Women's Prem squads in quad series

Bowls Auckland Women's Prem 1 & 2 teams travelled north to Mangawhai Bowling Club on Sunday 22 January to compete in a Quad series against Far North, Northland, and Counties Manukau.

Thank you Mangawhai Bowling Club for hosting the series. Each region certainly demonstrated quality skills and great bowling. Northland was the overall series winner with 43 points with Auckland securing second with 33 points.

Click here to read the full results...

The Rabbit is the fourth of all zodiac animals.

Legend has it the Rabbit was proud—arrogant even—of its speed. He was neighbours with Ox and always made fun of how slow Ox was. One day, the Jade Emperor said the zodiac order would be decided by the order in which the animals arrived at his party. Rabbit set off at daybreak. But when he got there, no other animals were in sight. Thinking that he would obviously be first, he went off to the side and napped. However, when he woke up, three other animals had already arrived. One of them was the Ox he had always looked down upon.

-- Source: Chinese New Year Net

Bowls 3Five Open

Round 1 & 2

On Tuesday evening, 24 January, it was day one of Bowls 3Five Open. 36 sides drawn into four sections - two sections of 10 & two of eight are based at Epsom Bowls and Auckland Bowling Club for the duration of the tournament.

The two sets, five ends, two rounds, two bowl-mixed Triples per night is a quick-paced format that works particularly well when the start time is 6pm! Add some competitive banter & it is a fun event not to be missed!

Click here to view the results for rounds 1 & 2

-- Photos courtesy Steve King, Rocky Nook Bowls

Convenor role update

Early 2023 is proving to be a time of transition, with the adoption of BowlsHub Aotearoa and a change in our Tournament Convenor role. 

Bowls Auckland understands the importance of this role, and we have developed a plan which continues to deliver high-quality tournaments and support bowlers & clubs through to the end of our 2022-23 programme. Integral to the plan is to assign a Tournament Director for each event who will officiate delivering the technical aspects of an event.

We are very fortunate to have some high-quality people available to call upon and provide us with options to cover the multiple events in our busy playing schedule.

With that in mind, we are so pleased to welcome Weng Lim to the team. Weng is well-known to many of you. With a bowls CV that boasts; a Level 2 umpire, a Development Coach, Bowls NZ & World Bowls umpiring experience, and a former member of the Operations Committee. 

Weng's first events as Tournament Director will be the Bowls 3Five Open series and Auckland Men’s and Women’s Triples in February. 

We look forward to supporting Weng and delivering awesome events for everyone to enjoy.

Weng LIm is pictured with fellow umpire, Pune Paretoa at the Jarden Open 2-4-2 Mixed Pairs.

Looking like a million bucks

Royal Oak's new covered green is nearing completion and is looking like a million bucks (ahem!!). 

There are some critical details, yet to be completed, but we have the main construction out of the way!

We appreciate everyone's patience, so it is with great excitement we can't wait to say LET’S BOWL!!

Another thing we are excited about is our awesome Royal Oak ladies! They have qualified for the post section at the Taranaki Open Women's Fours - woohoo go the Rockets & best of luck!

-- Alastair McKenzie

Taranaki Open Women's Fours

Thanks, Alastair you've given us a great segway to the Taranaki Open Women's Fours!

82 Women's Fours teams from up and down the country are competing in this year's Taranaki Open Women's Fours and we have three Auckland teams in the mix.

• Lesley McLinden, Gail Clark, Sandra Taylor, Aggie Motu from Bridge Park.
• Estelle Hickey, Sue Curran, Paula Kempthorne, Helen Blick from Carlton Cornwall.
• Robyn Fisher, Rima Strickland, Lee Singer, Nicole Singer from Royal Oak.

We are happy to report all three teams have qualified to post section. 

Go well ladies - we're sending you all of our support and best wishes from here in Tāmaki Makaurau!

All smiles après-bowls! 

Kohimarama's Men's and Women's Championship Pairs took place last weekend. 

We are so proud of all the competitors and the top teams: Ian Paterson and Richard Fox (runners-up Jim Jericevich and Charles Martin) and Mary De Cleene and Lisa Appleyard (runners-up Liz Burton and Jill Wood).  Congratulations to all and didn't we look great on the new deck après bowls?! 

Check it out for yourselves - Tuesday 31 January is Kohi's first Tuesday Open Triples of 2023, Put your name into Bev to roll up w& be in to win delicious prizes from New World Stonefields.  Bev: 021 023 78056. 

-- Cynthia Morris

Pictured below are Women's Pairs Champs: Mary De Cleene and Lisa Appleyard and Men's Pairs Champs: Ian Paterson and Richard Fox

Who are the Tigers?

Remuera Tiger Turf Tournament was so great - we're sure we heard the lions roar! 

Remuera Bowling Club's two-day Tiger Turf Extended Tournament on 25-26 January was well supported including visiting teams from Pukekohe, Manly, Takapuna, St Heliers, Glendowie, Blockhouse Bay, Mairangi Bay, and Kohimarama. 

I wish to thank, in particular, our club member Frank Parkinson for all his efforts in making the event a success & I would also like to congratulate all the players for the friendly spirit in which they played their games.  

Thursday, 23 February is our next Open Triples date - it's also the date entries close for the popular Bayleys Classic. To enter, please email murray.lander@gmail.com or text 021 723 529.

Pictured is the winning team from Carlton Cornwall (left to right); Ted Walker (2), Grant Keats (3), Barry Green (Lead) & David Ball (Skip). They had five wins, 52 ends & 105 shots. closely holding out Neil Fisher's Howick team also with five wins & 49 ends.

-- Murray Lander, Match Convenor

Champion Pairs at Glen Eden

This weekend saw the 3rd & 4th days of the Champ Pairs played on beautiful hot days with great games to watch.

Women's Champ Pairs winners: Judy Raill & Jenny Tough, 20-8.
Runners-up: Moana Daniela & Josie Stier. 
It was an excellent game with Judy & Jenny too strong for Moana & Josie.

Men's Champ Pairs winners: Ross Monteith & Sujendra Raj Halka, 20-4.
Runners-up: Sean Doran & Steve Catlin (Catman).
Sean & Catman would be holding shot, then Raj would draw a shot closer or Ross would draw the jack away from the opposition.

Well done and good bowls!

-- Darren Schroeder