Match Format and League Rules
MATCH RULES- REVISED SEPTEMBER 24TH 2015
MATCH PLAY
EACH TEAM CONSISTS OF 6 PLAYERS (PLUS RESERVES IF REQUIRED).
12 GAMES ARE PLAYED IN TOTAL PER MATCH. THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS AND SHOULD BE
PLAYED IN THIS ORDER. THE TEAM GAME IS PLAYED FOR TWO (2) POINTS.
IN EACH OF THE OTHER GAMES ONE POINT IS AWARDED TO THE WINNING SIDE.
THREES 601 FLYING START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(2 ROUNDS) 601 FLYING START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
PAIRS 401 DOUBLE START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(3 ROUNDS) 401 DOUBLE START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
401 DOUBLE START AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
SINGLES 301 DOUBLE START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(6 ROUNDS) LEG 2 AWAY TEAM THROWS FIRST.
LEG 3 IF REQUIRED TOSS OF A COIN.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 HOME TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 HOME TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
301 AWAY TEAM FIRST RULES AS ABOVE.
TEAM 901 FLYING START HOME TEAM THROWS FIRST.
(1 ROUND)
BEFORE SIGNING THE MATCH SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET AT THE END OF THE
MATCH, BOTH CAPTAINS MUST AGREE ON THE FINAL SCORE.
RULES:-
1A:- PLAY MUST COMMENCE AT 8.45pm (OR AT A TIME AGREED BY BOTH
CAPTAINS).
1B:- ALL SELECTED PLAYERS, INCLUDING UP TO FOUR (4) RESERVES,
(MAXIMUM 10 PLAYERS) MUST BE SIGNED ON THE SCORECARD/RESULT
SHEET OR DECLARED BEFORE PLAY COMMENCES.
1C:- THERE MUST BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR PLAYERS FROM EACH SIDE PRESENT
IN ORDER FOR THE MATCH TO COMMENCE.
1D:- IF ALL EXPECTED PLAYERS ARE NOT PRESENT AT THE START THE
MATCH, PROVIDED THE NAMES OF THE LATECOMERS ARE PUT UP ON THE
BOARD, THEY CAN BE INCLUDED IN PLAY AFTER THE THREES HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED & BEFORE THE PAIRS COMMENCE. LATECOMERS’ NAMES
MUST BE SHOWN ON THE SCORE SHEET IN THE SPARE PLACES.
1E:- THE ORDER OF PLAY CANNOT BE CHANGED ONCE THE FIRST DART OF
THE MATCH HAS BEEN THROWN.
1F:- THERE WILL BE A DRAW FOR THREES, PAIRS AND SINGLES.
1G:- RESERVES MAY BE PUT INTO PLAY AT ANY TIME DURING THE MATCH
BEFORE A DRAW IS DONE, SO AFTER ANY GROUP OF GAMES SUCH AS THREE’S,
PAIRS OR SINGLES.
IH:- IF SUBSTITUTED OUT OF THE MATCH A PLAYER CAN THEN BE REINSERTED
AGAIN LATER THAT NIGHT.
1I:- IF BY 9.00 THERE ARE FEWER THAN THE MINIMUM (SEE RULE IC) PLAYERS
FROM ONE TEAM PRESENT, THEN THE OPPOSING TEAM (PROVIDING THEY
HAVE SUFFICIENT PLAYERS) WILL BE AWARDED (9) POINTS & THE TEAM
WITH FEWER THAN THE MINIMUM PLAYERS WILL BE DEDUCTED (4)
POINTS.
1J:- IF A TEAM ARRIVES WITH AT LEAST THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLAYERS
AND THEN DECIDES NOT TO PLAY THE MATCH, THE OPPOSITION WILL BE
AWARDED THE (9) POINTS AND THEY WILL BE DEDUCTED (4) POINTS AS
THEY HAVE WHAT CONSTITUTES A TEAM AS DEEMED IN THE LEAGUE
RULES.
1K:- THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE AND OVERTURN
ANY RESULTS FROM MATCHES WHERE IT IS DEEMED, THAT A
DISCREPANCY OR INDESCRETION HAS OCCURRED. ON 4 OCCASIONS
1L:- DURING THE SEASON A DEPLETED TEAM MAY PLAY 1 EXTRA PLAYER
DURING SINGLES GAME ONLY THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BY ALL THE
PLAYERS NAMES GOING IN A HAT AND 1 NAME BEING DRAWN OUT.
2:- ALL MATCHES ARE TO BE STARTED BY THE AWAY TEAM FOR THE FIRST
GAME ONLY, THEN TEAMS ALTERNATE ON ALL SUBSEQUENT GAMES.
3:- A PLAYER MAY ASK ONLY THE CALLER WHAT HE OR SHE HAS SCORED, OR
WHAT IS LEFT? THE CALLER AND/OR CHALKER MUST NOT NAME THE
REQUIRED DOUBLE OR TELL THE PLAYER ON THE OCHE HOW TO PLAY
THE OUTSHOT ONLY TELL THE PLAYER THE TOTAL LEFT. ALL OTHER
PLAYERS & SUPPORTERS MUST REMAIN SILENT, THE VISITING TEAM MUST
SUPPLY A CALLER, THE HOME TEAM A CHALKER.
4:- THE CAPTAIN MAY CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE CALLER TO ANY PLAYER
STANDING NEARER THEN 7ft 93/4ins TO THE BOARD, FAILURE TO STAND
BEHIND THE OCHE AFTER A WARNING WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING
PLAYER FORFEITING THE SCORE OF THE DARTS IN THAT THROW.
5:- ELECTRONIC SCORE BOARDS MAY BE USED IF BOTH CAPTAINS AGREE.
6:- ALL MATCHES TO BE PLAYED ON A STANDARD PATTERN CLOCK BOARD,
FITTED, LIGHTED & NUMBERED 1 TO 20 WITH DOUBLE, TREBLE, 25 & 50
7:- THE TWO CAPTAINS ARE TO MUTUALLY AGREE BEFORE COMMENCING A
LEAGUE MATCH THAT THE BOARD IS IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION, AFTER
WHICH NO OBJECTIONS CAN BE MADE. IF THE BOARD CANNOT BE AGREED
UPON, THE MATCH SHOULD BE POSTPONED. IF THE BOARD CANNOT BE
CHANGED THEN A COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL INSPECT THE BOARD &
MAKE A RULING. IF THE COMMITTEE RULE THE BOARD WAS PLAYABLE,
THE GAME WILL BE AWARDED TO THE HOME TEAM.
8A:- EACH PLAYER WILL SIGN A REGISTRATION FORM IN HIS OR HERS OWN
HANDWRITING, DECLARING WHICH TEAM HE OR SHE WILL PLAY FOR
DURING THE ENSUING SEASON.
8B:- A MAXIMUM OF 12 PLAYERS MAY BE SIGNED ON FOR A TEAM AT ANY ONE
TIME. IF A TEAM WITH 12 REGISTERED PLAYERS WISHES TO ADD NEW
TEAM MEMBERS THEN ONE OR MORE OF THE EXISTING MEMBERS NEEDS
TO BE REMOVED TO MAINTAIN THE REGISTERED NUMBER AT 12.
8C:- REGISTRATION FORMS SHOULD BE HANDED TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY
AT THE FIRST CAPTAINS MEETING ALONG WITH THE REGISTRATION FEES
AND DURING THE WINTER SEASON KNOCK-OUT FEES MUST BE SUBMITTED
TO THE LEAGUE SECRETARY ALONG WITH KNOCKOUT FORMS AT THE
FIRST CAPTAINS MEETING. ANY TEAM NOT PAYING THEIR REGISTRATION
FEE BY THIS DATE WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE UNTIL
THOSE MONIES HAVE BEEN PAID.
9:- NO MEMBER HAVING SIGNED ON FOR ONE TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO
SIGN ON FOR ANY OTHER IN THE HITHER GREEN LEAGUE DURING THE
SAME SEASON UNLESS HIS OR HER TEAM DISBANDED.
10:- NEW MEMBERS MAY BE REGISTERED ON THE NIGHT OF THE MATCH, OR
UP TO THE MID-POINT OF THE SEASON BUT THE ADDITION SHEET MUST
ACCOMPANY THE RESULT SHEET TO ALLOW SIGNATURE VERIFICATION BY
LEAGUE SECRETARY, OTHER WISE THE PLAYER WILL BE DEEMED
INELIGABLE. PLAYERS NOT ON THE REGISTRATION FORM BEFORE THE
COMPETITIONS COMMENCE WILL BE INELIGABLE TO PLAY IN THE
COMPETITIONS.
11:- ANY TEAM PLAYING INELIGIBLE PLAYERS SHALL FORFEIT THE MATCH
13-0 SUCH POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TEAMS TOTAL SCORE
FOR THE SEASON & THIRTEEN (13) POINTS WILL BE AWARDED TO THE
OPPOSING TEAM.
12:- ANY PROTESTS & OBJECTIONS MUST BE LODGED WITH THE LEAGUE
SECRETARY IN WRITING WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS OF THE MATCH.
13:- TEAMS WILL PLAY FOR A LEAGUE TROPHY WHICH WILL BE HELD BY THE
WINNING TEAM IN THERE VENUE/PUB FOR FORTY FIVE (45) WEEKS
FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION. THESE TROPHIES WILL REMAIN THE
PROPERTY OF THE HITHER GREEN DARTS LEAGUE. ALL YEARLY
TROPHIES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. THOSE TEAMS
WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEANING AND SAFE RETURN OF
THE TROPHIES PRIOR TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION.
14:- IN THE EVENT OF A TIE ON POINTS AND GAMES WON AT THE END OF A
SEASON FOR FIRST & SECOND PLACE, THE TEAMS CONCERNED WILL PLAY
A DECIDING MATCH ON A NEUTRAL BOARD DECIDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
IN THE EVENT OF A TIE ON POINTS AND GAMES WON FOR SECOND AND
THIRD PLACED, THE TEAMS CONCERNED WILL PLAY A DECIDING MATCH
ON A NEUTRAL BOARD DECIDED BY THE COMMITTEE
15A:- ALL MATCH SCORECARDS/RESULTS SHEET ARE TO BE RECEIVED BY THE
LEAGUE SECRETARY BY WEDNESDAY 7.00pm. FOLLOWING EACH MATCH. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE OFFENDING TEAM BEING DEDUCTED 3 POINTS. THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNING TEAM.
15B:- GAME SHOTS FOR THE THREES, PAIRS AND TEAM GAME SHOULD BE
RECORDED ON THE SCORECARD/RESULT SHEET BY MARKING AN
ASTERISK*** OR TICK NEXT TO THE PLAYERS NAME AS THESE COUNT
TOWARDS THE LEAGUE GAME SHOTS TROPHIES, ALSO THAT ANY SHEET
NOT FILLED IN CORRECTLY WILL RESULT IN THE GAME SHOTS BEING
VOIDED BUT MATCH POINTS WILL STAND.
15C:- GAME SHOTS FOR THE SINGLES SHOULD BE RECORDED AS THE SCORE IN
LEGS I.E. 2-0, 2-1, 1-2 OR 0-2 WITH THE INDIVIDUAL’S SCORE SHOWN FIRST.
IF SOMEONE WINS A SINGLES BY DEFAULT, DUE TO THERE BEING NO
OPPOSING PLAYER, THEN ENTER W/O (FOR WALKOVER) ON THE
SCORESHEET.
16:- IF THERE ARE ANY DISPUTES BETWEEN THE TEAMS THE CAPTAIN OF EACH
TEAM WILL BE ASKED TO APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE TO PUT
THEIR CASE. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT A COMMITTEE MEETING AND NOT AT A
CAPTAINS MEETING, ANY DECISION OF “THE COMMITTEE” WILL BE
FINAL.
17:- LEAGUE GAMES CANCELLED BY ANY TEAMS WITH A REASONABLE EXCUSE
ON OR BEFORE 12 MIDDAY MUST BE PLAYED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME
BOTH CAPTAINS MUST AGREE ON ANOTHER DATE AND THE LEAGUE
SECRETARY MUST BE INFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENT OF
AN AGREEMENT NOT BEING REACHED, THE OFFENDING TEAM WILL
RECEIVE NO POINTS FOR THE MATCH IN QUESTION & THE OTHER TEAM
WILL BE AWARDED THE MATCH, THEREBY RECEIVING 9 POINTS. ANY
TEAMS CANCELLING AND NOT INFORMING THE SECRETARY, THE GAME
WILL BE VOID AND NO POINTS AWARDED TO EITHER TEAM.
N.B- ONE SPARE DATE IS PROVIDED IN EACH HALF OF EACH SEASON FOR
THE PURPOSE OF RE-ARRANGED FIXTURES.
IN UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES AND THERE IS A NEED TO CANCEL A
MATCH AFTER 12 MIDDAY THE CAPTAIN NEEDS TO CONTACT THE LEAGUE
SECRETARY SO THAT THEY CAN ORGANISE THE CANCELLATION.
18:- ANY TEAM CAPTAIN OR REPRESENTATIVE FAILING TO ATTEND THE
CAPTAINS MEETINGS WHILST THE MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED TO ORDER,
I.E. MEETING OPENED, MINUTES TAKEN AND MEETING CLOSED WILL LOSE
THREE (3) POINTS.
19:- ANY TEAM FAILING TO FULFIL AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE FIXTURES WILL
FORFEIT THEIR PLACE IN THE LEAGUE TABLE AND WILL BE DEEMED
INELIGIBLE TO PLAY ANY FURTHER MATCHES.
20- CAPTAINS MEETINGS MAY BE HELD WITH A MINIMUM OF 3 COMMITTEE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
21:- MAJOR RULE CHANGES CAN ONLY BE MADE AT AN A.G.M. THE FINAL
DECISION IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMITTEE. THE A.G.M AND
PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE SUMMER SEASON.
22:- ANYTHING OCCURING THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THESE RULES WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE COMMITTEE AND A DECISION WILL BE REACH. THE COMMITTEES DECISION IS FINAL.
PRESENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS:-
CHAIRPERSON FRANK BENNETT
LEAGUE SECRETARY LYNN DIXON
TREASURER ROB RICKWOOD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SUE SHOREY
MARK RUSSELL
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