MELKSHAM AND DISTRICT MONDAY DARTS LEAGUE RULES
1. Constitution of the committee to be the same as has been in operation for several years.
2. BDO rules to apply, (Bust Rule).
3. Any changes in rules must be carried by a 66% majority of members that are present at the AGM.
4. Only qualified players from the previous season, and acting officer(s) are allowed to vote at AGM’s.
5. All rules to be passed by the committee.
6. The League shall be called the MELKSHAM AND DISTRICT MONDAY DARTS LEAGUE.
7. The height of the board to be 5’8” from the centre of the bullseye to the floor.
8. Length of throw to be 7’9¼” from the supporting wall by preferred use of a RAISED OCHE.
9. Score to be marked by the HOME team, AWAY team should call out the scores.
10. League matches to consist of one game of 4-a-side, two games of Doubles and four games of Singles.
11. 4-a-side to play ALL 3 legs of 701, straight start, double to finish.
12. Doubles to play ALL 3 legs of 501, straight start, double to finish.
13. Singles to play ALL 3 legs of 501, straight start, double to finish.
14. Bullseye to count 50 or double 25.
15. AWAY team to throw first in the in the 4-a-side and then alternate starts throughout the match
16. 4-a-side names to be entered onto the scorecard and then played, then doubles names to be entered onto the scorecard and then played, finally entering the 4 singles names onto the scorecard and playing to complete the match.
17. Match fees to be £7:00 per team per match, which also covers all competition fees.
18. League to consist of no more than 16 teams per season.
19. League to play on a Monday night, including all cup competitions of singles, doubles etc with the exception of the 1st and 2nd rounds of the Knockout Cup.
20. Non-attendance of meetings by a team captain or his-her representative will result in a deduction 7 points from the offending team(s).
21. New players entering the league may attend the AGM, but are not allowed to vote. (see rule 4)
22. Each player must have played in at least 2 league matches, (singles, doubles or 4-a-side), to be eligible to play in the semi-final and final of the Knockout Cup.
23. HOME team to provide Bread and Cheese, including Cup Competitions.
24. In the case of more than one team playing from the same venue, then a player may only “sign-on” for one team for the season.
25. No transfer can be entertained until the end of season.
26. No player can play at or from a venue from which he/she is barred.
27. In any competition Roll call to be 8:15pm, Play to commence at 8:30pm.
28. League matches to start at 8:30pm and to be continuous play.
29. The highest checkout of the night to be recorded onto the scorecard every match.
30. 100+ scores to be recorded in all legs of league match singles only.
31. 180’s to be recorded in all legs of all games in league matches only.
32. Points for and against will be the match score in legs WON and LOST.
33. League winners will be the team with the most points won, if tied, then a playoff between the tied teams will take place on a board decided by the committee.
34. All venues for competitions will be allocated at the AGM, excluding the presentation venue.
35. ALL LEAGUE MONIES MUST BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE AGM.
36. Any monies owing not paid to the league will result in that team and it’s players being barred from the league until paid in full.
37. Trophies to be engraved at the leagues expense.
38. All league scorecards to be received by the FRIDAY following the match.
39. There is to be NO cancellation of league matches. In the event of cancellation, the match must be played on the first available free week or 14 points will be awarded to the other team, EXCEPT, when in the opinion of the committee exceptional circumstances prevail.
40. Meetings to take place at 7:30pm on Monday nights as designated on the fixture sheet, where it would be expected that fees for matches played are to be paid.
41. All league matches that do not take place on the night allocated by the fixture list MUST fulfil the said fixture on the first available FREE WEEK. The league committee will deal with non-compliance.
AS AMENDED BY THE AGM DATED 16th JULY 2007.