John Somerville, who lived from 10 September 1926 to 5 March 1987, was a New Zealand lawn bowls player. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal, partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly. A member of the Rewa Bowling Club, he won the fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships in 1971, 1985 and 1986. In 2013 he was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame, which recognises the sport's leading figures in the country.
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was a New Zealand lawn bowls player
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was a New Zealand lawn bowls player
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won the 1971, 1985 and 1986 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships
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was a New Zealand lawn bowls player
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At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, Somerville won the men's fours gold medal
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