Surrey County Tenpin Bowling Association

2011/2012 Surrey County Qualifying Roll-Off

For Junior, YAC, Adult & Seniors

To be held at Charrington Bowl Tolworth, Kingston Road. Surbiton. KT5 9PB

21/22 January 2012          Sanction Number. 33/0008

County Team Qualifying

1.             The County Championship teams will be made up of the following divisions; Junior, YAC, Adult & Senior both Male and Female.

2.             Each respective division (both male and female) will include those bowlers who fall within the following age qualification groups

Junior – Under 14/16 is a combined event, but must be under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 as of 31/08/11 : YAC Under 24 as of 1^st January 2012 : Adult – Any age: Senior – 50 or over as of  01/05/12. Adult Team England players will have the right to be seeded into the ICC squad of 15 players should they chose not to play the county team qualifying event

3.             Juniors who wish to take part in the Adult divisions may do on condition that they produce a “junior/adult” BTBA membership card, or pay the prevailing additional membership fee.

4.             Team selection will be based upon the following criteria;

a)             Junior, YAC, Adult and Senior Men (including any bonus pins for seniors only) - selection from the top 15 final positions achieved by all entrants in their respective eligible championship teams (10 games) subject to seeded adult Team England players being positioned within the ICC squad only at the lowest positions(s) of the qualifying players.

b)             Senior Ladies (including any bonus pins) – selection from the top 15 final positions achieved by all entrants (5 games, or in the case of entrants entering for full Adult County team status also their first five games played from the 10 will count for senior ladies)

5.             In cases of the Junior, YAC, Adult and Senior divisions only the top two qualifiers in each division will be guaranteed at least two games during the qualifying rounds. The exception being U14/16 division where only the top bowler is guaranteed at least two games.

Rules and Regulations

6.             The roll-offs will be sanctioned by the BTBA and run in accordance with;

a)             General playing rules & Tournament rules of the BTBA.

b)             Inter-County rules and regulations (2011 Revision)

7.             The roll-off is open to all those who meet the following conditions;

a)             Hold British citizenship.

b)             Born within the 1961 Surrey county boundaries or have been resident within said boundaries for at least 12 months. (Serving members of HM forces and dependants shall qualify after a six month residential period)

c)             Meet the appropriate age qualification given above

d)            Be a current member of the BTBA

e)             Players signed declaration of eligibility             *refer to entry form overleaf

8)             The County roll-off Manager will be the Surrey Area Chairperson who reserves the right to cancel any squad and reschedule

9)             Registration will commence 30 minutes prior to squad time on entry form. Entrants must show a current BTBA card, members who are unable to do so may participate on payment of full the prevailing BTBA membership rate.

10)           Any entrant arriving late will count their scores from the frame being bowled.

11)           All entrants will move after each game as directed by the tournament manager.

12)           Dress code: No Denim in any form or shorts No ¾ length or combat style trousers (male or female) No sleeveless and/or collarless shirts or “T” shirts.  Failure to be correctly dressed at any stage of the event will result in entry being refused without refund of fee. The decision of the Area Tournament Manager and Area Association committee will be final.  

12a)         Disputes and protests must be made within 30 minutes of the game in which the infraction took place and must be submitted in writing within 72 hours to the County roll-off manager. The decision of the County Association will be final, subject to appeal to the BTBA. A provisional ball may be bowled if a dispute on pinfall or a foul cannot be resolved immediately.

14)           No persons other than the registered entrants are allowed in the seating or approach area during the event. All entrants are reminded that food and drink is not allowed in the playing area and there will be no smoking or consumption of alcoholic beverages for the duration of the roll-off by any competitor. Failure to maintain these rules may result in disqualification without refund. BTBA Rule 333 applies.

15)           Lane maintenance will be carried out prior to the start of all squads

16)           Entry fees will be non-returnable after squad times have been accepted. An entry may be sold to an eligible replacement with the County roll-off mangers approval. In the event of illness or injury an entrant may alter their entry to the remaining date after first notifying the County Roll-off manger providing there are sufficient spaces available.

17)           Cheques to be made payable to “Surrey Area Bowling Association” or “SABA” The closing date for entries will be postmarked 15^th     January 2012. Entries may be accepted exceptionally after this date providing there are sufficient squad times available, and they are received with full entry fee no later than Friday 20^th January 2012 and the County roll-off manager approves entry. NO ENTRY WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER THIS DATE. Squad times will only be confirmed if different from those required with entry form. However if the entrant contacts by telephone or email the squadding manager he will confirm squad times, but accepts no responsibility for “lost emails” or unreturned phone calls or loss of entry form due to non receipt of post.

INFORMATION ENTRY FEES AND ENTRY FORM OVERLEAF

Entry fees for the County Roll-Off

Junior, Adult and Senior entry fees (Junior international Fund now £1.00) Entry fees increased pro rata.

Squad dates and times

Saturday 21^st January 2012 09.30am roll-off or Sunday 22^nd January 2012 09.30am roll-off

ROLL-OFF PRE-ENTRY APPLICATION FORM

Name         ____________________    Date of Birth       _________________

Address     ____________________    BTBA Number   _________________

                   ____________________     Tel No Home     _________________

Post Code ____________________    Mobile                 _________________

                                                                    Email address    _________________

                 Division Entered                                You are required to indicate your eligible and chosen ADDITIONAL competitive age

               group as appropriate (£2.00 EXTRA ENTRY FEE PER ADDITIONAL EVENT)

Qualification: delete as appropriate

I have read all the rules and fully understand them and to comply with County rules have signed the *Declaration of Eligibility  

_______________________ 

Squad entry           Please delete as appropriate

Only complete entries with full fee applicable will be processed. Incomplete entry forms and those with insufficiant fees will be returned by the squadding manager with no squad reserved. No entry may be reserved without a completed and fully paid entry form.

Cheques made payable to “Surrey Area Bowling Association” or “SABA”

Pre Entry application forms to be completed with the full entry fee should be forwarded to;

Mr Barry Eason, County Roll-Off Squadding Manager

124 Crowther Road, South Norwood,

London, SE25 5QS

Enquiries to Barry Eason at Tel No. (Home) 020 8656 2006 ~ (Mobile) 07941758203

or Email barry.eason@btinternet.com

Closing date for entries will be 15^th January 2012