Babs Barlow

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Babs Barlow is a former international lawn bowler and bowls president from England. [1]

She won a bronze medal in the Triples with Barbara Till, Norma Shaw and Edna Bessell at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Barlow was the English president and stepped in to replace the injured Norma Shaw. [2]

Barlow was DCLBA President in 1987 and Bowls England in President 1992 [3] and played club bowls for Exonia BC. [4]

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References

  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  2. "Jones, David Rhys. "Shaw's absence is one in the eye for England."Times, 8 June 1992, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  3. "Annual General Meeting" (PDF). Bowls Devon.
  4. "BWL SWCL v Cornwall". Bowls Wiltshire.