Chris Ward (bowls) explained

Chris Ward
Birth Date:	1941 12, df=yes ^[1]
Birth Place:	Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Club:	Cromer and District Bowling Club

Christopher C Ward (born 1941) is a England former international lawn bowler.^[2]

Bowls career

Ward won a bronze medal in the pairs with his younger brother David Ward at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.^[3] He had earlier represented England in the pairs, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^{[4] [5]}

In addition he has won four National titles including the singles in 1977^[6] & 1982^{[7] [8]} and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1983.^{[9] [10]}

Family

In addition to his brother David being an international player his sister Jayne Roylance was an international player and national champion.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1941 births. Free BMD.
2. Web site: Chris Ward Profile. Bowls tawa. 2016-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231170204/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2528. 2016-12-31. dead.
3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GBR Athletics.
4. Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.
5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. News: Hufton is defeated . Nottingham Evening Post . 20 August 1977 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 August 2024.
7. News: Printer Chris bowls bonanza . Wolverhampton Express and Star . 21 August 1982 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 August 2024.
8. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
9. Web site: Previous Winners. British Isles Bowls Council. 10 May 2020. 9 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109233329/https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/. dead.
10. Book: Sullivan, Patrick. Guinness Bowls Records. 1986. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-414-3.
11. Web site: Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71. Eastern Daily Press.