Club Guide to Competition Entries and Selection Policies (12/3/2025)

The Club enters many external leagues and competitions for Men’s, Ladies and open each year. This is to act as a guide to these and to assist members by :

1) Identifying the various opportunities that exist for them to bowl.

2) Setting out the guidelines by which it is proposed teams/individuals should be selected to represent the Club. It is important to recognise that it will not always be possible to adhere strictly to these guidelines and that during the season there will be occasions when circumstances may require some variations to these policies.

 

All the selection Committees would emphasise it is essential members ensure their names are entered on the respective availability sheets indicating their wishes to participate in the various games. Every round of a competition should have an availability sheet. Members should not have expectations of being selected for particular games unless they have indicated their availability to play. Members are also advised they should not adopt the attitude of not entering their names on the availability sheets as they do not believe they will be selected for a particular match -whilst this might prove to be the case.

Members should look on the Club web site to see when they have been selected to play. All selected players will need to tick their names on the selection sheets up on the club notice board or inform the respective captain that they are available.

Club Teams (Men/Ladies/Mixed)

London and Southern Counties – Select the strongest team from those available.

Men’s Top Club – Select the strongest team from those available.

Men’s 4’s – Selected the strongest team from those available.

Men’s double rink :–

A Team strongest from those available.

B Team balanced team from those available.

Hants and Berks Cup – Balanced team from those available.

Basingstoke and District League: – 

A Team – Strongest team from those available.

B Team  – Balanced team from those available.

Three Counties Bowls Fellowship League :- 

A Team – Strongest team from those available.

B Team – Balanced team from those available.

Whitchurch League –Strongest team from those available.

Stan Hardman League – Balanced team from those available. The strongest team(rather than balanced) from those available should be selected for playoffs if reached.

Mixed Top Club – Strongest team from those available.

Gazette Cup (North Hants) – Balanced team from those available.

Thornbery – Strongest team from those available.

Ladies Top Club – Strongest team from those available.

Friendly Games – Balanced teams from those available.