Malcolm 'Mal' Hughes (1932-2008) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championships

Hughes won a

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in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the

1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1980 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the City of Frankston Bowling Club in Frankston, Melbourne, Australia, from 17 January to 2 February 1980. The Australian government would not allow the South African team to compete ...

in Melbourne with

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, David Bryant,

Jimmy Hobday Jimmy Hobday is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career World Championships Hobday won double gold in the triples at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock and David Bryant and the ...

and John Bell.

Commonwealth Games

Hughes competed for England at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

in the fours.

National

He was the pairs champion with

George Turley George Edward Turley (1931–2010), was an English international lawn and indoor bowler and Middlesbrough footballer. Bowls career World Championships Turley's finest moment came when he won the Fours gold medal at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls ...

at the 1983

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bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.

Personal life

Hughes was the manager of Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club up until the time he died in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Mal 1932 births 2008 deaths English male bowls players Bowls World Champions Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England