Whitewash or not?
- Bowling News
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min read
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If you were in the position of being 20-0 up would you gift your opponent an end to enable them to avoid being 'nilled'? Have you ever been in that position and what did you do? Have you ever been on the end of a 'nilling' or been gifted a point to avoid a whitewash?
Some see it as an insult to gift an opponent a winning end. Some opponents see it as an insult to receive one as well.
Would your teammates challenge you if you gifted a point away especially if you are in a league that decides league position solely based on aggregate scores?
Some bowlers see it as an unwritten rule of etiquette that you should never humiliate an opponent by 'nilling' them.
Don't think there is a wrong and right answer to this one but interested in how many view such a situation.
I once lost 1-21 and never knew if my opponent was taking pity on me by letting me score 1.
It hardly matters to me if I’d lost 1-21 or 0-21. On balance I’d rather not be given a single point.
On the other hand I’ve won 21-1 and didn’t gift my opponent a single, in fact I tried to win 21-0 in order to complete a set of winning to every score.
An experienced bowler said if I played long enough then I’d win to every score and lose to every score. I think he could be fight - in my case I’ve won to every score and lost to every score except 21-0 and 0-21.
So beware my…
I have never had to make this decision, but I've been on the other side several times, personally I would be offended by the opposition taking pity and giving me a point. I was always told not to do it, plus if you give them one and they change the mark, you never know they might get another 20.