Ernest Lynn Probert (7 June 1912 – 20 February 1981), was a Welsh international lawn bowler who competed at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1912 Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 February 1981 (aged 68) Abergavenny, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Abergavenny BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editProbert was a member of the Abergavenny Bowling Club.[1] In 1960 the Abergavenny quartet of Probert, Albert Evans, Claude Stephens and Tom Griffiths won the national fours title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships.[2] Subsequently, the four then won British Isles Bowls Championships in 1961.[3]
Evans represented the 1962 Welsh team[4] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia[5] in the pairs event and the fours/rinks event, with Tom Griffiths, Albert Evans and Claude Stephens,[6] finishing fifth.[7][8]
Probert won a second national title in 1963, after he won the singles championship of Wales and continued to represent his country at international level.[9]
Probert died on 20 February 1981 and was living at 89 Park Cresecent, Abergavenny, at the time.[10] He was credited with leading the extension and renovation of the pavilion for the Abergavenny BC and Nevill Ladies' Club, which opened on 4 July 4 1984 (after his death) and which was dedicated to his memory.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Abergavenny Bowls Club goes misty eyed at a little blast". Abergavenny Chronicle. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 210. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls – The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ↑ "Shock Defeat for England Bowlers". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 20 November 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales in front after 7th round". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "E. L. Probert of Wales". Belfast Telegraph. 14 September 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Ernest Lynn Probert". Ancestry. Retrieved 25 October 2025.