George Niven (bowls)

George Niven
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1879 (1879)
Ladhope, Scotland
Died1949 (aged 69–70)
Galashiels, Scotland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubAbbotsford BC, Galashiels
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
National Championships
1933 pairs

George Begbie Niven (1879 – 1949) was a Scottish Lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1]

Bowls career

Niven was a member of Abbotsford Bowling Club of Galashiels and was a woollen pattern weaver, living at 46 Douglas Place in Galashiels.[2] In 1933, partnering his older brother Alex Niven,[3] they won the inaugural Scottish National Bowls Championships pairs title.[4][5][6]

He represented the Scottish team[7] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England.[8] He competed in the pairs event with Alex Niven,[9] where they finished in fifth place.[10]

In 1936 he was elected as vice-president of the Gala Abbotsford Bowling Club.[11]

References

  1. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ^ "The Scottish Team". The Scotsman. 8 June 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Three pictures". Daily Record. 7 August 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Scottish Bowling Titles". The Scotsman. 7 August 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  6. ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  7. ^ "The Scottish Team". The Scotsman. 8 June 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Selected Bowling Teams". Daily Record. 8 June 1934. p. 24. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  11. ^ "Galashiels". Southern Reporter. 19 March 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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