The Stockport Summer Short Mat Bowling League

Stockport Summer Short Mat Bowling League. Played at Great Moor Sports & Social Club, on selected Sundays throughout the Summer Months. Contact Keith Lackford Tel:07927 152643 Email: keithlackford@outlook.com

General:
Handbook 2019

Name:
The name of the League shall be "The Stockport Summer Short Mat Bowling League".

Object:
The object of the League shall be to promote Short Mat Bowls in Stockport & surrounding areas during the summer months.

League:
Shall bare no direction or need to affiliate to any governing body or association.

Membership:
Applications to the League to be made in writing by letter or email, notifying the acting League Secretary. League to be limited to a maximum number of 12 teams, but provisions will be taken if more teams apply.

Affiliation Fees:
Each team to pay a registration fee of £20.00. Each registered player will cost a team £2.00 per player. On a match night, League subscription will be £3.00 per player (£6.00 per team). No limits on how many players a team can register.

General:

A full list of players to be sent to the League Secretary before the first week of commencement. Registering further players after this point will be taken on a case by case basis. All Games to be played at Great Moor Sports & Social Club on Sunday evenings with a 7.00PM start time. No limit on practise ends before a game commences. 2 end roll up before each game with two bowls only. No cancellations, teams need to have sufficient players registered to commit to a league fixture. One of the suggested dates will be a singles knockout.

Format:
Teams can register as many players as needed, but only two play on a match night. Players will play 4 Bowl, 12 end singles, with a draw to determine who plays who before commencement of a match. Each team will play eachother on a "Round Robin" League basis. Each team will be designated a pre-determined mat. One mat consisting of two league games, with teams sharing the mat on a session by session basis. First league game will be over sessions 1 & 3, Second league game over sessions 2 & 4. A jack off the side of the mat will be placed back on the Short Mark for timing reasons. Each player not playing will be expected to mark one game.

Scoring:
5pts per win, 3pts for draw and 1pt for a loss within four shots. 5pts for team with highest chalks total in the league fixture.

Game 1 - Player 1 47 (5pts) - 0 Player A (0pts)
Game 2 - Player 2 9 (1pts) - 12 Player B (5pts)
Aggregate goes to Player 1/2 (56-12) Team 5pts

Final Score 11-5