Pip Branfield
British lawn bowler
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Philip 'Pip' J Branfield (born 1952) is a former English international lawn bowler.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) Bristol, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Clevedon BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Branfield became a National champion in 1984 when he won the national Championship triples for Clevedon and Somerset.[1] The winning team consisted of his father Len Branfield and Gordon James. A second national title arrived 24 years later when he was part of the fours team that won the 2008 National title; remarkably the team included his son James Branfield in addition to Darren Mason and John Hick, which meant he had been a National champion with both his father and son.[2]
He was an England international from 1979 until 1991.[3]
He was selected for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[4][5] and was a team manager for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Family
His daughter is England international bowler Stef Branfield.[7]