The 12th year of this popular event was staged at Bridge Park Bowling Club on Sunday 30th May, 2021. The weather held off just long enough for the 32 teams … Read More
Some of the biggest names in bowls in New Zealand has been confirmed in the North (Te Ika-M-āui) and South (Te Waipounamu) Island teams for the new inter-island challenge in September. The … Read More
Bowls Canterbury’s clubs and greens will host the country’s first major event of 2022 when the Summerset National Singles and Pairs Tournament gets underway on 2nd January. Last staged in … Read More
Spearheaded by long serving Blackjacks Jo Edwards and Val Smith, and ably supported by former New Zealand representative Richard Collett, Nelson Bowling Club will rightly be starting the National Bowls3Five … Read More
By Michael Burgess Auckland bowls stalwart Bryan Chapman achieved a 40-year ambition at the 2021 Mac Elliott Classic Fours last month. The tournament at the Carlton Cornwall club is a … Read More
By Michael Burgess Ahead of his favourite tournament of the year, Dean Gilshnan made a pivotal decision. With the Jim Munn Memorial pairs on the horizon, the Takaro stalwart decided … Read More
Sue Hodges has been involved in bowls for more than 25 years but admits the climax to the 2021 Tauranga South Women’s Pairs was one of her more unusual moments … Read More
Ken McConnell is a veteran of the Alexandra ANZAC Fours tournament, but never takes things too seriously. He’s a former winner, but has a laidback approach, emphasising camaraderie as much … Read More
By Michael Burgess When Bruce Kelly decided to enter a team for the Phoenix 7000 Easter Fours, he didn’t need to look too far. The combination was decided around the … Read More
Record-setting memberships in recent years, particularly for last year’s New Zealand Professional Bowls Association season, have allowed a significant increase in the travel prize pool for 2021 winners. Despite a … Read More
The night before the start of the 2021 Royal Oak Easter Triples tournament, club stalwart Joe Whitelaw had an uneasy feeling. Whitelaw had played in almost every edition of the … Read More
Nelson and Elmwood Park have been crowned National Interclub Sevens champions for the first time at Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch. Jo Edwards has sealed Nelson’s win over Takapuna (North … Read More
A host of past and present Blackjacks are attempting to lead their clubs to national honours in Canterbury this week. New Zealand’s most capped player Jo Edwards, 14-time national open … Read More
By Michael Burgess Leighton Shanks has decades of Bowls ahead of him, but it’s unlikely he will experience many tournaments as dramatic as the 2021 Burton Cup Classic Fours. The … Read More
By Michael Burgess When Allan Brider turned up on the first morning of the Wilton Invitational Classic Fours, some of his fellow bowlers couldn’t believe their eyes. Brider had been … Read More
The Southland Men’s Intercentre team have won the 2021 title by defeating the Auckland team in a scintillating final. The team of: Sheldon Bagrie-Howley, Tony Cockerill, Shane Elliott, Bryan Harvey, … Read More
The 2021 National Intercentre is down to the semi finals, after an enthralling set of quarter finals captivated crowds at Wilton Bowling Club and Silverstream today. Men’s Intercentre: In the … Read More
By Michael Burgess When Lynda Milne and Linley O’Callaghan lined up for the first day of action at the Birkenhead Women’s Pairs last month, no one would blame them for … Read More
By Michael Burgess As Alex Reed and Aiden Takarua sealed their victory in the 2021 Carpet Mill Birkenhead Men’s Pairs tournament, their overriding emotion was relief. While there was plenty … Read More
