"More Than a Little Bias"

Nolan Cup day bowls sounds like a lot of fun. Thought you may enjoy this 'tongue in cheek' article.

Click here for the article from The Toowoomba Chronicle

"Heads Up" from Bowls Victoria

The July 31st edition of the Bowls Victoria e-news is now available. Some interesting articles from our friends "down south".

Click here for the e-newsletter on the Bowls Victoria web site. Note that you can subscribe to receive the fortnightly news via email.

Men's Pennant Finals - NSW

One of the major events on the men's bowls calendar, the state pennant finals,will be played from Saturday 1st - Monday 3rd August.

Three games of sectional play will be played on Saturday & Sunday am. Sectional winners then progress to the semi finals Sunday afternoon followed by the finals on Monday morning.

Click here for details for the sectional play in all grades on the Bowls NSW web site. I would anticipant that Bowls NSW will do their usual excellent job of reporting the scoring progressively during the week end.

Kingscliff Open Pairs - Finals

Day 3 of the Kingscliff Beach BC $15,000 Schweppes Open Pairs has been completed.

Click here for results of the finals. 

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 29th July, 2015 is now available

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Port City WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 28th July is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer.

Zone 14 Men's C of C Champions Pairs

The MNC and LNC area championships have been completed in the Zone 14 Champion of Club Champions Pairs. The final for the Zone title will be played on Saturday 26th September at Woolgoolga.

The South West Rocks team will be playing the team from Nambucca Heads.

Click here for the results to date and details for the Zone 14 final thanks to Kevin Williams, Bowls Coordinator, LNC.

Kingscliff $15,000 Open Pairs - Day 2

Day 2 of the Kingscliff Beach BC $15,000 Schweppes Open Pairs has been completed.

Click here for results of games 1 to 6.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Men's BC for the week ending Sunday 26th July, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Terry Merchant.

Kingscliff $15,000 Open Pairs - Day 1

Day 1 of the Kingscliff Beach BC $15,000 Schweppes Open Pairs has been completed.

Click here for results of games 1 & 2.

News from Westport

The 'Westport Bowls' news report for the week ending Sunday 26th July is now available. Included are details for entering social bowls online.

Click here for the report thanks to Peter Stockham.

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday the 26th July, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

News from Port City

The weekly news report for the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 26th July is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls

News from Lake Cathie

The news report for the week ending Sunday 26th July from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

Click here for the news report with thanks to Anne Wilson, Publicity Officer.

Kingscliff Beach $15,000 Open Pairs

The Kingscliff Beach BC on the Tweed Coast are holding their $15,000 Schweppes Open Pairs from Monday 27th - Wednesday 29th July 2015.

An impressive list of entries includes local players Barrie Isaac and Terry Miles from Kew - click here for the full list of players.

Click here for the "Lawn Bowls on the Internet" site and scroll on the left to Bowls Round Up for 25/07/15 for Greg Kelly's summary of the tournament.

Test Your Knowledge

The previous question was: "In a pairs team with a replacement player as lead the skip takes ill. Can a substute be used?" Polling showed the following results - 17 for 'yes' and 5 for 'no'

The correct answer is 'no' as a replacement player has already been approved in the team. Refer Domestic Regulation 2.3.7.2 "In a pairs team, if a replacement player is used, then a substitute can only take the place of the replacement player". My understanding is that this law prevents all new players in a pairs team replacing the original team.

The new question concerns the accidental movement of a bowl at rest and the action of moving the bowl back to its original position.

Zone 14 Men's State Championship Finals

The Zone 14 State Championships will be played at North Beach & South West Rocks on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August. Winners from the LNC and MNC in the singles, pairs, triples & fours will play for the Zone Championship titles.

 

Click here for full details with thanks to Ian Weldon, Secretary, Zone 14.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 22nd July, 2015 is now available

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

News from Port City WBC

The news report from the Port City Women's Bowling Club for the week ending Tuesday 21st July is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Barbara Standen, Publicity Officer, Port City WBC.

Women's Bowls NSW E-News

The Women's Bowls NSW E-News dated 16 July, 2015 is now available. Articles include the under 25s singles, AGM, state mixed pairs & the state pennant finals.

Click here for the newsletter on the WBNSW web site.

News from Westport

The 'Westport Bowls' news report for the week ending Sunday 19th July is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Peter Stockham.

News from Port City

The weekly news report for the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 19th July is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday the 19th July, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

News from Lake Cathie

The news report for the week ending Sunday 19h July from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available including details of the Xmas in July Carnival.

Click here for the news report with thanks to Anne Wilson, Publicity Officer.

LNC Men's Singles Winners

The LNC area Men's Singles Championships were completed today with results as follows with thanks to Kevin Williams, LNC Bowls Coordinator.

Open Singles: Winner - Craig Howard (Kempsey Heights). Click here for details.

 

Senior Singles: Winner - Barrie Isaac (Kew). Click here for details

 

Presidents Reserve Singles - Winner Paul Webster (Port City). Click here for details and see below for some photos thanks to Tony Kimber, Westport.

LNC Singles Championships

Play continued today in the LNC area men's singles championships. See the links below for details.

 Kevin Williams notes the following:
"On the result sheet faxed to me from SWR, the Quarter Final match between C. Brown and P. Stockham has the result recorded as Brown 31 def Stockham 28, but Stockham’s name has been entered into the Semi- Final Draw. I’ve assumed the latter is a mistake".

Open Singles - click here to view the results for round 3 and the quarter finals.

Senior Singles - click here to view the results for the quarter & semi finals.

President's Reserve Singles - click here to view the results for the quarter and semi finals.

Play continues tomorrow, Sunday the 19th, at the venues as shown. Many thanks to Kevin Williams for the results.

Port City Prestige Pairs - Final Day

Day 3, the final day, of the Port City $5,400 Men's Prestige Pairs was completed today with game 5 played this morning.

First prize with an impressive 5 wins + 30 shots went to Con Viastaras & Peter McDonald (South Coogee)

Click here for all prize winners & click here for scoring for all teams.

 

Many thanks to Paul Webster for his reports during the tournament.

Port City Prestige Pairs - Day 2

Games 3 & 4 were completed today in the $5,400 Men's Prestige Pairs tournament at Port City. With 4 teams on 4 game winners tomorrow will have some competitive games to decide the top team.

Click here for full results of all teams with thanks to Paul Webster. Photos from Wednesdays play are available - click on the 'Bowls Photos' link on the right.

'Holding Shot' E-Newsletter

The July edition of the 'Holding Shot' e-newsletter from Bowls Australia is now available.

Click here to view.

Port City Prestige Pairs - Day 1

The Port City $5,400 Men's Prestige Pairs commenced today under clear skies but chilly (correct that to read cold!) conditions. 

All games are 21 ends, 2 today, 2 tomorrow Thursday & 1 Friday morning. Winners will be decided on wins, ties, then margins.

Click here for results for day 1 with thanks to Paul Webster, Port City.

Additional photos are available - click here to view.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 15th July, 2015 is now available

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

Port City WBC Weekly News

Congratulations to Judy Brady on winning the District Singles and to Karen McFarlane runner-up. Judy now progresses to the Regional Singles Play-off at Taree Leagues on 12th August.

News from Westport

The 'Westport Bowls' news report for the week ending Sunday 12th July is now available.

Click here for the report thanks to Peter Stockham.

News from Lake Cathie

The news report for the week ending Sunday 12th July from the Lake Cathie Women's BC is now available.

Click here for the news report with thanks to Anne Wilson, Publicity Officer.

HHD Women's Singles Finals

Congratulations to Judy Brady from Port Macquarie City on winning the Final of the District Singles competition last week. 

News from Kew

The news report from the Kew Men's BC for the week ending Sunday the 12th July, 2015 is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Brian Charters, the driving lead.

LNC Men's Singles Competitions

The LNC Area Men's competitions in the state singles were played today as follows in rather chilly conditions:


State Open Singles: Round 2 was completed today at South West Rocks - click here for the results.

State Senior Singles: Rounds 1 & 2 were played today at Lake Cathie - click here for the detailed results.

State Presidents Reserve Singles: Rounds ! & 2 were played today at Westport - click here for the detailed results.

Many thanks to Kevin Williams, Bowls Coordinator, for this report.

News from Port City

The weekly news report for the Port City Men's Bowling Club for the week ending Sunday 12th July is now available.

Click here for the report with thanks to Colin Halls

LNC Men's Senior Pairs Final

 

The final of the LNC Men's Senior Pairs was played today, Saturday 11th July, at Lake Cathie Bowling Club. In an all Port City final Ken Paulsen & Bryce Stewart took out the title with a decisive 27 - 12 win over Greg Laird and Geoff Ball.

 

Click here for the full report and additional photos with thanks to Kevin Williams, LNC Bowls Coordinator.

Park Beach Open Singles - Finals

The finals today saw two 'young guns' competing for the $10,000 winners prize. Mason Lewis (Merrylands) took out the title 21 - 15 defeating Cory Wedlock (Cabramatta). An excellent tournament and it was great to see the coverage on Channel 7 of the event.

Click here for the Tournament web site and links to the draw and results.

Daily 'wrap up' details are also available on the 'Lawn Bowls on the Internet' site -  click here to view and scroll down on the left to the Park Beach tournament.

Park Beach Open Singles - Day 4

Play has been completed in day 4 of the sectional play at Park Beach. Sectional winners now go into the quarter finals, semi finals & finals tomorrow Friday 10th July. Play will be knockout 21 up.

Click here for the Tournament web site and links to the draw and results.

Daily 'wrap up' details are also available on the 'Lawn Bowls on the Internet' site -  click here to view and scroll down on the left to the Park Beach tournament.

Park Beach Open Singles - Day 3

Play has been completed in day 3 of the sectional play at Park Beach. Sectional winners from days 1 to 3 now go into further sectional play today, Thursday.

Click here for the Tournament web site and links to the draw and results.

Daily 'wrap up' details are also available on the 'Lawn Bowls on the Internet' site -  click here to view and scroll down on the left to the Park Beach tournament.

News from Hibbard

The news report from the Port Panthers Women's BC for the week ending Wednesday 8th July, 2015 is now available

Click here for the report with thanks to Terry Merchant.

Port City Men's Newsletter

The Port City Men's Bowling Club newsletter for July is now available with thanks to Colin Halls.

Click here to view.

Port City WBC Weekly News

 Helen Carr, Lois Bishell & Margaret Doyle

To-day we held our Out of Hat Triples with 54 bowlers competing, playing two games each of 15 ends. It’s a very levelling game with ladies of all different grades playing together. Although it was very cold and windy – it was dry and sunny. The results are: -

Park Beach Open Singles - Day 2

Play has been completed in day 2 of the sectional play with Greg Brims (Port City) taking out his section and Corey Wedlock also progressing - perhaps we can still claim Corey as an ex Zone 14 player!

Click here for the Tournament web site and links to results to date.

Test Your Knowledge

The previous question was: "A bowl comes to rest partly on the green and touching a jack already in the ditch. Is it a toucher?" Polling showed the following results - 15 for 'yes' and 13 for 'no'

The correct answer is 'no' as the jack was already in the ditch. Refer law 14.3 - "No bowl will become a toucher if it plays onto, or comes in contact with, the jack when the jack is in the ditch."

LNC Area Championship News

Results of weekend matches in the LNC area with thanks to Kevin Williams, Bowls Coordinator.

 

Congratulations to Daniel Abela and Terry Batterson (Kempsey Macleay RSL), 2015 Lower North Coast Presidents Reserve Pairs Champions. Click here for full results of the draw.

 

Park Beach Open Singles - Day 1

The prestigious Park Beach $30,000 Open Singles tournament will be held from Monday 6th - Friday 10th July in Coffs Harbour. Local players will have the opportunity of playing against some of the best bowlers in the country.

Click here for the web site for this tournament with full details and links to the draw.
Update Monday 6th July. Use the above link for the results of day 1.