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Different leagues have their own ways of deciding what the overall match score is. Bowrap understands quite a few of these scoring schemes already. If yours isn’t covered, just send me details and it can included in a later release.

There are four general-purpose schemes:


Aggregate
Aggregate 15

These are common schemes, where the match score is just the total of the players’ scores. They work for games of 21-up or 15-up.

These methods are used for the following leagues (amongst others):
  • Alderley & district
  • Altrincham & South Manchester
  • Altrincham LV
  • Barkston Ash
  • Cheadle & Gatley
  • Congleton
  • Knutsford
  • Macclesfield
  • Malpas
  • Mid-Cheshire
  • Mid-Cheshire Ladies
  • Sale & District
  • Stockport & District Veterans
  • Stockport Metro Indoor
  • Stockport Parks
  • Norley
  • North Derbyshire*
  • North Derbyshire Ladies
  • Warrington & N. Cheshire Wednesday league (up to 2004)
* In the North Derbyshire league, players may play twice if a team is short, incurring a ten point penalty.

Pairs aggregate
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The same principles apply in pairs leagues, including the Stockport & district veterans’ league.

Other leagues award match points based on games won and scoring the most chalks. Bowrap handles the following leagues:

Points per game won by home team Points per game won by away team Points for home team having higher aggregate score Points for home team if aggregate scores equal Points for away team having higher aggregate score Points for away team if aggregate scores equal
Airedale / Wharfedale 1 1 1 10 5 10 5
Bebbington 2     2 1 2 1
Bolton & district 1 1 2 1 3 1
Bolton Mills 1 1 2 1 3 2
Bolton Municipal 1 1 2 1 3 2
Bolton Parks Veterans3 1 1 2 1 3 2
Bury Metro4 1 1 4 2 4 2
Cannock     2 1 2 1
Chester & district 1 1 2 1 2 1
Chester Veterans 1 1        
Coventry & district 1 1 2 1 3 1
Crossgates 1 2 4 2 4 2
Darwen & district 2 2 2 1 2 1
Deeside veterans 1 1 2 1 2 1
Dudley & district 1 1 2 1 3 2
Dudley Building society 1 1 2 1 4 1
Fazackerley Furnishings veterans4     2 1 3 2
Formby & district 1 1 2 1 3 2
Furness 1 1 2 1 3 2
Heart of England 1 1 2 1 3 2
Leeds 1 1 3 1 3 2
Leigh Mid-week4     2 1 3 2
Leigh Parks5     2 1 3 2
Lichfield & district     2 1 2 1
Lichfield 50+ 1 1 2 1 2 1
Maltby & district 1 1 2 1 3 2
MEN Premier 1 3 3
Mid-Shropshire 1 1 3 1 3 1
Northfield & District 1 1 2 1 3 2
Ormskirk & district 1 1 2 1 3 2
Ramsbottom & district 1 1 2 1 3 2
Rothay 1 1 2 1 2 1
Shropshire Premier 1 1 2 1 2 1
Smethwick & district     2 1 2 1
Southport & district 1 1 2 1 3 2
Stockport & district 1 3 3
Turton 1 1 2 1 3 1
Ulverston 1 1 2 1 3 2
Wallasey 6     2 1 3 1
Warrington & N. Cheshire 7 1 1 2 1 3 2
Warwick & Worcester     2 1 3 2
  1. Plus 10 points divided between the teams: the team with the higher aggregate score receives one point for each 10 chalks (or fraction) of their aggregate lead; the remaining points up to 10 awarded to the losing team.
  2. Plus 1 point for higher aggregate over home and away matches (½ point for a draw).
  3. 15-up league.
  4. Each team has a “home&rdquo and an “away” handicap. The appropriate figure is added to the chalks scores to determine the aggregate winner.
  5. Away team receives 8 points start on the aggregate.
  6. Plus 1 point for higher aggregate over home and away matches.
  7. Away team receives 10 points start on the aggregate. Prior to 2005, this method was used only in the Monday night league.

Further scoring schemes are available for leagues which don’t fit into the above patterns:

  • In the Bramhall Indoor league players compete in triples over a fixed number of ends. Two match points are awarded for a win, and and one for a draw.
  • In the Isle of Man league, the match is won by the team which wins most games. Two points are awarded for winning a match, and one for a draw.
  • In the Manchester Indoor league four players per side compete (as a foursome) over a fixed number of ends. Two match points are awarded for a win, and and one for a draw.