England at the 1950 British Empire Games

England at the 1950 British Empire Games
CGF code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
in Auckland, New Zealand
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 19 Silver 16 Bronze 13 Total 48
British Empire Games appearances
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

England competed at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, from 4 February to 11 February 1950. ^{[1] [2]}

The team included competititors in event sports discipline with the exception of water polo. ^[3]

Team

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Men

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal/s
Tim Anderson	Achilles Club	24	Medical student
Jack Archer	Notts AC	28	Physical Education teacher
Anthony Chivers	Reading AC	29
Norman Drake	Blackpool	37	Teacher	none
Len Eyre	Harehills Harriers, Leeds	24	Civil servant	,
Don Finlay	Milocarian AC	40	Royal Air Force	none
Terry Higgins	Herne Hill Harriers	22	Clerk
Antony Hignell	Achilles Club	21		none
Jack Holden	Tipton Harriers	42
Leslie Lewis	Walton AC	25		, ,
Harold Moody	South London Harriers	34	Doctor
John Parlett	Dorking St Pauls	24	Student	,
Ron Pavitt	Polytechnic Harriers	23	Clerk	none
Derek Pugh	South London Harriers	24
Nicolas Stacey	Oxford University	22
Brian Shenton	Doncaster AC	22	Transport Clerk
Peter Wells	London AC	20		none
Tom White	Lincoln Wellington AC	32		none
Harry Whittle	Reading AC	27		none

Women ^[5]

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal/s
Doris Batter	London Olympiades AC	20	Student
Sylvia Cheeseman	Spartan Ladies	20	Clerk	,
Bertha Crowther	Middlesex Ladies	28	Physical education teacher
Jean Desforges	Essex Ladies AC	22	Stenographer	none
Dorothy Hall	Essex Ladies AC	22	Typist	,
Dorothy Tyler	Mitcham AC	29	Housewife
Margaret Walker	Spartan Ladies	25	none	,

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Peter Brander	Slough Centre BC	22	Electrical engineer
Ronnie Latham	Hickleton Main BC	20	Colliery blacksmith
Terry Ratcliffe	Bristol & R.A.F.	20	Royal Air Force
Don Scott	Premier BC, Derby	21	Electrical engineer

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Cyril Cartwright	Manchester Wheelers	26	Butcher
Alan Geldard	Manchester Wheelers	22	Signwriter	none
Tommy Godwin	Rover Cycling Club	29	Supervisor
Eric Holroyd	Norwood Paragon CC	34	Motor mechanic	none
Alfred Newman	Concorde CC, Coleshill	23	Warehouse clerk	none

Diving

Edna Child at the 1950 Games

Main article: Diving at the 1950 British Empire Games

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Edna Child	Plaistow United	27	Teacher	,

Fencing

Tinegate (left) and Brown (right)
Auckland Libraries Heritage

Main article: Fencing at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Name	Age	Occupation	Medal
Bob Anderson	27	Royal Marines	, , , ,
Charles de Beaumont	47	Antiques dealer	, ,
Mary Glen-Haig	31	Medical records officer
René Paul	29	Fencing club administrator	, ,
Arthur Pilbrow	47	Restaurateur	, ,

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Patrick Bradley	Leander Club
Jack Brown	Loughborough RC	28	Company Director
Dickie Burnell	Leander Club	32	Rowing journalist
Tony Butcher	Thames Rowing Club	23
Jack Dearlove	Thames Rowing Club	38	Planner
Peter de Giles	Leander Club	22	Farm student
Peter Kirkpatrick	Thames Rowing Club	33	ICI worker
Michael Lapage	Leander Club	26	Teacher
Antony Rowe	Leander Club	25	Rowing coach
Hank Rushmere	Thames Rowing Club	37	Insurance worker
Ken Tinegate	Birmingham Rowing Club	34	Deputy Manager
Bill Windham	Leander Club	23	Student

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1950 British Empire Games

^[10]

Men

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Donald Bland	Lambton SC	18	Engineer/Fitter
Jack Hale	Hull Kingston SC	27	Merchant	,
Pat Kendall	Sutton & Cheam	22	Student	, ,
Raymond Legg	Bristol Central SC	17	Clerk
Roy Romain	Otter SC, London	31		,

Women

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Elizabeth Church	Northampton SC	19	Student	,
Lillian Parrington	Wallasey SC	21	Housewife
Margaret Wellington	Beckenham Ladies SC	23	Clerk	, , ,
Grace Wood	Bristol Central SC	17	Clerk
Helen Yate	Mermaid SC	29	Clerk	, ,

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1950 British Empire Games

^[11]

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Julian Creus	Liverpool	32
Jim Halliday	Bolton	32	Locomotive driver/coal worker
Maurice Megennis	Leeds	21	Electrician	none
Ernest Peppiatt	Highgate	32		none

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1950 British Empire Games

^[12]

Name	Club	Age	Occupation	Medal
Edwin Bowey	Ashdown AC, Islington	22	Horticulturist	none
David Ickringill	Keighley Airedale	19	Decorator	none
Arnold Parsons	Ashdown AC, Islington	23	Metal worker
Kenneth Richmond	Foresters AWC, London	23	Actor

References

1. "1950 Auckland". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. "1950 Commonwealth Games Auckland". Team England. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
3. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "England select 19 For Empire Games" . Leicester Evening Mail. 24 September 1949. Retrieved 11 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Women's Team For Empire Games" . Nottingham Evening Post. 13 October 1949. Retrieved 11 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "England's Four to Fight in Empire Games" . Hull Daily Mail. 19 December 1949. Retrieved 11 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Godwin Leads Cycle Team" . Shields Daily News. 5 December 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "One Woman in Games Fencing Side" . Evening News (London). 7 November 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Eleven Oarsmen for Empire Games" . Evening News (London). 3 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Jack Hale for Empire Games" . Hull Daily Mail. 6 October 1949. Retrieved 14 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Weightlifting Team" . Hull Daily Mail. 20 October 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Bowey for Empire Games" . Evening News (London). 12 November 1949. Retrieved 12 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.