Jimmy Dennison
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| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Banbridge BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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James "Jimmy" Dennison is a former international lawn bowler from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
Dennison was a member of the Banbridge Bowls Club[2] and made his international debut in 1959.[3]
In 1967 he was part of the four that won the Irish National Bowls Championships[4][5] and subsequently qualified to represent Ireland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, where they won the triples title.[6]
He represented Ireland at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the triples and fours.[7]
Dennison represented the Northern Irish team at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[8] where he competed in the fours event, with Gerry Sloan, Jim Craig and Jimmy Donnelly.[9]
Dennison earned his 50th cap in 1976[10] and went on to earn 60 caps in total.[11]
References
- ^ "Northern Ireland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "Jimmy Dennison - one of Banbridges's top skips". Belfast Telegraph. 24 August 1973. p. 26. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Congratulations to Jimmy Dennison". Banbridge Chronicle. 5 June 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 139–141. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "Christchurch contenders". Belfast Telegraph. 6 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Jimmy Dennison's 50th cap". Banbridge Chronicle. 16 January 1976. p. 10. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History". Northern Ireland Bowls Association. Retrieved 2 January 2026.