Ronald Weeks (1884–1973), was an

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bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-g ...

player who competed at the

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Bowls career

He participated in the

1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 yea ...

at Sydney in the pairs event and finished in fourth place. Ronald was honorary secretary of the Winscombe Bowls Club and his brother Hubert was the captain of the same club.

Personal life

He was a farmer by trade and married Nora Kate Ralls, they lived at the Knapps in Winscombe, Somerset.

References

English male bowls players Bowls players at the 1938 British Empire Games 1884 births 1973 deaths Commonwealth Games competitors for England Sportspeople from Somerset {{Lawnbowling-bio-stub