| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | (1900-10-06)6 October 1900 Morchard Bishop, Devon, England |
| Died | 6 July 1977(1977-07-06) (aged 76) Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Sport | |
| Club | Tiverton BC |
Frederick Shapland (6 October 1900 – 6 July 1977), also known as Harold Shapland was an England international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
Shapland made his England international debut in 1950.[2]
He competed for the England team[2] in the pairs at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Fred Horn, where they finished in sixth place. He was an English international from 1950-1958.[3]
In 1948, he won the national pairs title, bowling with Reg Grater for the Tiverton Boro club.[4]
Bowls official
He was President of the English Bowling Association in 1959.[3]
Personal life
He was a farmer and company director by trade and Chairman of the British Wool Marketing Board.[3] In 1952 he became Mayor of Tiverton and repeated the role in 1953 and 1971. His son Eric was a third successive generation to be mayor in 1973.[5]
References
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "England's Bowls Team for Empire Games". Nottingham Evening News. 13 February 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Devon Pair Win Title". North Devon Journal. 26 August 1948. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "F. H. Shapland". JOT101.
