Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games

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]

Lawn bowls
at the 1938 British Empire Games
VenueSydney
Dates05 February – 09 February 1938
Competitors42 from 9 nations

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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Zealand2103
2 South Africa1113
3 Australia*0123
Totals (3 entries)3339

Medallists

All events were for men only.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles South Africa Horace Harvey New Zealand Frank Livingstone Australia Jack Low
Pairs New Zealand Walter Denison
and Lance Macey
Australia Percy Hutton
and Howard Mildren
South Africa D.A. Adamson
and J.R. Appleford
Fours/Rinks New Zealand Alec Robertson
Ernie Jury
Bill Bremner
Bill Whittaker
South Africa F. Stevenson
J. G. Donaldson
Norman Walker
T. H. Samson
Australia Aub Murray
Charlie McNeill
Harold Murray
Tom Kinder

Men's singles – round robin

Results

Round Date Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3
Round 1Feb 7Nzl 25 Eng 18SAf 25 Rho 17Aus 25 Ire 9
Round 2Feb 7SAf 25 Eng 11Nzl 25 Ire 9Aus 25 Rho 13
Round 3Feb 8Eng 25 Rho 19SAf 25 Ire 14Nzl 25 Aus 12
Round 4Feb 8Ire 26 Rho 17SAf 26 Nzl 19Aus 25 Eng 9
Round 5Feb 9Eng 24 Ire 10Nzl 26 Rho 9SAf 25 Aus 15
Pos Player P W L Pts
1South Africa Horace Harvey55010
2New Zealand Frank Livingstone5418
3Australia Jack Low5326
4England Tommy Hills5234
5Republic of Ireland L W Clarke5142
6Southern Rhodesia A Bourne5050

Men's pairs – round robin

Results

Round Date Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3
Round 1Feb 7Nzl 21 Eng 20SAf 36 Sco 8Aus 23 Fij 10
Round 2Feb 7Sco 21 Eng 18Fij 21 Nzl 20SAf 29 Aus 19
Round 3Feb 8Eng 27 Fij 11Aus 38 Sco 8Nzl 24 SAf 13
Round 4Feb 8SAf 21 Fij 17Aus 27 Eng 13Nzl 25 Sco 21
Round 5Feb 9Nzl 25 Aus 21Eng 21 SAf 17Sco 13 Fij 22
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1New Zealand Lance Macey & Walter Denison54018
2Australia Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren +53026
3South Africa D A Adamson & J R Appleford53026
4England Samuel Jones & Ronald Weeks52034
5Fiji Annesley Benjamin & J Taylor52034
6Scotland Alexander Templeton & James B McAlpine51042

+ 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 1Feb 7Aus 27 Eng 13Nzl 26 Fij 11SAf 21 Can 13
Round 2Feb 7Eng 28 Fij 16Nzl 21 Can 19Aus 25 SAf 18
Round 3Feb 8SAf 29 Eng 11Nzl 19 Aus 14Can 21 Fij 14
Round 4Feb 8SAf 17 Nzl 16Aus 28 Fij 17Can 32 Eng 14
Round 5Feb 9Nzl 22 Eng 12Can 21 Aus 20SAf 30 Fij 12
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1New Zealand Bill Bremner (skip), Alec Robertson, Ernie Jury, Bill Whittaker +54018
2South Africa J G Donaldson (skip), F Stevenson, Norman Snowy Walker, T H Samson54018
3Australia Tom Kinder (skip), Aub Murray, Charlie McNeill, Harold Murray ++53026
4Canada R Gray (skip), Arthur Reid, Jim Flemming, R. Adam53026
5England James Cuthbert (skip), Edward Tappenden, Edward Shuttle, George Hiscock51042
6Fiji Ernest Dobell (skip), Frederick Clapcott, S. Coffey, W. E. Lindsay50050
  • + 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

  1. The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Feb. 1938, p.15; ibid, 10 Feb. 1938, p.15
  2. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  3. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS – BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
  5. ""Empire Games." Times, 8 Feb. 1938, p. 5". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 8 February 1938. p. 5.
  6. ""Empire Games." Times, 9 Feb. 1938, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 9 February 1938. p. 6.
  7. ""Empire Games." Times, 10 Feb. 1938, p. 6". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 10 February 1938. p. 6.

See also

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