James Morrison (bowls)

James Morrison
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubStrathaven BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1934 London rinks (fours)

James P. Morrison was a Scottish Lawn bowls international who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1][2]

Bowls career

Morrison was a member of the Strathaven Bowls Club.[3]

At the 1934 British Empire Games[4] he won the bronze medal in the rinks (fours) event with William Lowe, Charles Tait and James Brown.[5][6][7]

He was a Scottish international from 1927 to 1935.[8]

References

  1. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Bowling Notes". Belfast News-Letter. 18 July 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "The Scottish Team". The Scotsman. 8 June 1934. p. 15. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  6. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  7. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  8. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 440.