Wyn Matthews
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1969 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Graig Merthyr BC Llanelli IBC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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David "Wyn" Matthews (born 7 February 1969) is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Matthews was a member of the Graig Merthyr Bowls Club,[1] making his debut in 1984 at the age of 15 and represented Carmarthenshire aged 17.[2]
Outdoors, he represented Wales at international level from 1991 to 1999[3] and indoors, Matthews played for Llanelli IBC and also represented Wales at international level.[4]
Matthews represented the Welsh team[5] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,[6] where he competed in the fours event, with Jim Hoskins, Phil Rowlands and Dai Wilkins.[7][8]
He was a three-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Bowls Championships, winning the triples in 1990 ans 2023 and the fours in 2014.[9] He subsequently qualified to represent Wales at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning the triples title in 1991.[10]
References
- ^ "Alan jins title hunt". South Wales Daily Post. 28 June 1986. p. 23. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wyn takes his place". South Wales Daily Post. 31 May 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Internationals". Carmarthen County Bowling Association. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Double joy in club's festive ties". Llanelli Star. 8 January 1998. p. 50. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Unlucky Price out of Games". South Wales Echo. 16 July 1994. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
- ^ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.