Dai Richards (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1926 Llanelli, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brynhyfryd BC (Llanelli, Carms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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David "Dai" Richards (born c.1926), is a former international lawn bowler from Wales, who captained his nation[1] and competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Richards was a member of the Brynhyfryd Bowls Club in Llanelli (Carms)[2] and made his Welsh international debut in 1972.[3]
He won the Welsh National Bowls Championships in the fours in 1971 and 1972[4] and the triples in 1975.[5]
Richards represented the Welsh team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[6] where he competed in the fours event, with Ian Sutherland, Gareth Humphreys and John Russell Evans, just missing the medal rostrum after finishing in fourth place.[7]
After the Welsh national title wins he subsequently qualified to represent Wales at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they won the fours title in 1973.[8] He also skipped the fours at the 1976 British Isles Championships after their national 1975 success.[9]
Richards, a steelworker by profession, also represented Wales at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in South Africa.[10]
References
- ^ "Winton Bowlers Win British Legion Trophy". Irvine Herald. 31 July 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh bowlers". Ireland's Saturday Night. 19 June 1975. p. 28. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 130. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 139–141. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Wales Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Irish eyes are smiling now". Belfast Telegraph. 19 July 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bell, Harry E. (1976). Official World Bowls 1976 book - no ISBN. J.G. Ince and Son, Johannesburg.