Ian Laird

Ian Laird
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubInsch BC

Ian Laird is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Laird was a member of the Insch Bowls Club and represented Scotland at international level.

By profession Laird worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland and by June 1994 had accumulated 33 caps for Scotland in the home international series.

Laird represented the Scottish team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he competed in the fours event, with Willie Wood, Billy Hay and Garry Hood. Also in 1994, he won the Culter Club indoor pairs for the third successive year.

References

  1. ↑ "Woolwich Scottish Masters". The Scotsman. 27 May 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Auld Enemy Inflicts Defeat on Adrain". Irvine Herald. 12 July 1991. p. 71. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Bowls". Daily Record. 30 May 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "It's all go for Laird". Aberdeen Evening Express. 30 June 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scots pick up push for gold". Aberdeen Evening Express. 22 August 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Laird, Hay play in Games". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 23 September 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 9 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "There was a notable hat-trick". Aberdeen Evening Express. 24 September 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.