Cecil Curran

Cecil Curran
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubOrmeau BC
Shaftesbury BC
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1934 London rinks (fours)

Cecil Curran was a Lawn bowls international from Northern Ireland who competed at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games).[1][2]

Biography

Curran started bowling in 1927 for the Ormeau club.[3] He represented the 1934 Northern Irish Team[4] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, participating in the rinks (fours) event with Charlie Clawson, George Watson and Percy Watson[5] and won the silver medal.[6][7]

He bowled for the Shaftesbury Bowls Club in Belfast[1] and was twice National pairs champion with Charlie Clawson in 1932 and 1939.[8][9]

Curran played 50 times for Ireland.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  2. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Bowling Notes". Belfast News-Letter. 20 September 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Northern Ireland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Bowls". GRB Athletics.
  7. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  8. ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  10. ^ "Bowling - Famous Irish rink to play at Brighton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 27 April 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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