Finlay McIver
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 1895 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 31 March 1965 (aged 69–70) Inverness, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Inverness Bowls Club |
Finlay Duffus McIver also spelt MacIver (1895 – 31 March 1965), was a Scottish international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).[1]
Biography
McIver attended the Inverness Royal Acdemy[2] and lived at 42 Crown Drive in Inverness[3] and was a member of the Inverness Bowls Club.[4]
He represented the Scottish team[5] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada,[6] where he participated in the fours event, with George Budge, Herbert Morton and John Carswell, finishing in tenth place.[7]
McIver was the senior partner in the family furniture and undertaking business of MacIver and Company. He died in 1965[2] and a lawn bowls competition was named in his honour.[8]
References
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 1230–1234.
- ^ a b "Obituary Mr Finlay D. MacIver". Inverness Courier. 2 April 1965. p. 7. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "25 June 1954, Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal Passenger List on Empress of France". Ancestry. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Nine Scots Bowlers for Canada Tour". Daily Record. 6 February 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Bowls Team". Western Mail. 6 February 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Scotland Vancouver 1954". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "They've done it again". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 11 September 1971. p. 18. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.