Tom Griffiths (bowls)

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Tom Griffiths
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born
Wales
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubAbergavenny BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1961fours
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1960fours

Tom Griffiths was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games). [1]

Biography

Griffiths was a member of the Abergavenny Bowling Club. [2]

In 1960 the Abergavenny quartet of Griffiths, Albert Evans, Lynn Probert and Claude Stephens won the national fours title at the Welsh Championships. [3] Subsequently, the four then won British Isles Bowls Championships in 1961. [4]

Griffiths represented the 1962 Welsh team [5] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia [6] in the pairs event and the fours/rinks event, with Albert Evans, Lynn Probert and Claude Stephens, [7] where the team finished in fifth place. [8] [9]

References

  1. "Abergavenny Bowls Club goes misty eyed at a little blast". Abergavenny Chronicle. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. "Forging Ahead" . Western Mail. 27 August 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 210. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  4. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 53. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  5. "The Family Affair" . Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  7. "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  8. "Shock Defeat for England Bowlers" . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 20 November 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Wales in front after 7th round" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 26 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.