Southland’s Craig Tinker and Wellington’s Ray Martin have surged to a sizeable lead in the latest update of the New Zealand Professional Bowls Association rankings after winning both of their … Read More
Victoria Bowling Club is a bowlers’ bowling club. Nudged into the shoulder of Mt Victoria, the club proudly remains a centre of competitive bowls in Wellington which has sadly seen … Read More
By bowling club standards, Waikanae Bowling Club is still a youngster. Just 64 in fact. It was founded back in 1955 when the Beatles probably hadn’t thought of sending a … Read More
Garry Watson doesn’t play bowls. He gave it a go once, but the result was less than impressive. However, he still plays out of the Terrace End Bowling Club in … Read More
If you were a women’s lawn bowler in the 80s and 90s, you probably came across ‘The Mouse’ making a nuisance of herself on the green. Nicknamed ‘The Mouse’ by … Read More
The name ‘Frank Lockey’ is very well-known on the Shore. It’s not because this Browns Bay Bowling Club bowler is the ‘Richie McCaw’ of the game, although he has combined … Read More
If someone ever writes a book ‘How to be the President of a National Sports Organisation’, they couldn’t do much better than interview Jeanette Sinclair, President of Bowls New Zealand. … Read More
When George Shaw got a phone call in 1995 inviting him to go to London to interview for Secretary (later renamed Chief Executive) of the English Bowling Association, he was … Read More
If you ever make it to Perth, Australia, the one of the ‘must-sees’ for lawn bowlers has to be the Mosman Park Bowling Club. There’s nothing exceptional about the facilities … Read More
In January this year, Dave Rankin and Kyle McIlroy (from Doubleview Bowling Club) represented Australia in the World Bowls Tour Pairs in the World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Leisure … Read More
Adrienne Lambert confesses that she once said ‘that’ll be the day!’ when asked if she might take up the game. But unlike many other not-wanna-be bowlers who may have said … Read More
Drive east to Gisborne from Opotiki, and the road seems to go on forever through the Waioeka Gorge. It’s not until you reach the small settlement of Te Karaka, that … Read More
For a holiday township of just 1,200+ permanent residents, Tairua can claim to have one of the best supported bowling clubs in New Zealand. The Tairua Bowling Club has a … Read More
The night May Evans celebrated her 45th birthday, she was probably doing what most New Zealanders were doing on that night – crowded around the radio listening to Paddy O’Donnell … Read More
If you’re a bowler, one of the potential attractions of holidaying on the Coromandel is the 7 welcoming bowling clubs dotted about the Peninsula: at Coromandel township itself, Te Puru, … Read More
Bowling clubs have been the hub of many communities over the years. They have not only been the place to enjoy lawn bowls (and in many cases indoor bowls in … Read More
In tennis, it seems that players ‘crash out’ of tournaments – listen to Andrew Saville next time he’s reporting the tennis. They don’t ‘lose’. They aren’t ‘knocked out’, ‘defeated’, ‘beaten’, … Read More
Judy Howat started playing bowls in 1972, at the Wellington Women’s Bowling Club in Kibirnie, Wellington. Today, at the age of 83, the ebullient Judy is still playing bowls. And … Read More
At the age of 60, when many people consider taking up the game, Marlene Castle gave up bowls. Not because she got titchy about anything or anyone (titchy and Marlene … Read More
When the Four of Dean Drummond, Richard Hocking, Dave Henderson and Lloyd Fitness reported for the first morning of Post Section play at the recent Summerset National Fours Tournament in … Read More
