The "draw" for the 2021 Closing Day Tournament has been completed, using an ingenious new "A to Y" sprinkle method (copyright Kaz). In alphabetical order of initial letter, players' first names were "sprinkled" into teams A1 then B1, A2 then B2, and so on through to B4. Remarkably, this "hands-free" and completely unbiased method not … Continue reading Closing Day Tournament 2021: The “Draw”
The final of the 2021 Saturday/Sunday League was contested on Sunday November 14 between the Sunday Morning League winners, Team Hegarty, Honjo and Tsuyama, and the Saturday Afternoon League winners, Team Ando, Potticary and Saito. Final day action In a close match that finished 15-13 (or something like that), Team Hegarty, Honjo and Tsuyama prevailed. … Continue reading Honjo, Tsuyama and Lucky Jim Win 2021 League
The 2021 installment of the Lawn Bowls Nations Cup was played on Saturday, November 6, in idyllic conditions. Ten teams of three took part, these being drawn into two groups of five. Each team played one match against the others in the same group and one match against a team from the other group. Four … Continue reading Hot Curry Wins Nations Cup
The draw for the 2021 Nations Cup was completed in the Members Bar on Wednesday, November 3. The ten teams were drawn into two groups as shown in the Score Sheet below. The Fixtures table beneath the Score Sheet shows the schedule and rinks for each match. We will play three games in the morning … Continue reading 2021 Nations Cup
The draw for the 2021 YC&AC Lawn Bowls Club Championships was completed this afternoon, Sunday August 1. Kaz & Ichiro work the brackets The draw was made by Committee members Kazuko and Ichiro, with Hon. Sec. Kaz filling the brackets. The draw was observed by section captain Alex and ship captain Captain Kumar! Kazuko takes … Continue reading YC&AC Club Championships: The Draw
It came down to the calculator. Going into the final round, three teams were in with a chance of winning the Phase, having identical 3-0-1 WDL records. Team E (Honjo, Tom [Sub for Motoko] and Lucky Jim) were top of the table at the start of play with a much higher total woods score than … Continue reading Two Woods the Difference in SML Phase I
On a recent visit to the Yokohama Archives of History to read the old newspapers, our historian Mike Galbraith stumbled across the following in a report detailing the February 1922 YC&AC AGM: The green proving not only too small but being irregular in shape, has been rebuilt to a full-sized square green, and, weather permitting, … Continue reading Rolling the Jack Into Year 99
Following is a quick update on the green's recovery this spring. • Here's the green following a good natural soaking on March 16. The roots have awakened from dormancy and top green growth is clearly evident. March 16 This is the green a short time after aeration work, April 10. The lawn has been cored … Continue reading Shades of Green
A brilliant season despite—or perhaps because of— you know what. We had bumper turnouts for everything: the leagues, the tournaments and the championships. We packed in loads of casual bowling too, with new players aplenty catching the bug—the bowling bug. In 2020, lawn bowls was the talk of YC&AC. The 2021 season (start possibly May … Continue reading A Very Brief 2020 Season Review
The 2020 Nations Cup, held on Saturday October 24, was one of the most hotly contested in recent memory, the maximum of 12 teams of three competing on six rinks for YC&AC's biggest prize. The weather was glorious from first to last, and the green was in immaculate, smooth, fast-rolling shape. A tournament befitting the … Continue reading Black Thunder Wins Nations Cup
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