How an End is Played Out

What may be considered a round is called an ‘end’ in lawn bowling, and in these ends, players will try to roll their bowls closest to the jack, which is the white ball. There is a lot of strategy involved here and that’s where many lawn bowling tactics come into play but first, it must be decided which team is going to start the end. This is quite an important part to play as the first ball thrown is the jack. If the jack does not land in a position allowed within lawn bowling guidelines, the next player will then throw the jack. This is often though an unecessary step as the jack is usually thrown within accordance with the rules on the first try.

To determine which player will be the first to throw the jack, a coin is flipped. After that, players take turns individually to try and either get their bowl close to the jack or to knock opponent’s bowls out of the way. Once the end has played out, the player with the most number of bowls closest to the jack will get 1 point for every bowl closer than the nearest opponent’s bowl. Any number of ends can be played, depending on the amount of points they have predetermined the winner must have before the game is over. The number of points varies but is generally 15, 16, 18, or 21.