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Winter Bowls Results, Wednesday 13 May 2026

58 bowlers convened @ Sturt in beautiful sunny conditions where the standard of bowls was exceptionally high. Brian Dustall +17 was the daily champ just edging out Ralph Hounslow on a countback. [...]

Winter Bowls Results, Saturday 2 May 2026

Saturday was bleak, drizzling rain threatened, it became persistent at times and by the halfway point, it settled in. Greens were closed and declarations were made on the basis of game 1. Alan Speck [...]

Winter Bowls photography, Saturday 2 May 2026: rain, laughter and a few surprises

Winter Bowls on Saturday 2 May 2026 truly lived up to its name. Players were soaked on the greens and sought refuge in the clubrooms during several lengthy rain delays. While the gripping Club [...]

The giants of Winter Bowls

Giants stride among us at Winter Bowls. Foremost among them is Libby Lock, the current Saturday leader, closely followed by the formidable Steve van der Veen and Bobby Rutten. On Wednesdays, three [...]

Winter Bowls Results, Wednesday 29 April 2026

Seriously sunny weather greeted 48 bowlers as the temperature tipped at an unseasonal 28 degrees. Hoping the next bout of rains comes shortly but steering clear of Saturday and Wednesday afternoons [...]

Winter Bowls photography, Anzac Day 2026

Following the moving Anzac Day ceremony, bowlers swung their focus onto chasing a big score on the green. There were the usual dramas and laughs: Sonia Matteuci provocatively ate a banana in front of [...]

Winter Bowls Results, 22 & 25 April 2026

Winter Bowls was highlighted this week by the Anzac Day ceremony led by esteemed Club member, Major (ret.) Deane Pye. Deane provided the 50 members in attendance a rare insight into the Anzac [...]

Women in green surge to lead

It was probably only a matter of time before the women of Sturt Bowling Club pushed aside the men and took a stunning lead in the coveted unofficial award for Brightest Bowler. On Wednesday 22 April, [...]

Winter Bowls dynamics, Wednesday 22 April 2026

Winter Bowls dynamics are different from the seriousness of pennant games or the ultra-competitiveness of Night Owls. At Winter Bowls on Wednesday 22 April, a rich set of dynamics were on show: [...]

Happenings at Winter Bowls, Saturday 18 April 2026

At Winter Bowls on Saturday 18 April there was plenty happening. As with the previous Wednesday, the weather was perfect and the greens superb, but strangely the rinks were north-south. And a rare [...]