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Albert Evans (bowls)

Albert Evans
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born(1902-06-01)1 June 1902
Glascote, England
Died11 May 1977(1977-05-11) (aged 74)
Abergavenny, Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBailey Park BC
Abergavenny BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 fours
National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1945 pairs
Gold medal – first place 1951 singles
Gold medal – first place 1953 pairs
Gold medal – first place 1960 fours
Gold medal – first place 1961 singles

Albert Edward Evans (11 June 1902 – 11 May 1977), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Evans lived in Westgarth, Rholben Road and by profession was described as a master window cleaner. He was a member of the Bailey Park Bowling Club and then the Abergavenny Bowling Club.[1]

In 1945, partnering W. H. Evans for the Bailey Park Bowling Club, the pair won the Welsh National Bowls Championships title[2] and Evans subsequently made his Welsh international debut in 1950.[3] He then won the singles championship of Wales in 1951[4][5] and the pairs championship with Claude Stephens in 1953.[6]

In 1960 the Abergavenny quartet of Evans, Stephens, Tom Griffiths and Lynn Probert won the national fours title at the Welsh Championships[7] and Evans won his fifth national title in 1961, winning the singles again. Subsequently, the four then won British Isles Bowls Championships in 1961.[8]

Evans represented the 1962 Welsh team[9] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia[10] in the singles event and the fours/rinks event, with Tom Griffiths, Lynn Probert and Claude Stephens,[11] finishing fifth.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Abergavenny Bowls Club goes misty eyed at a little blast". Abergavenny Chronicle. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 453.
  3. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 457.
  4. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 452.
  5. ^ "llandrindod Wells Cup for Abergavenny bowler". Western Mail (Welsh Edition). 25 June 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 453.
  7. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 210. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  9. ^ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  11. ^ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Shock Defeat for England Bowlers". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 20 November 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Wales in front after 7th round". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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