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  2. Bowls - Wikipedia

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    Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which players try to roll their ball (called a bowl) closest to a smaller ball (known as a "jack" or sometimes a "kitty"). The bowls are shaped (biased), so that they follow a curved path when being rolled.

  3. Glossary of bowls terms - Wikipedia

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    In outdoor bowls the jack has no bias, but in Crown Green bowls, the jack has a bias similar to the bowl itself. jack high: is a comparison of the position of a bowl in relation to the jack. A "jack high bowl" means a bowl whose front edge, which is closest to the bowler on the mat, is level with the front edge of the jack.

  4. United States National Bowls Championships - Wikipedia

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    Bowls in the United States is believed to have been in existence in Massachusetts and Connecticut as early as the mid-17th century. The sport in the United States probably originated from early settlers from the United Kingdom. Clubs existed long before the American Lawn Bowling Association was created in Buffalo, New York, on July 27, 1915 ...

  5. Short mat bowls - Wikipedia

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    Short mat bowls is played indoors, so it is an all-year sport that is not affected by weather conditions. Because the equipment is transportable and easy to set up, it is particularly appropriate for locations that are also used for other purposes such as village halls, schools, and sports and social clubs; it is even played on North Sea oil rigs.

  6. Lawn game - Wikipedia

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    A crown bowls green at Edgworth, Lancashire, England. A lawn game is an outdoor game that can be played on a lawn. [1] Many types and variations of lawn games exist, which includes games that use balls and the throwing of objects as their primary means of gameplay.

  7. Ron Buchan - Wikipedia

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    He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the fours with Norm Lash, Gordon Jolly and Bill O'Neill at the event. [3] He won the 1964 and 1965 singles title and the 1957 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Tui Park ...

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  9. Crown green bowls - Wikipedia

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    Crown green bowls (or crown green) is a code of bowls played outdoors on a grass or artificial turf surface known as a bowling green. [2] [3] The sport's name is derived from the intentionally convex or uneven nature of the bowling green which is traditionally formed with a raised centre known as the crown.