HARROW & DISTRICT BOWLING ASSOCIATION.
Founded 1938
Season 23/24 Proposals for AGM on 18th October 2023 at 7.00pm at Century B.C.
Proposal A - 12/9/23 from H&D Executive Committee - Acceptance of the Constitution and Rules as shown below.
ACCEPTED
The Constitution and Rules have been updated to reflect the physical changes since the last update of 2008. These are primarily the elimination of reference to conducting matches outside the District, Raising of benevolent funds, and the composition of the Executive Committee.
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Proposal B - 12/9/23 from Northwood BC - Rink Selection in competitions
REJECTED
To add an additional rule (after rule 12) in the Competition Rules to give the default option of allowing clubs to preselect the rinks on which competitions will be played, but with the safeguard that the opponent may object and request a random selection instead.
B. Competition Rule 13 (new rule so current 13 and onwards to be renumbered) : The Home player is responsible for arranging a rink. For clubs that draw for rinks in any playing session, the Harrow and District game will be entered for that draw. For Clubs where rinks are booked in advance, a rink booking should be made, but if the Opponent, on arrival, objects to that rink, that rink and another rink on that green which is available and playable should be offered in a random draw between those two rinks.
Proposal C - 12/9/23 from Competition Secretary - Number of ends to be played in Pairs and Fours competitions
ACCEPTED
Due to popular demand to shorten game length and avoid play in poor light conditions it is proposed that:
C. Competition Formats : Matches played in the Fours competition, the Pairs competition, the Coronation Shield, and the Pairs game within the Portman Trophy shall be played over 18 ends rather than the 21 ends that have been played in the past.
Proposal D - 21/9/23 from Woodcock Park B.C. - Set dates for Portman Trophy matches to be on a Sunday rather than the current Saturday:
REJECTED
Some clubs have difficulty in fielding teams for Saturday morning consequently it is proposed that the set dates for Portman Trophy matches, recently designated as a Saturday, should be changed to a Sunday as was the case for all years up to 2019. Note this is not a rule change, merely a change to recent standard practice, the current rule 6 (ii )shown below would still apply.
Current Rule 6 (ii) - The Portman Trophy and Coronation Shield will be played on set dates agreed by the executive. By mutual agreement ties may be played earlier than the set date.
Proposal E - 22/9/23 from Wealdstone B.C. - Allow Ladies to participate in both the Coronation Shield and Portman Trophy:
ACCEPTED
Several clubs struggle to regularly field full teams that represent the strength of their club, therefore it is proposed ladies be allowed to participate as required, and add to rule 1 the phrase "except for both the Coronation Shield and Portman Trophy in which female members will also be able to participate."
E Revised Competition Rule 1 : The Competition shall be open to all male members of affiliated clubs except for both the Coronation Shield and Portman Trophy in which female members will also be able to participate. No restriction shall be placed upon any member playing in more than one Competition, but he shall not play for more than one club in Harrow & District Competitions.