Roy Jones (bowls)

Roy Jones
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1904[1]
Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCwmbran BC

A. Roy Jones (1904 – date of death unknown) was an international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Jones was a member of the Cwmbran Bowls Club and was runner-up in the rinks at the Welsh National Bowls Championships in 1962.[2][3]

At the age of 66,[1] Jones represented the Welsh team,[4] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5] He participated in the fours competition with Harry Thompson, Aeron John and Bill Pattimore,[6][7] finishing in fifth place.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Greulling days on the greens". Evening News (London). 13 July 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 49–52. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 207–211. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. ↑ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 23–33. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  8. ↑ "Bowls". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 July 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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