Jack Bird (bowls)
Jack Bird (born 1997) is an English international indoor bowler.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 1997[1] |
| Sport | |
| Club | Scarborough (indoor) |
Bowls career
In 2013 Bird won the Yorkshire singles and under-25 singles.[1] Five years later in 2018 he became the English indoor champion after winning the National Men's Indoor Singles title defeating Ryan Whitlock 21–10.[3] He subsequently won the British Isles Indoor title the following year which included a final win over multiple world champion Paul Foster.[2][4]
He made his debut at the World Championships during the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship reaching the semi-finals of the open pairs with Stuart Irwin.[5]
Personal life
He is a motor mechanic by trade.[2]
References
- "Yorkshire Bowls Championships - Records tumble to 16-year-old from Scarborough". ITV.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Spalding bowlers help England to second place in British indoor series". Spalding Today. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "BIRD AND GOWER ARE JUST CHAMPION" (PDF). English Indoor Bowls Association. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Scarborough's Jack beats five-time world champion". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Draw and results". World Bowls.
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