Jim Craig (bowls)

Jim Craig

Personal information
Nationality	Northern Irish
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Cliftonville BC
Medal record Representing combined Ireland British Isles Championships 1980 triples Representing   Northern Ireland Irish Nationals 1979 triples

James "Jim" M. Craig is a former international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games. ^[1]

Biography

Craig was a member of the Cliftonville Bowls Club. ^[2]

Craig represented the Northern Irish team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, ^[3] where he competed in the fours event, ^[4] with Gerry Sloan, Jimmy Donnelly and Jimmy Dennison. ^[5]

Craig won the triples title with Robin Gray, Marcus Craig at the 1979 Irish National Bowls Championships. ^{[6] [7]} and subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they won the triples title. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Northern Ireland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
2. "Bowls : Eddie Gordon" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 September 1979. p. 11. Retrieved 2 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Christchurch contenders" . Belfast Telegraph. 6 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "The Magnificent Seven" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 January 1974. p. 8. Retrieved 2 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
6. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 139–141. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
7. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
8. "History". British Isles Council. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
9. "Bowling" . Belfast Telegraph. 30 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 2 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.