The english short mat bowling association esmba.
Short mat bowls rules.
They had played bowls outdoors in south africa and perhaps due to the poor climate and the long close season in this country they began to play a simulation of the outdoor game on a.
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Short mat bowls is based on the outdoor sport of lawn bowls so many of the rules are adaptations of the rules of the outdoor game with the basic aim being to deliver as many woods bowls as possible nearer to the smaller target bowl the jack than any of the opposition s woods.
Short mat bowls is an indoor version of lawn bowling played on a 45 foot long x 6 foot wide mat with regular lawn bowls and a heavier jack.
It shall be enclosed at the back and both sides with a fender not less than 70 mm 2 and not more than 75 mm 3 above the surface of the rink mat with a maximum thickness of 75 mm 3 and a minimum thickness of 70 mm 2.
Short mat bowls rules as the title implies the game is played over a much shorter length than the flat green game.
At both ends there is a fender and 1ft 0 3m in from the fender there is a white line representing the ditch.
Icc rules a player cannot play for two counties in the same season.
A game of bowls will be played on one rink mat or several rink mats.
An eligible club may enter any number of teams in a competition provided it has the facilities and membership to allow this.
Any club playing short mat bowls within the south hams district shall be eligible to play in the competitions.
It shall consist of a specified number of shots or ends and will be played for any period of time as previously arranged.
Short mat bowls is an indoor sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a heavy ball along a fairly flat surface to gain as many shots as possible by getting their bowls nearer to the jack than their opponents and so outscore them.
A player residing in a county which does not play icc may register and play in any county he or she chooses.
The origins of english short mat bowling association rumours have it that the sport was first played in wales by two south africans who came to work in the area.
The game is a modern variation on lawn bowls from which it is derived.
