A) Once the forms for the Singles / Pairs and Fours competitions have been submitted to the Competition Secretary, no alterations will be allowed. Female players can enter the Ladies Cup or the Singles competition, not both competitions.
B) All games are the best of three Legs, up to the Semi-Final & Final, which are the best of five Legs. The toss of a coin is made to decide who will throw first. Where the score reaches 1-1 or 2-2, there will be further coin toss to decide which player throws first in the final leg.
C) Any player arriving after the draw is made, will not be allowed to play.
D) In the pairs competition, only 2 players can play. To be eligible to play, all players must sign in before 8.30. In the 1st round, one player cannot play on their own. However in the final one player can play on their own.
E) In the fours, any four from six can play, with the minimum number of players being three.
F) No player shall be substituted or altered after the draw is made, except in the fours when players can be changed after each leg of a match.
G) The Captain & Secretaries Cup will be played for by the Captain, Vice Captain & Secretary only, any 2 from 3 can start, unless agreed by the committee.
H) When playing on a neutral board in the K.O. Cup / Divisional Cup / Play – Offs, there shall be a toss of a coin for the first throw. If the final is at the venue of one of the teams competing, it is not deemed a neutral board and the away team throws first.
I) An image of the signed results card to be sent to the WhatsApp results group by both teams by 10PM on the Thursday following the game. If a team fails to do this, a £5 fine on the offending team will be imposed.
J) All competition result cards to be brought to the next league meeting by the winning team and the venue sheets are to be returned to the Results Secretary.
K) In cup competitions, any team found to have played an unregistered player will be looked at by the Committee under the complaints procedures.
L) Any team that fails to play in a Cup Final, will not be recognised as runners – up and therefore will not receive any trophies.
N) In the singles / pairs / fours / ladies singles and Captain & Secretaries, the losing player(s) will be expected to chalk the next game, or supply a chalker. Failure to do so will result in the player(s) concerned being excluded from the next seasons competition.
O) In the Eights competition, the team finishing top of the Eights League wins a trophy, there will be no runners-up. If two teams finish with the same amount of wins and percentages there will be a play off, best of five, final to denote league position and winners.
