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
← 1934
1950 →

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

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  *   Host nation (Australia)

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

Medallists

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All events were for men only.

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

Men's singles – round robin

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Results

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Round Date 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
Pos Player P W L Pts
1   Horace Harvey 5 5 0 10
2   Frank Livingstone 5 4 1 8
3   Jack Low 5 3 2 6
4   Tommy Hills 5 2 3 4
5   L W Clarke 5 1 4 2
6   A Bourne 5 0 5 0

Men's pairs – round robin

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Results

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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
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   Lance Macey & Walter Denison 5 4 0 1 8
2   Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren + 5 3 0 2 6
3   D A Adamson & J R Appleford 5 3 0 2 6
4   Samuel Jones & Ronald Weeks 5 2 0 3 4
5   Annesley Benjamin & J Taylor 5 2 0 3 4
6   Alexander Templeton & James B McAlpine 5 1 0 4 2

+ Hutton & Mildren defeated Adamson & Appleford 13–12 in a play off to win the silver medal

Men's rinks (fours) – round robin

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Results

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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
Pos 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
  • + 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

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  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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