Worthing Major League
Worthing Major League
League formation meeting – September 3rd 2025, Worthing Bowl
League Officials:
President : Will Line
Secretary : Dean Morgan
Treasurer : Mal Gardiner
The Major League will bowl at 7:45 pm on Wednesday evenings. The league is a handicap league consisting of fourteen 2-person teams. The league will commence on September 10, 2025 and will bowl three round-robin schedules making a league season of 39 weeks.
Two points will be awarded for each handicap game won, with a further two points awarded for the overall handicap series. Should one or more teams finish level on points at the end of the season then the league champions will be decided on highest handicap pinfall.
League fees are £17.50 per person and must be paid to the treasurer prior to bowling. It is each team captain’s responsibility to ensure their team’s fees are paid. Failure to pay promptly will result in the match being forfeited.
Teams are to pay for two week’s bowling, £35 per bowler, in the first week to cover for any potential missing week during the season. If unused, the extra fees will be used to pay for bowling on the final week of the season.
An individual’s handicap will be calculated as 80% of the difference between a bowler’s average and 220. There is no maximum handicap. Last season’s handicaps will be used for the first three weeks of the season. Note, this applies for the first three weeks of the season, not for the first three weeks that a bowler bowls.
The minimum turn out for a team is one team member and a substitute or a blind score. A blind score will be a player’s average less 10 pins. No postponements are permitted and so any team unable to field a valid line-up will forfeit the match. A team that forfeits will use blind scores and will score no points.
The league will be sanctioned by the BTBA. As such, all league members and substitutes must have a valid BTBA registration in order to participate. The cut-off date for registration is October 31, 2025. There are two BTBA membership alternatives. One is for those bowlers who bowl only in leagues and costs £15 for a year. The second membership is £35 which enables a bowler to play in BTBA sanctioned tournaments.
The annual Major League tournament will take place towards the end of the season. Details to follow at a later time.
The League Secretary will be paid £10 per week.
The League treasurer will be paid £200.
Dean Morgan
Secretary, Worthing Major League