Bobby Stenhouse
Robert Hastie Stenhouse (1924-1990) was an England international lawn and indoor bowls competitor.[1]
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| Born | 16 December 1924 Tynemouth | ||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 1990 (aged 65) Wellingborough | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | ||||||||||
| Club | Wellingborough Town BC | ||||||||||
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Bowls career
He captained England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy) and four years later represented England at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in the fours event.[2]
He won the 1963 fours title at the England Men's National Championships when bowling for Wellingborough Town BC.[3]
During the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, he was the England team manager and was also an indoor international from 1968-1972.[3]
Personal life
He took up bowls with his father in 1947 and was married in 1953.[3]
References
- Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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