In a recent disciplinary case queries were raised on the proper procedures of marking a toucher. We have simplified the wordings in the latest version of the Laws of the Sport of Bowls published by World Bowls for your reference:
– A toucher must be marked by a member of the team that delivered the bowls as soon as it comes to rest
– If the marking action may likely to move the bowl, the player of skip should nominate it as a toucher and acknowledged by the opposition.
– If before the next delivered bowls comes to rest, a bowl is neither marked nor nominated, it is no longer a toucher.
– If a non-toucher carries a mark, the mark should be removed by the opposition as it come to rest.
– If a non-toucher carries a mark but the remove of such mark may move the bowl, it should be nominated as a non-toucher and acknowledged by the opposition.
– After the marking/nomination of a toucher/non-toucher, the decision was non-reversible.
Hope this clarify the queries and avoid any disputes in the future.
On behalf of
The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association
Claudius Lam
Vice President – Technical