Category Archives: Official Rules

5.14 A player, when at the end where the jack lies, must not stand directly behind the jack or obstruct the view of an opponent. Photo courtesy of Sue Brookes

5.12 If a player delivers any bowl out of turn it must be returned to be played in its proper turn. 5.13 If a player, in turn, delivers a bowl of another player, it shall be returned to the proper owner to be played, the offender forfeiting a bowl.

Running Jack or Bowl: 6.1 A bowl played while the jack or preceding bowl is in motion shall be forfeited. 6.2 If a running jack or bowl appears to be in danger of striking a still bowl or jack belonging to another end, such running jack or bowl should be stopped and returned to beContinue reading “Occasional Item #3 Laws of the Game”

Item 5.3: A player’s foot must be placed on the footer (or “mat” as we know it) when delivering either the jack or a bowl. A player placing the right foot on the footer must play the jack and bowls with the right hand, and a player placing the left foot on the footer mustContinue reading “An Occasional Item: Rule #2 Laws of the Game of Crown Green Bowls (British Crown Green Bowling Association)”

British Crown Green Bowling Association (BCGBA) Book of Laws of the Game of Crown Green Bowls “Item 3.4: The result of the end shall be clearly indicated by the winner, to the two markers, except at competitions at which an official marker for each game has been appointed and official scoreboards are in use. WhereContinue reading “Ad Hoc Official Rule #1 – Did You Know That?”