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Trans-Tasman indoor bowls test, 2011

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Trans-Tasman indoor bowls test, 2011

New Zealand and Australian bowlers square off in a test match of indoor bowls at Balclutha, in May 2011. The match was an enthralling contest which ended in a 33–33 draw, but Australia retained the Henselite trophy as the current holder. Matches between the two countries began in 1975. Up to and including the Balclutha match, New Zealand had won the trophy 14 times and Australia five times.

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Lindsay Knight, Bowls, pétanque and tenpin – Indoor bowls, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/37988/trans-tasman-indoor-bowls-test-2011 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Lindsay Knight, published 15 November 2012, updated 1 January 2015.

Comments

Delwyn Hughes
10 July 2013
This brings back memories - an excellent tournament