Harry Reston

Harry Reston
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born(1913-09-16)16 September 1913
Mid Calder, West Lothian
Died1989 (aged 75-76)
Whitburn, West Lothian
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubDeans BC
Bainfield BC
and Linlithgow County
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 Kyeemaghfours
Silver medal – second place1966 Kyeemaghteam
Silver medal – second place1972 Worthingfours
Gold medal – first place1972 Worthingteam

Henry Reston known as Harry Reston (1913–1989) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet and Bert Thomson at the event. He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He was part of the Scottish team that won the Leonard Cup in 1972 and won a silver medal in the fours.

Reston also won the 1978 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ↑ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  6. ↑ "For Harry Reston the final glory". West Lothian Courier. 11 August 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.