George Hiscock

George Hiscock
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1874-11-02)2 November 1874
Kent, England
Died22 September 1962(1962-09-22) (aged 87)
Kent, England
OccupationsRelieving Officer, London County Council
Sport
SportLawn bowls

George Hiscock (1874–1962) was a bowls player from England who competed at the British Empire Games.

Bowls career

In 1937 Hiscock was selected for a tour of New Zealand and Australia, which culminated in the Empire Games.

He represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, where he competed in the fours/rink event, finishing in fifth place.

Personal life

He was a relieving officer for the London County Council by trade and lived in Fulham.

References

  1. ↑ "Lawn Bowls Fours/Rinks - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Empire Games British bowlers for tour". Belfast Telegraph. 18 October 1937. Retrieved 6 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 23–32. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. ↑ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lawn Bowls Fours - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "George Hiscock". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2025.