"David James Bryant", Order of the British Empire/CBE, is a former three-time World (outdoors) singles bowls champion (in 1966, 1980 and 1988) and also a three-time World Indoor Bowls Championships/World indoors singles champion (in 1979, 1980 and 1981).

Bryant was born in Clevedon, North Somerset, England. In addition to his world titles, he won the Commonwealth Games singles bowls championship on 4 occasions: 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games/1962, 1970 British Commonwealth Games/1970, 1974 British Commonwealth Games/1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games/1978. No bowls competition was held in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games/1966 Commonwealth Games.

In 1969 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire/Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to bowls, and in 1980 he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), again for services to bowls.

Bryant also won the Middleton Cup on numerous occasions where among his Somerset team mates was former Scottish League internationalist footballer, Bobby Black (footballer)/Bobby Black.

David Bryant has many books on the subject of bowls, including:

*Bryant on Bowls — Outdoor & Indoor 1966 ISBN 0-304-93687-1

*Bowl with Bryant 1984 ISBN 0-00-218025-1

More David Bryant on Wikipedia.

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