Betty Brown (bowls)

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World Indoor Bowls Championships
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Betty Brown from Auchinleck is a Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler.

Bowls sport

Bowls or lawn bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green which may be flat or convex or uneven. It is normally played outdoors and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf, or cotula.

Brown won the Women's singles at the 2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship defeating Marilyn Peddell in the final. [1] [2]

The 2001 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 11–27 January 2001.
In the singles Paul Foster won his second title beating Richard Corsie in the final.
In the pairs Les Gillett and Mark McMahon defeated Hugh Duff & Paul Foster in the final.

Marilyn Gay Peddell is international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Australia, from Bribie Island.

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References

  1. ↑ ""Scots claim two world indoor titles." Times [London, England] 2 Apr. 2001". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ↑ "Bowls: Brown in shape for showdown". The Telegraph.
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