Everything You Need to Know about the World of Crown Green Bowls
What......
Crown Green Bowls is an outside sport, similar to the more common Lawn Bowls (or Flat Green Bowls as we know it).
The playing area (known as a Green) is an area of very short grass (approx 25m square) with a slight convex shape (i.e. a hump) which leads to the name Crown. Each player has two biased (weighted on one side) bowls, with the purpose of the game being to roll your bowls closer to the smaller target bowl (called a Jack or a Block) than your opponent.
The main differences to Lawn Bowls, are as follows-
- Firstly, that you play in any direction (along the edges or diagonally over the crown etc.), with games crossing each other.
- Secondly, that the Jack is larger than in Lawn Bowls and is also biased.
Obviously, if you haven't heard of Lawn Bowls either, then this description means nothing. In which case, just think of it as marbles for big boys and you won't be far away.).
Where.....
Crown Green Bowls is played in the North of England, the Midlands, Wales and at a few other venues around the world: one green in the USA in Tulsa; one in Australia - to be confirmed; and a few greens in the south of Spain.
Who.......
One of the great things about this game is that it played by a vast range of people, both men and women, from the age of 9 to 90 (and sometimes even older).
In Britain the league is mostly governed by the BRITISH CROWN GREEN BOWLING ASSOCIATION (the B.C.G.B.A), with 16 affiliated counties (regions). Each county has an average of 20 affiliated leagues, and each league has an average of 30 teams of around 10 players. In addition, there are specialist ladies and veterans leagues, recreational bowlers and reserves, so there are many thousands of players.
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