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
Garry Banks seems to have been a part of bowls on the North Shore forever. Such is the ubiquity with which he appears at tournaments, on organising committees and on … Read More
Bowls is a funny game. Some days that little bird lands on your shoulder, and today is your day. Other days you can’t win a trick. And when Chris Le … Read More
Behind the scenes of every major bowls tournament in New Zealand, there’s a ‘chart room’. It’s the hub that runs the tournament. Where the Tournament Director directs. And where Chart … Read More
Peter Belliss seems to have been around bowls forever. And he has. When Belliss started playing bowls while he was a fitter at New Zealand Railway’s major workshop in Wanganui’s … Read More
They were the three members of the Tournament Jury of Appeal: the effervescent Bowls New Zealand President Jeanette Sinclair, and the two Past-Presidents Mike Spring and Trevor McComish. These ‘three … Read More
Recently, the annual Matamata Combined Bowling Clubs Open Men’s Fours Tournament was played for the last time. That wasn’t unusual in itself. Every year bowls tournaments come and go. What … Read More
Like many bowling clubs up and down the country, the Remuera Bowling Club in Auckland encourages schools to use their greens for students wanting to try their hand at bowls. … Read More
