WendyS

[WendyS]

With respect to the mat placement being off centre, the mat can be realigned on the centre line of the rink after the start of an end if players realise it is off centre.
Law 19.2 After the start of play in any end, the mat should not be moved from its original position except in the following circumstances.
19.2.3 If the mat is off the centre line, it should be moved to that line.

With respect to the bowls that have come to rest on the neighbouring rink, outside the rink of play. Those bowls are dead and should be removed from the rink.
Law 27.1 A bowl is dead if:
27.1.4 it passes completely outside the boundaries of the rink of play after being moved as a result of play; or
27.1.5 in its original course, it passes outside a side boundary of the rink on a bias which would prevent it from re-entering the rink of play; or
27.1.6 in its original course, it comes to rest outside a side boundary of the rink, even though it may have come into contact with the outside edge of the jack.

In the above situation the eventual decision on what to do should rely on the provisions of the Laws of the Sport and also on the common sense and spirit of fair play. Perhaps to declare the end dead and replay it should be the ultimate solution, even though the Laws do provide a precise solution to the situation it may not be the fairest one.

[WendyS]

The Lead of Team B should place the mat and redeliver the jack, and have it centred, but should not play the first bowl.

Law 33.1.1.1 If a jack in its original course is displaced by a member of the team that delivered the jack, the opposing lead should place the mat as described in Law 19.1.1 and redeliver the jack, making sure that it is centred, but should not play first.

Law 19.1.1 – Before the start of play in each end, the player to play first should place the centre line of the mat lengthwise along the centre line of the rink, with the mat line at least 2 metres from the rear ditch and at least 25 metres from the front ditch.

[WendyS]

First Law 30.3 states that the opponents in a singles game should decide if a jack is dead or not. If the opponents cannot agree they should ask the umpire to make a decision.
The marker should not have shifted the jack without the players having first agreed it was dead. However, since the jack was moved by the marker it has effectively been displaced and Law 33.3.3 then applies (If the jack at rest is moved by a neutral person (i.e. the marker) the the opponents should have it replaced in its former position. If the opponents cannot agree on its position then the end should be declared dead). In the match in question the conditions of play allow for re-spotting of a dead jack, in this case because the players cannot agree on the former position of the jack, the end is declared dead and the jack should then be re-spotted as per the conditions of play and the end should continue.

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