MARSTONS LADIES SUMMER SKITTLE LEAGUE
RULES 2019
1. Play in teams of 8 ladies only.
2. There will be eight games played, each on a one to one basis.
3. Three points scored for a win, one for a draw.
4. The first player to get five legs wins the game.
5. Teams not to be placed, all names to be drawn by captains to denote order of play.
6. Results of game will be decided on the total of legs won.
7. Entrance Fee: £10.00 per team, £2.50 per player.(Secretary’s fee £2.00 per team)
8. All teams to appoint a vice captain/secretary whose name/address to be supplied.
9. NEW PLAYER: 24 hours’ notice to be given of any new player registered, signing on fee of £2.50
to be paid.
10. If short of players, NO MORE THAN TWO players in the team can be drawn to play twice.
11. Games to be played on Monday nights, starting at 8.30pm prompt, if team fails to turn up by
8.45pm the opposing team can claim the points, unless defaulting team has notified the other
team of lateness.
12. The Home team set for all games.
13. DEAD LEGS: one cheese to be thrown to decide winner of leg, this to be repeated until leg has
been won.
14. HIGHEST SCORE: - A prize will be awarded to the highest individual score, obtained with 3
cheeses on Home or Away table. Captains to add to score card, in the event of a tie, the winner
will be the person with the most number of highest scores, or again if joint leaders a 3 cheese
throw off on presentation night will determine the winner.
15. HOCKEY: Hockey to be a straight line with two sides the same width as the table. Thrower to
have at least one foot inside the line.
16. LENGTH OF THROW FROM PIN: Min 8’6 from front pin to hockey. Individuals can therefore
throw from anywhere behind the line.
17. Chesses: Must be thrown underarm or skimmed across the body. Throwing down from the
shoulder or over arm is not permitted, Captains to confer amicably between themselves. A
weight restriction of 00.230kg for all types of cheeses.
18. All pins and cheeses to be of Northampton type.
19. All pins down to count and cheeses must remain on the table until player asks for removal
20. WOODYARD: The pair drawn second to set up pins for the first pair and so on down the team
until last pair, where the first pair drawn set up.
Please be respectful of the thrower when in the woodyard, no use of mobile phones, loud voices
etc.
21. CANCELLED MATCHES – 24 HOURS NOTICE to be given to the opposition of cancellation.
Points will be forfeited by any team cancelling at shorter notice and only half of the legs (20) will
be awarded and will be expected to pay half of the home team supper expenses if requested.
22. If any matches cancelled in the first half have not been played by return match then a double
header to be played that night. The aggrieved team to select venue. Any matches cancelled in
second half of the season MUST be played no later than the third week after the date of venue.
Should this game fail to be played, no points to be awarded to either team as all cancelled
matches must be played, rearranged matches to be amicably decided between captain’s
LEAGUE SECRETARY TO BE NOTIFIED OF ALL CANCELLED MATCHES TO AVOID A
FINE.
23. Any team resigning during playing season to have all results erased from the league charts.
24. MATCH RESULT CARDS: To be signed by both captains and with the league secretary by
following Friday. Date, Division, Results of match, Highest Scorer and all Players names to be
entered on card.
25. Home team to supply card, winning team responsible for posting it to league
secretary.
26. In the event of two or more team’s tying on points at the end of the season, number of legs FOR
will decide, however in the event of two or more team’s tying on legs for and against a throw off to
decide the winner.
27. Any protests to be put into League Secretary and committee as soon as possible.
28. League Committee to be made up of Chairman, Treasurer and all team secretaries of who will
settle disputes should any occur.
29. Beer legs: Whoever plays pays, suggested that teams should play for 50p per player.
30. Suppers are not compulsory, but those indulge are obliged to partake in the raffle.
31. Minimum age is 14 but please ask permission from the away team for players that are 18 and
under as all venues have different licenses to adhere to.
32. Landladies to play for either ‘A’ or ‘B’ team, not both.
33. If home venue has another function planned that could interfere with the match then the visiting
team must be notified and given the option to play or cancel; if prior knowledge of function
unavailable, visiting team to still have the option on arrival.
34. ANY TEAM THAT DOES NOT ATTEND THE AGM WILL FORFEIT THEIR PLACE IN THE
LEAGUE AND MAY HAVE TO PAY A FINE OF £10.00.
