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

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

Bowls career

edit

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

Commonwealth Games

edit

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

National

edit

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

Personal life

edit

He was a director of a company supplying bowls equipment.

References

edit
  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.