I spy "18"

Just noticed no one has said Game.

Still looking John, my knowledge of bowls is nil.

  Grip.        To put the bowls in after the game.

I've had grip Vince in another context, it was wrong 

  Groan ,cos you lost like I am doing in all these thread games these days.

Gather??    in the bowls??

Gatherer       presume an implement of some description?

Thanks John, will have look tomorrow for a suitable picture

  I did wonder about the white implements but had no icea what they did or what they were called-- to quote John " you learn something everyday here "