John Dobbie (bowls) explained

John Dobbie
Birth Date:1914 8, df=yes
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Glenferrie Hill BC
and Victoria

John Dobbie (1914-2005) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Dobbie started bowling in 1934 for the Glenferrie Hill Bowls Club. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the triples with Don Collins and Athol Johnston and a silver in the fours.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He was club champion 11 times of which his first win in 1947 was against his father in the final.[4]

Family

His father was Frank Dobbie who won the 1927 & 1931 singles titles at the Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the City of Camberwell Bowls Club.[5]

He died in 2005.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Australian Commonwealth Games. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161014133438/http://commonwealthgames.com.au/page/69/by-sports. 2016-10-14.
  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: Bolsover, Godfrey. Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1959. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  6. Web site: John Dobbie - Australian bowls legend dies. The Bowls Network.

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