Ron Thomas

John Ronald Thomas, known as Ron Thomas MBE, was a Welsh international bowler who played both lawn and indoor bowls. He made his debut for Wales indoors in 1955 and outdoors in 1960, and he finished runner-up to David Bryant at the 1981 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Coatbridge. He twice won the Welsh national fours title, in 1963 and 1969, bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club, and he won the British Isles Bowls Championships fours title in 1964. He was President of the Welsh Indoor Bowling Association in 1984 and 1985 and received the MBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours for services to bowling and to people with disabilities.