Maidstone Triples League – League Rules
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The league shall be called the MAIDSTONE TRIPLES LEAGUE and the headquarters shall be the MAIDSTONE BOWLS CLUB, BUCKLAND ROAD, MAIDSTONE. ME16 0DT
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The League shall have the following Officers: Chairman, Hon Treasurer, Hon Secretary and Hon League Secretary, and they should be elected at the Annual General Meeting or any Extraordinary General Meeting called for that purpose. Nominations for Office shall be received by the Secretary in writing fourteen days before the AGM or EGM.
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The Committee shall consist of Chairman, Hon Secretary, Hon Treasurer, Hon League Secretary and a representative from each Club, with fourteen to form a quorum. In the event of a representative not being able to attend a meeting he may send a substitute.
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The Annual General Meeting shall be held before the end of February, the Hon Secretary to notify member clubs at least fourteen days before the meeting. Voting on all matters shall be by one vote from each club, with a casting vote from the Chairman if necessary.
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Applications from new teams for membership must be addressed to the Secretary and will be considered for the following season.
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Subscriptions for Membership shall be decided at the Annual general Meeting.
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Teams shall consist of TWO MEN’S TRIPLES, or such number as shall be determined at the Annual general Meeting and shall play other clubs on a home and away basis.
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Play shall be in accordance with the rules of both the Bowls England and Kent County Bowling Association. TWO points will be awarded for each winning triple, or ONE point each in the case of a drawn triple. TWO points will be awarded to the winning team, or one point to each team in the case of a drawn match. If points are equal, then shot difference will be taken into account when compiling League tables.
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Matches to be started by 6.00pm. Any team failing to appear and play after a maximum waiting time of 30 minutes shall forfeit the match to their opponents, on demand, with penalties as given in Rule 11. If necessary, a reduction in the number of ends played (from eighteen), shall be by mutual agreement, and shall be no less than TWELVE ends. Results score cards must be endorsed to this effect by both Captains.
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Matches must be played on the date specified in the fixture list. In the event of cancellation or abandonment due to really bad weather the home team shall within THREE days of the original fixture offer their opponents THREE dates for the re-arranged game, This must take place within THREE weeks of the original fixture date, The opponents must confirm acceptance of one of these dates within ONE week of the original fixture. The home team must inform the League Secretary of the re-arranged date. In the event of failure to agree the defaulters will be penalised in accordance with Rule 12. Alternatively by mutual agreement Team Managers may choose to accept a draw with 3 league points and ten shots each being awarded to both teams.
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In the event of a team failing to turn out a complete team, then their opponents will be awarded six points and ten shots added to their aggregate shot difference, whilst the conceding team will receive zero points and have ten shots deducted from their aggregate shot difference.
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It shall be the responsibility of the home team to telephone match details to the League Delegate by 11.00am next day. and to submit the fully completed League score card to the League Secretary. Cards must contain the names of twelve players and be legible. League delegates must telephone the results of their League games to the League Secretary by mid-day, on the day following the game.
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No player shall play for more than one Club in any one season within the League but may play for more than one team within their Club.
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The penalty for playing an ineligible player shall be as in Rule 11.
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It shall be the responsibility of the home club to meet all green fees.
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All players shall be expected to wear grey trousers with white above the waist or club shirts, if registered by the Kent County Bowling Association. It will be a condition that all players in the team wear coloured shirts or none at all.
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A RULE SUB COMMITTEE comprising the Chairman, Hon Secretary, Hon League Secretary and Hon treasurer shall adjudicate on or resolve any disputes arising from these rules and any decisions shall be final. THREE to form a quorum.
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These Rules may be added to, repealed or amended by a Special Resolution placed before an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting.
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Where Club representation at the Maidstone Triples League meeting falls below two meeting attendances in any calendar year, the team associated with that Club will automatically have to apply for re-election to the League in the following year.
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The Committee shall have the power to ban any player, team or Club from future League activities, or to impose any penalties considered appropriate in the event of behaviour considered by the Committee to be prejudicial to the aims and principles governing the operation of the League. Such action may be taken at committee meetings as decided by majority vote in a secret ballot, on the basis of one vote per Club. All representatives to be informed of the incident prior to the meeting
Rule 18. as revised at a Special General Meeting on 27th April 1986.
Rule 19. was added as agreed at AGM on 19th March 1989.
Rule 20. was added as agreed at AGM on 18th March 1991
Rules 8 & 11. as amended by AGM on 4th April 1993
Rule 2. As amended by AGM on 10th January 1999
Rule 16. as amended by AGM on 6th January 2002
Rule 13. was changed for a one-year trial at the AGM 15th Feb 2004
Rule 8. was changed at the AGM on 11th February 2007
Rule 8. was changed at the AGM of 2020.
The position of Vice Chairman was removed at the 2022 AGM
Rule 2. The wording for an EGM was added at the 2022 AGM
Rule 10 Amended to allow points sharing 2024 AGM