NTLBCC welcomes you to our club at Lytton Park & Alexandria Blvd  (east of Avenue Road, south of Lawrence Ave)

 

CONTACTS: Lawn Bowling    Croquet    FEES    DRESS    HOW TO LAWN BOWL

CONTACTS

 

If you’ve ever thought you might like to try either of these challenging sports,

please call us at the Clubhouse, 416-788-7156 from May to October, or,

 

for Lawn Bowling call:

 

John McGeachie                     or:              Les James

416-483-6338                                           905-881-6165

john.mcgeachie062@sympatico.ca            les.james@rogers.com

 

for Croquet contact:

                            

Dolores Gallagher

14 - 856 Heart Lake Rd

Inglewood ON L0N 1K0

905-838-3810

bootsg@sympatico.ca

 

Paul Emmett - 416-225-7535 

Lisa Parsons - 416-425-4501

 

FEES

Membership fees for 2007 are only $120 per year, for Bowling or Croquet or both! Plus $15 for locker rental. Compare that with other sports!

DRESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR BOTH SPORTS
Players are required to wear smooth soled shoes, white preferably, in order to preserve the surface of the greens.

While white clothes are optional for practice matches, they are required for tournament matches. Until you decide to become a member, club bowls may be used for a while, then you will be advised on what sort of bowls you should buy. For Croquet a mallet will be lent you for a little while. The club provides other equipment.
HOW TO BOWL
The object of the game is to get more of your team’s bowls near the little white ball (the Jack) than your opponents do. The game can be played singles (one against one), doubles, triples, or rinks, (four players on each team). In each game the number of bowls used per player varies. For singles and pairs, use four bowls, for triples use three bowls and for rinks use two.
There are published rules and a tradition of polite etiquette is observed. Skill, Technique and Experience separate the average player from the expert, but the game can be played with enjoyment with all levels of experience at the same time.
A game lasts about two hours and consists of a pre-determined number of “ends” from one end of the green to the other by all players. The green or playing field is usually close-cut grass measuring 37-40 metres in each direction. Seven or eight games can be played on one green at the same time. Books on rules, tactics and technique can be obtained
A team consists of a Skip (or Captain), a Vice and a Lead, who delivers the first bowl. In a team of four a Second is included. After a while you may need a tape to measure the distance between bowls.