Proposed New League
To Whom It May Concern
Hi All,
Please circulate this message to all your contacts so we receive feedback from as many players and officials as possible
Myself and the W&W committee have conducted a review of the current Business Houses league and have proposed several changes to assist clubs in putting teams out and hopefully growing the game further. Understandably, after a year of not playing bowls I am sure we are all concerned as to what we come back to in 2021 and hopefully this will provide an alternative option for clubs if they so wish to explore it.
The Business Houses league has been played under the W&W association for many years and we are looking to rename it the Warwick & Worcester Birmingham league going forward so that it is more recognisable to the area it is played. Games will continue to be played on a Saturday but we are looking at a new start time of 11:30am. This would avoid clashes with the main league that starts at 3.00 pm as well as other sporting events outside of bowls. Please bear in mind this is just a proposal and I would welcome feedback from clubs.
The other main change would be to reduce the playing numbers to 8 a side from the current 10 a side. This would give teams a greater chance of putting a side out as during 2019 there were several matches called off due to player availability. There would also be an unlimited number of players being able to double up and play in the main leagues team (if applicable).
Scoring would remain the same (1 point per player win etc) and clubs would not need to have a team in the main league to enter into the Birmingham league.
Depending on the number of teams in the league, a separate cup competition would be set up.
All these proposals have been discussed with the current Business Houses teams already. We are now looking for further feedback from the broader membership so that decisions can be made ahead of the 2021 season so please send any comments to myself at fixture.secretary@wwcba.com if possible before December 14th.
Many thanks
Chris Lambert
W&W Fixture Secretary
