Laws Quiz Answers

THE ANSWERS

How did you get on? Tough questions?

Here are the decisions, together with the appropriate rules revealed.

Decision 1: The end must continue as it lays.

(Law: 9.7 After the first player to play has delivered the first bowl, no-one has the right to challenge the legality of the original position of the jack).

Decision 2: The bowl is replaced with another from the same set and the end continues.

(Law: 31. 4 If a bowl at rest in the rink of play splits into pieces without having been struck by another bowl, the bowl must be replaced with another bowl from the same set and the end continued. 31.5 If a damaged bowl cannot be replaced by another bowl from the same set, all bowls in the damaged set must be replaced with bowls from a different set.)

The end is declared dead if the bowl is split after being hit by another bowl and replayed in the same direction.

Decision 3. The jack is replaced to the position it was in before the bowl was played and the bowl is declared dead; Blue is awarded two shots.

(Law: 17.1 A bowl is dead if: 17.1.5 in its original course, it passes outside a side boundary of the rink on a bias which would prevent it from re-entering the rink of play.)

Decision 4: there are in fact two options.

(Law: 29.1.2 If the bowl has come to rest and has not disturbed the head, the opposing skip must choose whether to: 29.1.2.1 leave the head as it is and have their team play two bowls one after the other to get back to the proper order of play; or 29.1.2.2 return the bowl and get back to the proper order of play.)

Decision 5: The player is permitted to continue with the replacement set of bowls.

(Law: 29.3.2 If a game that has been stopped as described in law 32 is continued on another day, a player can use a different set of bowls to the set they used during the game that was stopped.)

Decision 6. The bowl must be replaced by an opponent.

(Law: 37.4 Bowl displacement when being marked as a toucher or during measuring: 37.4.1 If a bowl is displaced by a player when marking it as a toucher, or by the equipment being used by a player during measuring, an opponent must put it back to its former position. 37.4.2 If a bowl is displaced by the marker when marking it as a toucher, or by the equipment being used by the marker during measuring, the marker must put the bowl back to a position agreed by the opponents. If opponents cannot agree, the marker must put the bowl back to its former position. 37.4.3 If a bowl is displaced by the equipment being used by the umpire during measuring, the umpire must put the bowl back to its former position.

Decision 7. The bowl from the neighbouring rink is returned to be re-played because the “rogue” bowl is a neutral object. The other bowl is declared dead.

(Law: 37.3 Bowl displacement by a neutral person or neutral object. 37.3.1 Displacement of a bowl in its original course that has not disturbed the head before it is displaced. 37.3.1.1 If the bowl is displaced within the boundaries of the rink of play by a neutral person or neutral object and it has not disturbed the head after it is displaced, the bowl must be replayed

17.1 A bowl is dead if: 17.1.5 in its original course, it passes outside a side boundary of the rink on a bias which would prevent it from re-entering the rink of play.)

Decision 8. The bowl must be stopped and returned. The bowl at rest must not be lifted by the Marker.

(Law: 42.2 The Marker must: 42.2.10 stop any bowl that is from a neighbouring rink and could move a jack or bowl that is at rest).

Decision 9. The chalk, by definition, is not a neutral object, therefore the bowl is deemed to have been displaced by the person who owned the chalk. Consequently, the bowl is declared dead.

(Rule C.23.2 Neutral object: C.23.2.1 a jack, bowl or other object not belonging to any player on the rink of play. 37.1 Bowl displacement by another player. 37.1.1 Displacement of a bowl in its original course that has not disturbed the head before it is displaced. 37.1.1.1 If the bowl is displaced by a member of the team that delivered the bowl and it has not disturbed the head after it is displaced, the opposing skip must declare the bowl dead.)

Decision 10. This question is completely rhetorical and is not covered by any law! The moral is that players and the marker should remain alert. Answers might be interesting!

(The possibilities are: Blue reached 21 shots first, so should be the winner; re-start the match from the 12th end; declare the match void; declare red the winner.)