Bill Irish

Bill Irish
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1932-05-10)10 May 1932
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Died27 April 1992 (aged 59)
Worcester, Worcestershire
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 (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]

References

  1. ^ "Bill Irish Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "English title for Irish". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1967. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Wilkinson bowled over by Irish". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 August 1974. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  8. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.