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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hampshire | May 26, 1912||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2002 Worthing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Worthing BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Harry Scadgell known as John Scadgell (1912-2002) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]
He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Bettles and Walter Phillips.[3][4]
He won three National Championship titles, two in the pairs (1955 and 1966) and once in the fours (1961).[5]
He and his father H G (George) Scadgell both bowled for Worthing and ran a House and hotel furnishing company.[6]