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Harold Powell was an English international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Powell was the champion of England in 1958 (singles) and 1975 (triples) and an England international from 1959 until 1970. He represented England several times at the Home Countries' International Championships, including skip.

He represented England in the rinks (fours), at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Norman Hook, Bobby Stenhouse and Cliff Stroud.

He bowled for Farnborough British Legion BC and was a cycle shop manager by trade.

References

1. ^ "Third-Try title". Daily Herald. 23 August 1958. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
3. "National Bowls Championship". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 August 1975. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
5. "Wales win and Irish get reprieve". Belfast Telegraph. 3 July 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Bowls". Cambridge Daily News. 7 February 1970. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
8. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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