Charlie Burch

Charles William Mark Burch (24 November 1919 to 2001) was an English international lawn bowler. He became the English National champion in 1978 when he defeated the legendary David Bryant during the singles final of the national championship, a notable result given Bryant's long dominance of English bowls. The following year, 1979, he won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships. He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he competed in the fours event. He reached these peaks in his late fifties, which shows how bowls rewards experience and allows players to compete at the highest level well beyond the typical age of athletes in more physical sports.