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George Wright (bowls)

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George Wright
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1893-10-28)28 October 1893
Norwich
Died3 April 1949(1949-04-03) (aged 55)
Southampton
OccupationCinema Proprietor
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubSouthern Railway BC, Eastleigh
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1934 London Pairs

George William Arthur Wright (1893–1949) was an English bowls player who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.[1][2]

Bowls career

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At the 1930 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the pairs event with Tommy Hills.[3][4] The pair repeated the success four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games.

He was the 1928 singles National Champion.[5][6]

Personal life

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He was a cinema proprietor at the Variety Theatre, in Eastleigh, by trade and married Jessie Mary Parker, they lived in Upper Bassett, Southampton.[7]

References

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  1. ^ ""The Empire Games." Times, 23 Aug. 1930, p. 4". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 23 August 1930. p. 4.
  2. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  3. ^ "English team success at Emire Games". Rugby Advertiser. 29 August 1930. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  5. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. ^ "Bowls Champion". Hampshire Advertiser. 18 August 1928. Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.