Gold Coast — A cyclone is hovering over the northern reaches of Queensland‚ but SA’s record-breaking lawn bowler Gerry Baker is jokingly hoping it will blow south for the Commonwealth Games to level the playing fields. SA’s bowlers won five golds at the most recent showpiece, in Glasgow four years ago‚ but Baker says the lightning-quick greens of Gold Coast will suit the Australians and the New Zealanders more. "The greens [in Glasgow] were like our backyard‚" said Baker‚ set to become the first South African to compete at six Games on Thursday. "Here‚ [it is] very tough‚ slick. Every day we’ve been having a bit of rain in the mornings‚ which we’re hoping for and praying for it to slow down the greens a bit. "But when those greens get a bit shiny and it gets a bit quick it gets tough for us‚" Baker said‚ explaining that quick surfaces required a different technique. "It’s a different type of bowl you play with; you don’t play with the bowls that we’re used to back home. It’s a littl...
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