FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE 2021
The Friendship League is managed by Val Cameron and Pat Constance
RULES
Here are the rules for the Friendship League 2021:
This year there are 6 teams. Each member of the winning team will receive a small trophy engraved ‘League Winner’. In the event of a tie for first place, shot difference will decide the winners.
The ‘Tony Rapson Memorial Trophy’, which has been kindly donated by Jean Rapson, (a previous member), will be awarded to the highest scoring individual player. Each player will be awarded a plus or minus score after each game according to the number of shots their team wins or loses by. A minimum of five games must be played to qualify for this trophy.
The league games will commence on a Monday afternoon in mid May and continue for 15 weeks, each team playing the other five teams minimum four times.
All games will start promptly at 2.15pm and finish after 16 ends.
Winning team receives 2 points
Losing team receives 0 points
Tied games – each team receives 1 point
Abandoned games – each team receives 1 point
An abandoned game is any match that has not completed 6 ends. If a match is stopped after 6 ends, the score at that time will be the result of the match. There will be no ‘trial ends’ but only one shot to count on the first end. Matches will be triples. In the event that a full team is not available: the side with 2 members play 4 woods each and 33% will be deducted from their score. The opposing team numbers 1 & 2 bowl 3 woods each and the skip bowls 2 woods . In the event of both teams having only 2 players, each player has 2 woods.
If a player causes a ‘no end’ , the opposing team scores 1 shot for that end. Different coloured team stickers to be affixed to bowls.
Players arriving late may join the game at any time and play in any position. However a team playing short must clearly mark the scorecard as follows:- the number of ends for which there were only 2 players. These ends will incur a penalty as above,. The adjustment will be made by the league secretary at the end of the match and the total score will be rounded to the nearest whole number.
Team co-ordinators will be appointed with consent by the league secretry. Individuals unable to play on a given date should change dates with another team member and inform the co-ordinator immediately.
No player may play more than 10 games out of the 14 scheduled. A breach of this rule will incur a deduction of one point per game over 10 from the team score at the end of the season.
Teams will stay together on subsequent seasons subject to the maintenance of a balance between men and women, the object being to produce mixed teams of a near equal strength as possible. Any proposed movement between teams to achieve this balance will be kept to a minimum and discussed with the individuals concerned. In the last resort, the league secretary’s decision will be final.
Members wishing to join the league once the season has started will be put on a waiting list to fill any vacancies that may occur.
TONY RAPSON FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE FIXTURES 2023
15th May 22nd May 5th June
Jupiter v Mars Neptune v Jupiter Jupiter v Mercury
Mercury v Neptune Mercury v Saturn Mars v Saturn
Saturn v Earth Mars v Earth Earth v Neptune
12th June 19th June 26th June
Mars v Mercury Earth v Neptune Earth v Saturn
Saturn v Neptune Saturn v Mars Mars v Jupiter
Earth v Jupiter Mercury v Jupiter Mercury v Neptune
3rd July 10th July 17th July
Neptune v Jupiter Mars v Neptune Saturn v Mercury
Earth v Saturn Saturn v Jupiter Earth v Mars
Mars v Mercury Mercury v Earth Neptune v Jupiter
31st July 7th August 14th August
Jupiter v Mercury Mercury v Earth Mercury v Mars
Saturn v Mars Jupiter v Mars Saturn v Jupiter
Neptune v Earth Neptune v Saturn Neptune v Earth
21st August 4th September
Neptune v Mercury Mercury v Saturn
Earth v Mars Neptune v Mars
Jupiter v Saturn Jupiter v Earth
Matches will take place on Monday afternoons, starting at 2.15pm promptly
FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE TEAMS 2023
| Jupiter | Earth | Neptune |
| Val Cameron | Rosemary Edwards | Jackie Connelly |
| Barbara Carlson | Roger Todd | Richard Constance |
| Paul Crook | Angie Leniston | Susan Fullilove |
| Jane Firmin | Ann Phillips | Sonia Hume |
| Steve Hutchinson | Ron Mitchell | Barbara Moore |
| Mars | Mercury | Saturn |
| Pat Constance | Trevor Carey | Brian Hume |
| Val Tuson | Josie Kerslake | Margaret O’Brien |
| Gerard Moore | Jenny Smith | Sue Ridley |
| Brian Pooley | Chris Viner | Geoff Sharpe |
| Brenda Pallet | Ian Wells | John Round |
| David Firmin | David Alexander |