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1 | The competition is annual and open to all affiliated clubs. |
2 | The league shall consist of two divisions under the following arrangements: County Shield:A club or combination of clubs may enter one or more teams of five players each. Roberts Cup:A club or combination of clubs may enter one or more teams of four players. The average grade of the players must not exceed 130. The Executive Sub-committee shall have the power to vary this number if it considers that this would be to the benefit of the competition. |
3 | Eligibility of Players
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4 | The format of the competitions is to be determined at the Management Committee meeting to be held before the start of the season in accordance with section-para 3.03 of the constitution. |
5 | Four points will be awarded for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss. No points will be awarded to a team that defaults a match. |
6 | If two or more teams finish level on points, the trophy shall be shared |
7 | The League Secretary shall, after the Management Committee meeting referred to in rule 3, produce a provisional fixture list for the season, specifying unambiguously the date on which each match is to be played. Any club wishing to propose a change to any fixture date must notify the League Secretary of the proposed change within fourteen days. The League Secretary will rule on any proposed changes and forthwith issue a definitive list. |
8 | Matches shall be played on the dates specified in the definitive fixture list. No variation shall be permitted to the dates on that list other than by reason of unavoidable emergency. A club failing to fulfil any fixture shall lose the match by default unless it successfully claims that it could not fulfil the fixture because of an unavoidable emergency. The decision of the League Secretary shall be final in relation to any such claim. |
9 | Matches between two teams from the same club or combination of clubs shall take place as early as practicable. Claims for points gained by default will not be allowed in such matches. |
10 | Captains will toss a coin to determine colours at the first meeting between the teams; winner of the toss will be White on odd boards in the first match and the colours will be reversed in the return match. |
11 | Nomination of Players
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12 | The players to be nominated will be determined by reference to the current E.C.F. or other official grading list or, in the case of ungraded players, by their most recent published grade, if any. |
13 | No player ordinarily resident or attending an educational establishment more than 20 miles beyond the border between Devon and Cornwall may be nominated in accordance with Rule 12 above |
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5th June 2019