Bill Irish
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| Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Vines Park, Droitwich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William 'Bill' Crane Irish (1932-1992), was a former England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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 Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup).
Commonwealth Games
He represented England in the fours, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]
National
He won the 1967 and 1974 singles title at the national titles[5][6] and also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1975.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Bill Irish Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.