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British Isles Bowls Championships
The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did not start until 1977. The women's events started in June 1972, with the triples starting in 1982. The first women's singles winner was Lilian Nicholas of Wales. The first men's singles winner was Kenneth Coulson of England and the legendary David Bryant (bowls), David Bryant MBE holds the record for the most singles titles with four. The tournament is held the year after each of the National champions have been crowned. The 2020 edition was initially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but because there were no National Championships held during 2020 (also due to the pandemic) the 2020 edition was rescheduled for 2021. Men's Singles Champions Men's Pairs Champions Men's Triples Champions Men's Fours Champions + selected to rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Nicholas
Lilian Nicholas (born 24 November 1909, date of death unknown) was an international Bowls, lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Wales. Bowls career In 1977 she won the bronze medal in the pairs at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Janet Ackland and a silver medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy). Nicholas was seven times Welsh singles champion in 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978 & 1982 at the Welsh National Bowls Championships. and twice an indoor Welsh triples champion. She was also the inaugural winner of the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1972. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholas, Lilian 1909 births Year of death missing Welsh female bowls players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Burch
Charles William Mark Burch (1919-2001), was an England international lawn bowler. Bowls career Burch became the English National champion in 1978 when he defeated the legendary David Bryant during the 1978 National Championship singles final. He subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1979. He represented England in the fours event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References 1919 births 2001 deaths English male bowls players Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 twice world outdoor singles champion (1992 and 1996) and three times World Indoor Singles Champion (1986, 1987 and 2002).Whyte, Derrick (2002)Bowls: Allcock rolls back the years, ''The Independent'', 21 January 2002, retrieved 2010-05-06 Bowls career World Outdoor Championships Allcock won double gold at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne in the team event (Leonard Cup) and triples with Jimmy Hobday and the legendary David Bryant. Four years later he won two more medals including the gold medal in the fours with George Turley, John Bell and Julian Haines at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen. After winning three more medals at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland he went on to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Thomas (bowls)
William Thomas (born 1954) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Thomas won a silver medal in the fours at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. Four years later he won a fours gold medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg with Stephen Rees, Mark Williams and Robert Weale. He won the 1990 Welsh National Bowls Championships and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ... in 1991. References Welsh male bowls players Living people 1954 births Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1986 Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ottaway
John Ottaway is an English international lawn bowler born on 2 June 1955. Bowls career John began bowling in 1970 aged just 15 and played indoors and outdoors for Wymondham Dell club in Norfolk. He represented England in the fours, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His greatest moment came when winning the Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Men's fours at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. John became Norfolk bowls president in 2014. He has won five National Championship titles in 1989, 1990, 1996, 2000 and 2001 and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ... in 1990. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ottaway, Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bray (bowls)
Richard Bray (born March 1, 1934) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Indiana Senate, representing Senate District 37, which includes all or parts of Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Clay, Johnson and Monroe counties. Bray was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 1992, and served in the Senate until 2012, when he was succeeded by his son, Rodric Bray. He also served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1974 to 1992 and as the Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney from 1958 to 1970. Bray served as the Assistant Majority Caucus Chair and chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. He also served as the Ranking Member of the Commission on the Courts. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Bray is the son of former member of the United States House of Representatives, William G. Bray. Bray holds AB and JD degrees from Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Robertson (bowls)
Graham Robertson (born 1957) is a former Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler. He is the second most capped Scottish international of all time. He was inducted into the Scottish Indoor Bowling Hall of Fame in 2016 and is a former national coach. Bowls career He won a gold medal in the fours with Angus Blair, Willie Wood and Alex Marshall at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. Robertson won the men's pairs at the 1998 World Indoor Bowls Championship with bowls partner Richard Corsie. He has represented Scotland three times at the Commonwealth Games from 1986-1994. He won the 1987 Scottish National Bowls Championships and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1988. In 1990 and 1993, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic The Hong Kong International Bowls Classic is an international lawn bowls competition. It is one of the most prestigious events on the lawn bowls calendar. It started out as a pairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Blair
Angus Blair (born 1965) is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Blair made his international debut in 1984 and won a gold medal in the fours and a bronze medal in the singles at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. He won the 1986 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles crown and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ... in 1987. He also won the national pairs in 1988 and the fours in 2001. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blair, Angus Living people Scottish male bowls players 1965 births Bowls World Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie McLaughlin (bowls)
William McLaughlin (22 June 1878 – 20 July 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right for most of his career, latterly as a centre half. He played for Hamilton Academical over two spells,McLaughlin, Willie (1903) Hamilton Academical Memory Bank and was of the ''Accies'' team in the (a defeat to after a replay). He also featured in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynne Richards
Wynne Richards (born 10 June 1950) is a former male international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Wynne was born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and began bowling at his father's club Troedyrhiw. He moved to London and represented England before winning the 1984 and 1986 English National Championship singles and the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1985. He has also won the British Isles indoor singles title in 1985. His best achievement on the international stage came when he finished runner up to Hugh Duff in the 1988 World Indoor Bowls Championship. In addition he won two bronze medals in the triples and fours at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bell (bowls)
John Nicholson Bell (born 14 January 1947) is a former English lawn and indoor bowler, commentator and World Bowls President. Bowls career World Championships Bell won his first gold medal as part of the England team that won the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. Four years later he won another gold at the World Bowls Events, 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championships. Following a team gold and double bronze medal, bronze in the triples and fours at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, 1988 Auckland Bell won a fourth gold medal in the fours with Andy Thomson (bowls), Andy Thomson, Brett Morley and David Cutler (bowls), David Cutler at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Commonwealth Games Bell represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, England in the Lawn bowls at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. National Bell made hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ward (bowls)
Christopher C Ward (born 1941) is a England former international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the pairs with his younger brother David Ward at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. He had earlier represented England in the pairs, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In addition he has won four National titles including the singles in 1977 & 1982 and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ... in 1983. Family In addition to his brother David being an international player his sister Jayne Roylance was an international player and national champion. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Chris 1941 births Living people English male bowls players Commonwealth Games m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |