Wayne Willgress

Wayne Willgress

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36) Mulbarton, Norfolk, England
Sport
Sport	Lawn & indoor bowls
Club	Norfolk BC (indoors & outdoors)
Medal record Representing  England Men's lawn bowls English Nationals 2007 triples 2021 pairs 2023 mixed pairs

Wayne Willgress (born 1988) in Mulbarton, Norfolk, is an English male lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

Willgress was an England Junior international and was the National triples champion in 2007 and singles runner-up in 2012 during the Men's National Championships.[3][4]

He knocked out the world number one Greg Harlow to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship. Willgress reached the quarter-finals of Men's Singles at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship but he and his quarter final opponent Perry Martin were both forced to withdraw following a positive Coronavirus test.[5]

In 2021, he won the pairs National title with John Tufts.[6] Two years later, he won another national title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals, partnering his wife Rebecca in the mixed pairs.[7]

Personal life

His wife is England international Rebecca Willgress, formerly Rebecca Field.[8]

References

1. "Profile". World Bowls Tour.
2. "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
3. "Roll of Honour". Norfolk Bowls Club.
4. "Past Records". Bowls England.
5. "Press Release". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
6. "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
7. "2023 National Championships mixed pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
8. "Welcome to the second edition of the SIBC newsletter for the 19/20 season" (PDF). Spalding Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 22 January 2021.