Bowls Southland; Invercargill Sub Centre 10 August 2021 at Georgetown
Present: Bluff; Max Walker, Georgetown; Helen Ischia, Invercargill; Kew; Barry Dennis and Tony Brookland, Otatara; Robin Shanks, Te Rangi; Earl Doidge, Tokonui; Lindsay Jennings, Waihopai; Judy Lawrie, Waikiwi; Jim Stevenson and Paul McEntyre, Woodlands; Anne McFarlane.
Apologies: Waihopai, Stewart Stratford Tokonui/Waverley
Previous minutes: July12th approved as correct Te Rangi/Northend
Finance: report not available due to banking signature process not completed. Error in 2021 AGM minutes stating subscriptions being increased to $55. Those at meeting who attended the AGM understand the recommendation to increase subs was not passed and it remained at $50 per club.
General:
Sub centre meetings are to be held at the Georgetown for 2021-22 season
Premier division Interclub discussed. The lack of dates available had made this division too difficult to include for elite bowlers
2021-22 interclub divisions are: Silver, Bronze, Tuesday and Wednesday no change to formats
Scoring and points All divisions to have conventional scoring
3 points/win and 1 point/draw
No aggregate points available in any division
Burnt end ruling:
Silver Round 1 =10 completed ends, burnt end is to be replayed; 1 hr 20mins
Round 2 = 12 completed ends, burnt end is to be replayed; 1 hr 20mins
Bronze In all games, a burnt end is an end played
Tuesday 1-10 In all games, a burnt end is an end played
Wednesday In all divisions, a burnt end is an end played
Defaults or rescheduling. President, Max Walker is to be informed of any/all issues arising from matters of conflict. Where a Club cannot field a team eg due to Bowls Southland events, they must offer their opponent 2 dates (the week prior to the scheduled match and the week following the scheduled match). Should either of these dates be unacceptable, President to be informed to determine outcome.
Home and away games were popular and will be taken into consideration when draw is being compiled
Interclub afternoon tea is at the discretion of the host club
Over 60’s/ Thursday bowls, suggestion that this be named Thursday bowls, not age specific. Te Rangi prefer that their teams do not play each other in this category. This will be taken into consideration during compiling of draw. Georgetown asked that a representative from each team meet prior to the commencement of the season to iron out any points. Date to be determined.
Handbook corrections
Tournament changes; Otatara moving from 20 March to 3 April
Te Rangi moving from 27 March to 2 April
These clubs to inform Bowls Southland directly
match committee, include Maree Jones and Anne McFarlane, remove Julie O’Connell Bluff/Te Rangi
Inform Bowls Southland of interclub format changes as above
Sub Centre Women’s 2 x 4 x 2, there is no comparative event for men and it is not a role of the Invercargill sub centre
Bill Kane and Harvey Keown Town facilitator is Paul McEntyre who will work with Eastern and Central Western and facilitate the days 21 Nov/19 Dec. North and South Town to select teams
Town v Eastern Anderson trophy for women has evolved out of the quadrangular tournament between town x 2, Eastern and Central Western. Format has been determined by sub centre selectors
Interclub entries have been received from the following clubs: Otatara, Waihopai, Waverley, Bluff, Waikiwi, Kew, Woodlands and Georgetown
Meeting minutes are available on www.sporty.co.nz:invercargillsubcentrebowls
Meeting concluded 8 25pm
Next meeting September 14th 7pm at Georgetown Bowling Club