| NORTH-WEST FEDERATION OF
CROQUET CLUBS LEAGUE RULES General 1
Croquet Association Regulations for
tournaments
shall apply to matches played in all Leagues. 2a The
League Manager shall publish the date and venue for each match at least
six
weeks before the start of the League season. Team captains shall
confirm the
date for each match with their opponents and send their fixture lists
with
precise dates to the League Manager by the date announced by him/her.
The
League Manager will then publish the confirmed fixture list and
announce the
final date by which all matches must be played. 2b Any
rearrangements made subsequently shall be reported to the League
Manager
immediately. If a match is not played by the end of the season a
walkover shall
be awarded against a team failing to meet a confirmed date published by
the
League Manager or a subsequently re-arranged date agreed by the two
captains
and reported to the League Manager. 3
Matches shall be played between teams of
three
in the Advanced league and teams of four in other leagues. 4a Modified
games as defined in Law 44 shall not be played. 4b Local
Laws as defined in Law 54 may be used. 4c Smaller
lawns as defined in Law 2(b )6 may be used subject to the approval of
the
League Manager. Lawns which have been approved in previous years do not
need to
be re-approved unless they have been further reduced in size. 5
A club may be represented only by
members of
that club. No player may play for more than one team in a League in any
one
season unless authorised by the League Manager. 6a If a
member of a team fails to play a game or fails to play to the agreed
time limit
the game shall be conceded. 6b One
player shall not play both balls for a side in a doubles game. If one
member of
a side fails to arrive by the start of the game his/her ball shall be
placed on
the first or third corner and deemed to have been played by the absent
player.
If the defaulter arrives late he/she shall be allowed to join his/her
partner
and play his/her ball from the position in which he/she finds it. 7a If
weather conditions render the host's ground unfit for play the venue
for the
match may be changed by mutual agreement in order to meet the agreed
date but a
record of the original venue shall be kept for the purpose of deciding
venues
in future years. 7b If bad
weather affects playing conditions during the course of a match team
captains
may agree whether individual games or the match should be abandoned
after
considering opportunities for transferring play to other lawns. As far
as is
reasonable an in-player wishing to persevere in poor conditions should
be
allowed to do so 7c If
captains fail to reach agreement the following test shall apply: - 7d The match
result shall be the score of games completed or decided according to
Rule 7(c)
provided that the number of games thus counted equals at least half the
number
of games that should have been played. If fewer than half the games
have been
accounted for in this way the match shall be declared void and replayed
on a
date to be agreed between the captains. If it is not possible to replay
the
match before the end of the season neither club will be awarded a
walkover. The
host captain shall inform the League Manager the date of the replay. 8a Two
league points shall be awarded for a match win on games played and one
point
for a draw. In addition, for the Advanced league, bonus points will be
awarded
depending on Index increases (see Rule 15 below) 8b In the
event of a walkover the match shall be scored 4 - 0 for a Handicap
match, 10 -
0 for a Short League match, 14 - 0 for a Golf match and 5 - 0 for an
Advanced
match. The winning side earning 2 points. 8c The
results of matches shall be reported immediately to the League Manager
by the
host captain. 8d At the
end of the season the total number of points gained by each team shall
be
calculated and the team with the highest number of points in each
League shall
be declared the winner. In the event of a tie on match points, the team
with
the higher or highest number of net game points shall be declared the
winner.
In the event of a tie on match points and net game points the winning
team will
the be winner of the match between the teams. If this was drawn the
League
Manager will arrange a tiebreaker to be played in whatever form he
decides. 9
In the event that the captains involved
are
unable to resolve an issue concerning the interpretation of these rules
the
following procedure will apply: - Advanced and Handicap Leagues 10a In the Advanced
league, matches will be played between teams of three, comprising nine
singles
games, i.e. all play all. 10b In the Handicap
leagues, matches will be played between teams of four, comprising one
doubles
game and six singles games. 10c Exceptionally where
the home team has only one lawn the match may be played between teams
of three
as two doubles and two singles. 11 In
singles games players shall be matched in handicap order. There shall
be no
restriction on pairings in doubles but the teams shall be matched in
order of
their combined handicaps. 12a Time limits for
games shall be 3 hours in the Advanced League, 3 hours in the Midweek
Handicap
and 3 hours 15 minutes in the Weekend Handicap. Shorter time
limits are
permissible providing both Captains agree. 12b Time lost for
stoppages shall be added to extend the time limit as agreed by the
captains. 13a In handicap games
players must play off their current CA handicap, or if none, their club
handicap, subject to a maximum of 24 in singles and 20 in doubles. 13b Handicap games shall
be played full bisque to base 8. For this purpose the combined
handicaps of
doubles pairs shall be calculated as half the sum of their individual
handicaps
rounded up to the nearest half. 14 Paragraph
3(b) of Appendix 3 to the Croquet Association Rules regarding the
taking of
bisques in handicap doubles games played to a base shall not apply. 15 In
Advanced League matches, two league points will be awarded for a Win
and one
league point for a Draw. In addition, Bonus League Points will
be
awarded to each team based on the total increase in Index changes for
the team
as follows:
Short Croquet 16 Lawn
settings shall be in the same proportion as for a full lawn i.e. a NS
length
unit of 1/5 th of the lawn's length and an EW width unit of ¼ of
the lawn's
width. 17 Time
limits shall be 1 hour 15 minutes plus 15 minutes for double-banked
games. 18 Games
shall be full bisque handicap games to base 4. 19 Players
shall play to their Short handicap subject to a maximum of 10. 20a Clubs must ensure
that Short Croquet players are aware of their responsibility to keep a
Short
Croquet handicap card which should be carried at all League matches. 20b A player with a Full
Lawn handicap shall play off either his/her Short Croquet handicap or
the Short
Croquet handicap equivalent of his/her Full Lawn handicap whichever has
changed
most recently. A player's Short Croquet handicap shall be adjusted
whenever
his/her Full Lawn handicap changes and thereafter be subject to the
Automatic
Handicapping System. 20c A player unable to
produce a Short Croquet Handicap card shall play off a Short Croquet
handicap
of zero or the Short Croquet equivalent of his/her Full Lawn handicap
whichever
is the lower for the duration of the match. This rule may be waived
only by the
agreement of the two captains. Additional Information:
Golf Croquet 21 All
matches shall be played according to Croquet Association Laws save that
the
alternative in Law 15 shall not be used. 22 The time
limit shall be 45 minutes with 5 minutes added for games which are
double
banked. 23a Where two full lawns
are available matches will comprise 3 rounds of doubles (AB v ab, CD v
cd, AC v
ac, BD v bd, AD v ad, BC v bc) and 4 rounds of singles, all play all.
However, matches may be restricted to 4 rounds of singles at the
request
of either captain provided that the request is made before the
beginning of the
season and the League Manager is informed. 23b The scores of
16-game matches shall be scaled up to equivalent 22-game matches when
entered
in the League Table using the following table:-
23c Where only one lawn
is available the captains shall agree either to divide it into two
short lawns
and use the format in Rule 21(a) or to play singles only all play all
with
players taking turns to sit out. Due regard will be taken to the
availability
of equipment. The format shall be decided before the beginning of the
season
and the League Manager informed 24a Initial handicaps
shall be set by Club Handicappers using the test in WCF Rule 16 but
giving due
regard to Appendix 3 of the Croquet Association Laws. 24b Golf handicap cards
are to be kept and used as described in Appendix 3 of the Croquet
Association
Laws The Laws of Croquet are available
on the internet at: http://www.croquet.org |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||