George Wright (bowls) explained

George Wright
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:28 October 1893
Birth Place:Norwich
Death Place:Southampton
Occupation:Cinema Proprietor
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Southern Railway BC, Eastleigh

George William Arthur Wright (1893–1949) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.[1] [2]

Bowls career

At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the pairs event with Tommy Hills.[3] [4] The pair repeated the success four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games.

He was the 1928 singles National Champion.[5] [6]

Personal life

He was a cinema proprietor at the Variety Theatre, in Eastleigh, by trade and married Jessie Mary Parker, they lived in Upper Bassett, Southampton.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: "The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4. The Times . 23 August 1930 . 4 . Times Digital Archives.
  2. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  3. News: English team success at Emire Games . Rugby Advertiser . 29 August 1930 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 August 2024.
  4. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
  5. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
  6. News: Bowls Champion . Hampshire Advertiser . 18 August 1928 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2023.
  7. Web site: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton. Ancestry.co.uk.