David Holt

David Holt, born in 1966, is a former England international lawn and indoor bowler who moved to Australia in 2002 and later became an Australian citizen. His father was a crown green bowler, and Holt took up bowls at twelve, joining the Winton crown green club before he discovered flat green bowling at an indoor facility near his home. In 1986 he won the Lancashire county singles at his first attempt, and in 1987 he became the youngest ever winner of the England national singles, beating Tony Allcock in the final, while also taking the pairs. He added the fours title in 2000 and the 1988 British Isles pairs for England. In 2002 he skipped the England four to gold at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and in 2003 he won the World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs with Tony Allcock. After moving to Sydney he won the New South Wales singles in 2003, the Australian Champion of Champions in 2013 and the 2014 Australian Indoor singles.