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| LAWS OF THE GAME - B. The Bowls | ||
| Updated: 28 Oct 2006 11:03 |
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1.
A Live Bowl |
1. | A LIVE BOWL IS: | ||
| (a) | a bowl which in its original course comes to rest wholly within the live area, even though it overhangs the edge of the rink mat. | |||
| b) | A bowl which in its original course breaks the ditch line, but does not interfere with any toucher or jack in the ditch, does not touch the fender or make contact with the floor or the centre block and comes to rest wholly within the live area, even though it mat overhang the edge of the rink mat. | |||
| (c) | A bowl which in its original course on the rink mat touches the jack, either directly or by deflection off another bowl or bowls, even though it settles in the ditch or makes contact with the fender after it has touched the jack, such a bowl shall be live and be called a toucher and its position in the ditch should be suitably marked so that it may be accurately replaced in the event of being illegally disturbed. | |||
| 2. | MARKING A TOUCHER | |||
| (a) | A
toucher shall be clearly marked with chalk by a member of the player's
side before the next bowl has come to rest (see also TOUCHERS in
DEFINITIONS & GLOSSARY). If a bowl is not so marked
before the succeeding bowl comes to rest it will cease to be a toucher
(see Rule E.9 (c) Possession of the Rink Mat). If in the
opinion of either skip or player in charge of the head that to attempt
to chalk such a bowl could cause it to fall or move it shall not be
chalked, but it MUST be nominated as a toucher and it should then be
chalked if the danger ceases during the course of play. The marker in a singles game should mark all touchers and should indicate to the players any bowl which is a toucher that they were unable to mark. All toucher marks should be removed before any bowl is played. Should a bowl be played which has not had the chalk removed, the skip, the player in charge of the head or the marker shall remove the mark as soon as the bowl comes to rest, or if there is a danger that such a bowl should fall and alter the head or its position, it should be indicated and the mark removed if the position is changed. |
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| 3. | ACTION OF TOUCHERS | |||
| (a) | Touchers may act upon the jack or other touchers in the ditch. The jack and any such touchers moved shall remain in their new position. | |||
| (b) | Touchers rebounding from the jack or the fender or from other touchers in the ditch onto the live area shall remain in play where they have come to rest. | |||
| 4. | DEAD BOWLS | |||
| A bowl is dead and must be removed from the rink mat if: | ||||
| (a) | It is delivered from a foot fault position; | |||
| (b) | It contacts the centre block or passes over it; | |||
| (c) | It does not travel beyond the dead line; | |||
| (d) | it finishes in the ditch without touching the jack; | |||
| (e) | it touches or rebounds from the fender or contacts a toucher or jack which is in the ditch, unless the bowl in question is a toucher; | |||
| (f) | when it comes to rest any part of the bowl breaks any part of the ditch line, unless it is a toucher; | |||
| (g) | when it comes to rest any part of it intersects the dead line; | |||
| (h) | it makes contact with the floor or leaves the rink mat (Except in Fender Displacement); | |||
| (i) | if it is carried beyond the dead line by a player who is in possession of the rink mat. | |||
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| 5. | LINE DECISIONS | |||
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Updated 2003 AGM |
A line decisions can be called for at any time during an End and any offending bowl will be removed. Any non toucher in the ditch will be removed whenever it is found. In other words a Dead Bowl is a Dead Bowl no matter what the circumstances. | |||
| 6. | BOWL DISPLACEMENT | |||
| (a) | Displacement by a non-toucher; | |||
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(i) |
If a head is disturbed by: | |||
| Updated | A bowl which rebounds from a toucher which is in the ditch; | |||
| 2003 | A bowl deflected by the fender; | |||
| AGM | A bowl or jack in the ditch which is moved by a non-toucher. | |||
| (Except as in 7. BOWL DRIVEN OVER THE FENDER) | ||||
| It shall be restored as near as possible to its original position by the opposing player who is in charge of play at the head and the end completed. | ||||
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(ii) |
If a head is disturbed by: | |||
| A bowl delivered from a foot fault position; | ||||
| A bowl which strikes, contacts or passes over the centre block; | ||||
| (Except as in 7. BOWL DRIVEN OVER THE FENDER) | ||||
| The opposing skip shall have the option of: | ||||
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(a) |
Restoring the bowl or bowls as near as possible to their original position; | |||
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(b) |
Letting the head remain in its new position; | |||
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(c) |
Playing the end again and it MUST be from the same direction. | |||
| (b) | Displacement by a participating player; | |||
| If a bowl while in motion or at rest on the rink mat or if a toucher in the ditch be interfered with or displaced by one of the players, the opposing skip shall have the option of; | ||||
| (i) | Restoring the bowl as near as possible to its original position; | |||
| (ii) | Letting it remain in its new position; | |||
| (iii) | Declaring the bowl dead and removing it from the rink mat; | |||
| (iv) | Playing the end again and it MUST be from the same direction. | |||
| (c) | Displacement by a non-player; | |||
| If a bowl while in motion or at rest on the rink mat or if a toucher in the ditch be interfered with or displaced by any person not playing or by a jack or bowl from another rink mat or by any other object, the two skips will come to an agreement regarding its original position. Should the skips fail to agree, the end shall be played again in the same direction. | ||||
| (d) | Displacement by the marker in a Singles game; | |||
| If
a bowl is displaced whilst it is being measurer by the marker, it shall
be restored as near as possible to its original position by the marker,
subject to the agreement by both players. If the players
cannot agree, the end shall be played again from the same
direction. (If any other displacement should occur, Rule 6
(c) will apply. For this purpose the Singles players are deemed to
be Skips). If a shot or shots have already been awarded, the player holding the shots shall will have the option of accepting this as the score for that end or playing the end again. |
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| (e) | Displacement by the Umpire; | |||
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an Umpire accidentally displaces a bowl(s) whilst measuring, the Umpire
will replace it or them as near as possible to the original position
before completing the decision. The Umpire will be the sole arbiter. |
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| 7. | BOWL DRIVEN OVER THE FENDER | |||
| If a bowl be delivered with such force as to pass or to cause another bowl to pass over the back or sides of the fender, the opposing skip shall have the option of: | ||||
| (a) | Claiming three shots and counting the end as played; | |||
| (b) | counting the end as played and claiming the shots lying; | |||
| (c) | completing the end; | |||
| (d) | playing the end anew as in a dead end; | |||
| if a bowl and the jack are driven over the back or sides of the fender at the same time, the rule concerning the jack will take precedence. | ||||
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