Alex Lightbody Explained

Alex Lightbody (born 1966) is an international lawn bowler, who has represented Ireland (combined) and Northern Ireland at international level.

Bowls career

Lightbody won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 1992.^[2] Trailing in the final against Gary McCloy 14–9, he came back to secure a 21–15 victory. In doing so he became the first Bangor bowler since Billy Tate to win the title.^[3]

The 1992 Irish title qualified him for the 1993 British Isles Bowls Championships and he subsequently won the singles held in Worthing ^[4] becoming the first Irish winner since David Corkill in 1980.^[5]

Other titles

• Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) singles title: 1992^[6]
• Northern Ireland Bowls Association (NIBA) fours title: 1983^[7]

European ranking

Lightbody has a Professional Bowls Association European ranking of 96 in 2021.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Lightbody claims singles title." Times, 7 July 1993, p. 36. Times Digital Archives.
2. Web site: IBA Singles winners. Irish Bowling Association.
3. News: Lightbody ends Bangor famine . 6 September 1992. Sunday Life . 31 August 2021. 63 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
4. Web site: Previous Winners. British Isles Bowls Council.
5. News: 'Lightbody claims singles title' . 7 July 1993 . The Times . 21 April 2021. 36 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
6. Web site: Past Winners – Open Singles. NIBA. 31 August 2021.
7. Web site: Past-Winners-Fours . NIBA. 6 November 2021 .
8. Web site: european-ranking-list. Professional Bowls Association. 5 September 2021.