John Hershaw

John Hershaw (1912 to 1966), from Ardeer in North Ayrshire, was a Scottish international lawn bowler. He competed for Scotland at the first World Bowls Championship, held at Kyeemagh in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966, and came home with two silver medals: one in the singles and one in the team event for the Leonard Trophy. He won the Scottish National Bowls Championships in 1965 and 1966, and in 1966 he also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships, so his last two seasons were the peak of his career. He collapsed at home and died on 17 November 1966, only two weeks after the world championships had ended. The Stevenston Town Council then organised a trophy event in his memory, the Hershaw Memorial Trophy, which was first played the following year.