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Kent County Short Mat Bowling Association
BEST VIEWED WITH INTERNET EXPLORER
Kent County Short Mat Bowling AssociationBEST VIEWED WITH INTERNET EXPLORER
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About The County Ranking List
1. What is it ? 2. How do I get onto it ? 3. Does this allow me to play for the county ?
The first step onto the ranking list, is to enter all the County domestic competitions e.g. Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours. All of these competitions are played on a Round Robin bases, normally in groups of four. The winners of all Round Robin groups receive 3 points. Best round losers are also chosen from the groups, but do not receive any points at this stage. All winners then commence to play in a straight knockout competition. 1 point is given for each win from that point on. This then includes best round losers, who can also score 1 point for each win. This procedure is adopted for all four competitions. At the end of the season not all the participants in the competitions, will have collected points, but those who have, will be given a total for the four competitions. It could range from 1 to 40, but on average, a good seasons total would be 20-25. This would automatically give you your county badge, and make you available for selection into either the Premier, 'A' or 'B' teams. However, there is a cut off point maintained each year, set by the Competition Secretary, County Manager, and approved by the County Committee. If you fail to reach, for example, 15 points, (That years cut-off), it is unlikely that you will attain your county badge in your first attempt. However the system allows you to keep all your points gained, and carry them over to the next season. If you then score as well in that season, you will almost certainly attain your badge. Every year you enter the competitions, you will be able to win points, but you will only be allowed to keep two years points, e.g.
In the above example you would loose your points for 1996, and your running total would reduce from 22 to 18. However, if the following occured;
Your running total would have reduced to 14, if that seasons cut off point was 15, you would drop off the running list. This does not automatically bar you from representing your county, but certainly reduces your chances. The cut off point is used to maintain approximately 70 ranked players. The ranking list should not be used to try and find the best players, but to find the most consistent players, as these are the bedrock for the county teams. For Kent, this system appears to work very well, and over a period of some 10 years only some 130 badges have been won. Since our entry into the English Inter County Championships, in 1993/94, Kent has won the national championship twice, 1994/95 and 1997/98. kent have also been runners up in the British Isles County Championship twice. It must be said, that our ranking system has, we believe, helped to gain this success, but is by no means the only way to gain success. All systems have their merits and drawbacks. All we can say about our system is it works for us in Kent. Finally, we believe that any county trying to operate without a fair selection process, has very little chance of success.
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