The 2019 indoor bowls season rolls around tomorrow, with the centre opening trios at the Waerenga a Hika Hall.
Last year’s champions — Lola Bayram, Warren Edlin and Bryan Pulley — will not be defending their title as a team, with only Pulley playing. He will team with young hotshotsNathan Trowell and Mathew Foster.
The season is gearing up to be busy, with two new national events introduced — the five-year-and-under New Zealand pairs, which is a straight zone final in Whakatane in May, and a New Zealand masters fours event for players over 60.
The first representative event will be contested on March 30, and new selector Malcolm Trowell has gone for a mixture of experience and youth to face Hawke’s Bay for the Presidents Trophy.
Team members are Arnold Hutchings, Byran Pulley, Sian Williams, Nanette Treloar; Warren Gibb, Lois Lamont, Matthew Foster, Hina Preddy; Bruce Easton, Ian Greeks, Jay Casey, Pauleen Stone; Mal Trowell, Nathan Trowell, Akuhata Keelan, Dylan Foster. Manager/reserve: Warren Edlin.