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Bill Hobart

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Bill Hobart
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born9 January 1948
Lincolnshire, England
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubBoston Sleaford Road BC (outdoors)
Boston IBC (indoors)

William J. Hobart (born 9 January 1948) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He was an English international from 1978 until 1985 (outdoors) and indoors until 1988.

Commonwealth Games

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He represented England in the pairs, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4]

National

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He was runner-up in the 1976 National Championships.[5]

Personal life

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He was a director of a company supplying bowls equipment.

References

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  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ ""Index." Times, 9 Oct. 1982, p. 1". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 9 October 1982. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "EBA singles title win". Worthing Gazette. 25 August 1976. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.