Lyn Perkins Explained

Lyn Perkins
Nationality:British (Welsh)
Club:Tonypandy BC
Gelli Park BC

Lyn Perkins is a Welsh former international lawn and indoor bowler and coach.[1]

Biography

He won a silver medal in the pairs with Spencer Wilshire at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.[2] [3] He is a three times Welsh National Champion, winning the pairs with Wilshire in 1975, 1978 and 1980, when bowling for the Tonypandy Bowls Club.[4]

With Spencer Wilshire, he was British champion in the pairs three times in 1976, 1979 and 1981.[5]

He was the coach for the lawn bowls team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
  2. Book: Newby, Donald. Bowls Yearbook 91. 1991. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GBR Athletics.
  4. Web site: History. Welsh Bowls. 29 April 2021.
  5. News: Spencer can spark win . Daily Mirror . 2 August 1979 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Melbourne06: Wales set target. 23 February 2006 . Wales Online.