He started playing bowls aged 12 after being introduced to the sport by his father who was a bowls greenkeeper and his brother also called Willie was a Scottish international.[2]
His father James was the greenkeeper at the Dreghorn Bowling Club and introduced him to bowls when he was aged 12. His own son George Adrain was a commonwealth and two times world champion.[7]
^Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN0-7091-3658-7.
^"Bowling". Wishaw Press. 9 August 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
^Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN0-7091-3658-7.
August 31, 2023
willie, adrain, william, adrain, january, 1926, november, 1997, scottish, international, lawn, bowler, personal, informationbirth, namewilliam, adrainnationalityscottishborn, 1926, january, 1926dreghorn, scotlanddied19, november, 1997, 1997, aged, dreghorn, sc. William Adrain 26 January 1926 19 November 1997 was a Scottish international lawn bowler 1 Willie AdrainPersonal informationBirth nameWilliam AdrainNationalityScottishBorn 1926 01 26 26 January 1926Dreghorn ScotlandDied19 November 1997 1997 11 19 aged 71 Dreghorn ScotlandSportClubDreghorn BCand AyrshireMedal record Representing ScotlandWorld Outdoor Championships1966 Kyeemagh fours1966 Kyeemagh teamBowls career EditHe started playing bowls aged 12 after being introduced to the sport by his father who was a bowls greenkeeper and his brother also called Willie was a Scottish international 2 He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh New South Wales Australia in 1966 3 and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Dyet Bert Thomson and Harry Reston at the event 4 He also won a silver medal in the team event Leonard Trophy 5 He also won the 1963 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title 6 Personal life EditHis father James was the greenkeeper at the Dreghorn Bowling Club and introduced him to bowls when he was aged 12 His own son George Adrain was a commonwealth and two times world champion 7 References Edit Profile Bowls tawa Bell Harry E 1976 3rd World Bowls Championship South Africa 1976 J G Ince amp Son Ltd Ampol Petroleum Ltd 1966 First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN Public Relations Dept Ampol Petroleum Ltd Sydney Australia World Bowls Champions Burnside Bowling Club Hawkes Lindley Ken Gerard 1974 the Encyclopaedia of Bowls Robert Hale and Company ISBN 0 7091 3658 7 Bowling Wishaw Press 9 August 1963 p 16 Retrieved 17 April 2021 via The British Newspaper Archive Hawkes Lindley Ken Gerard 1974 the Encyclopaedia of Bowls Robert Hale and Company ISBN 0 7091 3658 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Willie Adrain amp oldid 1154565841, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
