Bowls - References in Popular Culture

References in Popular Culture

  • Blackball – a 2003 comedy film about a young bowls player, based upon Griff Sanders.
  • Crackerjack – a 2002 Australian comedy film about a wisecracking layabout who joins a lawn bowls club in order to be allowed to use a free parking spot but is forced to play bowls with the much older crowd when the club enters financial difficulty.

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