Playing a Bowl out of Turn

[Devon Bowler]

A friend of mine was playing in a Triples County Competition and after bowling his last bowl went up to the head and the rest of the players followed,
His Skip played his first bowl and then realized the opposition number two had a bowl still to play, after much discussion the opposition skip went and got the rule book and decided he should play his number twos bowl and then went on to deliver his own bowl every one I have talked to thinks this is not right,
What should happen in a case like this.

[Quiz Master]

Originally Posted by Devon Bowler

A friend of mine was playing in a Triples County Competition and after bowling his last bowl went up to the head and the rest of the players followed,
His Skip played his first bowl and then realized the opposition number two had a bowl still to play, after much discussion the opposition skip went and got the rule book and decided he should play his number twos bowl and then went on to deliver his own bowl every one I have talked to thinks this is not right,
What should happen in a case like this.

Certainly it's incorrect for the team to play 2 consecutive woods!!!

As the number 2 had left the head and 'forgotten' to play the wood then I think that the wood is NOT played for the this end.

[edinburghump]

Originally Posted by Devon Bowler

A friend of mine was playing in a Triples County Competition and after bowling his last bowl went up to the head and the rest of the players followed,
His Skip played his first bowl and then realized the opposition number two had a bowl still to play, after much discussion the opposition skip went and got the rule book and decided he should play his number twos bowl and then went on to deliver his own bowl every one I have talked to thinks this is not right,
What should happen in a case like this.

If the skip has played his first bowl, that would lead me to understand that both teams had played a bowl therefore the correct ruling is as per Law 47.4:-

47.4.2 If a bowl has been played by each team before the players discover that one of them has failed to play a bowl in the proper order, that player will lose the right to play the bowl.

Note it would be the player who had not played the bowl who would play it ie the second and not the skip (that would be giving unfair advantage to the skip as he would have an extra bowl).

If the skip had not played his bowl then the law would be as per Law 47.1 :-

47.1.1 If a player plays out of turn, the opposing skip can stop the bowl and return it to the player to play it in the proper order.
47.1.2 If the bowl has come to rest and has not disturbed the head, the opposing skip should choose whether to:
47.1.2.1 leave the head as it is and have their team play two bowls one after the other to get back to the proper order of play; or
47.1.2.2 return the bowl and get back to the proper order of play.
47.1.3 If the bowl has disturbed the head, the opposing skip should choose whether to:
47.1.3.1 leave the disturbed head as it is and have their team play two bowls one
after the other to get back to the proper order of play;
47.1.3.2 replace the head in its former position, return the bowl and go back to the proper order of play; or
47.1.3.3 declare the end dead.

[Quiz Master]

Think that's what I was trying to say

[keith]

I have always tried to be fair, if a Bowler has forgotten to play a wood, providing he's still 'in turn' and therefore no alteration to the head then he can play his wood.

By this obviously if anything other than this ' He/She has the non played wood removed and put on the bank, quite simple

[Sam1]

I played in a game last year where one team member forgot to send a bowl up and only found out when it was discovered in the ditch at the other end,
Causing all sorts of discussions I try to count the bowls that come into the head it is easy in the middle of a game to forget you are so busy concentrating on who has shot.