Crown green bowls
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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 known as the crown.
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Highest governing body | British Crown Green Bowling Association (BCGBA) |
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Nicknames | Crown green, Crown |
First played | 1888 (first governing body)[1] |
Registered players | 200,000 |
Clubs | 3,000 |
Characteristics | |
Contact | No |
Team members | Single competitors or pairs. |
Mixed-sex | Yes |
Type | Outdoor, bowls |
Equipment | Players use two woods each, a jack, and a portable mat. |
Venue | Bowling green |
Presence | |
Country or region | Midlands, North of England, Isle of Man and North Wales. |
Olympic | No |
Paralympic | No |
World Games | No |
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Crown green bowls is played in the Midlands, Northern England, and North Wales.[4][5]