| Wayne Willgress | |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Mulbarton, Norfolk, England |
| Sport: | Lawn & indoor bowls |
| Club: | Norfolk BC (indoors & outdoors) |
Wayne Willgress (born 1988) in Mulbarton, Norfolk, is an English male lawn and indoor bowler.[1] [2]
Willgress was an England Junior international and was the National triples champion in 2007 and singles runner-up in 2012 during the Men's National Championships.[3] [4]
He knocked out the world number one Greg Harlow to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship. Willgress reached the quarter-finals of Men's Singles at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship but he and his quarter final opponent Perry Martin were both forced to withdraw following a positive Coronavirus test.[5]
In 2021, he won the pairs National title with John Tufts.[6] Two years later, he won another national title at the 2023 Bowls England National Finals, partnering his wife Rebecca in the mixed pairs.[7]
His wife is England international Rebecca Willgress, formerly Rebecca Field.[8]