David Vowles

David Vowles

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	born c.1960[1]
Sport
Sport	Lawn and indoor bowls
Club	Barry Central BC Dinas Powys BC

David Vowles (born c.1960) is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Vowles was a member of the Barry Central Bowls Club^[2] and in 1978 won the club novices trophy before winning the Welsh U23 title in 1982.^[1]

He represented Wales at the 1988 World Bowls Championship^[3] and in 1989, he left Barry Central to play for Dinas Powys Bowls Club.^[4][2]

Vowles, a civil servant by profession, lived on Cora Street in Barry^[1] and represented the Welsh team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand,^[5] where he competed in the fours event,^[6] with Alan Beer, Trevor Mounty and Dai Wilkins.^[7][8][9]

References

1. "David's bowling off Down Under!". South Wales Echo. 9 January 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Ten in Trial". South Wales Echo. 10 May 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Wood is chopped down". Aberdeen Evening Express. 12 February 1988. p. 16. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Welsh selectors start where they left off". South Wales Echo. 27 April 1991. p. 70. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Wales Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
6. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. pp. 39–46. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
7. "Bowlers Bring Our Auckland Squad Up To Six". Port Talbot Guardian. 28 July 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Bowlers get the nod for Games". South Wales Daily Post. 22 July 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "It could be bowls golds galore for the Welsh team". South Wales Daily Post. 6 January 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.