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'''William 'Willie' Murray''' is an Irish international [[Bowls|lawn and indoor bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2348|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls tawa}}</ref>
'''William Murray''' is a Northern Irish international [[Bowls|lawn and indoor bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2348|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls tawa}}</ref>


==Bowls career==
Murray started bowling aged just 14<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Harry E|title=3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976|year=1976|publisher=J.G.Ince & Son Ltd}}</ref> and won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|triples]] at the [[1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Johannesburg]]. <ref>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Bowls Yearbook 91|year=1991|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-330-31664-8}}</ref>
Murray started bowling aged just 14<ref>{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Harry E|title=3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976|year=1976|publisher=J.G.Ince & Son Ltd}}</ref> and won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|triples]] at the [[1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Bowls Yearbook 91|year=1991|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-330-31664-8}}</ref>

He won the 1975 singles title at the [[Irish National Bowls Championships]] when bowling for the Portrush Bowls Club.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bolsover|first=Godfrey|title=Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls|year=1959|publisher=Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn)}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:08, 4 June 2021

Willie Murray
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born1940
Sport
ClubPortrush BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Johannesburg triples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 triples
Gold medal – first place 1975 fours

William Murray is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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Murray started bowling aged just 14[2] and won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[3]

He won the 1975 singles title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Portrush Bowls Club.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ Bell, Harry E (1976). 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
  3. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).