RULES FOR BOWLS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12356, 28 January 1926, Page 3

RULES FOR BOWLS

DOMINION TOURNEY SORRY THE BRITISHERS ENTERED. Mr Meadowcroft, im presenting a report from the Dominion Council said that with regard to Mr Muir’s proposal to form an international board, the council had not had an l opportunity of discussing the matter with the British bowlers, but had communicated with Australia, Canada and South Africa with a view to ascertaining their views on' the proposal. The council had also revised the rules with a view to co-ordinating the control of the game in the Dominion. The duties of markers and umpires had been defined, and new rules would come into operation when printed And circulated. At the Dupedin tournament the rules were not carried out as they were in Wellington last year. Perhaps it was on account of the breach of the rules by the British bowlers that the umpires relaxed their prerogatives in regard to the rules. There was following up and stepping off the mat and other breaches for which the- players were not cautioned by the umpire. I,t was also proposed to make it compulsory for Nos. 1 and 2 to dear the heads and relieve the No. 3’s of some of the work. In conclusion, Mr Meadowcroft said he was sorry—and the British bowlers were sorry they ever entered for the Dominion tournament. They did not understand the way the tournament was played in New Zealand, for at Home they only played one game a day, and had a. thousand players engaged. How could they get- such a tournament through in*three days? Only by the knoek-out system, and after the first game 500 went out-. If a. man came from Scotland and lost his game he would go hack home. In New Zealand they, bad to play three games a day, and it was ratlier a surprise to the British bowlers who went in for it.