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David Bryant (bowls)
David John Bryant (27 October 1931 – 27 August 2020) was a three-times World (outdoors) singles bowls champion (in 1966, 1980 and 1988), a three-times World indoors singles champion (in 1979, 1980 and 1981) and a four times Commonwealth Games singles gold medallist. He is generally considered to be the greatest bowler of all time, winning 19 World and Commonwealth gold medals in total. The beginning Born into a bowling dynasty, his grandfather was a founder member of the Clevedon Bowling Club in Chapel Hill, Clevedon, North Somerset. His father, Reginald Bryant, won three national fours rinks titles. David joined the club when he was 16 and during his first season with the club he won the Clevedon Bowls handicap. Bowls career World Outdoor Championships He won the inaugural World Outdoor singles title at Kyeemagh in 1966 and went on to win five gold medals (three singles, one triples and one team). He won eleven medals in total (three more silver and three more bronze), f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clevedon
Clevedon (, ) is an English seaside town and civil parish in the unitary authority of North Somerset, part of the ceremonial county of Somerset. It recorded a parish population of 21,281 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, estimated at 21,442 in 2019. It lies along the Severn Estuary, among small hills that include Church Hill, Wain's Hill (topped by the remains of an Iron Age hill fort), Dial Hill, Strawberry Hill, Castle Hill, Hangstone Hill and Court Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest with overlaid Pleistocene deposits. It features in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086. Clevedon grew in the Victorian period as a seaside resort and in the 20th century as a dormitory town for Bristol. Facilities and functions The seafront has ornamental gardens, a Victorian bandstand and other attractions. Salthouse Field has a light railway running round the perimeter and is used for donkey rides in the summer. The shore consists of pebbled beaches and low rocky cliffs, with an old harbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston, Lancashire
Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding district obtained city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Preston has a population of 114,300, the City of Preston district 132,000 and the Preston Built-up Area 313,322. The Preston Travel To Work Area, in 2011, had a population of 420,661, compared with 354,000 in the previous census. Preston and its surrounding area have provided evidence of ancient Roman activity, largely in the form of a Roman road that led to a camp at Walton-le-Dale. The Angles established Preston; its name is derived from the Old English meaning "priest's settlement" and in the ''Domesday Book'' is recorded as "Prestune". In the Middle Ages, Preston was a parish and township in the hundred of Amounderness an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1989 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 1 to 12 March 1989. The event moved to the Preston Guild Hall from Alexandra Palace. Richard Corsie won the title beating Willie Wood in the final. In the Pairs final David Bryant and 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 ... secured their third world title. The Pairs Championship was held alongside the Singles for the first time. There was no Women's event. Winners Draw and results Men's singles Men's Pairs References External links Official website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern England, English south coast, equidistant () from Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester and Southampton. Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a population of 465,000. Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers. Initially marketed as a health resort, the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville's 1841 book, ''The Spas of England''. Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, and it became a town in 1870. Part of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Hampshire, Bournemouth joined Dorset for administrative purposes following the Local Government Act 1972, reorganisation of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1986 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 03-9 February 1986.Tony Allcock won the title beating Phil Skoglund in the final. The inaugural 1986 Midland Bank World Indoor Pairs Championship was held at the Bournemouth International Centre from 7–13 April 1986. 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 the title beating Bob Fairbairn & Bob Stephenson in the final 5 sets to 2 (5-6, 8-3, 8-3, 10-1, 1-9, 8-5, 8-3). Winners Draw and results Men's singles Men's Pairs Group stages Medal round References External linksOfficial website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship 1986 in bowls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1981 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ..., from 24 February - 1 March 1981. David Bryant won his third consecutive title beating Ron Thomas in the final. Draw and results Men's singles Group stages Group A results Group B results Medal round References External linksOfficial website {{World Indoor Bowls Championship World Indoor Bowls Championship 1981 in bowls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1980 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ..., from 25 February to 2 March 1980. David Bryant won his second consecutive title beating Philip Chok in the final. Draw and results Men's singles Group stages Group A results Group B results Medal round References {{reflist External linksOfficial website World Indoor Bowls Championship 1980 in bowls ... [...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] |
1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 1979 W.D. & H.O. Wills World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at the Coatbridge indoor bowling club, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, from 10 to 14 January 1979. The championship was a men's singles event in which David Bryant won his first title defeating Jim Donnelly 21-14 after a final that lasted 23 ends. The event was organised by the Monklands District Council with two round robin groups of five players. It was sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills. Draw and results Group stages Section A * David Bryant P4 W4 * Jim Donnelly P4 W3 * Errol Bungey P4 W2 * Tony Dunton P4 W1 * Bill Farrell P4 W0 Section B * Gwyn Evans P4 W4 * Jim Blake P4 W2 * Eric Liddell Eric Henry Liddell (; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary. Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when p ... P4 W2 * Bruce Matheson P4 W2 * George Alley P4 W0 Medal round Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Indoor Bowls Championships
The World Indoor Bowls Championship is an international bowls competition held annual at Potters holiday park in Hopton on Sea. The last week of the competition is televised live on BBC where the open singles and open pairs', women's singles and mixed pairs' finals are shown. History The competition was first held in 1979 in Coatbridge, Scotland as a men's singles only event. The first event was sponsored by Embassy Cigarettes. In 1986, the men's pairs competition was added to the championship. In 1988, a rule change allowed women to compete for the first time and the women's singles competition was created. This rule change also changed expanded the men's singles and pairs competition and both become open tournaments. In 1989, the championships moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, England And Churchill Insurance took over the sponsorship. While the competition was being held in Preston, Midland Bank and SAGA were also sponsors at various times. In 1999, Potters Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
