Open 4 Triples - Club (Don Watson Salver)

Description

Don Watson Salver Rules        

Open 4 Rinks of 3’s Club Competition        

(3 woods Triples 18 ends)

1. Clubs may have more than 1 team.  
2. Where clubs have more than 1 team in this competition,players MUST be registered to the Competition Secretary 7 days in advance of their first games and the result cards from the early rounds are to be handed over to the Umpire on the Finals day.  
3. No player shall play in more than one of the sides entered.  
4. The competition will be held on a knockout basis.  
5. A team shall be represented by 12 players. Six players (two triples) to play at home, six  players (two triples) to play away.   Each side can be selected from all Club members.  (All men, all women or mixed teams). All to play on the same day in all rounds up to the Final.  
6. The Final shall be played on a green and date fixed by the Executive Committee. All players in the final are  to have their own club stickers on their woods or stickers will be supplied.
7. The dates for each round shall be strictly adhered to (see competitions rules). Don Watson games to play on a Friday.  
8. It is unnecessary to have the same players throughout.  
9. The game shall end at 18 ends.  
10. Before the commencement of the match, the nominated managers/captains will toss a coin to decide the  choice of the jack for the first and extra end. The nominated managers/captains will draw for the rink to  play the extra end at the home venue.  Results of the extra end will only be considered after the game has completed the 18 ends.  
11. If a match is abandoned owing to exceptional weather conditions, bad light, or any other valid reason;  should all rinks have completed 10 ends, then the aggregate score at 10 ends shall stand as the result. If tied at 10 ends then the home rink that must play an extra end before play is suspended, or it will resume their match with the scores standing, as they were when the game was stopped.  An end started  but not completed shall be declared void. The resumed games will be on the same green although the rink  may be changed, and one substitute will be allowed in each rink, as long as transferring between rinks is  not involved.  The position of the substitute will be as described in the current Laws of the Sport of Bowls as  adopted by Bowls England. The resumed games will be played to 18 or 10 ends depending on the point reached by any rinks not resuming.  
12. If the game is canceled for inclement weather, it must be played in the next 5 days and notified to the  competition recorder.  
13. The result should also be telephoned to the competition recorder that evening, but not after 10pm or on the  web.  
14. For the Final and where both games are played on the same green, the rink on which an extra end shall be  played in the event of a tie shall be decided by the Umpire or Official in charge by drawing a number from  within the range of rink numbers as played on