Pip Branfield

Pip Branfield

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	1952 Bristol, England
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Clevedon BC
Medal record Representing   England British Isles Championships 1985 triples

Philip 'Pip' J Branfield (born 1952) is a former English international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Branfield became a National champion in 1984 when he won the national Championship triples for Clevedon and Somerset. ^[1] The winning team consisted of his father Len Branfield and Gordon James. A second national title arrived 24 years later when he was part of the fours team that won the 2008 National title; remarkably the team included his son James Branfield in addition to Darren Mason and John Hick, which meant he had been a National champion with both his father and son. ^[2]

He was an England international from 1979 until 1991. ^[3]

He was selected for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland ^{[4] [5]} and was a team manager for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. ^[6]

Family

His daughter is England international bowler Stef Branfield. ^[7]

References

1. "Bowls" . Bristol Evening Post. 22 August 1984. Retrieved 22 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Past Records". Bowls England.
3. "International and National Honours from 1914-2009 -Somerset County BA". Somerset Bowls Association.
4. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "Lawn Bowls: Bronze consolation for triples teams". Team England.
7. "Wood floors golden Eagles". York Press. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2021.