William Downes Jones
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | Scotland | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Ardrossan BC | |||||||||||
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William Downes Jones also known as Willie Jones,[1] was a Scottish international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Jones was a member of the Ardrossan Bowling Club[2] and first represented Scotland at international level in 1950.[3] Living at Barrie Terrace in Ardrossan, he was a shoemaker by trade and represented Ayrshire at county level, winning singles championship in 1947 and 1950.[4]
He won the 1957 Roseberry Trophy (the Scottish National Bowls Championships in singles).[5][6]
He represented the 1958 Scottish team[7][8] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[9] where he participated in the singles event, just missing out on a medal after finishing fourth.[10]
Jones was part of a bowling family, his brother R. Jones played bowls at district level[11] and his father Dick Jones was still playing bowls at 78 years of age.[12]
References
- ^ "Ayrshire Bowlers Win Titles". Sunday Post. 4 August 1957. p. 26. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Eight City Players in S.B.A. Trials". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 May 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 439.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn). p. 134.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Seven of the best for Cardiff". Belfast News-Letter. 15 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Empire Games Fund at half-way mark". The Scotsman. 4 February 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Bowling". Kilmarnock Standard. 5 July 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Disappointing Final". Edinburgh Evening News. 18 July 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.