"Doug Watson (bowls) Doug Watson was a former South African international lawn bowler. Doug came to prominence in 1972 when he won silver medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. Four years later he won the Singles and Pairs Gold Medals at the World Outdoor Championships in Johannesburg. He won 14 of his 15 matches to win the singles ahead of Bob Middleton of Australia and David Bryant of England. In the Pairs he partnered Bill Moseley as they won 13 of their 15 matches. In 1972 aged 29 he became the youngest bowler"
"triples 1984) He competed in five Commonwealth Games, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1990 (not 1986 because of a sport-wide dispute over amateurism). He played indifferently in the singles in 1970, hence has been mainly lead in the pairs and fours skip, despite being National singles champion 1970, 1971, 1972 (and in 1958 & 1966). He won a Commonwealth Games bronze in pairs 1974 and in fours 1990; and a silver in fours, 1978. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to bowls, and was inducted into"
"men's singles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth. In 1962, Barron won the New Zealand national singles title, representing the Miramar club. Barron died on 29 September 1966, and his ashes were buried at Karori Cemetery. Jeff Barron Thomas William Jeffray ""Jeff"" Barron (16 February 1908 – 29 September 1966) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who represented his country at two British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in 1958 and 1962. Barron was born on 16 February 1908, the son of Thomas and Ethel Jane Barron. On 10 August 1932, he married Eileen Mary Keeble"
"Robert McDonald (bowls) Robert Lang McDonald (21 April 1933 – 22 February 2006) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed at four Commonwealth Games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's pairs. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games. In 1974 he claimed his last Commonwealth Games medal with a bronze in the men's pairs. He competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games. McDonald"
"Gold Medal with David Gourlay Sr.. John Watson (bowls) John Watson is a former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler and was born in Scotland on 22 November 1945. <br> Watson came to prominence in 1975 after winning the Scottish Indoor Junior Singles title. Three years later he defeated Jim Blake in the Scottish National Singles final and then won his first international indoor cap in 1979. <br>Watson won the 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship but refused to accept his prize money so that he could compete in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. the decision to compete in the Commonwealth Games proved"
"in the outdoor and indoor game, he returned to Scotland and set up a bowls retail outlet business. Bowls Scotland appointed Gourlay as their new head coach for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. After a successful 2014 Commonwealth Games where Scotland won four medals Gourlay stepped down as the head coach. He returned as head coach for the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland Gourlay has won seven World Indoor Bowls titles - <br> 1996 World Indoor Men's Singles Champion <br> 2000 World Indoor Men's Pairs Champion with Alex Marshall <br> 2006 World"
"the bowls performance coach for the England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He is the current Chief Executive of Bowls England. He has won eleven National Championship titles. and has also written several books on bowls, and released a series of instructional videos on the subject. Tony Allcock Anthony 'Tony' Allcock MBE (born 1955) is a British bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England, he is twice world outdoor singles champion (1992 and 1996), and three times World Indoor Singles Champion (1986, 1987 and 2002). He was also world indoor pairs champion with David Bryant six times (1986–87 and 1989–92)."
"John Watson (bowls) John Watson is a former Scottish lawn and indoor bowler and was born in Scotland on 22 November 1945. <br> Watson came to prominence in 1975 after winning the Scottish Indoor Junior Singles title. Three years later he defeated Jim Blake in the Scottish National Singles final and then won his first international indoor cap in 1979. <br>Watson won the 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship but refused to accept his prize money so that he could compete in the 1982 Commonwealth Games. the decision to compete in the Commonwealth Games proved fruitful because he won the Pairs"
"silver medal in the fours at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and 1994 Commonwealth Games. Mary Price (bowls) Mary Price (born 27 April 1942) is a British lawn bowler and indoor bowler. She is from Farnham Common in Slough and played competitive cricket, badminton, squash and hockey but achieved her greatest successes in bowls. After winning the National title in 1988 she became the first woman in England to win both the indoor and outdoor singles titles. She gained a bronze medal in the triples at the"
"the 1966 Games, the sport has been included in all Games since their inception in 1930. Glasgow, Scotland hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games, with Jo Edwards (New Zealand) and Darren Burnett (Scotland) winning the singles gold medals. Bowls Bowls or lawn bowls 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-green bowls"") or convex or uneven (for ""crown green bowls""). It is normally played outdoors (although there are many indoor"
"won two national titles representing the Onehunga club: the pairs in 1962 with Frank Livingstone; and the fours in 1973. McDonald was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service in the 2002 New Year Honours. He died in Auckland on 22 February 2006. In 2013, McDonald was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame. Robert McDonald (bowls) Robert Lang McDonald (21 April 1933 – 22 February 2006) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who competed at four Commonwealth Games, winning gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's pairs. At the 1962 British Empire"
"Sid was present at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year event in December 1962. Sydney Drysdale Sydney ""Sid"" Drysdale (29 March 1904 – 1968) is a former lawn bowls competitor for England In 1962 he captained the winning English team in the fours competition at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in Perth, Western Australia. On his return to his home town, he was awarded the Whitley Bay Town Cup and Freedom of the Borough Drysdale was born in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. His family had been Blacksmiths for generations at Bowsden in the north of Northumberland, but Drysdale's"
"Tony Allcock Anthony 'Tony' Allcock MBE (born 1955) is a British bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England, he is twice world outdoor singles champion (1992 and 1996), and three times World Indoor Singles Champion (1986, 1987 and 2002). He was also world indoor pairs champion with David Bryant six times (1986–87 and 1989–92). He also won the 1980 triples, 1984 fours and two Leonard trophies bringing him to fifteen world titles in total. He also competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where he won the silver medal in the men's singles event. Allcock was appointed"
"which gave him 6 overall, having also won a Silver at the Gold Coast Games. Other successful medallists include athlete Allan Wells (a total of 4 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze in two Games – 1978 & 1982) and Peter Heatly (diving Gold's in three successive Games & 1 Silver & 1 Bronze – 1950, 1954 & 1958). Lawn bowler Willie Wood is the first competitor to have competed in seven Commonwealth Games, from 1974 to 2002, missing 1986 because of a dispute over amateurism. The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland (CGCS) is the national sporting organisation responsible for"
"Ellen Falkner Ellen Marie Falkner (née Alexander; born 12 June 1979) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. In 2004, she won the gold medal in the fours with Jayne Christie, Jean Baker and Amy Monkhouse at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Ellen represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games winning gold in the fours and eight years later won another gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the woman's pairs competition with Amy Monkhouse. Ellen also competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won a further gold in the women's triples event with Sophie"
"1952 & 1955, setting a record at the time. He also won two pairs (1950 & 1962) and a triples (1960) at the National Bowls Championships. Capped by England in 1933, it was not until 1949 that he established his place and captained England from 1950. After suffering a serious illness he recovered in time to represent England in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the singles. Baker won the Bournemouth Open pairs at the age of 76 in 1971 before retiring because he was suffering from poor vision. He died in"
"with Tommy Press at the event. Norman Snowy Walker Norman Stewart 'Snowy' Walker (1901 – date of death unknown) was a South African international lawn bowler. Walker who was born is Dundee in Scotland won three medals at the Commonwealth Games. In 1938 he won a rinks (fours) silver followed by the gold medal in the fours at the 1950 British Empire Games and in 1958 he won another silver medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won"
"2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Louis Ridout and Sam Tolchard. Jamie Chestney Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is a British male lawn bowler. He competed for England in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal. He won the Cooperative Funeralcare International Open in 2017. He has won two National Championship titles in 2004 and 2009 and in 2015 he married Natalie Melmore. In 2018 he won the World Indoor Open Pairs title with Mark Dawes and"
"Amy Gowshall Amy Gowshall also known as Amy Monkhouse (born 20 March 1979, in Grimsby) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. In August 2002 she married and became Amy Monkhouse. She has since reverted to her birth name of Amy Gowshall. Gowshall won a bronze medal in the Women's pairs at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. In 2004, she won the gold medal in the fours with Jayne Christie, Jean Baker and Ellen Falkner at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games before representing England at the 2010"
"World Bowls Events These are the premier World Bowls Events between national bowls organisations affiliated to World Bowls Ltd (outdoors) and World Bowls Tour (indoors). First held in 1930, the Commonwealth Games Bowls Championships for men and women are held every 4 years. Women's events were added from 1982. Four gold medals are competed for in the singles, pairs, triples and fours. First held in 1966, the World Outdoor Bowls Championships for men and women are held every 4 years. From 2008 the men's and women's events are held together. Qualifying national bowls organisations (usually countries) are represented by a"
"2002. In 2007, Foster was the first bowler to win back-to-back major WBT titles. In 2009, Foster became the first bowler to win a sixth major WBT title in his career, also becoming WBT world number one for the first time. In 2016, two more bronze medals were added when he competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. In 2017 he won his fifth world indoor singles title and won a pairs silver as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games with Alex Marshall. He then won a fourth career Commonwealth Games gold in"
"times and fours on five occasions. Rita Jones Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. She won the gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, a silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the pairs with Ann Sutherland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Jones has also won the 15 National indoor singles title five times in 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991 and 1992, the"
"after the 2018 Commonwealth Games"" World Bowls Events Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. It was not included in the programme of the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica due to no sufficient bowling greens being available. Along the swimming, athletics, cycling, table tennis, cycling, powerlifting and triathlon is"
"Jeff Barron Thomas William Jeffray ""Jeff"" Barron (16 February 1908 – 29 September 1966) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who represented his country at two British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in 1958 and 1962. Barron was born on 16 February 1908, the son of Thomas and Ethel Jane Barron. On 10 August 1932, he married Eileen Mary Keeble at St Paul's Church, Wellington. At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Barron represented New Zealand in the men's fours, alongside Robin Andrew, Stanley Snedden, and Bill Hampton, finishing in 10th place. He placed sixth in the"
"event during the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. McIntosh was the standard bearer at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. McIntosh died on 16 August 2008 aged 72. Alex McIntosh (bowls) Alex McIntosh was a Scottish international lawn bowler born on 24 May 1936. McIntosh began bowling in 1955 and won his first international cap in 1962. He won three national outdoor championship titles (Fours 1968), Pairs (1973 & 1985) and four national indoor titles. His indoor club was Midlothian and outdoor club was Newbattle. <br> His greatest moments came when winning three Commonwealth Games medals and a World Championship"
"due to political reasons it was moved to England the following year. Margaret Johnston won her third singles crown setting a new record. New Zealand won the pairs, South Africa the triples and England the fours. The Taylor Trophy was won by England for the fourth time. + Scotland won on points difference +135 to +121 + Won by virtue of having more shots 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in Ayr, Scotland, from 23 July - 7 August 2004. <br> Steve Glasson won the men's singles Gold"
"David Baldwin (bowls) David Baldwin (11 December 1921 – 7 July 2012) is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering Kerry Clark, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville. At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal again in the men's fours. Baldwin was born in December 1921 and remained a casual participant until just a few months before he died. He won three New Zealand titles: the pairs in 1971 with John Murtagh, the fours in 1972 with Murtagh, Bruce John and Ken"
"Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. It was not included in the programme of the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica due to no sufficient bowling greens being available. Along the swimming, athletics, cycling, table tennis, cycling, powerlifting and triathlon is one of EAD sports. Commonwealth champions tabulated: ""Updated"
"for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2015, she married Jamie Chestney. Natalie Melmore Natalie Melmore married name Natalie Chestney (born 28 July 1989, in Torquay) is a lawn bowler from Newton Abbot. Natalie represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's singles event. Natalie went on to win a further two silver medals in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the women's singles and women's pairs events with partner Jamie-Lea Winch. In 2016 she secured a fourth and fifth National title win and in 2018 was part"
"207 athletes and 85 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, and won 30 medals (6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze). After the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Scotland was seventh in the all-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 451 medals (119 Gold, 132 Silver and 200 Bronze). Scotland's most successful Commonwealth medallist by total medals is shooter Alister Allan, with 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 4 Bronze medals from 1974 to 1994. In 2018, Lawn Bowler Alex Marshall became the most successful athlete by Golds, winning his fifth Gold Medal"
"Mary Price (bowls) Mary Price (born 27 April 1942) is a British lawn bowler and indoor bowler. She is from Farnham Common in Slough and played competitive cricket, badminton, squash and hockey but achieved her greatest successes in bowls. After winning the National title in 1988 she became the first woman in England to win both the indoor and outdoor singles titles. She gained a bronze medal in the triples at the 1986 Commonwealth Games but her best win was the singles title at the 1991 World Indoor Bowls Championships. Price also won a bronze medal in the pairs and"
"before he and Addinall finally won a Gold Medal in the Pairs at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.<br> His most recent success came in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship when he picked up a fifth medal of note by claiming bronze in the Singles in Adelaide. He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Gerald Baker (bowls) Gerald 'Gerry' Salem Baker is a lawn bowler born on 7 October 1960. Gerry Baker is from Bloemfontein, in South Africa and has won two medals at the World"
"she won a bronze medal in the Triples with Katherine Rednall and Sian Honnor. Ellen Falkner Ellen Marie Falkner (née Alexander; born 12 June 1979) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. In 2004, she won the gold medal in the fours with Jayne Christie, Jean Baker and Amy Monkhouse at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Ellen represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games winning gold in the fours and eight years later won another gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the woman's pairs competition with Amy Monkhouse. Ellen also competed in the 2014"