County Rules inc Match Details and Regulations

Match Play Guidelines:

  1. All men's matches are 4 lots of 9 frames.
  2. All matches are played out in full
  3. All mens matches start at 11AM
  4. All seniors matches start at 3PM
  5. All frames will have a referee, home team for odd, away team for even frames.
  6. Dress code:
    1. Plain black trousers - no jeans, no pinstripes, no chinos.
    2. Plain black shoes, no trainers, plimsoles, or canvas shoes etc...
    3. Polo shirts (Kent), with no nicknames.
    4. No hats or baseball caps
    5. Any failure with dress code will result in loss of frame.
  7. 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw.
  8. Players will be awarded 10 points for an A team win, 5 for a B. 1 bonus point will be awarded for 4 singles wins.
  9. Deliberately touching or picking up a ball on the surface of the table without permission of the referee results in loss of frame, with the exception of positioning the white ball behind baulk following a foul and the white has been picked up by the referee having been asked to do so by the oncoming player.

Team selection / player restrictions:

  1. The Men’s A team must have a minimum of 9 players at every match using all available registered A team players.

  2. Registered Men’s B players must be used to supplement the A team if short of available registered A team players.

  3. No registered Men’s A team players are permitted to play for a B team in a match, if the A team has been supplemented with B division players due to shortages in the A team.

  4. A maximum of two registered Men’s A team players are permitted move down to the B team at any match apart from the exceptions listed below

    1. The A team is short.

    2. In the last 2 matches of the qualifying period.

  5. Registered Men’s B players that moved up in a previous match may return to their registered team without penalty.

  6. For Men’s, Ladies and Seniors matches, if a player is substituted out, they are allowed to be re-played at any time during the match. Therefore they may play against the same opponent multiple times during any match.

  7. DISPUTED FRAMES:

    1. In the event of a disputed frame where the referee (if assigned) cannot resolve the issue, the 2 captains must try and settle it in the first instance. If this is not possible then the Regional Director must be contacted to attempt to resolve it. If this is still not possible immediately, the dispute must be put in writing to the Regional Director within 7 days following the match.

    2. If a frame is sent to a dispute, it must be stopped and marked clearly with a capital D at the right and left hand margins of the score sheet on the line pertaining to that frame. The result boxes for that frame must be left blank. The match will carry on without this frame. If for whatever reason the frame is played out to a conclusion, its result will stand.

  8. Code of conduct:

    1. Any persons representing a County or England are expected to behave in a manner that is not detrimental to the reputation of the EBPF as they are officially representing the organisation. This should include, although not an exhaustive list:

      (a) Unsportsmanlike behaviour
      (b) Behaving outside the spirit of the Game
      (c) Behaving in an inappropriate manner whilst in Uniform or whilst at an EBPF
      organised / affiliated event
      (d) Behaving in a way detrimental to the Game / Organisation
      (e) Behaving in a way likely to bring the Game / Organisation into disrepute
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