Polokwane Bowls Club raises money for interdistrict players
The Polokwane Bowls Club held a fun-filled fundraising event to grow the club and assist interdistrict competitors.
POLOKWANE – It was a hive of activity at the Polokwane Bowls Club on Saturday as they hosted a corporate money-raiser.
The event was a huge success, thanks to the participation and sponsorship of local businesses.
The event saw 18 teams of four players each participate in a fun-filled game, with the aim of growing the club and attracting new members.
Johan le Roux, president of the Polokwane Bowls Club, said the club hosted the day to support their Limpopo interdistrict players who will be competing around the country in March.
The proceeds will go towards covering the travel expenses. He thanked all the businesses that participated and sponsored the day.
Le Roux further extended an invitation to anyone interested in learning more about the sport, to visit the club on Wednesday evenings for a social event or on Saturday afternoons at 14:00.
“We currently have 83 members and events like these introduce new people to the sport. Our goal is to make Polokwane Bowls Club a big and successful club, and we need more people to play and become members. They can come and get an introduction to the game, see what it’s like and very likely, they’ll be interested in playing too,” he said.
Bowls results:
- Team Xfuels: Hugo Lambrechts, Hein Snyman, Elbert Jansen van Rensburg and Dirk van der Westhuizen.
- Team Premium Airconditioning: Danie le Roux, Jason de Jong, Jaco Coetzee and Steven Korff.
- Team Allsorts Market: Gorman Cloete, Chris Venter, Fred Scott and Johan Scott.
- Team Alpha Sand: Johan Kleynhans, Nicolaas van Waveren, Nadia van Waveren and Botha Pienaar.
Bowls lingo for beginners:
- The white object ball in bowls is called a jack or kitty.
- The smaller circle on the inside of the bowl is called a bias.
- An instrument called calipers, which looks a lot like a compass is used when two bowls are very near to the jack to determine which is closest.
- Stance is the position adopted by the player on the mat, prior to delivery.
- Lead is the player who lays the mat, rolls the jack and delivers the first bowl in an end. He may sometimes toss the coin at the beginning of the game to determine which team has the right to start play.
- Skip is the captain of a game of fours, triples or pairs. He is last to play and is responsible for dictating the tactics of the game.
- Umpire, the person with total overall authority during a game to enforce the laws of the game.
