
Hastings Bowling Club Inc.
40 Marine Parade , Hastings 3915

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Laws of the Sport of Bowls - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) Select a number to display the answer.
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If you or your team are in possession of the rink and at the head end, you must stand behind the jack.
If not in possession of the rink, stand behind the jack and away from the head. No distance is stipulated, but a distance so as not to interfere with the play.
Players at the mat end of the rink and who are not delivering a bowl, must stand at least
1 metre behind the mat.
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The player delivering the bowl is in possession of the rink and has the right to observe the progress their bowl without being obstructed by other players moving down the rink in front of them.
If an umpire observes or is advised by one of the skips that a breach has occured, the player/s can be warned they are interfering, annoying or distraction the player in possesion.
Further breaches can have the players in breach, bowls declared dead.
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Before delivery, a player must have all or part of at least one foot on the mat.
At the time of delivery, the player must have all or part of one foot on or above the mat
Any player not meeting the terms of this law is committing a foot fault.
In the first instance a player can be warned. Further foot faults will result in their bowl being stopped and declared dead.
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The bowl is declared dead and must be removed from the rink of play as soon as it is declared dead.
While in social bowls, a bowl might be returned to the player to replay the bowl, there is no law that states this is an available option under the laws of the game if the player has gone through their normal delivery.
However, If a bowl is accidentally slips from a players hand or artificial arm, during the delivery, the player can pick up the bowl and start the delivery again.
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The bowl in course from rink (a) should be stopped before any interferance occurs to play on the ajoining rink (b).
If it is deemed the bowl would have finished in play on its own rink (a) the stopped bowl can be replayed.
If it is deemed the stopped bowl would not have finished in play on its own rink (a), the bowl would be declared dead and removed to the bank.
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