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Reg Jackson - Aug 20th/21st 2023 

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Reg Jackson Trophy - Top four with 4 wins

1st Team 68   -  Peck, Peck, Dyer                         Suffolk
2nd Team 15   -  Flynn, Morton, Ramsbottom        Norfolk
3rd Team 34  -  Hardingham, Hardingham, Gibson Norfolk
4th Team 84  -  Wones, Blake, Gott                      Norfolk

Contents

1>  Letter from Dave Woods.
2>  Rules etc.
3>  Teams List.
4>  Next year.

1>  Letter from Dave Woods.

ENGLISH BOWLING FEDERATION & ENGLISH WOMEN'S BOWLING FEDERATION

President: Mr. Ian Bratton . President: Mrs. Elaine Haddon-Holmes       Chairman: Mr. Mike Carr

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2023 REG JACKSON TROPHY TOURNAMENT for Mixed RINKS
           Sunday 20th Aug:Monday 21st Aug

To all Entrants

It gives me great pleasure to send you details relative to your entry in this year’s Reg Jackson Tournament. If your entry is showing A.N.Other or you have any changes to your rink please let me know as soon as possible. Also anyone requiring players to make up a rink please let me know.
It is realised there will be variations, but the combination, first to play, will constitute the Rink. You may make one replacement if need be. Any further replacement must be through the Secretary.

First-game playing times for each team are:-
   First session    9.15  numbers    1-36
   Second          10.15  numbers  37-72
   Third             11.15  numbers  73-108
Fourth session  and all after will be shown on the score cards

See Section 3 below for full Team Listing

Dave Woods, Secretary.
11, Ludford Close, Long Eaton, Nottm NG10 1PS. Tel: 0115-7836508 Mobile: 07810-196966 email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2>  Rules etc.

ENTRIES: These are at the maximum 108 - Four games are planned for everybody to conclude the Tournament.

SESSIONS The tournament will start at 9.15am on the Sunday and there will be Eight sessions on that day. On the Monday there will be Four sessions the first of which will be at 9.15am. There will be twelve sessions altogether, SUNDAY and MONDAY but no semi-finals or finals. An explanation setting out the pattern of play is given at the end of this letter. You will need to read this carefully. In the interest of all concerned we ask for your co-operation, not forgetting that the tournament is part of the holiday for many participants.

SCORE CARDS: These will be issued at the first game to cover the whole series of four games. Cards must be sent into the office immediately at the conclusion of each game, and will not be acceptable unless the names of all players are clearly shown. The number allocated to each rink as shown on the Tournament List will be carried throughout the event.

WINNING RINKS: The winning rinks will be the four best overall of the 108 rinks with the greatest aggregate of points in the series arising from - 2 for a win and 1 for a tie. If this fails to produce clear winners, then the best plus margin of shots from those Rinks on the greatest aggregate points will win. Should there still be a tie then the team with the highest number of shots in the series will come into the reckoning - and that should clinch it.

RULES FOR THE TOURNAMENT: E.B.F. Competition Rules will of course apply except for the following variations:

(a) Each game to be of 12 live ends or 55 minutes - whichever comes first - straight off;

(b) No jack to be cast until given signal;

(c) No jack to be cast after the signal at the end of 55 minutes (an end in progress may be completed);

(d) No player to visit the head during the end;

(e) Skips will examine bowls for stamping. Composition bowls shall have a bias of not less than that of the master bowl and must bear a clearly legible WB/WBB/IBB or BIBC stamp dated 1985 or later. Non composition bowls must bear a clearly legible WB/WBB/IBB or BIBC stamp of a date not earlier than the date of the year in which they are being used; ( See page 55 2023 Yearbook Law III paras 2)

(f) One substitute will, in fact, be permitted to cover illness or other cause considered reasonable, but permission must be sought. A substitute will not have played in any other Rink;

(g) Any rink failing to fulfill its obligation will be barred from the Tournament in the following season. If this takes place after the first session, 2 points and 5 shots will be awarded to the opponents;

(h) DRESS - whites for men, although (no crew necks or T shirts) - standard for ladies - hats optional; (County and

Club shirts may be worn)

(i) Entries are not county-tied, but each male bowler must be a member of a club affiliated to a county bowling association affiliated to the EBF and each female bowler must be a member of a club affiliated to a county bowling association affiliated to the EWBF:

FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION(S) FROM THE TOURNAMENT:

Umpires will be in attendance

PRIZES: Winning Rink £345 Runner-up £225 Third £180 and fourth best Rink £150

PLAYING SCHEDULE

There are 108 rinks with 36 rinks playing each session

There will not be any play-offs - the Prize-winning Rinks will be the best four overall. The Sessions will be:-

SUNDAY 9.15am – 4.15pm

Thereafter play will Start on the Monday in accordance with instructions shown on Score-Cards.

Play will start again on the Monday at 9.15am with the last session starting at 12.15pm

All rinks will play 4 games each of 12 ends, straight off or 55 minutes whichever comes first.

IMPORTANT Tournament details for Players in each rink are forwarded to the Addressee shown with the entry. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR PARTNERS ARE AWARE OF THE DETAILS

3>  Teams List. 

4>  Next year. 

The 2024 Mixed Rink TOURNAMENT will take place on Sunday 18th & Monday 19th August 2024.

Entry fees will remain at £15 per Rink for four games.

1st prize will be £345 for winning Rink
2nd prize will be £225 for the runner-up rink
3rd prize will be £180 
4th prize will be £150 for fourth best Rink.

One entry form for the 2024 Tournament will be handed out with the score cards at this years Tournament. It will be up to the players concerned in each rink to come to some arrangement for 2024 and it is up to the recipient of this form to ensure that this is done. All players in the Rink have an equal right to be concerned in the entry for 2024

Receipt of entries will cease at 4.00pm on Friday 25th August 2023. All entries after will be sent to the National Secretary.

Particular attention is drawn to the following: - Entries are not county-tied but each male bowler must be a member of a club affiliated to a county bowling association affiliated to the EBF. Likewise, each female bowler must be a member of a club affiliated to a county bowling association affiliated to the EWBF.

CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF ENTRIES - special note - THREE NAMES MUST BE GIVEN - only one of which may be changed without reference to the Secretary.