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Edgar Davey

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Edgar Davey
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born1927
DiedMarch 2012
Sport
ClubFlorida, Western Transvaal
Medal record
Representing South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1972 Worthing triples
Silver medal – second place 1972 Worthing team

Edgar L Davey (1927-2012), was a South African international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He won a silver medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Joe Marsh and Doug Watson.[2][3] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He was the 1971 South African National Bowls Championships singles winner bowling for Florida BC, Western Transvaal.[4]

Personal life

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He was a sales representative by trade and took up bowls in 1948.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 196. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.