John Bettles
British lawn bowler
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John Harris Bettles (1907–1983) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]
NationalityBritish (English)
Born30 March 1907
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Died30 April 1983 (aged 76)
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
ClubRaunds Methodists BC
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1907 Raunds, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1983 (aged 76) Raunds, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Raunds Methodists BC Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||
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Bowls career
He won a gold medal for the England team[3] in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Scadgell and Walter Phillips.[4][5][6]
Personal life
He took up bowls in 1931 and was shoe and boot operative by trade.[7]
