Lilian Nicholas

Lilian Nicholas, born on 24 November 1909, was a Welsh international competitor in both lawn and indoor bowls, and her date of death is not recorded. In 1971 she became the first woman to represent Wales at bowls. At the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing she won the pairs bronze medal with Janet Ackland and a silver medal in the team event for the Taylor Trophy. Seven times Welsh singles champion, in 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978 and 1982, she was also twice an indoor Welsh triples champion and the first winner of the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1972.