Peter A Line is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championships

Line won the fours

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with Norman King, Cliff Stroud and Ted Hayward at the

1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1972 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park in Worthing, England, from 5 to 17 June 1972. Maldwyn Evans won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs Gold was won by Hong Kong, the triples G ...

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. Four years later, he won two more medals: a

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in the fours with John C Evans,

Bill Irish William 'Bill' Crane Irish (1932-1992), was a former England international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career World Championships He won a silver medal in the triples and bronze medal in the fours with John C Evans, Tommy Armstrong and Pe ...

and Tommy Armstrong and a

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in the team event (Leonard Cup).

Commonwealth Games

Line won the gold medal in the pairs with Norman King during the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first tim ...

and four years later won a silver medal with John Evans in 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 ...

National

Line bowled for the Atherley Club and Banister Park in

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, and won the national singles title in 1961 and 1964. He first played for England in 1955.

Personal life

He is married to a fellow England international, Wendy Line. and by trade he was a civil service cartographical draughtsman and joined the Banister Park Bowls Club in 1948.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Line, Peter English male bowls players 1930 births Living people Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games