Bert Thomson (bowls) explained

Bert Thomson
Club:Deans-Livingston Station BC
and West Lothian

Robert Thomson (born 1927) is a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Thomson competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet and Harry Reston at the event.[3] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa. 2016-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531113209/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2388. 2016-05-31. dead.
  2. Book: Ampol Petroleum Ltd. First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. 1966. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  3. Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.