David Corkill
{{Short description|British bowler and commentator (born 1960)}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2024}}
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David Corkill (born 15 February 1960) is a former outdoor international lawn and current indoor bowler and current sports commentator.
Bowls career
David, from Belfast in Northern Ireland, started bowling at an early age in Tullycarnet Park where he played for Sandown Park. He joined the Knock outdoor club and won the Irish National Bowls Championships Fours title in 1977 and the singles title in 1980 and 1988.{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91|year=1990|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-330-31664-8}}{{cite web|url=http://irishbowlingassociation.co.uk/iba-national-championships-previous-winners/|title=IBA Singles winners|publisher=Irish Bowls Association}} He also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|title=Previous Winners|publisher=British Isles Bowls Council|access-date=10 May 2020|archive-date=9 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109233329/https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|last=Sullivan|first=Patrick|title=Guinness Bowls Records|year=1986|publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd|isbn=0-85112-414-3}}
He represented Northern Ireland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1990 Commonwealth Games and the combined Irish team at the World Bowls Championships. He earned 108 caps for Ireland playing indoors.
He was a former Chairperson of the Professional Bowls Association{{cite web|url=https://www.professionalbowlsassociation.com/|title=About Us|publisher=PBA}} and was a Director for World Bowls from 2002-2006.
Commentating
He is the voice for the BBC during the televised stages of the World Indoor Bowls Championships{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/bowls/2995098/Bowls-Corkill-on-a-roll-with-Irish-title-triumph.html|title=Bowls: Corkill on a roll with Irish title triumph|date=21 December 2000 |publisher=The Telegraph}} and in recent years YouTube. David was the lead BBC Lawn Bowls commentator at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Category:Male lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland
Category:British sports broadcasters
Category:Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland