Scunthorpe Indoor Bowls Club
Order of Play when a Rink of Four or a Triples Team is One Player Short
There are three possible procedures referred to here as A, B & C.
The defaulting team (ie one short) is called “D” and their opponents “N” (normal).
In all three cases D has no number 2. When there are 3 players instead of 4 there
are two alternatives “A” or “B”.
Order of Play in Rinks or Fours Play
In “A” ALL players send 2 bowls and there is
NO adjustment to the final score.
Order of sending bowls in Fours…one player
short in team D.
A all sending 2 bowls
N’s Jack
D’ Jack
N Lead
D Lead
D Lead
N Lead
N2
N2
N Lead
D Lead
D Lead
N Lead
N2
N2
N3
D3
D3
N3
N3
D3
D3
N3
N Skip
D Skip
D Skip
N Skip
N Skip
D Skip
D Skip
N Skip
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In alternative play “B” D’s players number
1 & 3 each send 3 bowls BUT team D has
25% of it’s score deducted with fractions
being taken into account.
B with D’s 1 & 3 sending 3 bowls
N’s Jack
D’ Jack
N Lead
D Lead
D Lead
N Lead
N Lead
D Lead
D Lead
N Lead
N2
D Lead
D Lead
N2
N2
D3
D3
N2
N3
D3
D3
N3
N3
D3
D3
N3
N Skip
D Skip
D Skip
N Skip
N Skip
D Skip
D Skip
N Skip
Order of Paly in Triples Matches
In Triples matches there is only one option
available, and applies to both EBA and
EBF… ALL players send 3 bowls.
The order of play is as follows below.
Triples
N’s Jack
N Lead
D Lead
N Lead
N2
D Lead
N Lead
N2
D Lead
N2
N Skip
D Skip
N Skip
D Skip
N Skip
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D Skip
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D’s Jack
D Lead
N Lead
N2
D Lead
N Lead
N2
D Lead
N Lead
N2
D Skip
N3 & N Skip
D Skip
N3 & N Skip
D Skip
N Skip
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