Charity Shield & Consolation Draws

The draws for the last 16 of the Charity Shield and the preliminary round of the Consolation have been made and are available on the results service and copied below.

Ties take place on Thursday 4th July. Start time 1.30pm apart from at Squirrel & Albrighton which have two matches and should start at 1pm.

Charity Shield Round 1

The draw for round 1 of the Charity Shield is now available on the results service here and copied below.

Ties take place on Thursday 6th June and matches start at 1.30pm but note that two home matches have been drawn at Bridgnorth, Allscott 1 & St Georges No.1 so they should all start at 1pm.

Clubs are reminded that rule 11 applies: Any two teams from the same division drawn against each other, the team drawn away to receive a +12 point handicap. This means that these teams will receive +12: Mortimer and Donnington Wood A.

Charity Shield Preliminary Round

The draw has been made for the preliminary round of the Charity Shield and is available on the results service here with a copy below. Ties take place on Thursday 9th May and matches start at 1.30pm but note that two home matches have been drawn at Bridgnorth, Edgmond, Maddocks & St Georges No.1 so they should all start at 1pm.

Clubs are reminded that rule 11 applies: Any two teams from the same division drawn against each other, the team drawn away to receive a +12 point handicap. This means that the following teams drawn away will receive +12:
Sinclair A, Newport A, Charlton, Highley B, Madeley CC A, Bylet B, Bridgnorth D, Madeley CC C & Much Wenlock.

Severn Hospice Donation

We have received a letter of thanks from the Severn Hospice for the league's donation of £590 being the amount made from last year's Charity Shield competition.

AGM Update

Proposals for Rule Changes

Proposed by the League Officers

• Rule 15(b), the fine for not turning up for a league or cup fixture be increased from £10 to £20.  Carried.

• The League Chairman should receive an honorarium to the same value as the Treasurer.  Carried.

• New competition rule for the Charity Shield to read: 20: To be eligible to play in the competition after the first round, players must have played at least three league games in the current season.  Carried.

Proposed by Newport BC, new league rules:

• 9(d): No player may practice on an opponents green on the day of a match.  Carried.

• 9(e): Any player breaching rule 9(d) will lose their match 21-0.  Carried.

Reason: At present, there is no rule to stop a player practising on an opponent's green before the match starts. Nor is there any penalty for doing so. The no practice rule is common in other leagues.

Charity Shield new rules:

• 4(b): No practice will be permitted on the match green by either team on the day of the match.  Defeated.

• 4(c): Any player breaching rule 4(b) will see 5 chalks added to their opponents score.  Defeated.

Reason: If the teams are handicapped, why is one team allowed to practice and not the other? Surely this defeats the point of a handicap.

Proposed by Bridgnorth BC

• Change the Charity Shield and Consolation Competitions such that all rounds are played on neutral greens. This requires rewording of Charity Shield rule 6 and deletion of rule 9.   Defeated.
  If this change is not approved, add a the following new Charity Shield rule:

• 9(a): Away team players will be allowed 10 minutes practice before the start of the match.  Defeated.

Proposed by Bylet BC

• Remove the word male from league rule 9(a). New rule to read: Teams shall consist of six bowlers who have reached the age of 60, are registered with the BCGBA and registered with the Fixture Secretary 48 hours prior to their first game.  Carried 27-26.

Election of Officers

The following League Officers were duly elected:

President John Ford
Chairman Ian Evans
Vice Chairman Chris Yates
Secretary John Palmer
Treasurer John Satterthwaite
Competition Secretary Rob Renke
Fixture Secretaries Nigel & Stephen Booth
Safeguarding Officer Graham Davies
SCGBA Representative Tony Roche