Post by tengu on Sept 16, 2022 14:19:33 GMT
Please take note of the new '3/4 Player Rule' which was agreed at the last AGM and comes into effect this season. It allows for teams to complete a fixture when short of players, with up to two players playing a second game.
The rule - rule 35v - can be found in the latest version of the Lewes League Rules.
The new procedure works like this:
The basic principles are:
a) A short team against a full team will always lose a break.
b) Where both teams are short, the same two players will NOT play together a second time.
The chart below illustrates the different possibilities.
The players drawn at the start of play are H1,H2,... for the home team and A1,A2,... for the away team.
For example:
If the home team has only 4 players, and the away team has 5; then H1 plays game 4 (in addition to game 1) and concedes the break to his opponent A4. Player H4 gets shunted down to play in game 5.
If the home team has 4 players, but the away team has only 3; then H1 plays game 4, A1 plays game 5 (conceding the break to H4), and A2 plays game 4 against H1. Note that H1 keeps the break as his opponent is also playing again.
The rule - rule 35v - can be found in the latest version of the Lewes League Rules.
The new procedure works like this:
- Names are drawn out as usual for the players present.
- If a team is a player short, the player drawn first for that team, in addition to playing in game 1, will play a second time in either game 4 or game 5, depending on which of the two would have been a break game for that team. So, if the team is playing away, the extra game is game 5. If it is the home team, the extra game is game 4.
- If a team is two players short, the player drawn second will also play a second time in the other spare position, in game 4 or 5.
- The player playing again will not have the break (unless the opponent is also playing again in which case normal break rules apply).
The basic principles are:
a) A short team against a full team will always lose a break.
b) Where both teams are short, the same two players will NOT play together a second time.
The chart below illustrates the different possibilities.
The players drawn at the start of play are H1,H2,... for the home team and A1,A2,... for the away team.
For example:
If the home team has only 4 players, and the away team has 5; then H1 plays game 4 (in addition to game 1) and concedes the break to his opponent A4. Player H4 gets shunted down to play in game 5.
If the home team has 4 players, but the away team has only 3; then H1 plays game 4, A1 plays game 5 (conceding the break to H4), and A2 plays game 4 against H1. Note that H1 keeps the break as his opponent is also playing again.
Good Luck!!