For the improper use of players during a league game, such as registered or tied players playing down, improper substitutes, and bowlers playing multiple games in same fixture date, the current bye-laws only apply point deduction on the defaulting team and keep the shots scored.
On 2 December, the Council of Management approved the shot adjustment proposal and will take effect immediately.
In addition to point deduction as stated in existing bye-law, adjust the score of the defaulting team to lose by 4 shots. The shots will be deducted from the defaulting team’s score. If the defaulting team had lost for more than 4 shots, no further adjustment will apply.
Below are the shots adjustments in different scenarios.
– If the defaulting team won or lost by less than 4 shots, adjust the defaulting team score to lose by 4 shots
– If the non-offending team got less than 4 shots, the score will be adjust to 4:0.
– If the non-offending team won by 4 shots or more, no adjustment on the score.
Please refer to below examples in different scenarios:
| case | scenarios | original score | score after adjustment |
| 1 | defaulting team won | defaulting team won 20 – 15 |
defaulting team lost 11 – 15 |
| 2 | defaulting team lost by less than 3 shots | defaulting team lost 12 – 15 |
defaulting team lost 11 – 15 |
| 3 | non-offending team got less than 4 shots | defaulting team won 25 – 3 |
defaulting team lost 0 – 4 |
| 4 | defaulting team lost by 4 or more shots | defaulting team lost 10 – 20 |
no change |
Cyril Leung
VP National League