National Lampoon's BlackBall (2003)

National Lampoon's Blackball (also known as Blackball in the UK) is a 2003 British sports comedy film, based on the game of lawn bowls. The Blackball screenplay was written Tim Firth, and was directed by Mel Smith. The film features James Cromwell as a master bowls player, and Paul Kaye as a naturally talented player who have differing social backgrounds; who are placed together by Vince Vaughn to play for England against Australia. Its fictional plot is based on the bowls player Griff Sanders, who was also referred to as "The Bad Boy of Bowls".