Bobby Stenhouse

Robert Hastie Stenhouse (1924-1990) was an England international lawn and indoor bowls competitor.[1]

Bobby Stenhouse
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1924-12-16)16 December 1924
Tynemouth
Died4 April 1990(1990-04-04) (aged 65)
Wellingborough
Sport
SportBowls
ClubWellingborough Town BC

Bowls career

He captained England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy) and four years later represented England at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in the fours event.[2]

He won the 1963 fours title at the England Men's National Championships when bowling for Wellingborough Town BC.[3]

During the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, he was the England team manager and was also an indoor international from 1968-1972.[3]

Personal life

He took up bowls with his father in 1947 and was married in 1953.[3]

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References

  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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