Tim Mason1.jpg imagesize 250px caption Lawn bowler Tim Mason Bowls Tim Mason union nickname first ... kitty olympic Bowls also lawn bowls , variants include flat green bowls and crown green bowls ... called a jack or kitty . It is played on a pitch which may be flat for flat green bowls or convex or uneven for crown green bowls . It is normally played outdoors although there are some indoor venues ... and p tanque . History Image Bowls match.JPG thumb Bowls match in progress at Wookey Hole , United ... of bowls, but though it is possible that round stones may sometimes have been employed in an early variety of the game and there is a record of iron bowls being used, though at a much later date, on festive ... and gamesters. The word bowls occurs for the first time in the statute of 1511 in which ... were forbidden to play bowls at any time except Christmas , and then only in their master s house and presence. It was further enjoined that any one playing bowls outside his own garden or orchard ... Cotton Merchant, published his Manual of Bowls Playing following his work as the secretary ... than 50 member national authorities. The home of the modern game is still Scotland with the World Bowls ... Drumoak and district bowling green.jpg thumb right 250px Drumoak bowling green Lawn bowls is usually ... is aligned to the centre of the rink and the players take turns to roll their bowls from the mat towards ..., but must come to rest within the rink boundary to remain in play. Bowls falling into the ditch are dead ... of the rink and the end is continued. After each competitor has delivered all of their bowls four each in singles and pairs, three each in triples, and two bowls each in fours , the distance of the closest bowls to the jack is determined the jack may have been displaced and points, called shots .... For instance, if a competitor has bowled two bowls closer to the jack than their opponent s nearest, they are awarded two shots. The exercise is then repeated for the next end, a game of bowls typically ... more details
the same as for Indoor Bowls and is placed on a centre line 3 6 feet from the end of the carpet. Aficionados of Carpet Bowls are keen to point out that, because a bowl must be delivered within ... up the head attempting to spoil the end by delivering a forceful bowl that knocks the bowls and jack randomly . Carpet Bowlers regard this as a point of superiority over Indoor Bowls and Short Mat Bowls, as Carpet Bowls is really a game that relies heavily on the art of quality drawing woods ... . Bedfordshire The clubs that participate in the Bedfordshire County Carpet Bowls League Premier Division ..., Maulden, Slip End, Toddington, Turvey and Wootton. Essex Essex County Carpet Bowls Association ... Short mat bowls Category Bowls Category Bowls in England ... more details
About the sport bowls . bowl games as referred to in American college football 2007 NCAA football bowl games disambiguation Year 2007 in bowls also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same bowls season. International championships main article 2007 World Indoor Bowls Championships class wikitable width 75 colspan 4 World Indoor Bowls Championships, Norfolk , England 8 January 28 January Discipline Men Women Mixed Singles flagicon SCO Alex Marshall bowls Alex Marshall flagicon SCO Caroline Brown N A Pairs flagicon AUS flagicon ENG David Gourlay & Billy Jackson N A flagicon ENG Jo Morris & Greg Harlow main article 2007 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships class wikitable width 75 colspan 4 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, Christchurch , New Zealand 12 January 21 January Discipline Men Women Mixed Singles Pairs World Bowls Tour main article 2006 07 World Bowls Tour class wikitable width 75 colspan 3 engage International Open 2006, Sheffield , England 29 October 5 November Discipline Winner Runner up Men Singles flagicon ENG Greg Harlow flagicon AUS David Gourlay class wikitable width 75 colspan 3 Scottish International Open 2006, Perth, Scotland Perth , Scotland 25 November 2 December Discipline Winner Runner up Men Singles flagicon AUS Kelvin Kerkow flagicon AUS David Gourlay class wikitable width 75 colspan 3 Welsh International Open 2007, Llanelli , Wales 3 February 3 9 February Discipline Winner Runner up s Men Singles flagicon SCO Paul Foster flagicon WAL Robert Weale Other International competitions main article 2007 Australian Bowls Open class wikitable width 75 colspan 4 Australian Bowls Open, Thornbury, Victoria Thornbury, Australia 18 February 18 24 February Discipline Men Women Mixed Singles Pairs References http www.worldbowlstour.com ?pg Potters 20home World Bowls Tour http www.worldbowls2008.co.nz ?pi pageid 3 World Bowls 2008 http www.bowlsaustralia.com.au Default.asp?pg home Bowls Australia Category 2007 in bowls ... more details
Bowls , also known as demon bowls or devil trap bowls, are a form of early protective magic found ... century AD see Asuristan , ref http www.bmagic.org.uk objects 1961A316 Incantation bowls ref the bowls ... in Aramaic languages. The bowls were buried face down and were meant to capture demon s. They were ... Babylonian Demon Bowls ref Archeological finds To date only around 2,000 incantation bowls have been ... bowls are those used in Jewish and Christian magical practice. See Jewish magical papyri for context . ref C. H. Gordon Aramaic Incantation Bowls in Orientalia, Rome, 1941, Vol. X, p. 120ff Text ... studi dell antico oriente 1996 may have been Jewish, but Aramaic incantation bowls also commonly circulated ... bowls and amulets, since her presence was . ref Aramaic incantation bowls are an important source ... bowls from Sassanid Babylon 226 636 CE , primarily from the Jewish diaspora settlement in Nippur . These bowls were used in magic to protect against evil influences such as the evil eye , Lilith ... 2007 D. Aramaic Incantation Bowls. One important source of knowledge about Jewish magical practices is the nearly eighty extant incantation bowls made by Jews in Babylonia during the Sassanian period ad 226 636 . ... Though the exact use of the bowls is disputed, their function is clearly wikt apotropaic ... tradition in English literature p454 David L. Jeffrey 1992 Aramaic incantation bowls of the 6th cent, show her with disheveled hair and tell how ref These bowls could be used by any member of the Jewish community, and almost every house excavated in the Jewish settlement in Nippur had such bowls ... Christian incantation bowls are also found, often in Syriac rather than Jewish Hebrew Aramaic script .... Levene, Dan, A corpus of magic bowls Incantation texts in Jewish Aramaic from late antiquity , format Book, Electronic Resource, 2003. McCullough, William Stewart, Jewish and Mandaean incantation bowls ... Nippur Texte anderer Sammlungen , 2005. Naveh, Joseph and Shaked, Shaul, Amulets and magic bowls Aramaic ... more details
Infobox Sport governing body assocname Bowls England logo sport Bowls abbrev founded 2008 aff affdate region regionyear location Beach House Park, Worthing menspresident chairman chiefexec Tony Allcock MBE secretary coach womenscoach replaced English Bowling Association and English Women s Bowling Association prevfounded 1903 url http www.bowlsengland.com countryflag England File Bowls England HQ, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing.JPG thumb right Headquarters of Bowls England in Beach House Park, Worthing Bowls England governs the game of flat green outdoor bowls for men and women in England . It was formed on the 1st January 2008 following a merger of the English Bowling Association and the English Women s Bowling Association. The English Bowling Association had previously been founded in 1903 by legendary cricketer W.G. Grace who was elected its first president. ref Rae, p.478. ref The headquarters of Bowls England are in Lyndhurst Road, Worthing , next to Beach House Park, Worthing Beach House Park . There are thirty five affiliated counties, to which a total of 2,700 clubs are in membership nationwide. Approximately 132,000 players come under the jurisdiction of this association. Its Chief Executive is Tony Allcock MBE. References Reflist Bibliography Cite book last Rae first Simon authorlink Simon Rae title W.G.Grace A Life year 1998 publisher isbn 978 0571178551 External links http www.bowlsengland.com Official website England org stub sport org stub Category Bowls in England Category Sports governing bodies in England Category 2008 establishments in England ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2011 Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger , personalized by artists and art organizations on a community level. The promotion and growth of the project is managed by The Imagine RENDER Group, a 501 c 3 organization. However, each community s events are self developed and independent. The project expands one group of concerned artists and students at a time, and events are currently held in many areas in the United States and Canada , often in conjunction with the United Nations sponsored World Food Day . Empty Bowls now supports food related charities around the world and has raised millions of dollars to aid in the fight against hunger. Charitable concept Empty Bowls allows participating artist s and groups to create and donate bowls, then serve a simple meal. In some communities, ceramic artists are joined by wood turners, glassblowers, fiber artists, metal smiths, painters, sculptors, and other artists and craftspeople. Guests choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. In exchange for the meal, and the bowl, guests contribute a suggested minimum donation. One hundred percent of each meal s proceeds are devoted to local hunger fighting organizations, such as food bank s or soup kitchen s, or to national or international charitable groups. Empty Bowls events can be sponsored by local Pottery potter s and artists organizations, Church body church es, community service organizations and school s. The expressed objectives of Empty Bowls are Raise as much money as possible to feed the world ... a way to make a personal difference. Hartom s students made ceramic bowls in their high school art ... participants developed this concept into Empty Bowls . The Imagine RENDER Group, a 501 c 3 organization, was created to promote the project. External links http www.emptybowls.net Empty Bowls http www.emptybowlsroc.org Empty Bowls Rochester http www.icatholic.org indstory 2008 200818p01.html Empty Bowls ... more details
Infobox Painting image file Matisse Game of Bowls.jpg backcolor FBF5DF painting alignment right image size 300px title Game of Bowls artist Henri Matisse year 1908 type oil painting Oil on canvas height 115 width 147 height inch width inch city St. Petersburg museum Hermitage Museum Game of Bowls is a painting by Henri Matisse from 1908. The painting shows three young men, probably Matisse s sons and nephew, playing a game of Boules . Matisse sees the game as a manifestation of man s creativity, and an instrument to use in understanding the codes of life. The painting is part of Matisse s series on man s Golden Age and was part of Sergei Shchukin s collection before the October Revolution of 1917. It is now in the collection of Hermitage Museum The Hermitage , St. Petersburg, Russia . ref State Hermitage Museum http www.hermitagemuseum.org fcgi bin db2www descrPage.mac descrPage?selLang English&indexClass PICTURE EN&PID GJ 9154&numView 1&ID NUM 1&thumbFile tmplobs Y64CNHCEN6T 234Q7A6.jpg&embViewVer &comeFrom quick&sorting no&thumbId 6&numResults 1&tmCond Game of Bowls&searchIndex TAGFILEN&author Matisse, 26 2332 Henri Game of Bowls ref References references Matisse painting stub DEFAULTSORT Game of Bowls Category 1908 paintings Category Paintings by Henri Matisse Category Paintings of the Hermitage nl De jeu de boulespelers ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced November 2010 wikify November 2010 orphan January 2012 The origins of bowling in Spain are uncertain, but legend says that over a thousand years ago, at the time of the of the primitive Castile, the Highlanders bet their weapons and even the horses that used to fight the Arabs in contested and passionate bowls matches. It is even said that the warring Cantabrians that inhabited the north of Spain challenged each other in bowling matches before frighten the imperial legions of Augustus. There are many different bowls games around Spain more than 20 but Cantabria,Castilla y Leon, Basque Country and Asturias, are the places where there are a greater number of variants. One of the most spectacular games are the Bowls Tres Tablones Three Boards which is originary from Las Merindades , in the north of Spain. The bowling alley is divided into three differente areas The launching area, pin area and Birle area. The bowling balls have finger and hand holes, are 26 28 cm in diameter and usually weight between 6 and 8 kg. There are three boards tablones o cure as and three pins on each one, there is a small pin which is situated outside of the boards and is the most important one. The game starts throwing the bowling ball from the launchig area cas by the air trying to bring down as many pins as possible and the small pin mico inclusive. The first bounce of the bowling ball must be in the board, otherwise it will be cancelled morra and we won t get any point. Scoring is as follows each pin knocked down its worthone point, the medium pin exclusive worth two points, and the demolition of the small pin mico is worth four points, only if another pin has been knocked down. See also Basque bowls External links http www.bolos3tablones.com www.bolos3tablones.com http twitter.com Bolos3tablones Bowls Tres Tablones in Twitter http www.youtube.com profile?user bolos3tablones grid uploads Youtube Videos http www.febolos.es Spanish Bowling Federation Category Sp ... more details
. This year s champion of champions will be held at Bribie Island Bowls Club from 22 27 October ... Armitage, Desiree Lambert, Lynsey Armitage Club Helensvale Junior Bowlers Disabled Bowls There are four divisions of disabled bowls in Queensland blind, deaf, physical disabilities and intellectual disabilities. Bowls Queensland took over the organisation of the state disabled bowls championships ... disabilities . The winners of each section qualify for the disabled draw of the Australian bowls ... representative, was also named the first ever Australian bowls captain. Here is a full list of Queenslanders who have played bowls for Australia, in order of selection Men Robert Lewis 1950 Albert ... The first inductees into the Australian bowls Hall of Fame were announced in 2011.Five Queenslanders ... publication free of charge to all Queensland bowls clubs. This magazine is also available on their website as a readable pdf. References Reflist External links http www.bowlsqld.org Bowls QLD website Category Bowls in Australia ... more details
Christian Eschatology The Seven bowls are a set of plagues mentioned in Revelation 16. ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2016&version ESV ref They are recorded as apocalyptic events that were seen in the vision of the Book of Revelation Revelation of Jesus Christ , by John of Patmos . Seven angels are thus given seven bowls of God s wrath, each consisting of judgements full of the wrath of God ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2015 7&version ESV ref ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2016 1&version ESV ref These seven bowls of God s wrath are poured out on the wicked and the followers of the Antichrist after the sounding of the seven trumpets . ref Revelation 11 15 Revelation 16 21 ref Plagues First Bowl When the first bowl is poured out, foul and painful sores come upon those bearing the mark of the beast and those who worshiped the image of the The Beast Revelation beast . ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2016 2&version ESV ref Second Bowl When the second bowl is poured out, the seas and the oceans become blood as of a dead man, forcing everything in the sea to die. ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2016 3&version ESV ref Third Bowl When the third bowl is poured out, the rivers and the remaining sources of water turn to blood. The angels then begin praising God s holy judgements. ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2016 4 7&version ESV ref Fourth Bowl When the fourth bowl is poured out, the sun causes a major heatwave to scorch the planet with fire. The incorrigible wicked refuse to repent while they blaspheme the name of God. ref http www.biblegateway.com passage ?search Revelation 2016 208 9&version ESV ref Fifth Bowl When the fifth bowl is poured out, a thick darkness overwhelms the kingdom of the beast. The wicked continue to stubbornly ... DEFAULTSORT Seven Bowls Category Christian eschatology Category Apocalypticism Category New Testament ... more details
Image Bolos asturianos.JPG 250px thumb right A variety of dirt bowls in Asturias , North of Spain Basque bowls lang eu bola jokoa , is one of the few Basque rural sports which do not originate in an activity ... or bolaleku bowls place which often consists of a playing area in the open, an open sided structure ... variants of lawn bowls dirt track and lawn bowls and as such related to games such as bowls , Skittles ... affiliation Arabar boloa lavan bowls , Burgosko bola Burgos bowls , Gesaltzako bola A ana Gesaltza bowls , Palentziako bola Palencia bowls and so on. Aiara bowls Image Erremontea.png 60px ... bowls Image Arabar boloa.png 95px thumb right Arabar boloa Called Arabar boloa or lautadakoa the one ... de neuf in French language French . Bermeo bowls Image Bermeoko bola jokoa.png 65px thumb left Bermeoko ... is to reach 300 first. Burgos bowls The Basque name, Burgosko bola jokoa translates as bowls ... bajo or juego interior in Spanish . Ea bowls Image Ea aldekoa.png 55px thumb right Ea aldekoa This is called ... dirt playing field about 23 m by 1.8 m. The bowls have finger and hand holes and weigh ... level and annual league games. Le n bowls Image Blbola1.jpg 150px thumb left A bola for Le n bowls Called Leongo jokoa in Basque and juego leon s in Spanish and as the name suggests, this variant ... 150px thumb right The playing area for Le n bowls The minimum playing area for this game is 25&ndash ... past the 6th line. In a game each player has eight balls and the highest scorer wins. Olazabal bowls ... of letting the ball curve around and hit the pins from the side. Each player bowls two balls and the pins .... Zeanuri bowls Image Zeanuriko bola jokoa.png 95px thumb left Zeanuriko bola jokoa This variant ... penalised the playing of bowls on the streets of the city, as did the council of Ulibarri ... in various places since. See also Basque rural sports Bocce Boccia Boules Bowling Bowls P tanque ... Bowls Category Basque culture Category Basque sport Category Bowls Link FA eu eu Bola joko ... more details
unreferenced date February 2012 The World Indoor Bowls Championship was first held in 1979 at Coatbridge ... is one win behind with four successes. col 3 class wikitable Year Winner 1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1979 flagicon ENG David Bryant small 1 3 1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1980 flagicon ENG David Bryant small 2 3 1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1981 flagicon ENG David Bryant small 3 3 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1982 flagicon SCO John Watson bowls John Watson 1983 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1983 flagicon SCO Bob Sutherland 1984 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1984 flagicon IRE Jim Baker bowls Jim Baker 1985 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1985 flagicon WAL Terry Sullivan bowls Terry Sullivan 1986 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1986 flagicon ENG Tony Allcock small 1 3 1987 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1987 flagicon ENG Tony Allcock small 2 3 1988 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1988 flagicon SCO Hugh Duff bowls Hugh Duff small 1 2 1989 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1989 flagicon SCO Richard Corsie small 1 3 1990 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1990 flagicon WAL John Price bowls John Price col 3 class wikitable Year Winner 1991 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1991 flagicon SCO Richard Corsie small 2 3 1992 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1992 flagicon AUS Ian Schuback 1993 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1993 flagicon SCO Richard Corsie small 3 3 1994 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1994 flagicon ENG Andy Thomson bowls Andy Thomson small 1 3 1995 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1995 flagicon ENG Andy Thomson bowls Andy Thomson small 2 3 1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1996 flagicon SCO David Gourlay 1997 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1997 flagicon SCO Hugh Duff bowls Hugh Duff small 2 2 1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1998 flagicon SCO Paul Foster bowls Paul Foster small 1 4 1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship 1999 flagicon SCO Alex Marshall bowls Alex Marshall small 1 5 2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship 2000 flagicon ... more details
Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth ... Empire Games I Lawn bowls at the 1930 British Empire Games 1930 Hamilton, Ontario CAN 1921 1934 British Empire Games II Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games 1934 London ENG 1938 British Empire Games III Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games 1938 Sydney , New South Wales AUS 1950 British Empire Games IV Lawn bowls at the 1950 British Empire Games 1950 Auckland NZL 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games V Lawn bowls at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver , British Columbia CAN 1921 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games VI Lawn bowls at the 1958 British ... bowls at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth, Western Australia Perth , Western ... Kingston JAM 1970 British Commonwealth Games IX Lawn bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh SCO 1974 British Commonwealth Games X Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch NZL 1978 Commonwealth Games XI Lawn bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton , Alberta CAN 1982 Commonwealth Games XII Lawn bowls at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane , Queensland AUS 1986 Commonwealth Games XIII Lawn bowls at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh SCO 1990 Commonwealth Games XIV Lawn bowls at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland NZL 1994 Commonwealth Games XV Lawn bowls at the 1994 Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria, British Columbia Victoria , British Columbia CAN 1998 Commonwealth Games XVI Lawn bowls at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur MAS 2002 Commonwealth Games XVII Lawn bowls at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester ENG 2006 Commonwealth Games XVIII Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria AUS 2010 Commonwealth Games XIX Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi IND 2014 Commonwealth Games XX Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1938 Commonwealth Games 1938 Sydney Lawn bowls Fours MedalBottom Bill Whittaker is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1938 Commonwealth Games in Sydney he was part of the men s fours team that won the gold medal with Bill Bremner , Ernie Jury and Alec Robertson . ref http www.olympic.org.nz nzolympic athlete bill whittaker Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Whittaker, Bill ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION New Zealand bowls player DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Whittaker, Bill Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1938 British Empire Games Category Possibly living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
Beveled rim bowls are small, undecorated, mass produced clay bowls most common in the 4th millennium ... of beveled rim bowls in ancient Mesopotamia.jpg thumb Distribution of beveled rim bowls TOC Physical Characteristics Beveled rim bowls are generally uniform in size standing roughly 10 cm tall with the mouth of the bowl being approximately 18 cm in diameter. The sides of the bowls have a straight steep angle down to a very defined base usually 9 cm in diameter. The bowls are made of low ... surprisingly robust. The most unique aspects of beveled rim bowls are that they are undecorated and found ... rim bowls is unknown, the most widely accepted theory is the use of a mold. A lesser accepted theory is that the bowls were made by hand. Archeologists replicating beveled rim bowls have found it considerably .... The use of a mold has been found to be a significant advantage when replicating the bowls. The large numbers of beveled rim bowls found often in a single site seem to support the mold theory because ... would have used a ground mold wherein the bowls were formed in a conical depression created in the ground. Use Beveled rim bowls are widely thought to be used for measurement of barley and oil as rations ... by the resemblance of the beveled rim bowls to the cuneiform sign for ration NINDA . It is also supported by the fact that the bowls are often found whole and in large piles as if they were disposable. The bowls would have been used for rationing once or twice and then discarded in a central location. An alternate theory is that the bowls were used for baking bread, which also could have been rationed in its container. Distribution Beveled rim bowls originated in the city state of Uruk in the mid fourth millennium B.C. As the Uruk culture expanded so did the production and use of these bowls ... Miri Qalat . Historical Significance Two major aspects of beveled rim bowls make them historically significant ... because there is no evidence of rationed payments before beveled rim bowls. References Refbegin ... more details
coord 51.653 3.924 display title region GB scale 10000 File Swansea Bowls.DSC00500.JPG thumb right 250px Swansea Indoor Bowls Stadium The Swansea Indoor Bowls Stadium is an indoor bowls stadium based in Plasmarl , Swansea , Wales . It was opened in early 2008 and was constructed at a cost of 1.5m replacing the indoor bowling facilities that had been offered at Swansea Leisure Centre . The stadium has six lanes and is capable of holding international events. ref name autogenerated1 http www.midwalesonline.co.uk news.cfm?id 13357 World bowls tourney at new Swansea stadium Mid Wales Online Bot generated title ref Swansea Bowls Stadium is home to the Swansea Indoor Bowling Club. The stadium hosted the World Indoor Singles and Mixed Pairs Championship from 16 April to 20 April 2008 . ref name autogenerated1 It will host the Gravelles Welsh International Open Bowls Championships 2009, part of the World Bowls Tour 2008 2009, from 31 January to 6 February 2009. ref http www.swansea.gov.uk bowlschampionship Welsh International Open Bowls Championships 2009 ref References reflist Category Sports venues in Swansea Category Indoor arenas in Wales Wales sports venue stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition British Empire and Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalSilver 1970 Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalBottom Hugh Robson is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia Perth, Australia he won the men s pairs gold medal partnering Robert McDonald bowls Robert McDonald . Eight years later he won the silver medal again with McDonald in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games . ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?Print &ContactID 27035&id 3780 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Robson, Hugh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Robson, Hugh Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Category Living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
The Welsh Bowls Federation WBF established 2001 is an umbrella partnership body comprising representatives from the five national governing bodies the Welsh Bowling Association the Welsh Indoor Bowls Association the Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association the Welsh Short Mat Bowls Association and the Welsh Women s Bowling Association . The two service bodies The Welsh Bowls Coaching Association and Welsh Bowls Umpires Association are also represented. The WBF has 670 affiliated clubs and over 25,000 members. ref name WBF 1 cite web url http www.welshbowlsfederation.org.uk aboutus.php title Welsh Bowls Federation publisher Welsh Bowls Federation year 2008 accessdate 2009 07 13 work Welsh Bowls Federation website ref ref name CC 1 cite web url http www.sportwales.org.uk about us how we can help working in partnership national governing bodies of sport ngb websites.aspx title NGB websites About us Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru publisher Sport Wales year 2010 accessdate 1 February 2011 work Sport Wales Chwaraeon Cymru website ref The Welsh Bowls Federation is based at Whitland , Carmarthenshire . ref name CCC 2 cite web url http www.sports council wales.org.uk 12102 title Bowls Sports Council for Wales publisher sports council wales year 2007 accessdate 2009 07 21 work Sports Council for Wales Cyngor Chwaraeon Cymru website Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref References reflist colwidth 30em br Wales topics Governing bodies of sports in Wales Category Sports governing bodies in Wales Category Bowls in Wales Category 2001 establishments in Wales Wales sport stub Wales org stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition British Empire and Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalSilver 1970 Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalBronze 1974 Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 1974 Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalBottom Robert McDonald is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia Perth, Australia he won the men s pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson bowls Hugh Robson . Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games . In 1974 he claimed his last Commonwealth Games medal with a bronze in the men s pairs. ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?Print &ContactID 27032&id 3780 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref He competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games . References reflist Persondata NAME McDonald, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT McDonald, Robert Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Category Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Category Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Category Living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition Commonwealth Games MedalSilver 1938 Commonwealth Games 1938 Sydney Lawn bowls Singles MedalBottom Frank Livingstone is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney he won the men s singles silver medal. ref http www.olympic.org.nz nzolympic athlete frank livingstone Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Livingstone, Frank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Livingstone, Frank Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1938 British Empire Games Category Possibly living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1950 Commonwealth Games 1950 Auckland 1950 Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalBottom Robert Henry is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men s pairs gold medal alongside Evan Exelby . ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?print &id 0&ContactID 27924 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Henry, Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Henry, Robert Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1950 British Empire Games Category Living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition Commonwealth Games MedalBronze 1950 British Empire Games 1950 Auckland 1950 British Empire Games Bowls Fours MedalBottom Fred Russell is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland he won the men s fours bronze medal alongside teammates John Englebretson , Noel Jolly and Pete Skoglund . ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?print &isCGFDisplay False&mode results&ContactID 27925 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Russell, Fred ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Russell, Fred Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1950 British Empire Games Category Living people NewZealand sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition British Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1974 British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 1974 British Commonwealth Games Bowls Fours MedalBottom John Somerville is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men s fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin , Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly . ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?Print &ContactID 27200&id 3780 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Somerville, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Somerville, John Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Category Living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition British Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1974 British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 1974 British Commonwealth Games Bowls Fours MedalSilver 1978 Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton 1978 Commonwealth Games Bowls Fours MedalBottom David Baldwin b.1921 is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men s fours gold medal partnering Kerry Clark , Gordon Jolly and John Somerville bowls John Somerville . At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal again in the men s fours. Baldwin was born in December 1921 and remains a casual participant today July 2011 . He won three New Zealand titles the pairs in 1971 with John Murtagh, the fours in 1972 with Murtagh, Bruce John and Ken Tompkins, and the fours again in 1974 with Murtagh, Bruce Ballinger and Ken Murtagh. Baldwin holds a record with Grant Anderson, of Alton 16 Taranaki titles in bowls. Born in Auckland, Baldwin was educated at New Plymouth Boys High School and worked for 43 years at the New Plymouth City Council as a civil engineer. In early days he excelled in numerous sports including circket, tennis, table tennis and soccer. ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?Print &ContactID 27199&id 3780 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Baldwin, David ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Baldwin, David Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Category Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Category Living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s lawn bowls MedalCountry NZL MedalCompetition British Empire and Commonwealth Games MedalGold 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Bowls Pairs MedalBottom John Morris is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand . At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff he won the men s pairs gold medal partnering Richard Pilkington bowls Richard Pilkington . ref http www.commonwealthgames.org.nz Athletes AthleteProfile.aspx?print &isCGFDisplay False&mode results&ContactID 26946 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Morris, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morris, John Category New Zealand bowls players Category Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Category Bowls players at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category Living people NZ sport bio stub Bowling bio stub ... more details
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