David Vowles

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David Vowles
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornborn c.1960 [1]
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubBarry Central BC
Dinas Powys BC

David Vowles (born c.1960) is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Vowles was a member of the Barry Central Bowls Club [2] and in 1978 won the club novices trophy before winning the Welsh U23 title in 1982. [1]

He represented Wales at the 1988 World Bowls Championship [3] and in 1989, he left Barry Central to play for Dinas Powys Bowls Club. [4] [2]

Vowles, a civil servant by profession, lived on Cora Street in Barry [1] and represented the Welsh team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, [5] where he competed in the fours event, [6] with Alan Beer, Trevor Mounty and Dai Wilkins. [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "David's bowling off Down Under!" . South Wales Echo. 9 January 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Ten in Trial" . South Wales Echo. 10 May 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wood is chopped down" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 12 February 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Welsh selectors start where they left off" . South Wales Echo. 27 April 1991. p. 70. Retrieved 6 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wales Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. pp. 39–46. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  7. ↑ "Bowlers Bring Our Auckland Squad Up To Six" . Port Talbot Guardian. 28 July 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Bowlers get the nod for Games" . South Wales Daily Post. 22 July 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "It could be bowls golds galore for the Welsh team" . South Wales Daily Post. 6 January 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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