Joan Ricketts

Joan Ricketts
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubBailey Park BC, Abergavenny
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh fours

Joan Ricketts is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Biography

Ricketts represented the Welsh team[2] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[3] and was part of the fours team, with Linda Parker, Linda Evans and Rita Jones that won the gold medal.[4][5]

Ricketts was twice champion of Wales at the Welsh National Bowls Championships, winning the triples in 1983 and the pairs in 1984, both while a member of the Bailey Park Bowls Club in Abergavenny.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Joan Ricketts profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Edinburg ahoy!". South Wales Daily Post. 20 June 1986. p. 55. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Wales Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Super bowl". wales online.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 47–252. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  7. ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.