Carla Banks

Carla Banks, born in 1999, is a Scottish international bowler who plays both outdoor lawn bowls and indoor bowls. She came up through the national youth ranks, taking the Under 18 National Singles title in 2015 and the Under 25 National Singles title in 2017. Her international career began as a travelling reserve for the women's team selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia, an event cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. She made her debut at the World Indoor Championships in 2021, where she reached the mixed pairs final with Robert Paxton and lost to Stewart Anderson and Julie Forrest. In 2023 she was chosen to represent Scotland at the World Outdoor Bowls Championship, playing in the women's triples and fours, and her fours team won the bronze medal. At the 2024 European Bowls Championships she took silver medals in both the triples and the fours. Bowls runs in her family, since her father Colin Banks and her brother Jason Banks are both international bowlers.