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Willie Dyet
William Dyet (born 1931) is a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Adrain, Bert Thomson and Harry Reston at the event. He is a five times national champion having won the 1964, 1971 and 1975 fours titles, the 1972 pairs title and the 1990 triples at the Scottish National Bowls Championships The Scottish National Bowls Championships is one of the oldest bowls competitions in the world. In 1892 Mr James Brown of Sanquhar BC and Dr Clark of the Partick BC formed the Scottish Bowls Association and organised the first rink (fours) champ ... when bowling for the Balerno Bowls Club. Personal life He was a refrigeration engineer by trade. He took up bowls aged 15. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyet, Willie 1931 births Living people Scottish male bowls players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bowls Championship
The World Bowls Championship is the premier world bowls competition between national bowls organisations. The premier indoor event is the World Indoor Bowls Championships listed separately and is organised by the World Bowls Tour. World Outdoor Championships First held in Australia in 1966, the World Outdoor Bowls Championships for men and women are held every four years. From 2008 the men's and women's events were held together. Qualifying national bowls organisations (usually countries) are represented by a team of five players, who play once as a single and a four, then again as a pair and a triple. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each of the four disciplines, and there is also a trophy for the best overall team — the Leonard Trophy for men and the Taylor Trophy for women. Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland compete as one combined Irish team. The 2021 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, 2020 event was postponed twice and scheduled for 2021 due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 1966 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia, from 10 to 23 October 1966. David Bryant won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs and triples gold went to Australia which helped them win the overall team competition called the WM Leonard Cup. The fours gold was claimed by New Zealand. Medallists Results Men's singles – round robin Men's pairs – round robin Section A Section B Final round + Position decided on (shots for) if points are tied. Men's triples – round robin Section A Section B Final round Men's fours – round robin Section A Section B Final round W. M. Leonard Trophy The scoring for the overall team title was four points for the winner of an event, three points for the runner-up, two points for third place and one point for fourth place. References {{World Outdoor Bowls Championships World Outdoor Bowls Championship Bowls in Australia Sports competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Bowls
Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-green bowls") or convex or uneven (for "crown green bowls"). It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor venues) and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf or cotula (in New Zealand). History Bowls is a variant of the ''boules'' games (Italian ''Bocce''), which, in their general form, are of ancient or prehistoric origin. Ancient Greek variants are recorded that involved throwing light objects (such as flat stones, coins, or later also stone balls) as far as possible. The aspect of tossing the balls to approach a target as closely as possible is recorded in ancient Rome. This game was spread to Roman Gaul by soldiers or sailors. A Roman sepulchre in Florence shows people playing this game, stooping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyeemagh
Kyeemagh ( ) is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, on the western shore of Botany Bay. Kyeemagh is in the local government area of the Bayside Council and is part of the St George area. History Kyeemagh is an Aboriginal name meaning 'beautiful dawn'. Prior to European settlement it was part of the lands of the Cadigal people. The name of the suburb was adopted from the name of the Polo Ground established in the area in 1929 (''Sydney Morning Herald'' 4 July 1929 p15). To provide better access to the ground from the north a new bridge was constructed over the Cook's River (''Sydney Morning Herald'' 28 June 1930 p20). The new polo ground was also used for playing cricket. In the 1920s the area was known as North Brighton. A map of the area showing the existing streets was included in the Commonwealth Electoral Rolls of that period. The area between the Cooks River and Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded. Olympic Games Minting Olympic medals is the responsibility of the host city. From 1928– 1968 the design was always the same: the obverse showed a generic design by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972– 2000, Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Adrain
William Adrain (26 January 1926 – 19 November 1997) was a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He started playing bowls aged 12 after being introduced to the sport by his father who was a bowls greenkeeper and his brother also called Willie was a Scottish international. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Dyet, Bert Thomson and Harry Reston at the event. He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). He also won the 1963 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title. Personal life His father James was the greenkeeper at the Dreghorn Bowling Club and introduced him to bowls when he was aged 12. His own son George Adrain George Adrain (born 12 April 1953) is a former Scottish international lawn bowler. Personal life George is from a famous bowling family, his father ( Willie Adrain) and uncle also called (Willie) were both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Thomson (bowls)
Robert Thomson (born 1927) is a Scottish international Bowls, lawn bowler. Bowls career Thomson competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won a bronze medal in the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, fours with Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet and Harry Reston at the event. He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). References 1927 births Possibly living people Scottish male bowls players {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Reston
Henry Reston known as Harry Reston (1913-1989) was a Scottish international lawn bowler. Bowls career He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet and Bert Thomson at the event. He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). He was part of the Scottish team that won the Leonard Cup in 1972 and won a silver medal in the fours. Reston also won the 1978 Scottish National Bowls Championships The Scottish National Bowls Championships is one of the oldest bowls competitions in the world. In 1892 Mr James Brown of Sanquhar BC and Dr Clark of the Partick BC formed the Scottish Bowls Association and organised the first rink (fours) champ ... singles title. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Reston, Harry 1913 births 1989 deaths Scottish male bowls players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish National Bowls Championships
The Scottish National Bowls Championships is one of the oldest bowls competitions in the world. In 1892 Mr James Brown of Sanquhar BC and Dr Clark of the Partick BC formed the Scottish Bowls Association and organised the first rink (fours) championship the following year at the Queen's Park Club, Glasgow (it was the first national championships and was known as the McEwan Cup). The first singles winner (originally called the Roseberry Trophy) was George Sprot and his son Bob Sprot was a three time champion and the first gold medal singles champion at the Commonwealth Games for Scotland. Men's singles champions Most singles titles Men's pairs champions Men's triples champions Men's fours champions Women's singles champions Most singles titles Women's pairs champions Women's triples champions Women's fours champions References {{Bowls Competitions Bowls competitions Bowls in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
