James Frith (bowls)
James Frith (1860-1946) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1]
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1860 Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 November 1946 (aged 86) Newcastle upon Tyne | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Life Assurance agent | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Belgrave BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the rinks (fours) event with Ernie Gudgeon, Albert Hough and James Edney.[2]
He was a 1921 rinks (fours) National Champion bowling for the Belgrave Bowls Club, Northumberland.[3][4]
Personal life
He was an Life Assurance agent by trade and lived in Newcastle upon Tyne.[5]
References
- ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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