Claim: Edwin Percy Baker, a lawn and indoor bowler, won 11 county singles over a 37-year period and led Dorset in the Middleton Cup from 1927 until 1969 and won four English National Singles titles in 1932, 1946, 1952 & 1955, setting a record at the time.
Evidence: Edwin 'Percy' Baker simply known as Percy Baker (1895–1990), was a lawn and indoor bowler. He won 11 county singles over a 37-year period and led Dorset in the Middleton Cup from 1927 until 1969. He won four English National Singles titles in 1932, 1946, 1952 & 1955, setting a record at the time.