How is a Saturday or Thursday pennant game played and scored?

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Format. A sides competition: each team has four players and each player has two bowls. Games are 21 completed ends, played home and away. On Thursday there are no dead ends and the jack is respotted on the tee. Saturday Thursday Sides Premier to 4th Division: 4 teams of 4. 5th Division: 3 teams of 4 All divisions: 3 teams of 4 Start time 1.45pm 1.30pm Trial ends Start no later than 1.30pm and finish before the game starts Start no later than 1.15pm and finish before the game starts Constituted game. 56 completed ends for 4-team sides and 42 for 3-team sides. Points. 4 teams per side 3 teams per side Maximum 8 points 6 points Aggregate win 4 points 3 points Aggregate tie 2 points each 1.5 points each Rink win 1 point 1 point Rink tie 0.5 points each 0.5 points each Results. The home club inputs the final scores in Bowls Link by 7.00pm on the day, and the away club checks them. A fine applies if this isn't done. Side managers jointly do the rink draw by exchanging and shuffling cards, and sign the Pennant Result Sheet once they agree the scores. Colour winners are decided by points, then shots for divided by shots against, then shot difference.

	Saturday	Thursday
Sides	Premier to 4th Division: 4 teams of 4. 5th Division: 3 teams of 4	All divisions: 3 teams of 4
Start time	1.45pm	1.30pm
Trial ends	Start no later than 1.30pm and finish before the game starts	Start no later than 1.15pm and finish before the game starts

	4 teams per side	3 teams per side
Maximum	8 points	6 points
Aggregate win	4 points	3 points
Aggregate tie	2 points each	1.5 points each