Alex McIntosh (bowls) explained

Alex McIntosh
Birth Date:24 May 1936
Sport:Lawn and indoor bowls
Club:Newbattle BC
Midlothian IBC

Alex McIntosh (1936-2008) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championships

At the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing McIntosh won a silver medal in the fours and a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). Eight years later he won two more medals when winning silver in the fours and a bronze in the team event at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.

Commonwealth Games

McIntosh won three Commonwealth Games medals; a silver in the 1970 Fours, gold medal in the 1974 Pairs and silver in the 1978 Pairs. McIntosh was the standard bearer at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[1]

National

McIntosh began bowling in 1955 and won his first international cap in 1962.[2] His indoor club was Midlothian and outdoor club was Newbattle. He earned a total of 54 caps.

He won the 1968 fours title and two pairs titles (1973 & 1985) at the Scottish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Newbattle Bowls Club.[3]

Personal life

He was nicknamed "Big Tosh" and was an engineer at Lady Victoria Colliery. He was educated at Newtongrange Primary School and Newbattle Secondary.[4] McIntosh died on 16 August 2008 aged 72.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. 1987. Telegraph Publications. 0-86367-220-5.
  3. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. Web site: Bowls: Newbattle legend McIntosh to be honoured by plaque. The Scotsman.
  5. Web site: Alex McIntosh. Herald Scotland.