Alun Thomas (bowls)

Thomas began playing bowls in 1973 with his company's bowls team at British Steel Corporation in Ebbw Vale, where he worked as a spares manager.^[1] He made his international debut for Wales indoors in 1978^[1] and lived in Pennant Street.^[2]

In 1981 representing Wales, he partnered Cliff Williams in the Australian bowls classic in Newcastle^[3] and won a bronze medal.^[4]

Thomas represented the Welsh team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,^[5] where he competed in the fours event, with Jim Morgan, Ray Williams and Cliff Williams. The quartet just missed the medals rostrum after finishing in fourth place.^[6]

The following year he won the 1983 Hoover singles title^[7] and represented Wales at the 1988 World Bowls Championship.^[8]