David Corkill (born 15 February 1960) is a former outdoor international lawn and current indoor
bowler and current
sports commentator
In Broadcasting of sports events, sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as a sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real time (media), real-time live commentary of a game or event, traditionally delivered in the present t ...
.
Bowls career
David, from
Belfast
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in
Northern Ireland
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, started bowling at an early age in Tullycarnet Park where he played for Sandown Park. He joined the Knock outdoor club and won the
Irish National Bowls Championships
The Irish National Bowls Championships combines Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Traditionally, the game was played mainly in Northern Ireland, but the Kenilworth Bowling Club of Dublin joined the Irish Bowls Association in 1906, wh ...
Fours title in 1977 and the singles title in 1980 and 1988. He 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 1981.
He represented Northern Ireland at the
1982 Commonwealth Games
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the ...
and
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...
and the combined Irish team at the
World Bowls Championship
The World Bowls Championship is the premier world bowls competition between national bowls organisations.
World Outdoor Championships
First held in Australia in 1966, the World Outdoor Bowls Championships for men and women are held every four ...
s. He earned 108 caps for Ireland playing indoors.
He was a former Chairperson of the
Professional Bowls Association and was a Director for World Bowls from 2002-2006.
Commentating
He is the voice for the
BBC
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during the televised stages of the
World Indoor Bowls Championships
The World Indoor Bowls Championship is an international bowls competition held annually at Potters Resorts in Hopton on Sea.
In recent history matches are streamed live on YouTube & Facebook, attracting around four million views annually. T ...
and in recent years
YouTube
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. David was the lead BBC Lawn Bowls commentator at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
References
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Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
1960 births
Living people
British sports broadcasters
Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland