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Hugh Andrews

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Hugh Andrews
Personal information
Nationality Wales
CitizenshipLlanelli
Born(1926-01-26)26 January 1926
Sport
ClubBrynhyfryd BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Worthing triples

Hugh S Andrews is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He was capped 27 times by Wales between 1960 and 1972 and was the captain in 1970.[3]

He won the 1971 fours title and 1972 pairs title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Brynhyfryd Bowls Club.[4]

Personal life

He was a civil servant by trade and took up bowls after his discharge from the Royal Air Force in 1947.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Hugh Andrews Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ^ a b Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.