Willie Murray (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Portrush BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Willie" Murray is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler who competed at the Commonwealth Games..[1]
Biography
Murray started bowling aged just 14[2]
Murray represented the Northern Irish team[3] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[4] where he competed in the fours event,[5] with Michael Dunlop, Jimmy Donnelly and Willie Watson.[6]
Murray was runner-up in the singles at the 1970 Irish National Bowls Championships and went on to win the fours' titles in 1974 and 1980 and the singles and triples' titles in 1975.[7][8]
He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[9]
References
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ Bell, Harry E (1976). 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
- ^ "Seven Up!". Ireland's Saturday Night. 10 June 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Julie (13) for Games". Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.