James Frith (bowls)

James Frith (1860-1946) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games.[1]

James Frith
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1860-11-16)16 November 1860
Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire
Died18 November 1946(1946-11-18) (aged 86)
Newcastle upon Tyne
OccupationLife Assurance agent
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBelgrave BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 HamiltonFours

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

  1. ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.
  2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  3. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  5. "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
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