Team background
Club Mount Lewis is a powerhouse bowling club in Western Sydney and long-time owners of the BCiB Sydney Lions.
The Lions are one of the foundation teams of the BPL and have already lifted the coveted trophy on four occasions, once in New Zealand, twice at the original home of the BPL, Club Pine Rivers and once in Moama.
Their major sponsor, BCIB Insurance Brokers, are also proud and passionate partners of Bowls Australia, demonstrating their longtime support of bowls.
Franchise owner: Club Mount Lewis
BPL19 squad: Aaron Wilson, Ben Twist, Karen Murphy & Steve Glasson OAM (coach)
First BPL event competed in: APL01
Titles won: 4 (BPL04, BPL05, BPL06, BPL14)
Runners up: 2 (BPL10, BPL17)
Wooden spoons: 1 (APL01)
MVPs
- Aron Sherriff: BPL06, BPL11
All Stars
- Aaron Wilson: BPL17, BPL19
- Ben Twist: BPL14
- Steve Glasson (coach): BPL14
Record
Event | Finishing Position |
APL01 | 6th |
APL02 | 6th |
APL03 | 5th |
BPL04 | Champions |
BPL05 | Champions |
BPL06 | Champions |
BPL07 | 5th |
BPL08 | 6th |
BPL09 | 5th |
BPL10 | Runners up |
BPL11 | 3rd |
BPL12 | 5th |
BPL13 | 3rd |
BPL14 | Champions |
BPL15 | 7th |
BPL16 | 4th |
BPL17 | Runners up |
BPL18 | 6th |
BPL19 | 3rd |
Franchise player history
Players | Events played | Games played |
Karen Murphy | APL01-APL02; BPL04-BPL17; BPL19 | 275 |
Ben Twist | APL03-BPL05; BPL07; BPL09-BPL19 | 253 |
Aron Sherriff | APL01-BPL06; BPL10-BPL13 | 149 |
Aaron Wilson | BPL14-BPL19 | 116 |
Steve Glasson | APL01-APL03 | 38 |
Corey Wedlock | BPL06-BPL07 | 30 |
Ray Pearse | BPL08-BPL09 | 28 |
Dawn Hayman | BPL18 | 18 |
Scott Thulborn | BPL08 | 14 |
Franchise statistics
Games | 308 |
Win-loss | 164-144 |
Sets | 616 |
Sets Win-Draw-Loss | 319-42-255 |
Tiebreaks | 127 |
Tiebreak Win-Loss | 57-70 |
Shots for | 3598 |
Shots against | 3185 |
Shot difference | 413 |
Win % | 53.2% |
Sets won % | 51.8% |
Shots % | 113% |
Tiebreak win % | 44.9% |
Head-to-head record
Opponent | Wins | Losses | Win % |
Adelaide Endurance | 5 | 6 | 45.5% |
Adelaide Pioneers | 13 | 9 | 59.1% |
Moreton Bay Pirates | 21 | 21 | 50% |
Gold Coast Hawks | 15 | 14 | 51.7% |
Illawarra Gorillas | 7 | 2 | 77.8% |
Melbourne eXtreme | 6 | 6 | 50% |
Melbourne Pulse | 12 | 9 | 57.1% |
Melbourne Roys | 10 | 17 | 37% |
Moama Steamers | 24 | 20 | 54.5% |
New Zealand Blackjacks | 10 | 9 | 52.6% |
Perth Suns | 24 | 14 | 63.2% |
Tasmania Tridents | 9 | 3 | 75% |
Tweed Heads Ospreys | 8 | 14 | 36.4% |
Games | 21 |
Win-loss | 11-10 |
Sets | 42 |
Sets Win-Draw-Loss | 22-3-17 |
Tiebreaks | 8 |
Tiebreak Win-Loss | 4-4 |
Shots for | 224 |
Shots against | 202 |
Shot difference | 22 |
Win % | 52.4% |
Sets won % | 52.4% |
Shots % | 110.9% |
Tiebreak win % | 50% |