Gallery | BPL Bowls Cup gets rolling at Tatura Bowls Club

Feb 3, 2025

Tom Crawford was part of the only side to finish undefeated on the day. Photo by Megan Fisher

The long road to a potential national title started at the lush Tatura Bowls Club at the weekend, with locals aplenty in the mix.

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The Bowls Premier League Cup serves as Australia’s bowls equivalent of the FA Cup, carrying international pedigree as the biggest knockout event of its kind anywhere in the world.

Shepparton Park's Ray Sellwood sizes up the green. Photo by Megan Fisher

The mixed triples showcase brought preliminary rounds to Tatura Sunday morning where, with extreme heat a factor later in the day, the tournament’s faster rule-set served as the perfect backdrop.

Shepparton Park's Kate Bush deposits carefully. Photo by Megan Fisher

Tatura and Hill Top split into separate entities for the draw, together featuring alongside Shepparton Park in Section 1 play.

The thing about that section — you legitimately almost could not split them in any way, shape or form once all was said and done.

Shepparton Park's Jeff Boyle gets a good look at what's ahead. Photo by Megan Fisher

Shepparton Park's Ross Higgins admires his work. Photo by Megan Fisher

Tatura's Mitchell Reeves gets set to bowl. Photo by Megan Fisher

The three sides played off in round-robin games, and after all were wrapped up, each team had come away with one win apiece.

Not only that though — everyone also managed to finish with a dead-even score percentage — Park and Hill Top finishing with 27 for and against each, while it was 25-25 on the day for Tatura.

Section 2 at least gave us something of a clearer picture, as the Tatura home rink trio of Jason Carter, John Attwood and Tom Crawford powered through group stage play undefeated.