Derek Eugene Cooper known as Mick Cooper (1923-1997) was an England international lawn bowls competitor.[1]
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 24 December 1923 Lutterworth | |||||||||||
| Died | 1997 Northamptonshire | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Kettering Lodge BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editHe represented England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). He was a member of the triples and fours.[2][3]
He won the 1965[4][5] and 1969 triples titles,[6] in addition to the 1969 fours title at the England Men's National Championships when bowling for Kettering Lodge BC.[7]
He started bowling in 1951.
References
edit- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ "World bowls sides fly in for big event". Halifax Evening Courier. 5 October 1966. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Blossomfield put up a great fight in the triples". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 August 1965. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kettering Club win triples". Birmingham Daily Post. 16 August 1965. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bryant misses Grand Slam". Western Daily Press. 16 August 1969. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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