SINCE COVID BLOOMFIELD ONLY PLAY IN THE JACK JACKSON LEAGUE

Bloomfield finished Winners this year

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London Leagues - Jack Jackson League

Playing Rules 2025

1.           A Match will consist of one team of four bowlers from each of two clubs.

2.           All teams will play each other on a home and away basis.

3.           be played over 15 ends.

4.           No match should start after 8.00pm.

5.           Refreshments to be provided by the home team once the game has finished.

6.           All players must be registered with a county and the ESMBA.

7.           Each player will play with two bowls.

8.           At the start of the game the two skips will toss for the jack.

9.           Two trial ends before the start of the match.

10.        All clubs must use the 32oz jacks.

11.        In the event of a team being short of a player the following order of play will be accepted. (LEAD, LEAD, TWO LEAD, LEAD, TWO) No deduction in score.

12.        Each team may take the jack off the mat once without penalty – the end is replayed in the same direction. Should a team take the jack off a second time then an automatic 2 shot penalty is awarded to the opposition and the end is counted as played.

13.        No three’s up.

14.        Only the skips may visit the head when in control of the mat.

15.        At the completion of the end if the shot cannot be decided it is up to the number three’s to measure for shot or shots. If the three’s cannot agree the two skips should make the final decision.

16.        A player wishing to play a heavy or firing wood must give both a visual and verbal warning before playing the shot.

17.        If a bowl is played with such force that it or a stationary wood go over the back or side of the fender the opposing skip can either claim 3 shots or claim the shot s/he was holding or replay the end from the same direction.

18.        The team winning a match will be awarded three points.

19.        A match drawn after 15 ends will be decided through an extra end with each player using only 1 wood. Skips toss for the mat.

20.        Once the match is completed it is the responsibility of the home team to phone or email the result through to the League Statistician within 24 hours. Both teams should retain the scorecard in case of a dispute in the scores.

21.        All other rules can be found in the ESMBA Rulebook.

The above Rules are an extract from the more comprehensive version agreed at the August 2010 AGM.