Joan Sparkes


Joan E Sparkes is a former international lawn bowls competitor for England.

Bowls career

In 1973 she won the silver medal in the fours at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand and also earned a bronze medal in the team event. Four years later she won another silver medal in the fours at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Margaret Lockwood, Joan Hunt and Mabel Darlington.
After taking up bowls in 1954 at Burnham-on-Crouch she won the 1966 & 1972 triples title at the England Women's National Championships when bowling for Essex.