Joseph Black (bowls) explained

Joseph Watson Black
Nationality:	Scottish
Birth Date:	c. 1909
Death Date:	c. 1988 (aged 79)
Club:	Sanquhar BC

Joseph Watson Black (c. 1909–c. 1988) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

He won two silver medals in the singles and fours at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth with Thomas Hamill, William Moore and Michael Purdon.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He holds the Scottish National Men's Singles Championship record equally with Robert Sprot, David Dall and Darren Burnett, with three titles which he won in 1958, 1959 and 1962.^{[5] [6]}

Trade

He was a miner by trade being the pit deputy at the Fauld Hill Pit in Dumfries and Galloway.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Web site: profile. Bowls tawa.
3. Web site: Commonwealth Games Medallists. GBR Athletics.
4. Web site: Team Scotland Commonwealth Games Medallists. Team Scotland.
5. News: Harry Reston beaten in semi final . 8 August 1958 . West Lothian Courier . 17 April 2021. 12 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. News: Bowling . 14 August 1959 . Wishaw Press . 17 April 2021. 14 . The British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
7. Web site: J Watson Black of Sanquhar. Future Museum. 17 April 2021.