Cecil Curran
Irish Lawn bowls player
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Cecil Curran was a Lawn bowls international from Northern Ireland who competed at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games).[1][2]
NationalityNorthern Irish
SportLawn bowls
ClubOrmeau BC
Shaftesbury BC
Shaftesbury BC
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Biography
Curran started bowling in 1927 for the Ormeau club.[3] He represented the 1934 Northern Irish Team[4] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, participating in the rinks (fours) event with Charlie Clawson, George Watson and Percy Watson[5] and won the silver medal.[6][7]
He bowled for the Shaftesbury Bowls Club in Belfast[1] and was twice National pairs champion with Charlie Clawson in 1932 and 1939.[8][9]
Curran played 50 times for Ireland.[10]