William Downes Jones

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William Downes Jones
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born
Scotland
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubArdrossan BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1957singles

William Downes Jones also known as Willie Jones, [1] was a Scottish international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Jones was a member of the Ardrossan Bowling Club [2] and first represented Scotland at international level in 1950. [3] Living at Barrie Terrace in Ardrossan, he was a shoemaker by trade and represented Ayrshire at county level, winning singles championship in 1947 and 1950. [4]

He won the 1957 Roseberry Trophy (the Scottish National Bowls Championships in singles). [5] [6]

He represented the 1958 Scottish team [7] [8] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, [9] where he participated in the singles event, just missing out on a medal after finishing fourth. [10]

Jones was part of a bowling family, his brother R. Jones played bowls at district level [11] and his father Dick Jones was still playing bowls at 78 years of age. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Ayrshire Bowlers Win Titles" . Sunday Post. 4 August 1957. p. 26. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Eight City Players in S.B.A. Trials" . Edinburgh Evening News. 15 May 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 439.
  4. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 134.
  5. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  7. ↑ "Seven of the best for Cardiff" . Belfast News-Letter. 15 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Empire Games Fund at half-way mark" . The Scotsman. 4 February 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  10. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bowling" . Kilmarnock Standard. 5 July 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Disappointing Final" . Edinburgh Evening News. 18 July 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 26 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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