Ted Hayward

Edward Henry Hayward (26 September 1924 – 28 October 2022) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Ted Hayward
Personal information
Full nameEdward Henry Hayward
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1924-09-26)26 September 1924
London, England
Died28 October 2022(2022-10-28) (aged 98)
Worthing, England
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubPaddington BC
Medal record
Representing England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Worthing fours

Life and career

Hayward was born in London on 26 September 1924. A works foreman by trade, he first played bowls in Hyde Park during 1961 before becoming the Middlesex champion.[3] His brothers Stan and George were both significant bowlers.[2] Originally he bowled for Maida Vale BC before joining Paddington BC in 1966. He made his international debut for England in 1967.[2]

Hayward won a gold medal in the fours with Norman King, Cliff Stroud and Peter Line at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[4][5] He competed in the fours event at the Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games finishing in fifth place.

In 1977, he joined Shadwell BC before moving to Century BC in Wembley, where he was working in a carburettor factory in Stanmore. At county level he played 84 times for Middlesex before moving to Sussex in 1988.[2]

Personal life and death

Hayward lived in Worthing, West Sussex.[6]

Hayward died in Worthing on 28 October 2022, at the age of 98.[7][2]

References
  1. "Ted Hayward Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "Remembering Ted Hayward". England Bowls. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. "Bowls column: Moonrakers will never forget their England star Cliff Stroud". Somerset Live.
  6. "Memories Flood Back For the Four Musketeers". Evening Standard. 21 July 1992. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. "Edward Henry Hayward". Forever Missed. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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