Jimmy Hobday
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 1951 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Boscombe Cliff BC |
Jimmy Hobday is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowls career[edit]
World Championships[edit]
Hobday won double gold 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[edit]
He represented England in the fours, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[4]
National[edit]
Hobday was an international from 1977 until 1984[5] and won the 1976 Junior Singles Championship at the National Championships.[6]
He bowled for both Wiltshire and Hampshire, the latter for the Boscombe Cliff BC.
References[edit]
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Honours Board". Boscombe Cliff BC.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.