Jack Bird (bowls)

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Jack Bird
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NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born1997 [1]
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ClubScarborough (indoor)

Jack Bird (born 1997) is an English international indoor bowler. [2]

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Bowls career

In 2013 Bird won the Yorkshire singles and under-25 singles. [1] Five years later in 2018 he became the English indoor champion after winning the National Men's Indoor Singles title defeating Ryan Whitlock 21–10. [3] He subsequently won the British Isles Indoor title the following year which included a final win over multiple world champion Paul Foster. [2] [4]

He made his debut at the World Championships during the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship reaching the semi-finals of the open pairs with Stuart Irwin. [5]

Personal life

He is a motor mechanic by trade. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yorkshire Bowls Championships - Records tumble to 16-year-old from Scarborough". ITV.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Spalding bowlers help England to second place in British indoor series". Spalding Today. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "BIRD AND GOWER ARE JUST CHAMPION" (PDF). English Indoor Bowls Association. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Scarborough's Jack beats five-time world champion". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Draw and results". World Bowls.


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