John Hershaw

John Hershaw (1912-1966) from Ardeer, North Ayrshire was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[2]

John Hershaw
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born1912
Died17 November 1966 (aged 54)[1]
Stevenston, North Ayrshire
Sport
ClubArdeer Recreation BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh singles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh team
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1966singles

Bowls career

Hershaw competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [3] and he won a silver medal in the singles at the championship.[4] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[5]

He won the Scottish National Bowls Championships in 1965 and 1966[6][7][8] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1966.[9]

He collapsed at home and died on 17 November 1966, just two weeks after the 1966 World Championships and the Stevenston Town Council organised a trophy event called the Hershaw Memorial Trophy the following year.[10]

References
  1. "HERSHAW MEMORIAL TROPHY". Three Towners.net. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. "John Hershaw profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  4. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  6. "Notes". Irvine Herald. 12 August 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  8. "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  9. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  10. "Scottish bowler dies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 538. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 November 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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