Bill Irish
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 10 May 1932 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire |
| Died | 27 April 1992 (aged 59) Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Sport | |
| Club | Vines Park, Droitwich |
Medal record | |
William 'Bill' Crane Irish (10 May 1932 – 27 April 1992), was an England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]World Championships
[edit]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
[edit]He represented England in the fours, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]
National
[edit]He won the 1967[5] and 1974 singles title[6] at the national titles[7][8] and also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1975.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "English title for Irish". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1967. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wilkinson bowled over by Irish". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 August 1974. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.