Bernie Williams (bowls)

Last updated

Bernie Williams
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born
Wales
Sport
Sport Bowls
ClubPontymister Welfare BC

A. Bernie Williams is a former Welsh lawn bowler who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Williams bowled for the Pontymister Welfare Bowls Club [1] and in 1957 won the Welsh National Bowls Championships singles title. [2] [3] The 1957 success led to his selection for the British Commonwealth and Empire Games qualification tournament in Cardiff, which he subsequently won. [4]

He then represented the Welsh team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the singles event, [6] [7] and finished in ninth place, despite suffering from ill-health. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Singles champion" . Western Mail. 26 August 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via The British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 456.
  4. ↑ "Games place for Bernie" . Western Mail. 28 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 31. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  8. ↑ "It looks like a bowls treat" . Daily News (London). 18 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via The British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Percy Baker too good for Bernie Williams" . Daily News (London). 23 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2025– via The British Newspaper Archive.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.