Linda Parker

Linda Parker, in full Malinda Florence Muriel Parker, MBE, was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler who was born in 1925 and died in Powys on 26 December 2018. She made her international debut in 1970 and was a national champion in 1972 and 1983. At the World Outdoor Bowls Championship she took triples bronze in 1985 at Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, playing with Rita Jones and Mair Jones, and added a fours bronze at the 1988 championship in Auckland. She was also part of the Welsh fours team that won the gold medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. Off the green she served the sport as President of the Welsh National Bowls Association from 1980, and she was appointed an MBE in the 2000 Birthday Honours.