, etc. Many thanks
Ernie Searle
Response Number 15 :Posted by John Roberts Thursday, June 03, 2004 at 19:07:17 (EDT):
Ali, Yes, now in force. Laws of the Sport of Bowls, third edition (current), English version states:
Law 19E, Play in subsequent ends
In all ends subsequent to the first, the winner of the proceding scoring end shall have the option to either take the mat and have the jack and first bowl, or allow the opponent to have the mat, jack and first bowl.
Response Number 16 :Posted by Yvonne Hughes Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 19:46:21 (EDT):
Could you please tell me if a substitute can be put in a team in club championship game and the original player be present in the club house while the game is being played
Response Number 17 :Posted by georgette banning Sunday, January 30, 2005 at 16:17:22 (EST):
is there available a copy of the rules book for international laws as agains australian rule book
and is there an international law book avaiable
Response Number 18 :Posted by Lorraine Wolfe Monday, March 07, 2005 at 00:58:45 (EST):
I would like to know if a person,in this case a lady has played in a Championship game eg fours, triples is she allowed to play in a Champion Novice event. Hope you can help me.
Response Number 19 :Posted by Suzanne Steddy Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 00:19:01 (EDT):
Re Ladies Bowls. Can I remove my shoes in the middle of a game of bowls and play bare fotted.
a. In a social
b. In a club match
c In an inter club competition.
Response Number 20 :Posted by L M Wilson Sunday, September 04, 2005 at 15:37:51 (EDT):
How do I get a set of bowls" bulletted" with a new stamp. Where do they have to be sent?Thank you.
Response Number 21 :Posted by Paul Bellringer Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 09:59:19 (EDT):
Are there age limits in national and international events for youth, seniors and veterans. If so are these different for men and women
Response Number 22 :Posted by Arnie Slater Wednesday, March 08, 2006 at 20:11:08 (EST):
Correct Answer to responses 8 and 9.
The minimum distance for a "short jack" asked about in response 8 is 21 meters.
The 23 meters refer to in response 9 is the minimum distance the front of the mat can be place at when you are setting the lenght. ie this gives 21 meters for the minimum distance for a jack and it 2 more meters as the jack can not start an end any closer than 2 meters from the ditch.
see rules 25, 28 and 29 above
The mimimum lenght for a bowl from the front of the mat is 14 meters, this is not widely known as it rarely happens that a bowl is so short. see rule 31 above
Response Number 23 :Posted by David Fraser Thursday, May 03, 2007 at 05:26:11 (EDT):
Have the Scottish Bowling Association changed the rules on giving the mat and jack away after winning an end?
Response Number 24 :Posted by Laura Friday, February 15, 2008 at 23:56:17 (EST):
Are there any stats in reference to keeping or giving up the mat? What is the best option?