Ted Hayward
English lawn bowls player (1924–2022)
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Edward "Ted" Henry Hayward (26 September 1924 – 28 October 2022) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1924 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 October 2022 (aged 98) Worthing, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Paddington BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Life and career
Hayward was born in London on 26 September 1924. A works foreman by trade, he first played bowls in Hyde Park during 1961 before becoming the Middlesex champion.[3] His brothers Stan and George were both significant bowlers.[2] Originally he bowled for Maida Vale BC before joining Paddington BC in 1966. He made his international debut for England in 1967.[2]
Hayward won a gold medal in the fours with Norman King, Cliff Stroud and Peter Line at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[4][5] He competed in the fours event at the Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games finishing in fifth place.[6]
In 1977, he joined Shadwell BC before moving to Century BC in Wembley, where he was working in a carburettor factory in Stanmore. At county level he played 84 times for Middlesex before moving to Sussex in 1988.[2]
Personal life and death
Hayward lived in Worthing, West Sussex.[7]
Hayward died in Worthing on 28 October 2022, at the age of 98.[8][2]