Harold Powell (bowls)

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Harold Powell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Bornc.1919 [1]
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubFarnborough British Legion BC

Harold Powell was an English international lawn bowler. [2]

Bowls career

Powell was the champion of England in 1958 (singles) [1] and 1975 (triples) [3] and an England international from 1959 until 1970. [4] He represented England several times at the Home Countries' International Championships, including skip. [5]

He represented England in the rinks (fours), [6] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Norman Hook, Bobby Stenhouse and Cliff Stroud. [7] [8] [9]

He bowled for Farnborough British Legion BC and was a cycle shop manager by trade. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Third-Try title" . Daily Herald. 23 August 1958. Retrieved 19 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-86367-220-5.
  3. ↑ "National Bowls Championship" . Birmingham Daily Post. 18 August 1975. Retrieved 25 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ↑ "Wales win and Irish get reprieve" . Belfast Telegraph. 3 July 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Bowls" . Cambridge Daily News. 7 February 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  9. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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