Lawn Bowls History

The history of Lawn Bowls can be traced back to bowling artefacts found in tombs in Egypt dating 5000 BC.

In 1670, King Charles II, the Duke of York and the Duke of Buckingham draw up the earliest known Lawn Bowls laws. Then in 1840, a set of rules was established in Scotland to standardise the game. In 1848, Glasgow solicitor William Mitchell draws up standard bowls code.

In 1905, the International Bowling Board was founded. Lawn bowls was introduced at the Hamilton Commonwealth Games in 1930.

The World Bowls Championship was introduced in 1966. In 1986, Womens lawn bowls debuts at Brisbane Commonwealth Games in Australia.



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