Andy Thomson (bowls)

Andy Thomson MBE[1] is a lawn and indoor bowler. Thomson was born in Fife, Scotland on 26 November 1955 and represented Scotland before deciding to represent England.

Thomson won the Buckhaven Club Championship at the age of 16 and one year later was the Fife under-30 champion. In 1978 he won the Scottish junior indoor title. After moving to Kent he claimed the 1981 EBA national singles.[2]

In 1993 he partnered Gary Smith as the pair won the World Indoor Bowls Championships Pairs title. Then in successive seasons he won the 1994 and 1995 World Indoor Bowls Championships Mens Singles title. In 1996 he was part of the Mens Fours who won the World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

In 2008 he won the World Indoor Pairs title again and also became World Matchplay champion. At the WBT 2010 Awards Dinner he was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement' Award as well as picking up his third World Indoor Pairs title.

In 2012 Andy Thomson won his third World Indoor Singles title, 17 years after his previous success.[3] Three years later he reached the final once more, but was defeated by Alex Marshall.

More recently Thomson spoke out against the new timing clock introduced for the 2013 World Indoor Championships. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Andy Thomson
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls the Records. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. ↑ "Andy Thomson wins third World Bowls Championship". BBC Sport. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/world_indoor_bowls_champion_andy_thomson_no_fan_of_clock_watch_bowls_1_1790325