BCB Eligibility Rules

To be able to participate in the British Corporative Bowling (BCB) tournaments each and every player must follow the following rule set: -

 

 

1. Each player MUST represent a Company, Firm, Service or Organisation (here after known as the “Employer”) and MUST have worked for the aforementioned at least 6 months prior to Ascension Day (This is a Bowling European Corporative eligibility rule).

 

2. Each member of the team must have been employed on a continuous basis by the Employer as either a full or part time (minimum 16 hours per week) employee for at least 3 months prior to the closing date of the BCB tournament. They must be on the Employers payroll for National Health Contributions and PAYE, and the Employer, which the person represents, must be their principal Employer.

 

3. Spouses are also eligible to bowl but must bowl in the same team as their partners. There should only be a maximum of 1 Spouse per team.

 

4. A person may also be a pensioner of that Employer.  Spouses of pensioners may also enter the event, but must bowl in the same team as their partner. 

 

5. A Pensioner is defined as: -

  

  1. In receipt of an Employers pension as of commencement of the Tournament. 
  2. If an Employers pension is not available then the person should be in receipt of a State pension and have previously worked for the Employer.
  3. If a player has retired from the Employer that they have represented at the BEC or BCB Championships in the past and are neither in receipt of State or deferred Employers pension they will still be eligible to represent their previous Employer.