Tom Brown (bowls) explained

Tom Brown
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1915
Death Date:1980
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Woking Park BC

Tom Brown (1915-1980), was an England international lawn bowls competitor.[1]

Bowls career

He represented England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[2] He was a member of the triples and fours.[3]

Brown joined Woking Park BC in 1947 and was ten times club champion and three time county champion.[4] In addition he was an indoor international.[5]

Personal life

He was a postman by trade.[5] He has a tournament named after him by his club.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. 1990. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  2. News: World bowls sides fly in for big event . Halifax Evening Courier . 5 October 1966 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2024.
  3. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. Web site: History. Woking Park Bowls Club.
  5. Book: Ampol Petroleum Ltd. First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. 1966. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  6. Web site: Tom Brown - Monday Nights. Woking Park Bowls Club.

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