James Morrison (bowls)

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James Morrison
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubStrathaven BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1934 London rinks (fours)

James P. Morrison was a Scottish Lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games. [1] [2]

Bowls career

Morrison was a member of the Strathaven Bowls Club. [3]

At the 1934 British Empire Games [4] he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with William Lowe, Charles Tait and James Brown. [5] [6] [7]

He was a Scottish international from 1927 to 1935. [8]

References

  1. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. "Bowling Notes" . Belfast News-Letter. 18 July 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "The Scottish Team" . The Scotsman. 8 June 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 25 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  6. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  7. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  8. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 440.