Frances Whyte Explained

Frances Whyte
Nationality:	Scottish

Frances Whyte is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

Whyte won a gold medal in the fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. Seven years later she won two more golds in both the triples and the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.^[2] She also competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1986^[3] and in 1994 alongside Sarah Gourlay.

In 1993 she won the fours gold medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships.^{[4] [5]} Two years later she repeated the success winning the fours gold again in Durban.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. 1990. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
2. Web site: Profile. Bowls Tawa.
3. News: Results from the Commonwealth Games Yesterday . 3 November 2023 . Birmingham Evening Mail . 28 July 1986.
4. News: 'Shaw strikes gold'. 25 October 1993 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 28 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
5. News: 'Guernsey finally falter. 1 November 1993 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 21 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
6. News: Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'. 24 April 1995 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 21 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
7. News: 'For the Record' (1995). 1 May 1995 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 32 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .