About Jim Ashman
Lived 1935 – 2006 (aged 70–71). Jim Ashman was a bowls player.
James "Jim" Ashman (2 August 1935 – April 2006 2006), was an England international lawn bowler who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Bowls career Ashman gained his first England cap in 1976 and remained an international until 1981. He bowled for Holgate Working Men's Club in York.
He represented England in the pairs event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.
He won eleven Yorkshire County Championships and three Northern Counties between 1975 and 1989.
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Who was Jim Ashman?
English lawn bowler
When was Jim Ashman born?
Jim Ashman was born on 2 August 1935 in Pontefract.
When did Jim Ashman die?
Jim Ashman died in 2006.
What was Jim Ashman's occupation?
Jim Ashman was a bowls player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Ashman. https://biography.guide/jim-ashman/
MLA: "Jim Ashman." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jim-ashman/.
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