Club Challenge

General Conditions of Play (Summary)

• Men Gold – Unrestricted for Players Gradings
• Women Gold – Unrestricted for Players Gradings
• Men Silver – Restricted to players from Grade 3 Pennants and below
• Women Pink – Restricted to players from Grade 3 Pennants and below
• Men Blue – Restricted to players from Grade 5 Pennants and below
• Mixed Gold – Unrestricted for Players Gradings (Each Gender must be represented in at least two disciplines)
• Mixed Bronze – Restricted to players from Grade 3 Pennants and below (Each Gender must be represented in at least two disciplines)

Mixed divisions shall comprise 3 female / 3 male players.

Each gender must be represented in pairs and triples (If the singles player is male the triples must contain 2 female players. If the singles player is female, the triple must contain 2 male players.)

Each side shall comprise of six players.
Three games shall be played within each match:
One Singles game, One Pairs Game and one Triples Game.
Players shall be eligible to play as per Condition 2.2 in these Conditions of Play.

Duration of Matches

Singles – 21 shots up (4 bowls per player)
Pairs – 14 ends (3 bowls per player)
Triples – 14 ends (2 bowls per player)

Practice

No practice permitted before commencement of matches

Trial Ends

There shall be ONE trial end before the commencement of the first match of the day.

Re-spotting the jack

If a jack in motion passes completely outside the boundaries of the rink of play, comes to rest in any hollow in the face of the bank or rebounds to a distance of less than 18 metres from the mat line, the end must not be declared dead. Instead the jack must be placed with the nearest point of the jack to the mat line at a Spot which is 2m from ditch and on the centre line. (ie, at the 2 metre mark T)