Daisy Fraser

Daisy Fraser
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubDonaghadee BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 pairs
Representing  Northern Ireland
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 1977 pairs
Gold medal – first place 1979 pairs

Daisy Fraser is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Fraser was a member of the Donaghadee Bowls Club.[1] She was the pairs champion of Ireland with Nan Allely in 1977 and 1979 at the Irish National Bowls Championships[2][3] and subsequently became the British champion after winning the 1978 pairs at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[4]

Fraser represented the Northern Irish team[5] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[6] where he competed in the triples event,[7] with Eileen Bell and Nan Allely.[8]

Fraser also bowled indoors and was a British Isles pairs champion.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton". Belfast Telegraph. 28 August 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  5. ^ "Agression key to medal trail". Ireland's Saturday Night. 25 September 1982. p. 5. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  9. ^ "Confidence in the Irish camp". Belfast News-Letter. 27 February 1978. p. 11. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.