Cecil Curran

Cecil Curran

Personal information
Nationality	Northern Irish
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Ormeau BC Shaftesbury BC
Medal record Men's Lawn bowls Representing   Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games 1934 London rinks (fours)

Cecil Curran was a Lawn bowls international from Northern Ireland who competed at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games). ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Curran started bowling in 1927 for the Ormeau club. ^[3] He represented the 1934 Northern Irish Team ^[4] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, participating in the rinks (fours) event with Charlie Clawson, George Watson and Percy Watson ^[5] and won the silver medal. ^{[6] [7]}

He bowled for the Shaftesbury Bowls Club in Belfast ^[1] and was twice National pairs champion with Charlie Clawson in 1932 and 1939. ^{[8] [9]}

Curran played 50 times for Ireland. ^[10]

References

1. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "Bowling Notes" . Belfast News-Letter. 20 September 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Northern Ireland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
5. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
6. "Commonwealth Games medallists - Bowls". GRB Athletics.
7. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
8. "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association.
9. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 46. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
10. "Bowling - Famous Irish rink to play at Brighton" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 27 April 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 29 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.