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CHARITY EVENT

An Invite from CHIPPENHAM TOWN BC
Open Triples Charity Event
Sunday August 6th 2023 start time 2pm
Proceeds will go to the Blood Cancer Charity

An invite from Chippenham Town Bowls Club for bowlers
to play in an enjoyable event in memory of Eugene Gallagher
and in celebration of his birthday.

Teams will be playing for a trophy kindly donated by Eugene’s
wife Carol and prize money of £90 for the winning team.

The cost per team is £12.00, guests are welcome @ £3.00 per guest. Fees will include a BBQ meal.

For this occasion there will be a raffle so please bring along
a raffle prize which we can add to Carol’s kindly donated
gifts.

There will be a BBQ after the trophy presentation followed by
some bowls related fun games.

If you are interested in entering please contact Bob Chalmers 01249 444333

PHAB Sessions

PHAB Sessions continue at the club.

Below are some photos taken at a recent PHAB session held at Devizes Bowls Club.

These have been extremely popular amongst the participants, the enjoyment is obvious for all to see.

Getting an opportunity to try something different has been really popular.

“Their enthusiasm is second to none” !

LADIES COUNTY BENEVOLENT TRIPLES 2nd round

Played on the 21st July at Amesbury.

Jenny, Ruthie, and Ali from Amesbury are through to the 3rd round of the Benevolent Triples cup👏👏 after winning against our Devizes Ladies Babs, Alison and Wendy.

Another great game played in good humour,spirit.

LADIES COUNTY BENEVOLENT TRIPLES

Today another great victory for our Devizes Ladies in the County Benevolent Triples.

Playing against Avon Ladies in an all good humour, the sun shone for them all with not a cloud in sight.

Our team had a steady build-up of points over 15 ends all of which had to be played, resulting in a 22-7 win. They now go on to play in the 3rd round at Amesbury on Friday 21st July.

Good luck ladies !

LADIES COUNTY TOP 10 COMPETITION

Our ladies took part in the Top Ten Competition today playing away to Spencer Melksham. 

They had to contend with showery weather but triumphed by winning all four disciplines !

 

The next challenge will be on Sunday 23rd July, this will be the semi-final away match against Box who are the current holders, when hopefully the sun will shine on the Devizes ladies !

Well done ladies good luck in the next round !

LAWS OF THE SPORT OF BOWLS

Know the Laws

THE ANSWER

Short answer

19 Dead jack

19.4 If the jack is dead, the end is a dead end and law 20 will apply.

20 Dead end

20.1 A dead end is not counted as a completed end even if all the bowls required to be played have been played.

20.2 A dead end must be replayed in the same direction unless the skips or opponents in Singles agree to play it in the opposite direction. (If the jack and bowls need to be transferred to the opposite end of the rink before the end is replayed, they must be transferred in a way which avoids distracting players on neighbouring rinks.)

Interesting answer which I leave you to investigate

19.5 Alternatively, Controlling Bodies can decide not to have the end declared dead. Instead, the jack must be placed with the nearest point of the jack to the mat line at the appropriate re-spot position described in either law 56.5.2 or 56.5.3, or as close as possible as described in law 56.5.4, and play must continue.

 

THE QUESTION  June 2023

Ok picture the scene, you are away at another club there are 3 rinks in use for our competition.

During the match one of our rinks is holding its own, they are ahead just , we are on end 16 the opposing skip is the last to play his last bowl we are holding 5 shots.

Then whoops !! their skip squeezes the jack sideways out of the head and it ends up on the left hand adjacent rink !

Everyone shouts “Dead end” and all 3 rinks have an opinion on what to do next but

QUESTION

All agree the Jack is dead but do you

  1. Declare the end dead, but count the end as completed with no score recorded
  2. Declare the end dead and play it again but from the same end
  3. Not declare the end dead but re spot the Jack.
  4. Not declare the end dead but replace the jack at a point agreed to have been where it was struck

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Laws of the Sport of Bowls

Good Luck !