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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1932 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 April 1992 (aged 59) Worcester, Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Vines Park, Droitwich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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
- ↑ "Bill Irish Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
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