It's winter but that let it stop you playing & enjoying bowls!
Did you miss our last issue of our Friday Flash...
IT'S HOW WE ROLL...
Even though the summer of bowls is behind us, clubs are still active as they undertake greens maintenance, hold their club awards and annual general meetings. But that’s not all.
Numerous clubs run winter bowls events, whether it's indoors, undercover or on artificial greens – all these options must surely make the avid bowler smile as there are more opportunities to play the sport they love! Let’s not forget clubs also host a raft of social and community events that will get you off the couch and get you into a club to have some fun!
Click on this link to find out what is happening at a club near you.
Changes to
Auckland Bowls team
Auckland Bowls wishes to advise Steve Clifton has resigned as Club Support Manager.
Appointed to the Auckland Bowls team in September 2017, Steve has led the way by working with our Auckland clubs and its executives to develop and implement strategic and operational plans, to grow a sustainable club network for today’s environment. He has also assisted in recruiting a team of Bowls Development Officers to work with clubs under a Club Development Agreement. The clubs with Bowls Development Officers are seeing great success as their membership numbers increases and their social media coverage expands.
These approaches form an important part of our strategy of getting more people playing bowls more often.
Through his love of bowls, Steve has held club executive positions and he was Team Manager for the Auckland Open Men’s representative team. Steve has also been involved in zone training coaching for 1-5 Year players in addition to being a former Coach of 1-8 Years and the Auckland Development Squads.
Steve now has an eye on his retirement and has decided to leave to seek a role in one of his other passions being boating and fishing.
On behalf of Auckland Bowls and the bowlers of Auckland, we would like to thank Steve for his great contribution, and we wish him all the best in his new endeavours. Steve’s last day will be Tuesday 15 June 2021.
Kiwis, All Blacks and Black Jacks - a love affair
Check out the June issue of Inside Bowls Magazine.
It has a feature article 'Kiwis, All Blacks and Black Jacks - a love affair'. Click through to page 19, it's a great read.
The definition of...
knees
Most of us have two of them and they can be contrary items. Footballers go in the knees very early and have to be taken out and shot. Bowlers find that their knees are like old car springs, they don't bend easily. They need careful warming before action. You can always hear those knees as folk go down for their deliveries. As granny used to say of ladies curtseying to the Queen, 'their knees go off like pistol shots'.
Source: The Lawn Bowls Dictionary by Keith Dunstan
Image: Ako's Cartoons
North vs South
Bowls NZ has released
the North vs South teams
Find out which players have been confirmed in the teams, due to be played in September.
Read Bowls NZ news release here
WHAT'S COMING UP...
Winter Interclub
Get your club teams together for this year's Winter Interclub competition. Held each Sunday in July it's a great way to keep your bowling skills honed!
Each team can be any combination of four players.
NEWS FROM THE GREEN...
Pat Walsh Memorial
Date: 30 May
Bridge Park Bowls hosted the 12th Pat Walsh Memorial tournament last Sunday.
The weather held off just long enough for the 32 teams to complete their bowls ... all the while the raffles and bar doing a brisk trade. The day, in memory of All Black Pat Walsh, raised over $3,000 in support of Maori Youth Sports Scholarships.
Former All Blacks Sir Bryan Williams (who is now a serious bowler), Keith Nelson and Bernie Allen participated alongside Auckland Bowls President Greame Scott and Bowls NZ CEO Mark Cameron.
Bridge Park sends a big thank you to everyone who helped make the event a great success, particularly the Walsh family for their generous sponsorship.
Winners - Mae Taurua(s), Liam Hill & Janine Young.
Scholarships were awarded to up-and-coming sports stars - Jamal Todd, Richlyn Tuhoro, Eileen-Mary Cassidy & Tama Anderson.
Ryman Healthcare
1-5 Year Pairs & Triples finals
Date: 29 May
The scheduled bad weather could have scuppered the finals being played. But the luck of the Irish was with us as the weather held off and a large number of supporters got to see what they came for - to watch their clubmates compete in the finals.
Played on side-by-side rinks it was a dream to watch the matches being played out simultaneously.
Congratulations and well done to the newest centre title holders Pt Chevalier for the Pairs and Howick for the Triples.
Pairs final: Winners Adam Baillie & Steve Campbell from Pt Chevalier with runners-up Chris Dearsley & Neil Rowland from Balmoral
Triples final: Winners David Weir, Greg Dowdell & Jason Burton from Howick with runners-up John Crow, Malcolm King & Kim Tilly from Blockhouse Bay
PBA in Auckland
Date: 29-30 May
PBA's Auckland regional event kicked off at Remuera Bowls this past weekend.
Players from greater Auckland, as well as players from Hamilton, took to the green as part of the first event of the PBA calendar. Saturday was the Ranking Singles and Sunday was the qualifying event for the Scottish Singles.
Frankie Lim from Counties took out the Ranking Singles event from Jamie Hill. In the Scottish Singles, Jamie Hill made up for his loss with an umpire's measure to beat Rob Ashton.
The next event will be the Shanghai Singles on Sunday 20 June at Remuera Bowls.
Entries for this event are still open. Please contact Howard Sandler on mobile 027 275 6688.
Click on the image to view the PBA Final live stream
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1-5 Year winter coaching
Auckland Bowling Coaches Association (ABCA)
will be running 1-5 Year winter coaching at five zones around Auckland this June.
Check out the zone closest to you and book in your coaching session...
Club events
Winter is not an excuse not to play bowls.
Our clubs host a variety of events that will fit all levels of ability and lifestyle and weather! Simply contact a club close to you.
Click this link or click the button to view club events.
2021-2022 playing schedule
Auckland Bowls playing schedule for the 2021-2022 season has been released.
There have been some date changes made to some events that you should take note of.
