John Hershaw Explained
John Hershaw |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Birth Date: | 1912 |
Death Date: | 17 November 1966 (aged 54)[1] |
Death Place: | Stevenston, North Ayrshire |
Club: | Ardeer Recreation BC |
John Hershaw (1912-1966) from Ardeer, North Ayrshire was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[2]
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: HERSHAW MEMORIAL TROPHY. Three Towners.net. 17 April 2021.
- Web site: John Hershaw profile. Bowls tawa.
- Book: Ampol Petroleum Ltd. First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. 1966. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
- Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
- News: Notes . 12 August 1966 . Irvine Herald . 17 April 2021. 2 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Book: Sullivan, Patrick. Guinness Bowls Records. 1986. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-414-3.
- Web site: Previous Winners. Bowls Scotland. 17 March 2019. 4 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404184426/https://www.bowlsscotland.com/previous-winners. dead.
- Web site: Previous Winners. British Isles Bowls Council.
- News: Scottish bowler dies . The Canberra Times . 41 . 11,538 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 18 November 1966 . 17 April 2021 . 22 . National Library of Australia.