Lawn bowls
at the 1938 British Empire Games |
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| Venue | Sydney |
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| Dates | 05 February – 09 February 1938 |
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| Competitors | 42 from 9 nations |
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The lawn bowls competition at the 1938 British Empire Games took place in Waverley, Sydney, from 7 to 9 February 1938.[1][2][3][4]
Horace Harvey won the singles going undefeated, New Zealand won the pairs and fours (the latter after a gold medal play off).[5][6][7]
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Medallists
All events were for men only.
Men's singles – round robin
Results
| Round
|
Date
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Tie 1
|
Tie 2
|
Tie 3
|
| Round 1 |
Feb 7 |
Nzl 25 Eng 18 |
SAf 25 Rho 17 |
Aus 25 Ire 9
|
| Round 2 |
Feb 7 |
SAf 25 Eng 11 |
Nzl 25 Ire 9 |
Aus 25 Rho 13
|
| Round 3 |
Feb 8 |
Eng 25 Rho 19 |
SAf 25 Ire 14 |
Nzl 25 Aus 12
|
| Round 4 |
Feb 8 |
Ire 26 Rho 17 |
SAf 26 Nzl 19 |
Aus 25 Eng 9
|
| Round 5 |
Feb 9 |
Eng 24 Ire 10 |
Nzl 26 Rho 9 |
SAf 25 Aus 15
|
Men's pairs – round robin
Results
| Round
|
Date
|
Tie 1
|
Tie 2
|
Tie 3
|
| Round 1 |
Feb 7 |
Nzl 21 Eng 20 |
SAf 36 Sco 8 |
Aus 23 Fij 10
|
| Round 2 |
Feb 7 |
Sco 21 Eng 18 |
Fij 21 Nzl 20 |
SAf 29 Aus 19
|
| Round 3 |
Feb 8 |
Eng 27 Fij 11 |
Aus 38 Sco 8 |
Nzl 24 SAf 13
|
| Round 4 |
Feb 8 |
SAf 21 Fij 17 |
Aus 27 Eng 13 |
Nzl 25 Sco 21
|
| Round 5 |
Feb 9 |
Nzl 25 Aus 21 |
Eng 21 SAf 17 |
Sco 13 Fij 22
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+ Hutton & Mildren defeated Adamson & Appleford 13–12 in a play off to win the silver medal
Men's rinks (fours) – round robin
Results
| Round
|
Date
|
Tie 1
|
Tie 2
|
Tie 3
|
| Round 1 |
Feb 7 |
Aus 27 Eng 13 |
Nzl 26 Fij 11 |
SAf 21 Can 13
|
| Round 2 |
Feb 7 |
Eng 28 Fij 16 |
Nzl 21 Can 19 |
Aus 25 SAf 18
|
| Round 3 |
Feb 8 |
SAf 29 Eng 11 |
Nzl 19 Aus 14 |
Can 21 Fij 14
|
| Round 4 |
Feb 8 |
SAf 17 Nzl 16 |
Aus 28 Fij 17 |
Can 32 Eng 14
|
| Round 5 |
Feb 9 |
Nzl 22 Eng 12 |
Can 21 Aus 20 |
SAf 30 Fij 12
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| Pos
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Player
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Pts
|
| 1 |
 Bill Bremner (skip), Alec Robertson, Ernie Jury, Bill Whittaker + |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8
|
| 2 |
 J G Donaldson (skip), F Stevenson, Norman Snowy Walker, T H Samson |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8
|
| 3 |
 Tom Kinder (skip), Aub Murray, Charlie McNeill, Harold Murray ++ |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6
|
| 4 |
 R Gray (skip), Arthur Reid, Jim Flemming, R. Adam |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
6
|
| 5 |
 James Cuthbert (skip), Edward Tappenden, Edward Shuttle, George Hiscock |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2
|
| 6 |
 Ernest Dobell (skip), Frederick Clapcott, S. Coffey, W. E. Lindsay |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0
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- + New Zealand defeated South Africa 19–16 in a play off to win the gold medal
- ++ Australia defeated Canada 30–10 in a play off to win the bronze medal
References
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Feb. 1938, p.15; ibid, 10 Feb. 1938, p.15
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS – BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 8 Feb. 1938, p. 5". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 8 February 1938. p. 5.
- ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 9 Feb. 1938, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 9 February 1938. p. 6.
- ^ ""Empire Games." Times, 10 Feb. 1938, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 10 February 1938. p. 6.
See also
