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1987 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1987 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 07 to 13 February 1987. Tony Allcock won his second consecutive title beating David Bryant in the final by 5-4 (0-7, 7–6, 7–3, 3–7, 6–7, 7–6, 1–7, 7–5, 7–2). The 1987 Midland Bank World Indoor Pairs Championship was held at the Bournemouth International Centre from 23 to 29 March 1987. David Bryant & Tony Allcock Anthony Allcock (born 1955) is an English bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England,Gordin, Joel (1996) "Goodwill Ambassador", ''Jerusalem Post'', 22 October 1996 he is considered to be one of the leading bowlers of his generation and was ... won a second consecutive title defeating Stephen Rees & John Price 5–0 in the final (9-3, 7–2, 6–3, 6–4, 8–4). Winners Draw and results Men's singles Men's Pairs References External linksOfficial website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coatbridge
Coatbridge ( sco, Cotbrig or Coatbrig, gd, Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. Along with neighbouring town Airdrie, Coatbridge forms the area known as the Monklands (population approximately 90,000 including outlying settlements), often considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow urban area – although officially they have not been included in population figures since 2016 due to small gaps between the Monklands and Glasgow built-up areas. In the last years of the 18th century, the area developed from a loose collection of hamlets into the town of Coatbridge. The town's development and growth have been intimately connected with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, and in particular with the hot blast process. Coatbridge was a major Scottish centre for iron works and coal mining during the 19th century and was then described as 'the industrial heartland of Scotland' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
