April is a great time to be playing bowls
Did you miss the last issue of our Friday Flash...
IT'S HOW WE ROLL...
New Zealand is opening up its borders, with a trans-Tasman travel bubble allowing two-way quarantine-free travel with Australia. Kiwis will be able to cross the ditch to visit family and friends or merely to just travel outside of New Zealand.
Opening the bubble will not only mean reuniting with loved ones, but it also opens the door for bowlers from New Zealand to escape the NZ winter - to enjoy the sights and tastes of Australia and to have the opportunity to participate in bowling carnivals or competitions. Look out our trans-Tasman neighbours, here we come!
The definition of...
Draw
This is the basic shot in bowls. The object is to send your bowl up the green so that it cuddles sweetly up to your target.
You know how it is. Some days you are drawing better than Michelangelo. Other days you couldn't draw a beer!
Source: The Lawn Bowls Dictionary by Keith Dunstan
Image Source: Ako's Cartoon
WHAT'S COMING UP...
Finals Day
Mate against mate, club against club, young vs old - it's Finals Day!
There is a competitive lineup worth watching; semi-finalists vying to become finalists, finalists striving to get on the winners' board and take home an Auckland Centre title for the season.
If you get the chance tomorrow get along to Pakuranga Bowls Club to support all the players.
We are LIVE STREAMING three matches at Finals Day.
Check out the links below. Feel free to share these links with your family and friends.
*Note – live streaming of this match may be subject to change
Calling all champions!
Entries for all four disciplines are STILL OPEN, so it's not too late to get your entries in. Simply choose your event and click on the link.
* Champ of Champ Singles - link to enter Singles
* Champ of Champ Pairs - link to enter Pairs
* Champ of Champ Triples - link to enter Triples
* Champ of Champ Fours - link to enter Fours
Reminder...
Greenkeepers' Field Day is being held on Monday 12 April at Papatoetoe Hunters Corner, starting at 10.00am. Please contact
Jess on 09 524 4150 for further details.
NEWS FROM THE GREEN...
Auckland Social Bowls Finals
To all clubs running Twilight Bowls3Five or Social Bowls leagues, Bridge Park is hosting the Auckland Social Bowls Final... and is looking for entries to represent your club.
When - 18 April 2021
Time - 9.30am start
Format - 3 games
Cost - no cost
Food - BYO lunch
Prizes - trophy plus other prizes
Entry & event info -
alastair@aucklandbowls.co.nz
Win for locals
Date: Sunday, 4 April 2021
Royal Oak's very own Danny Delany, Joe Whitelaw and 13-year old David Motu won the Royal Oak Bowls $20,000 Easter Triples Tournament on Sunday in a tight Final against the Manurewa team of David Clark, Shane Drabble and Logan Clark, 11-9.
The win was noticeable for two things: it was the first time a local team had won the tournament in its 10 years of existence and the first time a 13-year-old had been part of the winning team.
David’s beautifully drawn bowl on the last end gave his skip Danny the platform to seal the win and confirmed the arrival of one of the future stars of our game.
Along with 11-year-old Liam Hill, Royal Oak has two outstanding young bowlers in the club’s ranks. Both players are undoubtedly going to win many tournaments in the future.
Winners - Joe Whitelaw, David Motu and Danny Delany
O.O.T at St Heliers
Winners - Mark Posa, John Staines & Ian Dee, pictured with Club Vice President Pauline Campbell
Date: Tuesday, 6 April 2021
O.O.T, that's short for Open Optional Triples... and there is nothing like a little O.O.T event for St Heliers Junior bowlers to turn up and embrace.
St Heliers had a great turnout for its New World Stonefields sponsored event on Tuesday.
You can read all about it here
Club events
The clubs run events to suit all playing levels - whether it's a competition, a corporate event, or a social rollup, they will have something for you.
Click this link or the button to view club events
YOUR NEWS ...
Is there a lawn bowls story or newsworthy item you would like us to share with our Friday Flash readers - simply submit your article by 11am Thursday to roz@aucklandbowls.co.nz & we'll take care of the rest!
