John Somerville (bowls)

John Somerville (10 September 1926 – 5 March 1987) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

Bowls career
At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, Somerville won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly.

A member of the Rewa Bowling Club, Somerville won the 1971, 1985 and 1986 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships.

Awards
In 2013, Somerville was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.