Alexander Hodge (bowls)

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Alexander Hodge
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born
Scotland
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubCumnock Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1955fours/rinks

Alexander Hodge was a Scottish international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Hodge was a member of the Cumnock Bowling Club [1] and was part of the Cumnock four [2] of Thomas Smetherham, John Hampson and George Ferguson, that won the 1955 McEwan Trophy (the Scottish National Bowls Championships). [3] [4]

Hodge made his international debut in 1958, [5] and represented the 1958 Scottish team [6] [7] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [8] where he participated in the fours/rinks event, [9] with Thomas Smetherham, John Hampson and George Ferguson, finishing in sixth place. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Sanquhar bowling" . Daily Record. 13 July 1957. p. 15. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 1230.
  4. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 430.
  6. ↑ "Seven of the best for Cardiff" . Belfast News-Letter. 15 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Empire Games Fund at half-way mark" . The Scotsman. 4 February 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  9. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bowls" . Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 20 July 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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