LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT TO COMMENCE THIS JANUARY IN KOLKATA

Webdesk, TNI Kolkata, 13th January, 2016: The 32nd RCGC Merchants Cup Lawn Bowls Tournament 2016 has attracted more than 75 teams from around 70 corporate houses starting 14th January. The event is a month long tournament ending on 13th February. The game is gaining popularity every year. This being the only Bowling Game of International standard in India, the Calcuttans are getting attracted to this game. The tournament is majorly supported by the real-estate brand Green Tech city. Koneenica Banerjee is the Brand Ambassador. Actor Dev along with Koneenica Banerjee will be present on the inauguration day. Lawn Bowls which is played in around 40 countries started in England and was introduced by the British expatriates in India. RCGC Lawn Bowls Greens started way back in the year 1886-87. This is the 130th year of bowling at the present premises and also could be one of the oldest active greens in the world. Players of our club also represent West Bengal in the national games. In the last concluded Kerala National Games we have contributed 7 medals to the Bengal kitty which includes 2 gold medals, 1 silver and 4 bronze for Bengal. The idea of holding The Merchant Cup is to make this game popular.