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The origins of the game are veiled in the mists of
antiquity. A game of some kind was probably played in the Stone Age,
but for evidence of something similar to the present, one would have to
go to the 13th and 14th century. Manuscripts from this period depict a
game in which two players deliver one bowl each towards a conical
marker. Bowls was considered to be an undesirable game for a long time,
as it distracted men from archery. It was outlawed to commoners by
various acts of parliament, which remained on the statute book until
1845. However noblemen continued to play the game, with Sir Francis
Drake's game on Plymouth Hoe being the most famous historical
reference, and both William Shakespeare and Samuel Pepys mentioning the
game in their writings.
The Scottish were responsible for the introduction of the modern game,
with the laying of truly flat greens, often using sea washed turf, and
the formulation of a code of laws in 1849. The English Bowling
Association was established in 1903 by Dr W G Grace, the famous
cricketer, with membership confined to individual clubs. By 1906 there
were 90 affiliated clubs and this number continued to grow steadily.
The first County Association was formed in 1904, and by 1921 there were
fifteen such Associations. At this point a new Constitution was
adopted, with the County Associations directly affiliated, and this
remains the position to this day. The development of competitive bowls
and the introduction of commercial sponsorship has taken place since
1970.
| SIZE | 00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Diameter-(Inches) | 4-9/16 | 4-5/8 | 4-3/4 | 4-13/16 | 4-7/8 | 4-15/16 | 5 | 5-1/16 |
| Heavy Weight-(lbs-ozs) | 2-11 | 2-12 | 2-15 | 3-02 | 3-04 | 3-06 | 3-08 | 3-08 |