Bill Irish

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

Bill Irish

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	10 May 1932
Died	1992
Sport
Club	Vines Park, Droitwich
Medal record Representing World Outdoor Championships 1976 Johannesburg triples 1976 Johannesburg fours 1976 Johannesburg team

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 1973 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.