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The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

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The game

  1. Who plays first in lawn bowls?Before a game, one trial end is played in each direction.
  2. Where can a bowler stand when delivering?The player to start an end places the mat on the centre line, at least 2 metres from the rear ditch and 25 metres from the front ditch.
  3. How far must the jack go in lawn bowls?The player starting the end delivers the jack.

Touchers, dead bowls and the jack

  1. What is a toucher in lawn bowls?A bowl that touches the jack on its way, in its original course, is a toucher.
  2. When is a bowl dead in lawn bowls?A bowl is dead if it ends in the ditch without having touched the jack, stops less than 14 metres from the mat line, or goes out of the rink.

Irregularities, officials and conduct

  1. What does a marker do in lawn bowls?The skip runs the team and settles disputes with the other skip; if they cannot agree, the umpire decides.

The green, the equipment and sets play

  1. How does sets play work in lawn bowls?In sets play, a game is two sets of nine ends each, won on shots.
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