Harry Taylor (bowls)
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Harry Taylor (born 1930), was an England international
lawn bowler 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-gre ...
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Bowls career

He became an international for England when he was capped in 1973. He represented
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in the fours event, at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...
in
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. In 1971 and 1977 he was the Northumberland singles county champion. In addition he won two county pairs and one triples title.


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1930 births English male bowls players Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{UK-bowls-bio-stub