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Maldwyn Evans
Maldwyn Lewis Evans (8 November 1937 – 30 December 2009), often known as "Mal" Evans, was a Welsh bowls champion, who won the World Championship in 1972.[1] He is the only Welshman ever to have held the men's world singles title.[2][3] Personal lifeEvans was part of a famous bowls family. He was born in Gelli, Rhondda. His father, Clifford Maldwyn Evans (1904-1985) and uncle John Morgan Evans (1917-1985), a world-class player, won the Welsh Pairs Championship in 1952.[1] Maldwyn Evans was educated at Pentre Secondary School and later obtained a degree in history from University College of North Wales Bangor. He worked as a teacher in Swansea, Porth, Tonypandy[4] and Ferndale. Bowls careerEvans played bowls for Wales from 1967 until 1985, and he was a member of the Gelli Park club.[5] Two years after his World Championship win he represented Wales at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the singles.[6][7] He won two Welsh National Bowls Championships Pairs titles in 1966 and 1967, with his brother Gwyn Evans (the 1978 Commonwealth Games fours bronze medal winner).[8] In addition he won the Gibson-Watt Welsh Open Singles at Llandrindod Wells three times (1964, 1966 and 1967). DeathHe died in his home at Ton Pentre, Rhondda, aged 72, and was cremated at Pontypridd. References
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