Competition Rules

Competition rules for those events which are managed by the Mixed Section

 

OFFICER’S CUP

The Competition shall be open to the following members of Clubs affiliated to Bowls Oxfordshire in the year of the Competition 

  1. All members of the Bowls Oxfordshire and officials for each section, Tournament and Selection Committees
  2. Middleton Cup Manager, Under 25s Manager, and County Coach
  3. BO Representatives to the Home Counties Bowls Association, and County Greens Maintenance Representative
  4. Club Officials: President, Chairman, Captain, Vice-Captain, Secretary, Treasurer, Competition Secretary, Match Secretary, BO Council Delegates or any other elected officials of the club.

  Senior Mixed pairs competition 

This is a mixed pairs knock-out competition, open to all affiliated Clubs, with play by dates for each round. A pair shall consist of one man and one woman, aged over 60 by 1st April in the year of competition. Play will be over 18 ends, four bowls each. The final will be played on a date and green set-in advance by the mixed Section Competitions Secretary.

Mixed Fours competition.T

This is a mixed fours knock-out competition, open to all affiliated Clubs, with play by dates. A four shall consist of two men and two women. Play will be over 18 ends with two bowls each. The final will be played on a date and green set-in advance by the mixed Section Competitions Secretary.

 

    Australian Mixed pairs event 

This is a mixed pairs one-day competition on Australian Pairs rules, open to all affiliated Clubs. 

A pair shall consist of one man and one woman. Play will be best of 2 sets of 6 or 8 ends, dependent on number of entrants, with a 1 end tie-break, four bowls each. On the first end the Lead bowler delivers two bowls, followed by the Skip delivering four bowls. The Lead player has now moved to being Skip and delivers their remaining two bowls. The format of reversing the playing positions is then continued throughout the game. The losing teams from the first round enter into a plate competition, the winning teams a cup competition. The final will be played on a date and green set in advance by the mixed Section Competitions Secretary.

The number of games and rinks to be played may vary, dependent on the number of entries received. Further information is available as a prelude to the draw made each year.