John Cobley Explained

John Cobley
Birth Date:	7 September 1872
Birth Place:	Camberwell, Victoria
Death Place:	Parkes, New South Wales
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Parkes BC

John Cobley (1872–1958), was an Australian lawn bowls international who competed in the 1950 British Empire Games.^[1]

Bowls career

At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the fours event with his brother James Cobley, Len Knight and Charles Cordaiy.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He was the 1949 Australian National Bowls Championships rinks (fours) winner, bowling with the same trio and for the Parkes Bowls Club in New South Wales.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GRB Athletics.
3. Web site: Profile. Bowls Tawa.
4. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
5. Book: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).