Norman Lash (1914 – 2002) was a New Zealand international

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Bowls career

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales,

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in 1966 and won a

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in the fours with

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and Bill O'Neill at the event. He won the 1965 & 1977 pairs title and 1963 fours title at the

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when bowling for the Carlton and Hutt Bowls Clubs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lash, Norm 1914 births Date of death unknown New Zealand male bowls players Bowls World Champions 20th-century New Zealand people 21st-century New Zealand people