Mal Hughes Explained

Mal Hughes
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1932 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Hartlepool, England
Death Place:Middlesbrough, England
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Eldon Grove BC

Malcolm 'Mal' Hughes (1932-2008) was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championships

Hughes won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Cup) at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock, David Bryant, Jimmy Hobday and John Bell.[1] [2]

Commonwealth Games

Hughes competed for England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the fours.[3] [4]

National

He was the national pairs champion with George Turley at the 1983 National Championships bowling for Eldon Grove BC of Durham.[5] [6]

Personal life

Hughes was the manager of Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club up until the time he died in 2008.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Bowls Champions. Burnside Bowling Club.
  2. Book: Newby, Donald. Bowls Yearbook 91. 1991. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  3. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. News: Games pair in Masters . Belfast Telegraph . 23 May 1978 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
  6. News: Family affair . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 18 August 1983 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Family's tribute to bowls hero Mal. Hartelpool Mail.