Jimmy Hobday

Jimmy Hobday
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1951
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBoscombe Cliff BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Frankston triples
Gold medal – first place 1980 Frankston team

Jimmy Hobday is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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World Championships

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Hobday won two gold medals in the triples at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne with Tony Allcock and David Bryant and the team event (Leonard Cup).[2][3]

Commonwealth Games

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

National

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Hobday was an international from 1977[5] until 1984[6] and won the 1976 Junior Singles Championship at the National Championships.[7]

He bowled for both Wiltshire and Hampshire, the latter for the Boscombe Cliff BC.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England attempt to break Scots monopoly". The Times. 10 June 1977. p. 13. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Honours Board". Boscombe Cliff BC.
  7. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.