Brett Wilkie

Date of birth:
June 7, 1974

Current state:
Queensland

Current club:
Club Helensvale

Australian debut:
2009

Cap number:
130

International appearances:
27

International playing achievements:
• 2009 Asia Pacific Merdeka Championship- Bronze medal- Triples
• 2009 World Champion of Champions – Singles champion

Grand prix playing achievements:
• 2009 Australian Open – Singles champion

Type of bowl used:
Greenmaster

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Short ends- facts you didn’t know

Donated bone marrow to a boy in Germany in 2008

Represented Australia in Indoor Bias Bowls from 1997 – 2001

First tournament win:
QLD Champion of Champions pairs

How did you start playing bowls:
Mother and father both played while I was growing up and I used to practice with them

When did you start playing bowls:
11 years old

Who is your greatest influence in bowls:
Mother and father

Best player you have competed against and why:
Kelvin Kerkow, he has all the shots and willing to back himself under pressure.

Aspirations beyond bowls:
To raise my family the best I can and travel the world

Who is the greatest influence in your life:
My family

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