Andrew Kelly (bowls)

Andrew Kelly (born 8 March 1988) is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Andrew Kelly
Personal information
Born (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988
Oamaru, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubDunedin PBA
Canterbury 2017
Achievements and titles
National finalsSingles champion (2020)
Pairs champion (2022)
Fours champion (2012, 2014)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's bowls
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 ChristchurchTriples
Gold medal – first place2015 ChristchurchFours
WB Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Warilla singles

Early life

He grew up in Oamaru, North Otago and was a pupil at Waitaki Boys' High School.[1]

Bowls career

In 2009, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Richard Collett.[2] He was a World Junior champion (2010) and he captained the fours (outdoors) when winning the New Zealand National Bowls Championships in 2012 and 2014, when bowling for the Canterbury 2017 and Redcliffs Bowls Clubs respectively.[1][3]

He won double gold at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch.[4]

In 2018, he qualified for the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship where he eliminated six times world champion Alex Marshall.[5] In 2020 he won the singles title at the National Championships.[6] In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia[7] and during the same year won the national singles. In 2022, he won his fourth national title after winning the pairs.[8]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9] The following year in 2023, he finished runner-up to Aron Sherriff in the singles at the 2023 World Bowls Indoor Championships.

References
  1. "Kelly to take up challenge in Melbourne for NZ". Otago Daily Times.
  2. "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  4. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "Schedule and results". World Bowls Tour.
  6. "Inch doubles up securing singles and pairs silverware". Bowls New Zealand.
  7. "Blackjacks Selected for World Championships 2020". Bowls New Zealand.
  8. "BRUCE CROWNED WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION, KELLY AND CURTIN SWEEP PAIRS". Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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