James Cobley

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James Cobley
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born(1877-12-22)22 December 1877
Shepparton, Victoria
Died17 April 1958(1958-04-17) (aged 80)
Parkes, New South Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubParkes BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1950 Auckland fours

James Cobley (1877-1958), was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games. [1]

Bowls career

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the fours event with his brother John Cobley, Len Knight and Charles Cordaiy. [2] [3] [4]

He was the 1949 Australian National Bowls Championships rinks (fours) winner, bowling with the same trio and for the Parkes Bowls Club in New South Wales. [5]

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References

  1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  3. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  5. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).