We had hoped to see gentlemen and ladies properly attired in all white bowls clothing, probably sourced from Lillywhites or a similar high-class sports outfitter.
But this is Britain in the third decade of the twenty-first century and standards are fast eroding. The players, however, have made some concession to convention and to tradition and have donned white tops to mark themselves out as participants rather than spectators.
You may have your five points 