Bill Irish

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Bill Irish
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born(1932-05-10)10 May 1932
Died1992
Sport
ClubVines Park, Droitwich
Medal record
Representing England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Johannesburg triples
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg fours
Silver medal – second place 1976 Johannesburg team
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 singles

William 'Bill' Crane Irish (1932-1992), was a former England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career[]

World Championships[]

He won a silver medal in the triples and bronze medal in the fours with John C Evans, Tommy Armstrong and Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[2] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup).

Commonwealth Games[]

He represented England in the fours, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]

National[]

He won the 1967 and 1974 singles title at the national titles[5][6] and also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1975.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bill Irish Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  6. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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