James Cuthbert

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James Cuthbert
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English/Scottish)
Born(1875-07-29)July 29, 1875
Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland
Died1959
Willesden, England
OccupationPublic works park contractor
Sport
SportLawn bowls

James Gibson Cuthbert (1875-1959), was a Scottish born bowls player who competed at the British Empire Games for England. [1]

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Bowls career

In 1937 Cuthbert was selected for a tour of New Zealand and Australia, which culminated in the Empire Games. [2]

He represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games [3] in Sydney, Australia, [4] where he competed in the fours/rink event, finishing in fifth place. [5]


Personal life

He was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a public works park contractor by trade and lived at 10 Lonsdale Avenue and later 33 Park Lane, Wembley. [6]

References

  1. "Lawn Bowls Fours/Rinks - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "The Empire Games British bowlers for tour" . Belfast Telegraph. 18 October 1937. Retrieved 6 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 23–32. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  4. "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. "Lawn Bowls Fours - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. "James Cuthbert". Ancestry.co.uk.