Fred Horn

Fred Horn, who lived from 1896 to 1980, was a lawn bowler who played for England. He made his England international debut in 1949 and captained the side for the first time in 1954, and he remained an English international until 1965. In 1951 he reached the final of the national pairs title, bowling with Ben Morgan for the Torquay Bowls club, and the following year, 1952, he won the title. He played the pairs with Harold Shapland for England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, where they finished in sixth place. At county level he was Devon singles champion in 1949, 1950, 1954 and 1956, and in 1967 he reached the final of the national singles, losing 21 to 12 against Bill Irish. A retired tobacconist, he was living in Torquay in 1959.