Archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie discovered bowling balls and pins in the
grave of an Egyptian child from 5200 BC, the oldest evidence of the sport
of nerds. However German historians claim the sport originated
in their country around 300 AD. I personally believe ten pin bowling started
in Australia, because I have seen bowling centre hot dogs that look to
have been around a lot longer than that!
Welcome to the Clown Shoes Classic, a badly organised social bowling
competition which attracts the hottest (but not necessarily the best) bowlers
from inner city Melbourne. Follow us, as we journey around the city to extravagant places
such as Essendon, Box Hill and Frankston, and go head to head in an effort to win
a big meaningless trophy!
> View all the photos in our exclusive bowling gallery
Latest Bowling News
19/01/07 - Elliot Goes from Turkey to Turkey
An embarassing and painful injury has marred Round 3 of the Clown Shoes Classic in Prahran on
Thursday night. After putting together an impressive turkey (3 strikes in a row) towards the end
of the second game, Elliot quickly found himself with a near-impossible split. Going for too much pace,
the former Horsham basketball star overstepped the line and slipped on the highly polished lane, falling backwards
and hitting his head, the nasty thud echoing around the bowling alley.
Courageously, the 6 foot 8 competitor completed his last frame, before being attended
to with lots of ice. He finished the game with a season high 161, but went home with mild concussion and a very sore head.
The night started slowly for all players, most getting highly distracted by the hot brunette
with long legs on the adjacent lane. Marcus put his heterosexuality to the side (and not for the
first time) to score a focused 102, but Michael led the way with an impressive 144. Brian struggled
throughout the night and finished well below his season average, while Dave bounced back in game 2 to keep
himself in the top 8. Penny was consistent (single figures both times) and
would have made headlines with her hilarious fall midway through the second game had she
not been overshadowed by Elliot's Turkey "Slip". Big Brother's got nothing on us!
4/12/06 - Three-way Tightness at the Gardens
Richmond was the home of a closely contested Round 2 on Sunday with both games going
down to the wire, with 3 players in with a chance right up until the final frame!
Newcomers Andy and Michael started strongly, with Andy especially looking dangerous, cleaning up
lots of frames. His lack of strikes, however, gave Elliot a chance to capitalise, and he went on to
take game 1 with a season high 160, from Andy on 151 and Michael on 130.
Game 2 saw Andy leave a lot more frames open, and his 129 was only enough for equal second place with Michael,
Elliot taking out another game with 143. Penny turned the tables on Sheree in the battle of the spoon, beating her by
3 pins after Sheree knocked her off in the first game. Elliot's two wins move him above Ross on the premiership
ladder, but because of overall percentage, Andy has moved straight into the top spot!
29/11/06 - Classic Start To Classic
The new competition got off to an exciting start last night, with some very
close finishes in both games of round 1 at Chadstone. Last season's cellar dweller, Kerrie, came from
behind to shock the competition with a fast finish, winning the opening game of
the Classic with a career high 121 points. Ross and Elliot battled it out for
second placing while Brian and John struggled throughout.
Game 2 had a totally
different feel, with Elliot and Brian bursting out of the gates with 2 early strikes,
but as the game settled, both players struggled to close frames. Ross fought his way into
the lead with 6 spares, but his consistency was no match for the big finish of little man
Brian, who stormed home to win with 152, the higest score of the night. Ross's 148 was
enough to see him on top of the ladder after round 1, in what is shaping up to be
a very even competition.
Why You Should Join Our Competition
The standard of players is very mixed
You only have to turn up when you want to
The other competitors in the Clown Shoes Classic rock
You could win a massive bowling trophy
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Player |
G |
High |
Low |
Total |
Avg |
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Andy |
2 |
151 |
129 |
280 |
140.0 |
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Elliot |
6 |
161 |
111 |
826 |
137.7 |
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Ross |
2 |
148 |
114 |
262 |
131.0 |
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Michael |
4 |
144 |
113 |
516 |
129.0 |
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Brian |
4 |
152 |
91 |
445 |
111.3 |
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Marcus |
2 |
119 |
102 |
221 |
110.5 |
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Dave |
4 |
124 |
93 |
429 |
107.3 |
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John |
2 |
117 |
94 |
211 |
105.5 |
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Jay |
2 |
102 |
93 |
195 |
97.5 |
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Kerrie |
2 |
121 |
72 |
193 |
96.5 |
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Sheree |
2 |
92 |
87 |
179 |
89.5 |
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Penny |
4 |
90 |
68 |
315 |
78.8 |
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Louise |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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James |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Shannon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Matt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Latest Scores
Chapel Street, 18/01/07
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G1: Michael 144, Elliot 111, Marcus 102, Dave 93
Jay 93, Brian 91, Penny 83
G2: Elliot 161, Dave 124, Marcus 119, Michael 113
Brian 107, Jay 102, Penny 74
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Victoria Gardens, 3/12/06
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G1: Elliot 160, Andy 151, Michael 130, Dave 110,
Sheree 92, Penny 68
G2: Elliot 143, Michael 129, Andy 129, Dave 102,
Penny 90, Sheree 87
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Chadstone, 28/11/06
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G1: Kerrie 121, Ross 114, Elliot 113, Brian 95,
John 94
G2: Brian 152, Ross 148, Elliot 138, John 117,
Kerrie 72
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Tournament Top Scores
| 161 |
Elliot |
Chapel St |
18/01/07 |
| 160 |
Elliot |
Vic Gardens |
03/12/06 |
| 152 |
Brian |
Chadstone |
28/11/06 |
| 151 |
Andy |
Vic Gardens |
03/12/06 |
| 148 |
Ross |
Chadstone |
28/11/06 |
| 144 |
Michael |
Chapel St |
18/01/07 |
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