Dunton Bassett Table Skittle League

RULES  (Revised August 2010)

1/ That this league be called the DUNTON BASSETT & DISTRICT MEN’S TABLE SKITTLE LEAGUE. (Hereinafter referred to as the League) and shall comprise of both Winter and Summer sections.

2/ The Officers or the league shall consist of a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and/or Secretaries.

 The Management Committee shall consist of the named officers and eight members who shall be elected annually by member teams. Four members shall form a quorum at any meeting. Should any member be absent from three consecutive meetings without satisfactory explanation, his seat shall be declared vacant. The Management Committee shall have the power to fill any vacancy that occurs during the year.

 Election of officers: Any nomination for the post of an officer of the league shall be made in writing and in the hands of the League Secretary 28 days prior to the A.G.M.

3/ All the officers and Management Committee shall be elected by Ballot at the AGM. Each team and each Member of the Management Committee shall have one vote at this meeting. (Pubs & Clubs with more than one team shall carry a vote for each of their teams.)

4/ The AGM shall be held on a Monday in August each year seven days notice of such meetings shall be given to each team in membership. Teams not represented at the AGM shall be deducted two points for the coming season. A Special General Meeting shall be summoned by the League Secretary on receipt of a request signed by a minimum of eight member teams.

5/ No alterations shall be made to these rules except at the AGM. All proposed alterations of the rules must be sent in writing to the Secretary and received by him twenty eight days before the AGM. Such proposed alterations shall be printed on the AGM agenda and sent to teams at least seven days prior to the AGM. 

6/ Election of Officers will be on simple majority, changes to the rules shall require a two thirds majority.

7/ Teams must register for the winter season at the AGM.

Summer season registration to be made at a time and place set by the League Secretary. In both cases the League Secretary shall be given the Captain/Secretaries name, Postal address, e-mail address and Team contact numbers. Team name and Players names on registration forms supplied by league secretary to be accompanied by appropriate fees.

8/ The Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and one other member shall be appointed Trustees of the League. Should the occasion arise, the Trustees shall be responsible for the safe keeping of all trophies belonging to the league and determine all investments of the League funds.

9/ The Management Committee shall be empowered to arrange all matches and competitions.

 

10/ Games to be played on Wednesdays, starting at 8.30 pm. Prompt. Any Team not arriving by 8.45 pm will forfeit the game subject to a complaint in writing being with the Secretary within 4 days of the event. The correct starting time to be entered on the result card.

11/ All protests relative to arrangements for the match must be formally intimated to the opposition before the commencement of the match. Protests must be in writing and with the League Secretary within four days of the match and include all relevant details and facts. In dealing with protests the Management Committee may take into consideration the possession by the protesting Team any knowledge which if used properly might have obviated the protest.

12/ Any Team breaking a League fixture without the consent of the League Secretary and/or their opponents will be deducted two points, this will be in addition to the points deducted under rule 18.

13/ Canceled matches shall be rearranged and played on or before the season end date. Both Teams to submit a result card within seven days of the canceled fixture date with the Match canceled section completed in full. Any canceled Match not played by the season end date will be declared void and NO points will be awarded to either Team. Should there be any misuse of this rule to manipulate the outcome of a Championship the Committee reserve the right to award points accordingly.

14/ A Subscription shall be paid for each Team entered, and a fee shall be paid for each registered player. The scale of fees and subscriptions will be set at the AGM. All fees and subscriptions will be paid at the time of registration. New Teams seeking membership must pay on application, these moneys will be refunded if application refused.

15/ No player shall be allowed to play in League matches unless he has been registered with the League Secretary a minimum of Forty Eight hours prior to the match start time. Any Team playing an unregistered player will lose two points plus any points and legs gained in the match.

16/ Any Player wishing to transfer to another team part way through a season may do so providing both Team Captains/Secretaries agree to the transfer and notify the League Secretary to this affect. No transfers are allowed after 2/3rds of the season has elapsed with the exception of mitigating circumstances that require the Committee to make a decision. Any transferred player having played in a cup round for his former team will not be eligible to play for his new team in that seasons competition. The KO Cup & Waddington plate will be deemed separate competitions.

17/ A Player may only sign on for one Team in the Dunton Bassett Skittle League.

18/ Any Team who without good reason fails to meet its fixtures, or does not give a minimum of one full day’s notice of cancellation will forfeit the match and the points. No legs/Pins will be given to the Team claiming the points.

19/ Any Team not adhering to the League rules may be subject to disciplinary action.

20/ Games to consist of seven legs: The Home Team set the first leg: Teams to consist of Eight Male players. Minimum age for a registered player is sixteen. Games decided by Legs in the winter league and Pins in the summer league.

21/ Match result cards to be sent in by the winning team. In the case of a draw both teams will submit a card as both will be claiming a point. Result cards to be provided by the Home side. The result card must be with the result Secretary by the Tuesday AM. following the Wednesday match. Failure to do so will result in loss of any points etc gained in the Match.
 

 

22/ Teams will be awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw. At the conclusion of the season the team scoring the highest number of points in their division shall be Champions. The team with the next highest shall be runner up. In the event of a tie, the team with the highest number of legs for, shall be first.

22a/ Summer league teams will be awarded two points for a win and one point for a draw. At the conclusion of the season the team with the highest number of points shall be champions the team with the next highest shall be runners up. Where points are equal then the best Pin difference (Pins for minus Pins against) will decide the finishing positions. Should there still be a tie then the team with the highest number of “Pins For” will decide the final positions.

23/ At the conclusion of the season the bottom two teams will change places with the top two teams of the lower division.

24/ The Management Committee reserve the right to award trophies etc. according to the leagues finances. A maximum of ten Individual trophies will be awarded to the winners and runners up from each division. Additional trophies can be supplied at cost price if required. Captains/Secretaries to contact League Secretary stating additional numbers required and will be advised of cost.

25/ A Oche shall be placed on the floor and shall be a line with two sides the same width as the table. The Oche shall be marked nine feet from the front Pin in a horizontal line, exemptions only by consent of the Management Committee. A Thrower shall have one foot in the Oche and both feet behind the throwing line when throwing. The visiting Captain can insist on a Oche being marked.

25b/ A players throw is deemed to be over when he has thrown all his cheeses and leaves the oche or playing area, (Playing area designated as between and in line with the Oche and the table). His score at this time is the score to be recorded. All spinning cheeses and Pins may then be reset by the setters up.

26/ All pins and cheeses to be plastic and of Northampton type, and consist of nine pins and three cheeses.

27/ Any cheese or Pin hitting the back of the table, Net or rebounding from any area outside the table will be counted as a back ball and all pins knocked down by such a ball/pin shall be replaced. All back balls and Pins shall be removed from the Table.

27a/ Cheeses must be thrown under arm or from below shoulder height. Failure to do so will result in a “No Ball” being called by the Captains and all Pins knocked down by the foul throw will be reset.

28a/ All Pins knocked down to count. i.e. laying horizontal to the table.

28b/ A Player may have cheeses removed at his request.

29/ A player may choose his own front Pin if not satisfied with the one put on. The Pin to be replaced by the setter.

30/ The Captains to appoint setters up, Only the setters up are entitled to call back balls.

30a/ Setters up MUST stand at least one foot away from the side of the table and must not obstruct any part of the player’s view of the table at any time during the players throw. Any disputes to be resolved by the team captains. (Any exceptions to this rule due to venue constrictions must be approved by Committee).

 

31/ Any team resigning during the playing season to notify the league secretary in writing. All players of such a team shall be subject to such disciplinary measures as the Management Committee deems necessary. All results to be erased from the league table.

32/ The Management Committee shall have the power to exclude from the following season any team or player whose conduct has merited such exclusion.

33/ Teams moving to a new home venue shall be allowed to remain in the same division for both leagues, provided at least six players were registered with the team for the whole of the previous season. In the case of a team splitting up and six players remaining at the original home venue, the original team shall maintain its status, and the players moving shall apply to join the league as a new team. All applications to transfer shall be made in writing to the league secretary stating reasons; and will only take place by consent of the Management committee.

34/ All teams to be regarded individually even if from the same home venue.

35/ The composition and number of teams in each division shall be left to the discretion of the Management committee in that the winter league shall consist of five divisions with twelve teams in each. The summer league to consist of four divisions with ten teams in each. The teams to play fixtures as decided by the management committee.

36/ Any player excluded or barred from a venue shall be deemed responsible to advise his team captain of the situation.

 It would be the team captains responsibility to contact the Landlord / Steward of the venue and request admission of the player, if this is refused it is the responsibility of the team captain to rearrange the fixture.

 If a team arrives at a venue with an excluded / barred player who has been refused admission by the Landlord / Steward that team shall play with seven players or forfeit the points.

37/ Trophy winners too return Cups in a clean condition, to a given venue on a date and time to be advised by post. Failure to return a cup will result in Non acceptance of any future registration.

38/ If a player is named by a team on the appropriate score board and he is known to be on his way, but the game starts prior to his arrival, that player shall be permitted to enter the game for the remaining legs, However, the legs played before the players arrival shall stand as recorded.

39/ Knockout Cup: Home Team to set. To be played over seven legs, first team to win four legs shall be the winners. If the game is tied after seven legs, team captains toss a coin to decide who sets a further three legs. This procedure continues to a result.

40/ Waddington Plate: Home team to set. Games to be decided on total number of Pins knocked down after seven legs. If the game is tied after seven legs, team captains toss a coin to decide who sets a further three legs. This procedure continues to a result

41/ The semi-finals and final of the plate and cup will be played on neutral tables, The toss of a coin will decide which team shall set.

42/ Highest away score Trophy: A trophy will be awarded to the highest away score for each division in both the winter and summer leagues. Eligible scores are entered on the match result card in the space provided including the players name.

42a/ Where a venue hosts multiple Teams using the same table and play in the same division; it is decreed that in the games where they meet the highest away score competition is not applicable.

42b/ A team playing an away fixture on their own table for what ever reason is excluded from the High Score competition for that match.

 

43/ A Singles Competition will be arranged during the Summer season. All registered players are eligible to enter on payment of a fee as determined by the Committee.

43a/ The Singles Competition will be played on a Wednesday night at a single venue. The winner from each Table will go forward to a final to be played on Presentation Night. All four finalists will receive an award as designated by the Committee.

43b/ All tied legs to be decided by a ONE CHEESE throw off.

43c/ All Games, excluding the Final will be won by the first player to win FIVE games. The Final will be won by the first player to win SEVEN games. The set will be decided by the toss of a coin.

44/ A Pairs competition will be arranged during the winter season and played on Thursday Evenings following a Wednesday Cup Round. All registered players are eligible to enter on payment of a fee as determined by the committee.

44a/ Pairs will be drawn to a neutral Table selected by the Committee. The winning pairs from each venue go through to the next round. 

The Final will be played on Presentation Night.

Winner and runner up will receive awards as designated by the Committee.

44b/ All games excluding the final will be won by the first pair to win FIVE games. The Final will be won by the first pair to win SEVEN games. The set will be decided by the toss of a coin.

44c/ All tied Legs will be declared void and replayed.

45/ A Champions Trophy competition will be held at the Summer league Presentation Night. Participants will be the Champions from each of the Divisions.
Semi finals will be Div 1 v Div 3 and Div 2 v Div 4. Semi Final and Final will be won by the Team to be the first to win four legs. The set to be decided by the toss of a coin. Winners and runners up will hold the respective Buxton Shields for twelve months.

46/ The Management Committee shall have the Power to deal with any offending team, player or players and any matter not provided for in these rules, as they may determine.