Auckland Indoor Bowls

14/06/2026

Auckland Players named in the North Island Squad!

Auckland is happy to announce we have 5 players who have been selected to represent the North Island to compete against the South Island later in the year down in Whakatāne!

Congratulations to

Mesha White : Women’s Pairs

Georgia Fisher : Women’s Triples

Nikita Blair : Women’s Reserve

Matthew Foster : Men’s Singles

Matthew Farquhar : Men’s Fours

All these players selected truely deserve it and yet again showcase the depth Auckland has gained in the last couple of years!

Well done to those selected!!

14/06/2026

NATIONALS ROUNDUP

What a massive success Auckland had in nationals last weekend.

Many Auckland players achieved phenomenal results as we had placings in all the open events and half of the masters events showing the strength we currently have in the centre and therefore we should congratulate them.

Matthew Foster had an outstanding week first taking out the National Open Triples with his Brother Dylan Foster and Daniel French before later in the week partnering up with his brother again as well as cousin Nathan Trowell and Uncle Malcolm Trowell in the National Open Fours taking it out for a second time!! These results named Matthew Foster the Open Player of the Tournament!!

Nathan additionally had excellent results coming Runner Up in in the National Open singles and pairs in really competitive finals!!

Marilyn Baskiville alongside other Auckland players Bryan Pulley, Jill Mcquoid and past Auckland player Stuart Niven took out the Masters Fours Title!!

Marilyn also placed third in the masters singles and was also named Masters Player of the Tournament!!

Georgia Fisher came runners up Open Fours with Anthony Oullet, Ciaran Blackbourn and Tim Veale!!

Matthew Farquhar placed third in the Open Triples with Colin Williams and Alex Reed!!

There were many other Auckland players who played phenomenally well over the week so well done to all for a terrific Nationals week!!

10/06/2026

LANCASTER SQUAD NAMED!!!

The Auckland selectors are pleased to confirm the following have been selected
to represent Auckland Centre in this fixture.

This is one of the most competitive top 16 fixtures in the country with Auckland playing against Waikato, Tauranga, Counties, Thames Valley and Northland.

Details are as follows:
To be played at Counties Cossie Club, Pukekohe on Saturday 27th June and Sunday 28th June 2026, commencing with a cup of tea at 8.30 a.m. and play starting at 9.00am. Sunday commencing at 9:00am. There are no lunches available so all players will have to BYO.

Supporters are more than welcome to attend and support!!

Well done to all those selected and good luck team!!!!

05/06/2026

Good luck to everyone from Auckland playing in Palmy across the National Open and Masters events starting tommorow morning.
Have a great week and we wish you all massive success!!!

05/06/2026

SUPER 16 TEAM ANNOUCEMENT!

Auckland is happy to announce the squad to compete in the Super 16 rep fixture on Sunday the 21st June which will be hosted at Western Hall, Portage Road. This is a competitor fixture between Auckland, Northland and Thames Valley so there will be high quality bowls from all teams.

Details are as follows:
All those selected are to arrive by 9:00am to help set up the hall with a cup of tea at 9:30am with play starting at 10am.

Good luck to our Auckland team! We know you have what it takes to win!

02/06/2026

LONG WEEKEND BOWLS RESULTS!!

Over the long weekend Auckland had many members compete in various events around the country as good practice and preparation for NZIB nationals which will be starting this weekend down in Palmerston North.
We have some notable results to announce!!!

In Taranaki in the Kings Birthday Pairs Nikita Blair and Jean-Claude Fuller came a really commendable runners up after falling short against father and daughter duo Dave and Candace Archer.

In the cold deep south of Dunedin, Nathan Trowell and Matthew Foster teamed up with Daniel French and Keri Te Tamaki and were able to take out the Island Fours for 2026!!!!! They beat Robert Wilson, John Williams, Jane Wintringham and Jacquie Williams in the final.

Also in the deep south Matthew Farquhar partnered up with Alex Reed and Colin Williams and was victorious in the Island Triples!!!

Well done all, it’s great to see Auckland players performing so well in the lead up to Nationals this weekend!!!!

Kings Birthday Pairs:
Runners up: Nikita Blair, Jean-Claude Fuller

Island Fours:
Winners: Daniel French, Nathan Trowell, Matthew Foster, Keri Te Tamaki

Island Triples:
Winners : Alex Reed, Matthew Farquhar, Colin Williams

31/05/2026

AUCKLAND MASTERS FOURS RESULTS!!!!!

Last sunday Auckland hosted our centre Masters Fours for 2026

The winners were the team of Bryan Pulley, Bruce Magee, Marilyn Baskiville, Brenda Brownhill playing out of the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club. In second place was Ray Wyatt, Kevin Childs, Murray Micklejohn, Lynnette Cotes and making up the podium was the team of Jim Patterson, Garjeet Rai, Harjeet Chatha, Neville Collins

We also believe this is Bryan’s first title in an Auckland centre event since making his way up to the big smoke a couple of years ago from Poverty Bay. So massive congratulations to him!

Well done to Bryan’s team who will go to the Zone Final in early July in their attempt to qualify for the National Final on Super Weekend later in the year. We know you will do great!!

Winner: Bryan Pulley, Bruce Magee, Marilyn Baskiville, Brenda Brownhill (Manurewa Cossie)
Runner up: Ray Wyatt, Kevin Childs, Murray Micklejohn, Lynnette Cotes
Third: Jim Patterson, Garjeet Rai, Harjeet Chatha, Neville Collins

26/05/2026

NIKITA WINS AUCKLAND CHAMP SINGLES!!!

On Saturday Auckland held our championship singles for 2026 at Western Hall, New Lynn.

In the semi finals Nikita Blair played Carol Wright and Nathan Trowell played Matthew Farquhar.

From here Nikita and Nathan progressed into the final.

In the final Nikita got out to a lead ahead of Nathan and was able to maintain the lead throughout resulting in the final not needing to go all 12 ends. With this victory she will represent Auckland in the zone final in early July.
Nikita subsequently gained the trophy aswell for lady going the furtherest while her semi final opponent Carol gained the trophy for senior going the furtherest.

Again congratulations to Nikita and we know you will do great at the Zone Finals

Winner: Nikita Blair (Pt Chev)
Runner up: Nathan Trowell (Te Atatu)
Third Equal: Matthew Farquhar (Pt Chev)
Carol Wright (Te Atatu)

Lady going the furtherest: Nikita Blair
Senior going the furtherest: Carol Wright

23/05/2026

AUCKLAND CHAMP SINGLES LIVESTREAM!!

For all those keen we have uncommented livestream of Auckland Champ singles post section. Follow the link to enjoy

These are salvaged indoor broadcasts.Over time, we will title them correctly.