Rules 2014-15
Amendments shown in Red
1. The League to be managed by a committee, elected each year at the League's Annual General Meeting.
a) Teams that are not present for Roll Call at the League's Annual General Meeting (unless they have contacted the Secretary before the Meeting) are to be excluded from the League until the next AGM.
b) These Rules apply to any Division within this League.
2. Games to be played on a treble board, measuring 5ft 8 ins from the centre of the bull to the floor directly below the board. Throw to be 7 ft 9 1/4 ins along the floor, measured from directly below the board to a point on the floor to be marked each league and cup game by the placing of a raised oche. All boards to be in good condition, with the doubles, trebles and numbers clearly visible.Team Captain is responsible for the correct positioning of the board, and for checking that the board is in good condition.
3. a) All teams in league games to consist of at least 6, and no more than 15, playing members, all of whom should be named on the Results Card. (The maximum number would mean 6 playing singles, another 6 playing doubles, 2 more playing Nominated Doubles, and another playing Nominated Singles.)
b) The Captains Trophy will be played on Match nights. This will be for Captains or Vice Captains. The Captains games will be one game, 501 up, double in, double finish.
c) All teams in K.O. Cup games to consist of no more than 7 playing members.
4. All singles League & KO Cup games will be best of 3 games, 501 up, straight off, double finish. Doubles games will be 701 up, straight off. NB In Doubles games, either player may go off. Pairs games and Nominated singles games will be 1 game, 501 up, start and finish on a double, which will be Nominated in the Nominated singles. All games will start with Bull up (away team to go for Bull), the winner to go for off in 1st/3rd legs in best of three games, and for off in single leg games.
a) The Draw for the 6 singles is to be made first, from 6 names for each team; then the Draw for the 3 doubles is to be made, from up to 15 names for each team. Once the draw is made, and recorded on the Results Card, if all players are present, the card must not be altered, except as provided for by Rule 9b). When the draw is made, any byes must remain in the order drawn - no adjustments may be made to the order for either team.
b) For all competitions, except the K.O.Cup, a draw will be made on the night. In Cup matches, Captains will toss a coin to decide who is to go for Bull.
c) In the League games, the result will be based on the outcomes of the 6 singles games and the 3 doubles games. Singles games will count towards the Aggregates Competition, plus Doubles games, where players have not played in the Singles games in that match will be credited with ½ point.
d) The bust rule does not apply in this league.
5. Points to be awarded in league matches will be one point per game, so 6-3 would give 6 points to the winners and 3 points to the losers. In K.O. Cup matches the first team to win 4 games wins the match.
6. a) Registration Date for the League this season will be 12th December 2014. By this date, all teams must complete and return their Registration Form, with their list of up to 15 players (including Landlord/Steward), to the Secretary. After this date, no teams will be permitted to sign any new players. If you have played for one team, you can't join another. Each team may include on their list of 15 players up to 4 women. Any team that fails to return their Registration List by the stated deadline shall be fined four points.
b) A player wishing to play in any of the competitions run by this League, including the KO Cup, must have played at least 3 league games for his team before that competition begins, (including doubles, and nominated singles games). ALL players’ names should appear on the Results Card, including those who play in the Doubles or Nominated games.
c) In the Landlords & the Registered Pairs competitions, players in each threesome/pair must be from the same League team.
7. Should a team be found to have played an un-registered or un-qualified player in a league or Cup game, the following sanctions will be applied:-
League game : lose 3 points
K.O. Cup game : forfeit Cup game to opponents.
8. Any player from the RICHMOND & CATTERICK DARTS LEAGUE may not play in any other League on the same night, be they summer or winter, league or cup games.
9. a) The draw for every league or K.O. Cup match must be made by 8.30 p.m. on the night, with the first game being played as soon as possible after the draw is made, by 8.35 pm at the latest. Once players are called for their game, they will have a maximum of 9 practice darts.
b) All games must follow the order as drawn, except when mutually agreed by the two Captains. If a player is not present for his game, then a substitute must play in his place, or the game will be forfeited; each team is only allowed one substitute.
c) No darts are to be removed from the board once a game is underway, until after each score is checked and called by the person marking the game.
10. a) The Nominated Pairs Cup game to be played after the league game, between one pair of players from each team under normal match rules.
b) The Nominated Singles Cup game to be played after the Nominated Pairs game, between one player from each team; this game to start on the first double nominated by each player - they cannot change this double! Normal match rules apply after this.
No player can play in both the Nominated Pairs and the Nominated Singles on the same night.
c) The Captains Trophy will be played on Match nights. This will be for Captains or Vice Captains. The Captains games will be one game, 501 up, double in, double finish.
d) The Aggregates will be based on the 6 singles games, plus ½ points from doubles games (See Rule 4c).
e) All games played within a League Fixture should count towards the Most Wins/Fewest Darts/Most 180s/Highest Off competitions.
NB Highest offs shall only count if they are achieved in a double-off game
11. Any team failing to fulfil a fixture will forfeit the match, and associated competitions. The only exception to this will be cancellation due to inclement weather, when teams must notify the opposition by 7.30 p.m. at the latest. The present ruling as to rearranging the fixture will still apply.
Any game cancelled, for this reason, must be brought to the attention of the Secretary as soon as possible, and then rearranged via the Secretary. If this cannot be done, then the Committee will meet to decide the result of the game.
12. a) In the event of a tie at the top of the League, when the season ends, a Play-off will be played between the teams concerned; a neutral venue will be chosen, the game being played as a straight knockout, with 7 players on each side. (A tie will occur if teams are level on points and on wins)
b) There shall also be play offs at the end of the season where two or more players/teams are tied – this to apply to Promotion/Relegation places, Nominated Singles/Doubles, and Aggregates.
13. All Results Cards must be filled in correctly, and signed. The Card must be sent by e-mail or mobile phone to the Secretary, to arrive no later than the Monday night following each game. If the result is e-mailed, all details from the card must be included, and the Home Captain will be responsible for keeping the card, as evidence, until at least the end of the season. The Home Team Captain will be held responsible for the Results Card, so if the Result does not arrive, his team may be penalised; any team that fails to present a Results, or presents a Result that is incorrectly filled in, will be fined up to 8 points in the case of a league match, or forfeit the Cup match. In addition, if the result of the Doubles, Nominated or Captain's game is not included on the Results Card, then neither team will receive a point for that competition.
a). Late Results will incur the following penalties:- 1st late Result will result in a warning [printed on the next Results Sheet, and sent in an e-mail to the Team Captain concerned]; subsequent late results will incur a four point penalty on the first occasion; this penalty will rise to six, then eight points for continuing offenders.
b). All Competition fees must be paid on to the Treasurer within one week of the Competition date. Failure to do so will result in a £10 fine for the team responsible (i.e. the team whose venue was used for the Competition)); that venue will not then be used for the following season's competitions.
14. The loss of these Rules is not an excuse to infringe them.
15. The Committee's rulings on all points are final, as agreed at the Annual General Meeting.
