John Somerville (10 September 1926 – 5 March 1987) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player.

At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, Somerville won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly.

[1][2][3] A member of the Rewa Bowling Club, Somerville won the 1971, 1985 and 1986 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships.

[4] In 2013, Somerville was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.

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