Bill Irish

William 'Bill' Crane Irish (10 May 1932 – 27 April 1992), was an England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bill Irish
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1932-05-10)10 May 1932
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Died27 April 1992 (aged 59)
Worcester, Worcestershire
Sport
ClubVines Park, Droitwich
Medal record
Representing England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Johannesburg triples
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg fours
Silver medal – second place 1976 Johannesburg team
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1975singles

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
  1. "Bill Irish Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  6. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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