It’s all about bowls on the South Coast
The earliest, most primitive forms of bowling can be dated back to Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire.
MEMBERS of SASCOC, The Kingfisher Bowling Association are hosting the U25 Interprovincial Tournament at the Margate Bowling Club from April 1 to 4.
There will be 16 mens’ and womens’ teams involved from all over South Africa, with all competitors being under the age of 25, competing for very prestigious national medals. Says CEO of Ugu South Coast Tourism, Justin Mackrory, “So who said bowls is just old man’s marbles? Here is to a new generation of highly-skilled bowlers and we wish all who take part the best of luck, and all the families, friends and spectators a wonderful time”.
Mackrory continues “We welcome such sports initiatives as this and are encouraging all forms of sporting codes to make use of the superb, diverse sporting facilities we offer on the coast and in the hinterland. We will also be hosting the SA Women’s Golf Championships this year, the Africa Expedition 500 series, as we are the SA Schools’ Netball competition, with more in the pipeline, including international sporting events. We have excellent weather for 365 days a year, which makes it so feasible to run these competitions on the South Coast. And in addition, with CemAir now flying direct from OR Tambo to Margate, the coast has become so much more accessible. Furthermore, we would love to establish a popular bowls festival permanently on the South Coast going forward and welcome any input in this regard”.
This tournament is held under the auspices of Bowls South Africa and is sponsored by Warwick Wealth. Incidentally, the Margate Bowling Club is only one of the 15 bowling clubs in the area, just further proving the popularity of this old-age sport. As a point of interest, according to Wikipedia, today the sport of bowling is enjoyed by 95 million people in more than 90 countries worldwide and that the earliest, most primitive forms of bowling can be dated back to Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire. From records and artifacts in ancient Egypt, going back 3 000 to 5 000 years ago, remnants of bowls used at the time were found. Balls were made of husks of corn and covered in material such as leather and bound with string.
For further information, contact kingfisherbowls@telkomsa.net or Carol McCullin at 039 3155827.
