Boy chosen for county at bowls
By
ROBIN CHARTERIS
in London A schoolboy, aged nine, has won a place in Dorset County’s under 40s bowls team. Daniel Steadman, of Weymouth, who took up the game only four months ago, is believed to be the youngest player to represent his county at senior level in any sport in Britain. His father, Christopher Steadman, aged 40, who was 36 before he won a place in the county bowls said Daniel took tat
bowls “like a duck to water,” beating everybody in sight. Daniel’s brothers are fairly good, too. Benjamin, aged 11, would also have been picked for the under 40s county side if he had not been playing football the same day, while little Thomas, aged five, is described by his father as a “dab hand at carpet bowls.” Sadly, Daniel’s dream debut did not end in triumph. He lost his game as the Dorset team went down to Devon.
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Press, 24 February 1987, Page 34
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