John Harris Bettles (1907–1983) 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 ...

Bowls career

He won a

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in the fours at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

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with Norman King,

John Scadgell George Harry Scadgell known as John Scadgell (1912-2002) was an England international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Bettles and ...

and Walter Phillips.

Personal life

He took up bowls in 1931 and was shoe and boot operative by trade.

References

1907 births 1983 deaths English male bowls players Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Bowls players at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-bowls-bio-stub