Bernie Williams (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | Pontymister Welfare BC |
A. Bernie Williams is a former Welsh lawn bowler who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Williams bowled for the Pontymister Welfare Bowls Club[1] and in 1957 won the Welsh National Bowls Championships singles title.[2][3] The 1957 success led to his selection for the British Commonwealth and Empire Games qualification tournament in Cardiff, which he subsequently won.[4]
He then represented the Welsh team[5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the singles event,[6][7] and finished in ninth place, despite suffering from ill-health.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Singles champion". Western Mail. 26 August 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 456.
- ^ "Games place for Bernie". Western Mail. 28 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 31. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "It looks like a bowls treat". Daily News (London). 18 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Percy Baker too good for Bernie Williams". Daily News (London). 23 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 17 October 2025 – via The British Newspaper Archive.