National Rankings – August 2022
A dominant run of form by Queensland’s Aron Sherriff has seen him leapfrog Nick Cahill as Australia’s number one ranked male bowler following the latest National Rankings Update from August.
Following on from his Australian Open crown in June, Sherriff claimed the Indoor crown last month with a sensational display at Club Tweed.
Sitting behind the Queenslander is Corey Wedlock, with Victoria’s Thor Shannon just nine points adrift in fourth place.
Rounding out the the top quintet is Kane Nelson.
Like Sherriff, Kelsey Cottrell has enjoyed a sensational month by also achieving the Australian Open and Indoors double, extending her lead to 238 points over Dawn Hayman.
Sitting in third is Tasmania’s Right at Home Jackaroo, Rebecca Van Asch, ahead of South Australian’s Laini McGorman in fourth and Lynsey Clarke retaining her place in fifth.
Below are the latest National Player Rankings, as of August 30, 2022.
Top-ranked players by state (Men):
ACT: Gary Charker (overall ranking – 94)
NSW: Corey Wedlock (overall ranking – 3)
NT: Trystan Smallacombe (overall ranking – =64)
QLD: Aron Sherriff (overall ranking – 1)
SA: Nathan Pedersen (overall ranking – 6)
TAS: Joshua Walker-Davis (overall ranking – 9)
VIC: Thor Shannon (overall ranking – 4)
WA: Blake Nairn (overall ranking – 13)
OS (IRE): Gary Kelly (overall ranking – 8)
Top-ranked players by state (Women):
ACT: Chloe Morrison (overall ranking – 12)
NSW: Dawn Hayman (overall ranking – 2)
NT: Siobhan Tootell (overall ranking – =30)
QLD: Kelsey Cottrell (overall ranking – 1)
SA: Laini McGorman (overall ranking – 4)
TAS: Rebecca Van Asch (overall ranking – 3)
VIC: Cassandra Millerick (overall ranking – 12)
WA: Hailey Packer (overall ranking – 7)
OS (NZ): Olivia Bloomfield (overall ranking – =18)
OS (NZ): Paris Baker (overall ranking – =18)
Overall Player Rankings (Men):
1: Aron Sherriff (QLD): 375pts
2: Nick Cahill (QLD): 336
3: Corey Wedlock (NSW): 274
4: Thor Shannon (VIC): 265
5: Kane Nelson (QLD): 201
Overall Player Rankings (Women):
1: Kelsey Cottrell (QLD): 416pts
2: Dawn Hayman (NSW): 178
3: Rebecca Van Asch (TAS): 162
4: Laini McGorman (SA): 151
5: Lynsey Clarke (QLD): 150
The National Rankings System operates on a yearly rolling-points system, where all points accrued are retained for a 12-month period and are then discounted. Players can accrue ranking points from all national events, State Championships, State Champion of Champion and selected club events. For any rankings or event registration queries, please contact rankings@bowls.com.au.
