The night began with a presentation of bright coloured bowls, bought by Moonlighters after they fund-raised $1700 from the first series.

Moonlighters’ president Jamie Woodward presented Malua Bay Bowling Club’s new secretary Colin Gibson with the equipment as it will also be used by barefoot bowlers.

Fourteen teams returned and two news teams, including the Batemans Bay Seahawks, were added to the mix. The committee decided to make it three-bowl triples games rather than two-bowl. 

Unfortunately for the bowlers, an evening storm cut short the first round of play after a couple of ends as the green resembled a shallow swimming pool. 

Play was abandoned but round one will be replayed next week. 

Moonlighters’ secretary Ellie Crompton said the bowlers were all good sports.

“The players were not phased and kept on smiling even though all got a good drenching, including me,” Crompton said.

Woodward was impressed by the range of bowlers the series had attracted.

“We’ve got grandparents, parents and children, work-mates, club employees and some Sunday Sippers players,” he said.

Eleven-year-old Stuart Megee played the first series and thought it was good to be able to play a sport on a school-night. 

“It’s fun and some school-mates have joined me,” Megee said.

“The greens are much quicker in the daytime so it’s different.”