Skipper is happy or not. It’s important to notice whether the finger(s) point in or out. Getting the ball or bowl to swing Fortunately, lawn bowlers do not use saliva to get one side of their bowl shiny so that it will swing. The built in bias in a lawn bowl creates enough of a problem especially when the wind is blowing. Some bowlers however are known to drool but it’s unclear whether this relates to the performance of the bowl. Conclusion
Fortunately, after the heat of battle, both cricket and bowls games finish with a drink and great companionship. – Thanks to Brian Lucas and Jim Woodward for this article
Re-Run of the Battle of Trafalgar
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n 1805 a naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined French and Spanish Navies – a total of 33 ships that outnumbered the British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson. To address this imbalance, Nelson sailed his fleet directly at the allied battle line's flank, hoping to break it into pieces. The plan worked due to the ingenuity and courage of Nelson and his fellow sailors. Historians recently analysed the battle and predicted that if a modern day Australian sailor was on board Nelson’s ship, then the battle would have been lost. Why? Well, they predicted that the conversation between Nelson and his Australian Chief Mate (named
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