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Midlands, North of England, Isle of Man and North Wales. 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 ...
Short mat bowls. Short mat bowls is an indoor sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a heavy ball along a fairly flat surface, to gain as many shots as possible by getting their bowls nearer to the jack than their opponents, and so outscore them. The game is a modern variation on lawn bowls, from which it is derived.
Carpet bowls. Carpet bowls is a variant of lawn bowls played indoors. Originating in England, [1] it is played particularly in the South of England, although it is played at League and County level in East Anglia, the Midlands and the North. There are also a few players in Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada. Despite the name, carpet bowls is not ...
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art. The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason". The website was brought down for several months by ...
Presence. Country or region. New England, The Maritimes. Candlepin bowling is a variation of bowling that is played primarily in the Canadian Maritime provinces and the New England region of the United States. It is played with a handheld-sized ball and tall, narrow pins that resemble candles, hence the name.
Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term bowling usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling ), though in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries, bowling could also refer to target bowling, such as lawn ...
Duckpin bowling. Duckpin bowling is a variation of the sport of bowling . Duckpin balls are in (12 cm) to 5 in (12.7 cm) in diameter, weigh 3 lb 6 oz (1.5 kg) to 3 lb 12 oz (1.7 kg) each, and lack finger holes. They are thus significantly smaller than those used in ten-pin bowling but are slightly larger and heavier than those used in candlepin ...
Bowling alley. An 1892 portrayal of a bowling establishment in the Spalding Athletic Library reflects the sport's social aspect. [1] A modern bowling alley in Sofia, Bulgaria. A bowling alley (also known as a bowling center, bowling lounge, bowling arena, or historically bowling club) is a facility where the sport of bowling is played.