Biddenden Bowls Club

ONE DAY COMPETITIONS

The draws for these competitions are made on the day of the event. Please endeavour to arrive by 09.45 to register .. even if you have not entered in advance you can still enter singles competitions on the day up to 09.45.  The draw will be made at 10.00  with the first round of fixtures commencing at 10.15  These days are great social occasions as well as fun but keenly fought tournaments so most people bring along their picnic lunches, some even bring a bottle of wine.  

The Dates of the 2019 competitions and guidelines are shown below.

Competition

FINALS WEEKEND

Sat 24th & Sun 25th AUGUST 2019

Reserve Day Sunday 1st September

All finals will be played over the same number of ends as in earlier rounds with same guidelines applying. Variation of playing conditions at the discretion of Competitions Sub Committee

Reserve Day – in the event of inclement weather or other conditions causing cancellations or overrun on finals weekend.

DRAWN TRIPLES

Sat. 11th May 19

Draw made on the day

Any full member

Triples game, played with 3 woods each. Teams to be drawn with one from each of 3 pots (Skip, second and lead). Depending on the number of entries games will be over 9 to 13 ends with all teams playing at least 2 matches in a round robin format. Qualifying teams will play a final on finals weekend

 

YARDSTICK

Sun. 26th May 19

Draw made on the day

Any full member

Singles game, played with 4 woods each. Score 1 point for any bowl within a yard of the jack when all 8 bowls have been bowled. (measured with a yardstick). The winner is the player with most points after 12 ends have been played. If the jack is moved during play, it should be put back to its original position by the marker. A marker will be allocated for the first round: losing players are expected to mark in the following rounds.

OPEN PAIRS

Sat. 29th June 19 Draw on the day

Any full member

Pairs game, played with 4 woods each over 12 ends. The winner is the pair with the most shots at the end of the game.

TWO WOODS

Sat. 20th July 19

Draw on the day

Any full member

Singles game played with 2 woods each over 15 ends. The winner is the player with most shots at the end of the game. A marker will be allocated for the first round: loosing players are expected to mark in following rounds. May be run as ‘round robin’

 

DRAWN PAIRS

Sat. 3rd August 19

Draw on the day

Any full member

Pairs game played with 4 woods each over 12 ends. The draw will be made from 2 seeded pots. The winner is the pair with most shots at the end of the game.

 

HANDICAP

Sat. 11th August 19

Draw on the day

Any full member

Singles game played with 4 woods over 12 ends. The draw will be made on a completely random basis. Prior to the draw competition sub-committee will allocate a handicap to each entrant based on bowling experience, ability and progress. The winner is the player with the most shots after 12 ends. A marker will be allocated for the first round: losing players are expected to mark in the following rounds.

 

LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Played through the season. Draw to be made during April

Any lady member

Singles game played with 4 woods with the first to 21 shots winning. The draw will be made on a random basis and will be displayed on the notice board with cut off dates for each round. A marker must be arranged.

NOTE  There are no draw details available on the website as this competition is being run as a " DOUBLE ELIMINATION" event.  Please refer to the paper copy on the club noticeboard to see how the losing players feed back into the draw for subsequent matches. Also note the "Play By" dates for this competition are also slightly different than the other three year long competitions.

 

The draws for the other three year long competitions have been made and are shown below and on notices at the clubhouse. In all cases there are three rounds to be played before "Finals Weekend" the "play By" dates are as follows:

Round 1          2 June 2019

Round 2          30 June 2019

Round 3          28 July 2019

In the event of difficulty in arranging to play any matches in advance of these dates please contact the competition secretary, Paul Buggins, at the earliest opportunity.

 

MENS CHAMPIONSHIP

Played through the season. Draw to be made on during April

Any Male member

Singles game played with 4 woods with the first to 21 shots winning. The draw will be made on a random basis and will be displayed on the notice board with cut off dates for each round. A marker must be arranged.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Played through the season. Draw to be made during April

Any full member

Singles game played with 4 woods with the first to 21 shots winning. The draw will be made on a random basis and will be displayed on the notice board with cut off dates for each round. A marker must be arranged.

BIDDENDEN BOWL

Played through the season. Draw to be made on during April

Any full member who has never won a club singles competition

Singles game played with 4 woods with the first to 21 shots winning. The draw will be made on a random basis and will be displayed on the notice board with cut off dates for each round. A marker must be arranged.      

 

Following the success of the end of season Fun Tournament in 2018 we will be holding 2 fun events in 2019.

FUN SKILLS TOURNAMENT

Thursday 2nd May

FUN TOURNAMENT

Thursday 26th September

                         

 

 

 

 

 

PROTOCOL– 2019

Club Championship, Mens & Ladies Championship, Biddenden Bowl

Competitors are expected to show courtesy to other participants by ensuring that all ties are played within the dates specified. Both parties to any tie will be held equally responsible for playing and completing the tie by the cut-off date displayed on the club notice board. The following protocol is intended to guide members of the club.

1. ARRANGING TIES

v  The challenger, i.e. The first named on the competition sheet, is responsible for making match arrangements. (a marker will be needed for singles games).

v  The challenger must contact the opponent within 7 days of the competition start date for each round.

v  The challenger should submit three dates and times of play to the opponent. The opponent should agree a date and time of play or a mutually agreed alternative.

v  If the challenger fails to submit three dates and times of play within seven days, the opponent may submit three dates, one of which the challenger must accept. However, if it were found that both parties had done nothing to progress the tie, then the ultimate decision would be made by the Competition Secretary to withdraw both parties from the competition, thus allowing the next round to be arranged and played.

v  Either party must bring any difficulty in arranging a tie to the immediate attention of the Competition Secretary who will make a decision according to the individual circumstances, (always bearing in mind that the arranging of the tie is the equal responsibility of both parties).

v  If, on the other hand, one party had made approaches without success, they should advise the Competition Secretary before the “play-off” deadline is reached. After appropriate enquires, the Competition Secretary will make a decision as to where the blame lies and withdraw that person from the competition.

v  Both the players must sign the score card and enter the date and time the tie was completed.

v  The score card is kept by the marker. (the marker should not be a partner or relative of either the challenger or the opponent).

v  The Competition Secretary’s decision will be final.

Paul Buggins – Competition Secretary March 2019