Jack Bird (born 1997) is an English international indoor bowler.[2]

Jack Bird
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1997[1]
Sport
ClubScarborough (indoor)

Bowls career

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In 2013 Bird won the Yorkshire singles and under-25 singles.[1] Five years later in 2018 he became the English indoor champion after winning the National Men's Indoor Singles title defeating Ryan Whitlock 21–10.[3] He subsequently won the British Isles Indoor title the following year which included a final win over multiple world champion Paul Foster.[2][4]

He made his debut at the World Championships during the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship reaching the semi-finals of the open pairs with Stuart Irwin.[5]

Personal life

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He is a motor mechanic by trade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yorkshire Bowls Championships - Records tumble to 16-year-old from Scarborough". ITV.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Spalding bowlers help England to second place in British indoor series". Spalding Today. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ "BIRD AND GOWER ARE JUST CHAMPION" (PDF). English Indoor Bowls Association. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Scarborough's Jack beats five-time world champion". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Draw and results". World Bowls.