The Greechans Explained

The Greechans are a family of bowls players from Jersey. Both Lindsey Greechan and Thomas Greechan, compete both indoor and outdoor, as does their daughter Chloe Greechan and son Taylor Greechan. Thomas, Lindsey and Helen (Thomas' late mother) are all British champions while Thomas, Lindsey and Chloe have all won the IIBC Championships on at least one occasion each.^[1] Lindsey, Thomas and Helen have also represented Jersey at the Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Bowls Profiles

Lindsey Greechan

See main article: Lindsey Greechan.

Thomas Greechan

See main article: Thomas Greechan.

Chloe Greechan

See main article: Chloe Greechan.

Helen Greechan

Helen Greechan
Nationality:	British (Jersey)
Death Date:	28 December 2020^[3]
Club:	Jersey BC

Helen Russell Greechan represented Jersey in the women's triples at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and has won the 2014 pairs title at the British Isles Women's Bowls Championships.^[4]

Titles and finals

	Championship	Event	Year	Result	Ref
Lindsey Greechan	IIBC Championships (WIBC)	Ladies U25 Singles	2002		^[5]
			2004, 2006	Runner-up	^[6] ^[7]
		U25 Mixed Pairs	2004, 2005	Runner-up	^[8]
		Ladies Singles	2014	Runner-up	^[9] ^[10]
	Atlantic Rim Games	Women's Fours	2007		^[11]
	British Isles Bowls Championships	Ladies Singles	2008		^[12] ^[13] ^[14]
			2013	Runner-up	^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
		Ladies Triples	2011	Runner-up	^[18]
			2013
	British Isles Indoor Championships (BIWIBC)	Ladies U25 Singles	2003, 2004	Runner-up	^[19] ^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
		Ladies Pairs	2011	Runner-up	^[23]
		Ladies Fours	2014	Runner-up	^[24]
	Channel Islands Outdoor Championships	Ladies Singles	2007		^[25]
		Ladies Triples	2009, 2010, 2012, 2015		^[26]
		Open U35 Singles	2004		^[27] ^[28]
		Mixed Pairs	2004, 2005		^[29]
		Open Pairs	2004
		Open Fours	2004
	Channel Islands Indoor Championships	Ladies U25 Singles	2004, 2006		^[30] ^[31] ^[32] ^[33]
			2005	Runner-up	^[34] ^[35]
		Ladies Triples	2005
			2004, 2006, 2007	Runner-up	^[36]
		Ladies Fours	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007	Runner-up	^[37]
		Ladies Pairs	2007	Runner-up
	Jersey Outdoor Championships (BJA)	Ladies Sets Singles	2005, 2006, 2008		^[38] ^[39] ^[40]
		Ladies Singles	2007, 2008, 2012, 2013		^[41]
		Ladies Pairs	2008		^[42]
		Ladies Triples	2009, 2010, 2012, 2015		^[43]
		Ladies Champion of Champions	2014		^[44]
	Jersey Indoor Championships (JIBA)	Ladies Singles	2005, 2008, 2013	Runner-up	^[45] ^[46] ^[47] ^[48]
		Ladies Triples	2005, 2006		^[49] ^[50]
		Ladies Fours	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005		^[51]
Thomas Greechan	World Champion of Champions (WB)	Men's Singles	2011		^[52] ^[53]
	Atlantic Rim Games	Men's Fours	2007	Runner-up
	British Isles Indoor Championships (BIIBC)	Men's Fours	2010, 2012		^[54] ^[55] ^[56]
	Channel Islands Outdoor Championships	Men's Singles	1999, 2007		^[57]
		Men's Pairs	2000, 2002		^[58]
		Men's U25 Singles	2000		^[59]
		Men's Fours	2002, 2004, 2010, 2014		^[60]
		Men's Triples	2005		^[61]
	Channel Islands Indoor Championships	Men's Pairs	2004	Runner-up
		Men's Triples	2006
			2004	Runner-up
		Men's Fours	2004, 2006
	Jersey Outdoor Championships (BJA)	U25 Men's Singles	1996, 1998, 2000, 2001		^[62]
		Men's Pairs	2000, 2002		^[63]
		Men's Weekend Singles	2000		^[64]
		Men's Fours	2002, 2004, 2010, 2014		^[65]
		Men's Triples	2005		^[66]
		Men's Sets Singles	2005, 2011		^[67]
		Men's Singles	2007, 2008, 2010		^[68]
Chloe Greechan	IIBC Championships (WIBC)	Mixed Pairs	2016		^[69]
	Channel Islands Indoor Championships	Women's Pairs	2023		^[70]
	Channel Islands Outdoor Championships	Open Novices Singles	2015		^[71]
	Jersey Outdoor Championships (BJA)	Open Pairs	2013		^[72]
		U18 Open Pairs	2013, 2014		^[73]
		Novices Singles	2015		^[74]
		Mixed Pairs	2015	Runners-up
Lindsey &<br />Thomas Greechan	IIBC Championships (WIBC)	Mixed Pairs	2008	Runners-up^[75] ^[76]	^[77]
	Channel Islands Outdoor Championships	Open Fours	2005	Runners-up
		Mixed Pairs	2012		^[78]
	Jersey Outdoor Championships (BJA)	Mixed Pairs	2012		^[79]
Lindsey &<br />Chloe Greechan	Jersey Outdoor Championships (BJA)	Ladies Triples	2015
Thomas &<br />Chloe Greechan	IIBC Championships (WIBC)	Mixed Pairs	2015		^[80] ^[81]

Notes and References

1. Web site: IIBC/WIBC Senior Championships. IIBC.
2. Web site: Athletes and Results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. Web site: Familt Notices. Jersey Evening Post. 2 June 2021.
4. News: Jersey's women win British Isles titles at Les Creux. BBC Sport.
5. Web site: WIBC PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS AND FINALISTS . WIBC . 5 July 2013.
6. News: Bowls:Tie-break heartache for Greechan . . 1 November 2004 . 4 December 2015.
7. News: Tie-break woe for Greechan . . 30 October 2006 . 4 December 2015.
8. News: Other Sport . . 7 November 2005 . 4 December 2015.
9. News: Greechan falls at final hurdle . . 4 April 2014 . 24 November 2015.
10. News: Greechan falls at final hurdle . . 4 April 2015 . 4 December 2015.
11. News: Jersey team's World Bowls bid in New Zealand . . 5 January 2008 . 1 December 2015.
12. Web site: Greechan is number one in Britain . . 16 June 2008 . 23 November 2015.
13. News: Bessell is pleased with start to world title bid . . 2 September 2008 . 23 November 2015.
14. News: British Isles crown for Greechan . . 17 June 2008 . 4 December 2015.
15. Web site: Jersey bowlers win British Isles triples and fours titles . . 20 June 2013 . 24 November 2015.
16. Web site: British Isles Championships Update . Bowls International . 20 June 2013 . 23 November 2015.
17. News: A day to remember! . . 20 June 2013 . 4 December 2015.
18. News: Double hopes dashed . . 21 June 2011 . 4 December 2015.
19. News: Best of British Michelle is feeling just champion . . 18 March 2003 . 23 November 2015.
20. News: Final blow for Greechan . . 15 March 2004 . 4 December 2015.
21. News: Bowls: Greechan can cope with final disappointment . . 16 March 2004 . 4 December 2015.
22. News: MacDonald (16) lifts British Isles bowls trophy . . 20 March 2007 . 4 December 2015.
23. Web site: BIIBC/BIWIBC Competitors 2011 . BIIBC . 23 November 2015.
24. Web site: BIIBC/BIWIBC Competitors 2014 . BIIBC . 23 November 2015.
25. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP - SINGLES Ladies . BJA . 24 November 2015.
26. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLES Ladies . BJA . 24 November 2015.
27. News: Bowls: Greechan in a class of her own . . 5 April 2004 . 4 December 2015.
28. News: Weekend sport . . 5 April 2004 . 4 December 2015.
29. News: Other Sport . . 18 April 2005 . 4 December 2015.
30. News: Weekend sport in brief . . 12 January 2004 . 1 December 2015.
31. News: CI Bowls: Jersey down to treble chance . . 15 January 2004 . 1 December 2015.
32. News: Jersey's men take the lion's share . . 9 January 2006 . 4 December 2015.
33. News: Three out of four CI bowls titles for teenager . . 12 January 2006 . 4 December 2015.
34. News: Weekend sport in brief . . 10 January 2005 . 4 December 2015.
35. News: CI Bowls: Double joy for Lowery . . 11 January 2005 . 4 December 2015.
36. News: Jersey suffer rub of the Greens in CI finals . . 11 January 2007 . 4 December 2015.
37. Web site: Inspired Donaldson wins place at British champs . Guernsey Press . 12 January 2006 . 23 November 2015.
38. Web site: Ladies Sets Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
39. News: Weekend sport in brief . . 29 August 2006 . 4 December 2015.
40. News: Greechan hat-trick . . 29 August 2008 . 4 December 2015.
41. Web site: Ladies National Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
42. Web site: Ladies National Pairs Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
43. Web site: Ladies National Triples Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
44. Web site: Ladies Champion of Champions Winner . BJA . 24 November 2015.
45. News: Weekend sports round-up . . 5 December 2005 . 4 December 2015.
46. News: On top of the worlds . . 7 December 2005 . 4 December 2015.
47. News: Brother and sister act lift bowls singles titles . . 5 December 2008 . 4 December 2015.
48. News: A real family affair at bowls . . 18 December 2013 . 4 December 2015.
49. News: Weekend sport round-up . . 12 December 2005 . 4 December 2015.
50. News: Weekend sport in brief . . 11 December 2006 . 4 December 2015.
51. News: Skippy bounces back to win pairs . . 8 December 2005 . 4 December 2015.
52. Web site: NEW World Bowls Ltd rankings . Bowls International . 24 November 2011 . 23 November 2015.
53. Web site: Thomas McGreechan . Bowls Titles of the World . 23 November 2015.
54. Web site: British bowls title for Jersey's fours . . 17 March 2010 . 24 November 2015.
55. Web site: B.I.I.B.C. /B.I.W.I.B.C. Championships 2010. . BIIBC . 23 November 2015.
56. Web site: BIIBC/BIWIBC Competitors 2012 . BIIBC . 23 November 2015.
57. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES Men . BJA . 24 November 2015.
58. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRS Men . BJA . 24 November 2015.
59. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER 25s Men . BJA . 24 November 2015.
60. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP RINKS Men . BJA . 24 November 2015.
61. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLES Men . BJA . 24 November 2015.
62. Web site: Mens National Under 25s Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
63. Web site: Men's National Pairs Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
64. Web site: Mens Weekend Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
65. Web site: Men's National Fours Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
66. Web site: Men's National Triple Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
67. Web site: Mens Sets Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
68. Web site: Mens National Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
69. Web site: WIBC SINGLES & MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 . EIBA . 27 October 2016.
70. Web site: CI champion Merrien ready for return to Potters. Guernsey Press. 2024-06-03.
71. Web site: Open Novice Singles Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
72. Web site: National Open Pairs Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
73. Web site: Junior Under18s Open Pairs . BJA . 24 November 2015.
74. News: Bowls: Rive champion at last, while Camacho retains title . . 26 August 2015 . 4 December 2015.
75. News: Suzanne and Mervyn King win indoor bowls . . 20 April 2008 . 23 November 2015.
76. Web site: Greechans go down in world finals . . 21 April 2008 . 25 November 2015.
77. News: Cruel outcome in World final for Jersey pair . . 21 April 2008 . 4 December 2015.
78. Web site: CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP MIXED PAIRS . BJA . 24 November 2015.
79. Web site: National Mixed Pairs Winners . BJA . 24 November 2015.
80. Web site: Jersey teenager crowned youngest ever World Bowls Champion . . 18 April 2011 . 23 November 2015.
81. News: Bowls: CI bowlers secure world titles . . 18 April 2015 . 23 November 2015.