Tom Brown (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 1915 | |||||||||||
| Died | 1980 (aged 64–65) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Woking Park BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Tom Brown (1915-1980), was an England international lawn bowls competitor.[1]
Bowls career
He represented England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[2] He was a member of the triples and fours.[3]
Brown joined Woking Park BC in 1947 and was ten times club champion and three time county champion.[4] In addition he was an indoor international.[5]
Personal life
He was a postman by trade.[5] He has a tournament named after him by his club.[6]
References
- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "World bowls sides fly in for big event". Halifax Evening Courier. 5 October 1966. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "History" (PDF). Woking Park Bowls Club.
- ^ a b Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "Tom Brown - Monday Nights". Woking Park Bowls Club.