William Kent (bowls)

Welsh lawn bowler

NationalityBritish (Welsh)

ClubWattstown BC

William Kent

Personal information

Nationality

British (Welsh)

Sport

Club

Wattstown BC

Medal record

William G. Kent was a Welsh lawn bowls international who competed at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Kent was a member of the Wattstown Bowling Club in Wattstown in the Rhondda Valley.^[1] In 1933, he was runner-up in the Ernest Orr Cup.^[2]

He was part of the Wattstown quartet^[3] that won the 1934 Welsh national title in the rinks.^[4]^[5] By virtue of winning the 1934 national rinks, he was selected for the 1934 British Empire Games in London the following month.^[6]^[7]

In 1935 he took part in the international trial matches.^[10]

References

↑ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 454-455.
↑ "Bowls". Western Mail. 1 November 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 210. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
↑ "P. Holloway wins W.B.A Title". Western Mail. 28 July 1934. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Swansea Pair to Play in the Empire Games". South Wales Daily Post. 28 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Wales London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Empire Games". The Scotsman. 10 August 1934. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Trials team for Cardiff game". South Wales Daily Post. 12 June 1935. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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