Charles Arthur Henry McNeill (1888–1974), was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the

1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 ye ...

Bowls career

He joined the Hamilton Bowls Club, New South Wales in 1919. He won 18 club singles titles from 1921–1964. At the

he won the

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in the rinks (fours) event with Aub Murray, Harold Murray and Tom Kinder. He was the 1938

Australian National Bowls Championships The Australian National Bowls Championships and the Australian Open are organised by Bowls Australia. Bowls dates back to 1845 in Australia but it was not until 1910, during the 1910 Carnival of bowls that South Australia proposed the formation of ...

rinks (fours) champion when bowling with the Murrays and Kinder and the 1955 Singles champion. and was State champion in 1934 and 1951. The fours team were known as the Big Four in Australia because they also won four state titles. In addition McNeill won four state pairs and three state singles titles.

Personal life

He was the eldest of six children, his father Charles was a farmer and his mother was called Wilhelmina. He worked as a grocer at Ballina before becoming an insurance representative and married Una Beatrice Gould. In 1973 he was awarded the British Empire medal.

Legacy

Hamilton BC named a green and a trophy after him in 1976 and 1993 respectively.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McNeill, Charlie Australian male bowls players Bowls players at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls 1888 births 1974 deaths Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games Sportsmen from New South Wales