Occasional Item #6 Rules of the Game

5.8         If the leader’s first bowl has been forfeited, the leader’s remaining bowl shall be played, followed by the opponent playing two bowls consecutively.

5.9         If the first bowl of the leader’s opponent has been forfeited, the leader’s remaining bowl shall be played, followed by the opponent playing the last bowl.

DEFINITION: D3   A FORFEITED BOWL is a bowl taken off the green as a penalty for an offence under the Laws.

An example of an offence: “A bowl played while the jack or preceding bowl is in motion shall be forfeited” (see our Occasional Item #3 – BCGBA Rule 6.1)

^{Rules Courtesy of the British Crown Green Bowling Association}