William 'Bill' Crane Irish (10 May 1932 – 27 April 1992), was an England international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championships

He won a silver medal in the triples and bronze medal in the fours with John C Evans, Tommy Armstrong and Peter Line at the

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. He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup).

Commonwealth Games

He represented

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in the fours, at the

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National

He won the 1967 and 1974 singles title at the national titles and also won the singles at the

British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, from England, Scotland, Wales, a combined Ireland, and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triple ...

in 1975.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Irish, Bill English male bowls players 1932 births 1992 deaths Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bowls players for England 20th-century English sportsmen