What is etiquette in lawn bowls?
There is no documented international code of etiquette in lawn bowling. About a century ago, Australian bowls historian J.P.Munro wrote an essay about etiquette for lawn bowlers in this young commonwealth of former colonies of the British Empire. Understandably, the work reflects the mores, niceties and decorum of Edwardian society, and some of its tenets now seem quaintly dated. There is no known updated code that better reflects polite behaviour in today’s multicultural society. Perhaps the emergence of the sport and recreation industry and the growth of professionalism within it, diminish the relevance of etiquette. However, the essential behavioural attributes identified by Munro, viz: honesty, fairness, consideration, etc, seem as relevant today as they ever were.
