Alex Niven

Alexander Niven, born in 1877, was a Scottish lawn bowls international who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. He was a member of Abbotsford Bowling Club of Galashiels and worked as a yarn merchants clerk. In 1933 he partnered his younger brother George Niven to win the pairs title at the inaugural Scottish National Bowls Championships. At the 1934 Empire Games he represented the Scottish team in the pairs with George, and the brothers finished in fifth place. By 1939 he was honorary treasurer of the Border Bowling Association. His date of death is not recorded in the source.