COMPETITION UPDATE
CORONATION CUP DRAW
The draw for the Coronation Cup was made at the green on Sunday. Thank you to Peter and Lynne Smith for their assistance in carrying out the draw.
Games to be played are as follows :-
1st Round (to be played by 30th April)
Noreen Lewis (+6) v. Chris Harding (+4)
Brian Sutton (+4) v. Laurie Townson (+4)
Mike Milne (+2) v. Alan Hatton (+4)
George Hitchmough (+4) v. Darren Edgerley (+4)
John Townsend (+4) v. Dave White (+4)
Bill Bloor (+2) v. Barry McArthur (+4)
Chris Porter (Scratch) v. John McCabe (+4)
Terry Corfield (+2) v. John Unsworth (+4)
Mark Rowlinson (+4) v. Graham Meadow (+4)
2nd Round (to be played by 31st May)
Pat McArthur (+2) v. Mark Rowlinson (+4) or Graham Meadow (+4)
Roger Van Beever (+4) v. John Hughes (+4)
Jeff Brown (+4) v. Len Southworth (+2)
Peter Smith (+4) v. Chris Lancaster (+4)
NB : PLAYERS WILL CONTACTED INDIVIDUALLY WITH CONTACT DETAILS FOR THEIR OPPONENT
CORONATION CUP – RULES AND PLAYING CONDITIONS
•Each round of the competition to completed within the time stipulated.
•It will be responsibility of the first named player to contact their opponent to arrange a mutually convenient time to play the.
•No practice is allowed before the game. Any use of the green on the day of and prior to the game should only be done with the knowledge and consent of your opponent.
•If the players are unable to access the clubhouse, games to be played using own jack(s) and mat(s).
•Games up to the semi-finals to be scored by the players themselves if no marker is available. All games to be 21 up playing off the handicaps as indicated on the sheet displayed at the green.
•Players should agree to a procedure to determine the counting bowl if no independent measurer is available. If no neutral person is present and an agreement cannot be reached, the end should be replayed.
•Results to be sent to Mike Milne
(07752352065 / michaelmilne66@outlook.com)
•Failure to fulfil a fixture before the deadline set could result in both players being scratched from the competition. The decision of the competition organisers will be final.
CLUB HANDICAPS
Mainly for the benefit of new members, please see below an outline of the Club’s system of handicapping players for our internal singles handicaps :-
From the start of the 2018 season, the Club adopted a new system of handicapping for the Club’s singles competitions. This is based on the principle that all players start with a standard handicap on joining the Club and thereafter the handicap is only changed as a result of performances in the Club’s singles handicaps. No subjective judgement is made on a player’s bowling ability.
The standard handicaps used are :-
Ladies, Social Bowlers & Novices :- +6
Male League Bowlers :- +4
Any player winning a handicapped singles event will be deducted 2 points from their handicap.
There will be no lower limit to the handicap but only the previous three seasons and the current season will be taken into account. Thus, after three years have elapsed since a handicap win, 2 points are put back onto that player’s handicap.
Over time, this should prove to be a fair system and accurately reflect an individual’s current and recent performance levels.
A detailed explanation of the 2022 handicaps will be displayed at the Club but based on the system outlined above, the handicaps for this season will be :-
Scratch : Jim Halsall ; Chris Porter
+2 : Kez Adams ; Bill Bloor ; Terry Corfield ; Wayne Graham ;
Pat McArthur ; Mike Milne ; Len Southworth ; Fergal Wright
+4 : Sue Andersen and male league bowlers not listed above.
+6 : All female bowlers not already listed, male social bowlers and novices.