Barry Athletic Club recently held a successful Open Day, including the official opening of the green and the unveiling of a bench and memorial trophy competition, in memory of Gareth Humphreys.
Gareth Humphreys was fondly remembered by members of Barry Athletic Bowls Club on the official opening of the green on Saturday. Sons Andrew and Stephen presented the club with a bench, and the club hosted a memorial trophy competition.
“Hopefully this trophy will be played for, for many years to come,” said Andrew. “Not just in Dad’s memory, but for the competition, the friendship and community which he so much treasured over here. He was a member here for seven decades, a wonderful record.”
The green was officially opened by John Holmes, at 91, the club’s oldest member, doing the honours for a second time. And he sent down a perfect delivery, hitting the jack full on.
The memorial competition, organised by Neil Jewess, attracted 32 entries and was played over 21 ends, ten before a hailstorm, and 11 after a necessary lunch break, with teams switching to different opponents for the second session.
Peter Rogers, Dean Collins, Liz Woodfin and Jane Heppenstall were the winning team. Andrew Dickens, Craig Mullens, Yvonne Gould and Julia Jones were runners-up. The trophy was presented by Andrew Humphreys.
Gareth Humphreys, who died aged 88 in 2024, won numerous honours in the sport and was capped 90 times by Wales between 1963 and 1978, representing the country at lawn bowls in the 1974 Commonwealth Games, and later became manager of the national team.
He won a bronze medal in the triples in the 1972 World Outdoor Championships, and won 15 national and 16 county titles. He was four times a Welsh National champion in triples and fours, representing the club. For his contribution to the sport as a player, administrator and coaching advisor he was awarded an MBE in 2009.
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