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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 ...
Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games .
This was the twenty-first staging of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games having featured in every Games bar 1966, and the third staging within England specifically. The competition was scheduled to take place between 29 July and 6 August 2022, spread across eleven events (including three parasport events).
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.
The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, from England, Scotland, Wales, a combined Ireland, and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did not start until 1977.
Lawn bowls has been contested at Summer Paralympics on six occasions, first appearing on the schedule in 1968 and having its most recent outing at the 1996 games. The competitions were initially divided by sex, with singles and doubles events for men and women.
After retiring from international bowls she continued to participate in regional tournaments with her last win coming in the 2023 EIBA Over-60 pairs tournament. She was also the manager of the England women's team for the 2004 World Championships and on the management team for the Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
New Zealand (NZL) William Fielding Peter McWhannell Canada (CAN) Wilt Moore Arthur Reid: 1934 details England (ENG) Tommy Hills George Wright Canada (CAN) William Hutchinson Alfred Langford Wales (WAL) Thomas Davies Stan Weaver: 1938 details New Zealand (NZL) Walter Denison Lance Macey Australia (AUS) Percy Hutton Howard Mildren South Africa (SAF)