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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1909 Ebbw Vale, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sophia Gardens Ebbw Vale Nevill | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lilian Nicholas (born 24 November 1909, date of death unknown) was an international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Wales. [1]
In 1971, she became the first woman to represent Wales at bowls. [2]
In 1977 she won the bronze medal in the pairs at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Janet Ackland and a silver medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy). [3]
Nicholas was seven times Welsh singles champion in 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978 & 1982 at the Welsh National Bowls Championships. [3] and twice an indoor Welsh triples champion. [4] She was also the inaugural winner of the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1972. [5]
Robert Arthur Weale, is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowls player. Weale is originally from Presteigne and was educated at John Beddoes School, but now lives in Hereford. In 2022, he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of fame.
Janet Ackland (1938–2019) was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.
Anthony Allcock is an English bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England, he is considered to be one of the leading bowlers of his generation and was twice world outdoor singles champion and three times World Indoor Singles Champion.
Ellen Marie Falkner is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. Falkner was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to lawn bowls.
Darren William Burnett is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
John Haydn Price is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler and current bowls commentator.
Margaret Johnson MBE is a former Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler.
Laura Daniels is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler.
Mary Price was an English international lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
Wynne Richards is a former male international lawn and indoor bowler.
Jason John Greenslade is a Welsh international indoor and lawn bowler. After moving to Guernsey in 2022 he later represented them in competition.
This page is about the IIBC Championships. For the World Bowls Tour, see World Indoor Bowls Championships.
Elizabeth 'Betty' Mary Morgan MBE is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. She was appointed an MBE in 2005.
John Russell Evans is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.
Margaret Pomeroy is a Welsh former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor.
Senga McCrone (1934–2020) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.
Ross Owen is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.
Gwynfryn ('Gwyn') Evans is a former Welsh international lawn bowls player.
The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, from England, Scotland, Wales, a combined Ireland, and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did not start until 1977.
David Harding is a Welsh international lawn bowler and indoor.
