England at the 1950 British Empire Games

England competed at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, from 4 February to 11 February 1950.

England finished second in the medal table behind Australia with 19 gold medals, 16 silver medals and 13 bronze medals.

The team included competititors in event sports discipline with the exception of water polo.

Medal table (top three)

Team Athletics

Men Name ClubAge Occupation Medal/s Tim Anderson Achilles Club 24 Medical student Jack Archer Notts AC28 Physical Education teacher Anthony Chivers Reading AC 29 Norman Drake Blackpool 37Teachernone Len Eyre Harehills Harriers, Leeds 24 Civil servant , Don Finlay Milocarian AC 40 Royal Air Force none Terry Higgins Herne Hill Harriers 22Clerk Antony Hignell Achilles Club 21 none Jack Holden Tipton Harriers 42 Leslie Lewis Walton AC 25 , , Harold Moody South London Harriers 34Doctor John Parlett Dorking St Pauls 24Student, Ron Pavitt Polytechnic Harriers 23Clerknone Derek Pugh South London Harriers 24 Nicolas Stacey Oxford University 22 Brian Shenton Doncaster AC 22 Transport Clerk Peter Wells London AC 20 none Tom White Lincoln Wellington AC 32 none Harry Whittle Reading AC 27 none

Women Name ClubAge Occupation Medal/sDoris Batter London Olympiades AC 20Student Sylvia Cheeseman Spartan Ladies 20Clerk, Bertha Crowther Middlesex Ladies 28 Physical education teacher Jean Desforges Essex Ladies AC 22StenographernoneDorothy Hall Essex Ladies AC 22Typist, Dorothy Tyler Mitcham AC 29Housewife Margaret Walker Spartan Ladies 25none,

Boxing

Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Peter Brander Slough Centre BC 22 Electrical engineer Ronnie Latham Hickleton Main BC 20 Colliery blacksmith Terry Ratcliffe Bristol & R.A.F. 20 Royal Air Force Don Scott Premier BC, Derby 21 Electrical engineer

Cycling

Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Cyril Cartwright Manchester Wheelers 26 Butcher Alan Geldard Manchester Wheelers 22 Signwriternone Tommy Godwin Rover Cycling Club 29Supervisor Eric Holroyd Norwood Paragon CC 34 Motor mechanic none Alfred Newman Concorde CC, Coleshill 23Warehouse clerknone

Diving

Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Edna Child Plaistow United 27 Teacher ,

Fencing

NameAge Occupation Medal Bob Anderson 27 Royal Marines , , , , Charles de Beaumont 47 Antiques dealer , , Mary Glen-Haig 31Medical records officer René Paul 29 Fencing club administrator , , Arthur Pilbrow 47 Restaurateur , ,

Rowing

Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Patrick Bradley Leander Club Jack Brown Loughborough RC 28Company Director Dickie Burnell Leander Club 32Rowing journalist Tony Butcher Thames Rowing Club 23 Jack Dearlove Thames Rowing Club 38 Planner Peter de Giles Leander Club 22 Farm student Peter Kirkpatrick Thames Rowing Club 33 ICI worker Michael Lapage Leander Club 26 Teacher Antony Rowe Leander Club 25 Rowing coach Hank Rushmere Thames Rowing Club 37 Insurance worker Ken Tinegate Birmingham Rowing Club 34 Deputy Manager Bill Windham Leander Club 23 Student

Swimming

Men Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Donald Bland Lambton SC 18 Engineer/Fitter Jack Hale Hull Kingston SC 27Merchant, Pat Kendall Sutton & Cheam 22Student, , Raymond Legg Bristol Central SC 17 Clerk Roy Romain Otter SC, London 31 ,

Women Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Elizabeth Church Northampton SC 19Student , Lillian Parrington Wallasey SC 21Housewife Margaret Wellington Beckenham Ladies SC 23Clerk, , , Grace Wood Bristol Central SC 17Clerk Helen Yate Mermaid SC 29Clerk, ,

Weightlifting

Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Julian Creus Liverpool 32 Jim Halliday Bolton 32 Locomotive driver/coal worker Maurice Megennis Leeds 21 Electrician none Ernest Peppiatt Highgate 32 none

Wrestling

Name ClubAge Occupation Medal Edwin Bowey Ashdown AC, Islington 22 Horticulturist none David Ickringill Keighley Airedale 19 Decorator none Arnold Parsons Ashdown AC, Islington 23Metal worker Kenneth Richmond Foresters AWC, London 23 Actor

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