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RULES AND REGULATIONS
BowlsEngland Rules and Regulations https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/rules-and-regulations
Ampthill Bowls Club Constitution
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Bowls: Skills Techniques Tactics (Crowood Sports Guides) by John Bell | 1 Nov 2007
DOCUMENTS
Helpful notes about the game
INTERNAL CLUB COMPETITIONS - There are a number of internal club competitions that members can play in, all members are welcome to put their names forward for selection and are a great way to gain more confidence in playing competitively. See below for details of INTERNAL CLUB COMPETITIONS - further details can be obtained by clicking on this link fixtures and competions that members can play in
| AMPTHILL BOWLS CLUB COMPETITIONS | ||||||||||
| Club competitions are open to all members unless specifically stated. | ||||||||||
| All competitions marked * are eliminations with the format and timing set by the Committee. | ||||||||||
| MEN’S COMPETITIONS | ||||||||||
| NAME | FORMAT | # OF WOODS | # OF ENDS OR POINTS | MARKER REQUIRED | NOTES | |||||
| Crawley Handicap* | Singles | 4 | 21 pts | Yes | Entrants will be handicapped by the Selection Committee | |||||
| Don Ross Cup* | Singles | 4 | 21 pts | Yes | Open to members who have not previously won a singles competition | |||||
| Wingfield Cup* | Pairs | 4 | 21 | No | Pairs drawn by Selection Committee from seeded groups | |||||
| Cooper Cup* | Singles | 4 | 21 | Yes | ||||||
| Men's 2-Wood | Single | 2 | Yes | Played on one day - format dependent on number of entrants | ||||||
| WOMEN’S COMPETITIONS | ||||||||||
| Jean Osborn Trophy | Singles | 2 | Yes | Played on one day – format dependant on number of entrants | ||||||
| Ran Underwood Cup* | Pairs | 4 | 21 | No | Pairs drawn by Committee from seeded groups | |||||
| Cyril Goodwin Cup* | Singles | 4 | 21 pts | Yes | ||||||
| OPEN COMPETITIONS | ||||||||||
| Vera Babb Trophy | Triples | 4 | No | All entrants will be divided into 3 seeded groups according to experience. | ||||||
| Each triple will consist of 1 member from each group selected by the Committee. | ||||||||||
| Played on one day – format dependant on number of entrants | ||||||||||
| Vera Farr Open | Singles | 2 | Yes | Played on one day – format dependant on number of entrants | ||||||
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| Tomkins Cup* | Mixed Pairs | 4 | 21 | No | Ladies select partners | |||||
| Nin & Don cup | Pairs | 4 | 21 | No | Pairs drawn by Selection Committee from seeded groups | |||||
| Played on one day – format dependant on number of entrants | ||||||||||
| Club Championship | Singles | 4 | 21 | Yes | ||||||
| Pell Shield | ||||||||||
| Harmsworth Cup | ||||||||||
| Fisher Cup | ||||||||||
| East Beds League | ||||||||||
| Mens Singles | ||||||||||
| Ladies Pairs | ||||||||||
| Ladies Singls | ||||||||||
| President Day | ||||||||||