William Kent (bowls)

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William Kent
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubWattstown BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
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William G. Kent was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Kent was a member of the Wattstown Bowling Club in Wattstown in the Rhondda Valley. [1] In 1933, he was runner-up in the Ernest Orr Cup. [2]

He was part of the Wattstown quartet [3] that won the 1934 Welsh national title in the rinks. [4] [5] By virtue of winning the 1934 national rinks, he was selected for the 1934 British Empire Games in London the following month. [6] [7]

He subsequently represented the 1934 Welsh Empire team [8] in the fours/rinks event, with Michael Manweiler, Isaac Rees and R Williams. [9]

In 1935 he took part in the international trial matches. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 454-455.
  2. ↑ "Bowls" . Western Mail. 1 November 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 51. ISBN   0-85112-414-3.
  4. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 210. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  6. ↑ "P. Holloway wins W.B.A Title" . Western Mail. 28 July 1934. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Swansea Pair to Play in the Empire Games" . South Wales Daily Post. 28 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Trials team for Cardiff game" . South Wales Daily Post. 12 June 1935. Retrieved 28 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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