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For such a lawn bowling championships, starting in Auckland recently, is not a question of who the elite players in the country to take, but rather that it are not. The two best players in New Zealand women, multiple world champion Val Smith and Jo Edwards, Jan Khan also is not there, or is this year's men's singles champion, Shaun Scott and other national representatives last Tony Grantham.

This is a reflection of some of the socio-economic changes, especially outside the control of the sports drinks that have hit in recent years. Once among the most prominent sporting traditional Christmas and New Year as the national sport is an integral part of the structure itself were entered awareness of non-players. Many will remember with nostalgia the radio on one side colored Ian Birch, in the 1970s and more recently, Stu Scott.

Due to many factors, especially changes in employment, high travel costs and accommodation, and the fact that even the best players are essentially the fans, the tickets reduced significantly since the peak years of the decade of 1970. This follows a pattern - each time the championships in Dunedin and Christchurch were held, there are only a few entries in the North.

New Zealand bowls their regular review and recognition for its members at the end of the season, and although there seems no immediate plan for changes, you must ask yourself, can survive as long as the current format and time.

However, despite the absence, are still a lot of good players in all three disciplines. The great Gary Lawson, for example, is one of the few islands in the South, which will be in Auckland, although with Chris Le Lievre Auckland in pairs and with Le Lievre, other Auckland and Danny Delany associated with Australian-based Richard Auckland Girvan in the fourth