If you have ever thought of playing bowls but are worried you have no idea how its played, don't worry because it is much simpler than you think!

Bowls is played on a square of grass called a green, which is divided into lanes called rinks. 

Players take turns to deliver their bowls from a mat at one end of the rink towards a small white or yellow target ball, called the 'jack', situated near the other end. A bowler chooses to roll their bowl either on their forehand or backhand the bowl bends using the 'bias' inside the bowl.

The aim of the game is to get your bowls closest to the jack. 

One point is given for each bowl nearer the jack than the nearest bowl of your opponent.  For example, if you or your team has three bowls closer to the jack than your opponent’s nearest bowl then you will score three for that end.

Each game is split into individual ends. After playing all the bowls in one direction and agreeing the score, the next end is played back down the rink in the opposite direction. The winner of the game is the team that has the most points when the decided number of ends are completed (normally 18 or 21 ends).

There are many different forms of the game. You can either play in singles (on your own), pairs, triples or rinks (teams of 4). Each version of the game has the same rules as above.