Hall of Fame

William Carswell won an amazing number of titles during a remarkable 66 years as a competitive bowler, all this time a member of the Taieri bowling club in Dunedin where he joined in 1888. William won 13 national titles over a forty- six year period between 1888 and 1934, 10 years of which he gave-up playing bowls to give his attention to greyhound coursing and playing draughts.

A keen student of the game, his stance on the mat and his method of delivery, referred to as the "pendulum" stance, prompted another New Zealand champion Jack Best (singles and twice lead in the fours), to write a book entitled "The Carswell System".