Charlie McNeill (bowls)

Charles Arthur Henry McNeill (1888–1974), was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1938 British Empire Games.[1]

For other people named Charlie McNeill, see Charlie McNeill (disambiguation).

Charlie McNeill
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born(1888-06-07)June 7, 1888
Emigrant Creek, Richmond River, NSW
Died12 September 1974(1974-09-12) (aged 86)
Waratah
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubHamilton BC, NSW
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydneyrinks (fours)

Bowls career

He joined the Hamilton Bowls Club, New South Wales in 1919.[2] He won 18 club singles titles from 1921–1964.

At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with Aub Murray, Harold Murray and Tom Kinder.[3][4][5]

He was the 1938 Australian National Bowls Championships rinks (fours) champion when bowling with the Murrays and Kinder and the 1955 Singles champion.[6] and was State champion in 1934 and 1951.

The fours team were known as the Big Four in Australia because they also won four state titles. In addition McNeill won four state pairs and three state singles titles.[2]

Personal life

He was the eldest of six children, his father Charles was a farmer and his mother was called Wilhelmina. He worked as a grocer at Ballina before becoming an insurance representative and married Una Beatrice Gould. In 1973 he was awarded the British Empire medal.[2]

Legacy

Hamilton BC named a green and a trophy after him in 1976 and 1993 respectively.[2]

References
  1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "McNeill, Charles Arthur Henry (1888–1974) by Louella McCarthy". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  4. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  6. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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