'Sidney' Drysdale is a former lawn bowls competitor for EnglandIn 1962 he captained the winning English team in the fours competition at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in Perth, Western Australia.On his return to his home town, he was awarded the Whitley Bay Town Cup and Freedom of the BoroughBiographySid Drysdale was born in Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne on 29 March 1904.