Grant Burgess (born 1960) is a male
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international lawn bowler.
Bowls career
Burgess came to prominence in 1987 when he won his first
National title. He was bowling for the Worcester County Ground Bowls Club and the
triples team of Burgess, Mark Weaver and John Weaver won gold.
His most successful year was in 1998, bowling for the Gilt Edge Bowls Club of Worcestershire he won the prestigious
singles title at the National Championships. This second National title earned a call up to represent
England
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in the fours event, at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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, Malaysia. The team of Burgess,
Brett Morley,
John Bell and
Andy Thomson finished 3rd in their group, which meant that they just missed out on a bronze medal.
In 2006, he reached his 21st county championship final and continued to participate in the senior events of competitions and reached the final of the National senior fours in 2019 bowling for Chester Road.
In 2016 and 2021, he won the
men's senior singles to claim his third and fourth National titles (bowling for Chester Road), the latter 34 years after his first in 1987.
References
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English male bowls players
Living people
1960 births
Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for England