List of National and County competitions we are in this year.
There are changes to the laws of the sport from 1st April 2015, these can be viewed on the Bowls England website at Bowls England Summary
A summary of the relevant changes are listed below
For your information the following two changes that affect us at club level have been made to the Laws as of 1st April 2015
7 Position on the mat
7.1 Before delivery a player must be standing on the mat with all or part of at least one foot on the mat. At the moment they deliver the jack or a bowl, the player must have all or part of one foot on or above the mat.
7.2 Before delivery a player using an approved wheelchair must have one wheel on the mat and, at the moment they deliver the jack or a bowl, the player must have all or part of one wheel on or above the mat.
7.3 Any player not meeting the terms of this law is committing a foot-fault, and law 8 will apply.
8 Foot-faulting
8.1 If the umpire, either by their own observation or on appeal by one of the skips or opponents in Singles, decides that a player has not met the terms of law 7, the umpire must, on the first occasion, warn the player in the presence of the skip and advise the coach when they are present that a warning has been given.
8.2 On each occasion after this, the umpire must have the player’s bowl stopped and declared dead.
8.3 If it has not been possible to stop the bowl and it disturbs the head, the opponentmust choose whether to:
8.3.1 replace the head;
8.3.2 leave the head as altered; or
8.3.3 declare the end dead.
40 Players’ duties
40.1.9 For domestic play, Member National Authorities can transfer the skip’s duties described in law *40.1.7 to other members of the team. However, they must make sure that the duties are transferred to players whose positions, in order of play, are the same in each team.
40.1.7 The skip must:
40.1.7.1 be responsible for the score card supplied by the Controlling Body while play is in progress;
40.1.7.2 make sure that the names of all players of both teams are correctly entered on the score card;
40.1.7.3 record, on the score card, all shots scored for and against both teams as each end is completed;
40.1.7.4 compare and agree the score card with that of the opposing skip as each end is completed;
40.1.7.5 at the end of the game, record on the score card the time that the game finished and then sign their own and the opposing skip’s score cards.
The green keeper has recommended that the green needs at least another week for the winter maintenance to take effect before we can play on it. It is therefore with regret that Sunday’s Drive, Monday Club on the 13th and the Friendly on Wednesday 15th have been canceled. We will provide an update in a few days as to when the green will be open.
A rink of Farnborough bowlers pick up a hotshot at Rushmoor Indoor Bowling Club in a recent league game. The team was Anthony LaFrenais, Mick Moorcroft, Bob Tillotson and Geoff Ringrose.
Congratulations to all on your achievement.
The green will be open on Sunday 12th April (Weather permitting). Monday Club starts on the 13th and the first friendly is on Wednesday 15th against Puttenham, 2:30pm at home. Sheets for the early games are in the clubhouse for you to put your name down.
Happy bowling.
Saturday 7th March is Farnborough Bowling Club’s Spring Meeting.
The club will be open from 9am to 11am for existing members to renew their membership and enter the club competitions.
Experienced bowlers considering joining Farnborough are invited along to meet some of our members.
New bowlers are welcome to call in and have a chat with one of the coaches: more information is available on the new bowler page