Jim Hoskins
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Bridgend BC | |||||||||||
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Jim Hoskins is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Hoskins was a member of the Bridgend Bowls Club[1] and represented and captained Wales at international level.[2]
Hoskins represented the Welsh team[3] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,[4] where he competed in the fours event, with Wyn Matthews, Philip Rowlands and Dai Wilkins.[5][6]
He was the triples champion of Wales at the 1998 Welsh National Bowls Championships[7] and subsequently qualified to represent Wales at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "On The Green". Glamorgan Gazette. 10 May 1990. p. 27. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Top Teams Gathering For Bowling Tourney". East Kilbride News. 23 July 1993. p. 38. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Unlucky Price out of Games". South Wales Echo. 16 July 1994. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
- ↑ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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