Samuel Jones (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | {British (English) |
| Born | 20 January 1867 Battersea, London, England |
| Died | 15 November 1944 (aged 77) Coulsdon, London, England |
| Occupation | Plumber/Builder |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Croydon BC |
Samuel Jones (20 January 1867 – 15 November 1944) was a bowls international from England who competed at the British Empire Games.[1]
Bowls career
In 1937 Jones was selected for a tour of New Zealand and Australia, which culminated in the Empire Games.[2]
Jones represented England[3] in the 1938 British Empire Games at Sydney, in the pairs event[4] and finished in fourth place with Ronald Weeks.[5][6][7]
In 1935 he won the Surrey county pairs title with C E Cramp bowling for Croydon Bowls Club.[8]
Personal life
He was a plumber/builder by trade.[9]
References
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 23–32. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "The Empire Games British bowlers for tour". Belfast Telegraph. 18 October 1937. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Lawn Bowls Pairs - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Lawn Bowls pairs - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 8 Feb. 1938, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 9 Feb. 1938, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Past Pairs winners". Surrey County Bowling Association.
- ^ "Samuel Jones". Ancestry.co.uk.