Rules & Regulations
- The Cup shall be called The Blackford
Cup. It shall be competed for annually in a competition, played
on a home and away basis. Clubs may enter one or more teams in
the competition. It shall be possible to enter a team comprising
of players from 2 different clubs. The home venue must be declared
when the joint team is entered. If there are more than 16 teams
entered then only first teams will be guaranteed entry, second
teams will be selected randomly by the league executive committee.
- Eligibility of players shall be
as exists for any league affiliation requirement. Only those
players
nominated (minimum 4 men and 4 ladies; maximum of 12 people in
total) in order of playing ability, by the specified date shall
be able
to participate in matches. Those players should be regularly
playing in one of the league divisions and no player may be nominated
for more than one Blackford cup team, any
variation
to which being agreed by the League Executive Commitee. Entries
must be accompanied by the predetermined entry fee and submitted
to the Secretary, not later than 30th June each year. Nominations
must be submitted to the District Match Secretary, not later
than 30th September each year.
- Participating Clubs will be allotted
a handicap as determined by the League Executive Committee who
will
also conduct the draw for each years event. If there is a large
difference between the highest and lowest handicap then a cap
will be applied in the interest of being able to complete games
in the allotted time. The cap will be applied at the discretion
of the league committee. The handicaps given to each club will
apply to each game, except Ladies SIngles,
where
the handicap will be 11/15's of the Club
handicap, rounded to the nearest point, as instructed by the Executive
Committee. Where
necessary, the starting pointfor each game will be adjusted in
accordance with the BA of E handicap tables. The cost of each
round shall be
bourne by the home side. Each tie will be played on a home and
away basis and the winner of each tie will be the team with the
most
points, In the event of a tie in any round, the winner shall be
decided on a neutral court.
- Each round must be completed before
a date specified by the Executive Committee. It shall be the duty
of teh home Secretary to inform the League Fixture Secretary immediately
of the agreed date of the fixture. Failure to complete both legs
of the round by the specified date will be investigated by the Executive
Committee and if considered necessary, the offending Club will be
disqualified. In the event of any dispute, the decision of the Executive
Committee shall be final.
- The general condition of play shall
be as for the league competitions. Teams shall consist of three
ladies and three gentlemen who shall be nominated at 1st, 2nd and
3rd Lady or Gentleman respectively (not necessaritly in order of
strength). The fixture shall consist of 10 2 game rubbers to 15
(11 in the case of Ladies Singles) with no setting. The order of
play shall be as follows:
| |
Event |
Home
Team |
|
Away
Team |
| 1 |
Ladies Singles |
1st Lady |
v |
1st Lady |
| 2 |
Gents Singles |
1st Gent |
v |
1st Gent |
| 3 |
Mixed Doubles |
2nd Lady & Gent |
v |
2nd Lady & Gent |
| 4 |
Ladies Doubles |
1st & 3rd
Ladies |
v |
1st & 3rd
Ladies |
| 5 |
Mens Doubles |
1st & 3rd
Gents |
v |
1st & 3rd
Gents |
| 6 |
Ladies Doubles |
2nd & 3rd
Ladies |
v |
2nd & 3rd
Ladies |
| 7 |
Gents Doubles |
2nd & 3rd
Gents |
v |
2nd & 3rd
Gents |
| 8 |
Mixed Doubles |
1st Lady and
Gent |
v |
1st Lady and
Gent |
| 9 |
Mixed Doubles |
2nd Lady and
Gent |
v |
3rd Lady and
Gent |
| 10 |
Mixed Doubles |
3rd Lady and
Gent |
v |
2nd Lady and
Gent |
-
Team Captains shall simultaneously
exchange full details of pairings on the Team Sheets before the
match commences and no alterations shall be permitted during the
course of the match
- Score sheets are to be duly completed
after each leg, signed by both captains, and forwarded by the home
team to the Fixture Secretary within 48 hours.
May 2006
Note: Rule Changes adopted
at 2006 AGM are in bold pink for
ease of reference
Team Sheet
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