Sandy Houston
Alexander 'Sandy' Houston (born c. 1894, date of death unknown)[1] was a Canadian international lawn bowler.[2]
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| Born | c. 1894 Torbanlea, Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Club | British Columbia | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Houston was born in Torbanlea, Australia before moving to Scotland in 1902 and then Canada in 1922. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [3] and won a silver medal in the triples with Karl Beacom and John Henderson at the event.[4]
References
- "Canada Scores Win In Bowling". Ottawa Journal. October 12, 1966. p. 14. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
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