Cliff R. Stroud (7 November 1920 – 23 April 2015) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Stroud started bowling in 1954 for the Trowbridge Westbourne club in Wiltshire (outdoors) and the Christie Miller club (indoors). He was an England international from 1967 to 1972 and won the gold medal in the fours at the

1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1972 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park in Worthing, England, from 5 to 17 June 1972. Maldwyn Evans won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs Gold was won by Hong Kong, the triples G ...

with

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, Ted Hayward and Norman King. He also represented England at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first tim ...

in the fours event.

Personal life

He took up bowls aged 12 for the Tottenham Somerford BC. Stroud was a company director and general manager by trade and in 2015. Stroud died in April 2015 at the age of 94.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stroud, Cliff 1920 births 2015 deaths English male bowls players Bowls World Champions Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England