Pennant Scoring System

PENNANT SCORING  

Scoring zone bowl finishes within a mat (2ft) length in front of jack & 1.5 mats (3ft) past the jack & a mat (2ft) wide

Leads: Bowl finishes within a mat (2ft) length in front & 1.5 mats (3ft) past the jack – marks a tick  

If bowling first and the bowl finishes within a mat (2ft) of jack – marks A instead of tick A

Second bowl finishes within the zone – marks a tick   if gets shot – marks A instead of tick A

2nds – 3rds – Skips:

 Bowl finishes within a mat (2ft) length in front & 1.5 mats (3ft) past the jack – marks a tick     

If bowl gets shot or adds to count – marks A instead of tick A

Position Bowl: Spot becomes the jack – marks a tick 

Weighted Bowl: If contacts target area or converts the head – marks a   W   If misses W-

Ends	Lead	2nd	3rd
1	\   A		\   A
2		\  /
3	A		\   A
4	\  /
5		\	W   /
6	A
7	\   /		A
8		\  /
9			A
10	\   A		\   A
11	A	A
12		\  /
13	A  A
14	A	A	\  /
15	/
16	\  /		A  /
17		\
18	\   A	A	A   /
19	A	\  /
20	/		W   /
21	\  /		\  /
	23	13	20
THIS CARD SHOWS
Lead has 23 bowls in the scoring zone with 10 adding to our count = 54.8%
2nd has 18 bowls in the scoring zone with only 3 adding to our count = 31%
3rd has 20 bowls in the scoring zone, 6 adding to our count and 2 hits = 47.6%

PENNANT SCORING

Skips Card

END	Skip	Skip	Cross Over
1	A		1
2		\	-2
3	\	A	-1
4	A		3
5	W		-4
6		\	1
7		A	2
8	\	W-	-3
9	A		1
10		\	2
11	A	A	-1
12	W-		-2
13	\		2
14		A	1
15	W-	\	-3
16	\	A	1
17		W-	-2
18	\		2
19	W	A	-2
20		\	3
21	W-	W-	-3
	11	11

THIS CARD SHOWS:

The skip had 22 bowls in the scoring zone with 10 ticks, 7 adding to our count and 5 conversions = 52.4%

Played 8 weighted shot being successful on only 2 = 25%

W- = a weighted or drive that missed the target

This system tells us:

How many bowls finished in a useful position.

How many wasted bowls or ineffective ends a player had (Gaps).

How many weighted shots play and were successful.

How much influence/effect on the game each player had.

Nev Brown

Pakenham Bowls Coach

0420859828