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| Nationality |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1920-02-12)12 February 1920 Kimberley, Northern Cape | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 2012(2012-12-13) (aged 92) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
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Elsie Adelaide McDonald (née Cawood), was a South African international lawn and indoor bowler.
Bowls career
She started bowling in 1958 for the Kimberley Engineering Works BC.
In 1969 she won the gold medal in the pairs with May Cridlan and the silver medal at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney, Australia. She also won a gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).
She was inaugurated into the South African Hall of Fame in 1981.
References
- Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- "Elsie McDonald 1920-2012". Press Reader.
- "Elsie McDonald profile". Bowls Tawa.
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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