Pip Branfield Explained

Pip Branfield
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:1952
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Clevedon BC

Philip 'Pip' J Branfield (born 1952) is a former English international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Branfield became a National champion in 1984 when he won the national Championship triples for Clevedon and Somerset.[1] The winning team consisted of his father Len Branfield and Gordon James. A second national title arrived 24 years later when he was part of the fours team that won the 2008 National title; remarkably the team included his son James Branfield in addition to Darren Mason and John Hick, which meant he had been a National champion with both his father and son.[2]

He was an England international from 1979 until 1991.[3]

He was selected for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[4] [5] and was a team manager for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Family

His daughter is England international bowler Stef Branfield.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bowls . Bristol Evening Post . 22 August 1984 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
  3. Web site: International and National Honours from 1914-2009 -Somerset County BA. Somerset Bowls Association.
  4. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
  5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. Web site: Lawn Bowls: Bronze consolation for triples teams. Team England.
  7. Web site: Wood floors golden Eagles. York Press. 3 September 2021.