Bill Irish Explained
Bill Irish |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 1932 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire |
Death Date: | 27 April 1992 (aged 59) |
Death Place: | Worcester, Worcestershire |
Club: | Vines Park, Droitwich |
William 'Bill' Crane Irish (10 May 1932 – 27 April 1992), was an 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[5] and 1974 singles title[6] at the national titles[7] [8] and also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1975.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Bill Irish Profile. Bowls tawa. 2019-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180224223800/https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2347. 2018-02-24. dead.
- Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
- Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.
- Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- News: English title for Irish . Birmingham Daily Post . 26 August 1967 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 August 2024.
- News: Wilkinson bowled over by Irish . Birmingham Daily Post . 24 August 1974 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 August 2024.
- Book: Ampol Petroleum Ltd. First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. 1966. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
- Web site: Previous Winners. British Isles Bowls Council. 10 May 2020. 9 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109233329/https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/. dead.
- Book: Sullivan, Patrick. Guinness Bowls Records. 1986. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-414-3.