Umpire’s Corner

a great thrill sending his Santa photos to his father, who lived in Britain.

But all good things must come to and end and Greg has hung up his red uniform, had a decent shave and put his reindeers out to pasture.

It mightn’t quite be a dynasty but with the three Bomfords, and now Greg, it forms a pretty solid lineage at a club which proudly boasts strong family ties.

–Jim Woodward

Umpire’s Corner

Rule Changes for the 2020/21 Season.

There have been some minor changes to ‘The Laws of the Sport of Bowls’ which are mainly administrative and do not affect the playing of the game.

The only player relevant rule changes for Pennant Competition 2020/21 season relate to Men’s Midweek Pennants which has essentially returned to the old format (21 ends), with the provision that there are no dead ends. i.e.: if the jack goes out of bounds it is placed on the tee.

New Umpires and Markers

At the recent Bowls WA training courses in August and September this year, the following members achieved accreditation (or re-accreditation) as follows:-

National Umpires (including accreditation as measurer and marker): Cheryl Greig, Jan Siney, Helen Teasdale (pictured alongside with Gavan Ebsworth), Graeme O’Brien and yours truly. Marker: - Wendy Flack. Congratulations to all for their efforts in achieving their accreditations.

Bowls Etiquette

While bowls etiquette is generally separate to the laws of the game, there are a number of points of etiquette which are covered by the Laws and can be enforced by the umpire. Some of the Laws and etiquette commonly overlooked by players are:

To be correctly attired and on time to commence play. To ensure their mobile phones are turned to silent (or vibrate) during a game unless for a pending emergency and permission has been obtained from the Umpire. Mobile phones may be used away from the greens provided play is not disrupted or delayed. To not walk past the last third on the mat until their bowl has come to rest or until they start walking. The rink belongs to the player on the mat and they are entitled to observe the tracking of their bowl as do others in the team. To not encroach on adjacent rinks and walk close to the centre line when changing ends to avoid distracting play on the adjacent rink. To stand well back and be quiet and still when other players are on the mat. To remember that everyone at the mat end shall assist in moving bowls after the end is declared. Scorers to register score first. To make sure that at the end of a game, or after a dead end, bowls

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