John Somerville (10 September 1926 – 5 March 1987) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

Bowls career

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 ...

, Somerville won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin,

Kerry Clark Peter Kerry Clark (born 30 June 1949) is New Zealand lawn bowls player and administrator. Early life and family Born in Cromwell on 30 June 1949, Clark was educated at Cromwell District High School from 1961 to 1965. He married his wife, Suz ...

and

Gordon Jolly Gordon Hezlam Jolly (25 May 1913 – 26 October 1986) was a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. Early life and family Born in Cromwell on 25 May 1913, Jolly was the son of Ernest Jolly, who served as mayor of Cromwell, and Gabrielle Hezlam ...

. A member of the Rewa Bowling Club, Somerville won the 1971, 1985 and 1986 fours title at the

New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ...

Awards

In 2013, Somerville was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Somerville, John 1926 births 1987 deaths New Zealand male bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls 20th-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games