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DeutschHarold Powell (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | c.1919[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Farnborough British Legion BC |
Harold Powell was an English international lawn bowler.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]Powell was the champion of England in 1958 (singles)[1] and 1975 (triples)[3] and an England international from 1959 until 1970.[4] He represented England several times at the Home Countries' International Championships, including skip.[5]
He represented England in the rinks (fours),[6] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Norman Hook, Bobby Stenhouse and Cliff Stroud.[7][8][9]
He bowled for Farnborough British Legion BC and was a cycle shop manager by trade.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Third-Try title". Daily Herald. 23 August 1958. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "National Bowls Championship". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 August 1975. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Wales win and Irish get reprieve". Belfast Telegraph. 3 July 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Cambridge Daily News. 7 February 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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