Harry Reston Explained

Harry Reston
Nationality:Scottish
Birth Date:1913 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Mid Calder, West Lothian
Death Date:1989 (aged 75-76)
Death Place:Whitburn, West Lothian
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Deans BC
Bainfield BC
and Linlithgow County

Henry Reston known as Harry Reston (1913-1989) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

He 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 Bert Thomson at the event.[3] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]

He was part of the Scottish team that won the Leonard Cup in 1972 and won a silver medal in the fours.[5]

Reston also won the 1978 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
  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.
  5. Book: Newby, Donald. Bowls Yearbook. 1991. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  6. News: For Harry Reston the final glory . 11 August 1978 . West Lothian Courier . 17 April 2021. 28 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription .