George Harry Scadgell known as John Scadgell (1912-2002) 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 Bettles and Walter Phillips. He won three

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titles, two in the pairs (1955 and 1966) and once in the fours (1961).

Personal life

He and his father H G (George) Scadgell both bowled for Worthing and ran a House and hotel furnishing company.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scadgell, John 1912 births 2002 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