Blind Everglades bowler wins championship
Everglades bowler Scott Jones qualified as a lawn bowler in July and started with the introductory Thirsty Thursday social bowlers at Everglades Country Club, despite his serious vision impairment.
After playing less than 10 games with Thursday group, Scott also joined the Gosford Blind Bowlers, playing every second Wednesday.
Then, just seven weeks after he was accredited as a lawn bowler, Scott nominated for the NSW and ACT State Championship hosted at Gosford on September 20 to 22, playing in both singles and pairs.
Over the first two days of the championships, Scott was undefeated, convincingly winning all his singles matches to win the Gold Medal in the B2 division, for those with the second most severe impairment.
In the latter half of the championship, the entrants were paired to equalise the competition and played a three-round round-robin competition.
After a win and draw, Scott and partner suffered a defeat in the last round, this being Scott's only loss over the three days.
This resulted in the pair being awarded the silver medal on a count-back by a very narrow margin.
Observers at Everglades said they were not surprised at these results, having observed Scott's performance over the period.
Scott played blind cricket for NSW from 2012, captaining the State side in 2016.
He played his last game as recently as February this year.
SOURCE:
Media release, 23 Sep 2024
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