Rules 

  1. All Players to be registered with the Match Secretary. Such registration to cost £70 per Team and Name of Players to be notified on Entry Form.
  2. No player can be registered for more than ONE team in the League. The Match Secretary to furnish when called upon, a list of such players registered.
  3. Players registered for one team CANNOT play for any other team during the season after 31st December each year, except with the permission of the League Committee. Teams playing unregistered players will forfeit the points, these being awarded to the opposing team.
  4. Result Cards to be sent to Match Secretary within 96 hours or points lost.
  5. All matches to be played on Home and Away Alleys. All teams to nominate their Alley at time of entry.
  6. In the event of any PIN being hit and does not fall, but is off the plate, this Pin to count as DOWN.
  7. All games will start by 8.30pm. If one team is not there, then the side present may CLAIM THE POINTS.
  8. CUSH BALLS: Balls hitting the side of the Alley before hitting a pin down will NOT count. Pins knocked down by Cush Ball to STAY DOWN.
  9. All games to be played UP and DOWN.
  10. The balls MUST pitch on the players side of the white line.
  11. Any Player NOT arriving by the time the THIRD HAND is played, his/her score will NOT count.
  12. The front pin on all alleys must be marked WHITE.
  13. No PINS are to be used in League games protected by a rubber band.
  14. No added part to the Alley, other than the original structure, to be used in League Games.
  15. All sections to be played on a promotion basis.
  16. Alleys must NOT be POLISHED behind the White Playing Line.
  17. All rearranged games have to be played within one month of the date of the original fixture. The match can be played on opposing or a neutral alley providing both teams agree. The Match Secretary MUST be informed.
  18. RESERVES: Should the reserve be called upon to play in the team after the Statutory 3rd Hand, his/her score as a reserve does NOT count. He/she MUST, therefore, throw again as a member of the Team. The opposing Captain to decide his/her order of play. This also applies for any injured player.
  19. No reserves to be played if game not started by 8.45pm.
  20. No more than 2 reserves for each team to play per game.
  21. Each Team must be represented by at least one player at the Annual General Meeting, which is held before the start of each season. Teams NOT represented WILL NOT be accepted for the forthcoming season subject to 1988 amendment. (Each Team has 1 vote). (From the 2006 AGM; Teams not attending will have 4 points deducted in the following season. Rule 21 can also be applied.)
  22. Maximum number of Teams allowed on any one establishment is 7.
  23. Minimum notice to cancel a match is 48 HOURS.
  24. Maximum size of Ball to be 5.5 inches in Diameter.
  25. Each alley to have a MAXIMUM of 3 balls available to players.

Knockout and Nomination Cup 

  1. In the event of a drawn game, extra hands to be played until a result is achieved.
  2. ALL FINALS to be played on any alley in Sturminster Newton, alley to be chosen by committee.
  3. Semi-Finals to be played on Neutral Alleys.
  4. In Nomination matches, if the front pin falls without being the first pin struck by the ball, the score for the 3 balls is NOUGHT. This also applies to any other nominated pin.

Individual Cups 

  1. ALL games to be played Person to Person across the Board. In case of a draw, a coin to be tossed and 3 balls each to be played until a winner is found.
  2. On individual cup nights each player to pay £1.50 to cover Sticker Ups.
  3. Any player NOT on Alley by 9.15pm not eligible to play unless by prior arrangement with Opponent and Committee.
  4. CAPTAINS CUP - Captains ONLY eligible to play unless by approval of Committee.
  5. Entrants for Senior Players Cup must be 55 years by January 1st.

    Under 18's Cup 

    1. To qualify players MUST be OVER 14 years of age and UNDER 18 years of age before the 1st September in the current year the League commences.
    2. Scores to count on both HOME and AWAY LEAGUE MATCHES ONLY.
    3. To qualify, the players score must be part of the team result on the night. Reserve scores do not count.

     

    DISCIPLINARY / CONSTITUTION 

    Individual or Team 

    1. For receiving one complaint a written warning.
    2. For receiving two complaints within three years a written warning that a further complaint could lead to suspension from the league.
    3. Players or teams would be given the right to appeal against suspension in writing on or before a date to be decided by the committee.
    4. The committee reserves the right to suspend any player or team at any time if the misconduct is considered serious enough to warrant immediate action, rights of appeal still apply.
    5. Maximum number of committee members including officers will be fifteen (15).