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Lawn bowls at the 1954 British Empire & Commonwealth Games

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The lawn bowls competition at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 30 July until 7 August 1954.[1] The host clubs were the West Point Grey Lawn Bowling Club of Vancouver and the New Westminster Bowling Club of New Westminster.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Lawn bowls
at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueVancouver
Dates30 July – 07 August 1954
Competitors61 from 11 nations
← 1950
1958 →

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa1012
  Southern Rhodesia1012
3  Northern Ireland1001
4  Canada*0101
  Hong Kong0101
  New Zealand0101
7  Scotland0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles  
Ralph Hodges 		 
James Pirret Jr. 		 
Arthur Saunders
Men's pairs  
William Rosbotham
Percy Watson 		 
Sam Gardiner
Dick Williams 		 
George Budge
John Carswell
Men's Fours  
Frank Mitchell
George Wilson
John Anderson
Wilfred Randall 		 
Alfred Coates
Jose da Luz
Raoul da Luz
Robert Gourlay 		 
Alan Bradley
Alex Pascoe
Fred Hockin
Ronnie Turner

Results

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Men's singles – round robin

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Results

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Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4 Tie 5
Round 1 Aus 11 SAf 21 NRho bt Can Hkg bt Eng Nzl bt Wal SRho bt Sco
Round 2 Aus bt Eng SRho bt Can Nzl bt Hkg NRho 21 SAf 12 Wal bt Sco
Round 3 Aus 21 Nzl 20 Can 12 Sco 23 Eng 18 SRho 21 Hkg 15 NRho 21 SAf 11 Wal 21
Round 4 Aus 21 Hkg 4 Can 21 Wal 14 Eng 15 NRho 21 Nzl 21 Sco 7 SAf 21 SRho 14
Round 5 Aus 21 Sco 12 Can 21 Hkg 12 Eng 18 SAf 21 Nzl 17 SRho 21 NRho 19 Wal 21
Round 6 Aus 20 SRho 21 Can 20 SAf 21 Eng 13 Sco 21 Hkg 20 Wal 21 Nzl 14 NRho 21
Round 7 Aus 19 Can 21 Eng 8 Nzl 21 Hkg 10 SAf 21 NRho 16 Sco 21 SRho 21 Wal 20
Round 8 Aus 21 NRho 18 Can 8 Nzl 21 Eng 20 Wal 21 Hkg 15 SRho 21 SAf 21 Sco 14
Round 9 Aus 11 Wal 21 Can 21 Eng 7 Hkg 21 Sco 11 Nzl 21 SAf 8 NRho 15 SRho 21
Pos Player P W L Pts
1   Ralph Hodges 9 8 1 16
2   James Pirret Jr. 9 6 3 12
3   Arthur Saunders 9 6 3 12
4   Jack Fairburn 9 5 4 10
5   Alfred Thomas 9 5 4 10
6   Glyn Bosisto 9 5 4 10
7   John Linford 9 4 5 8
8   Robert Laing 9 3 6 6
9   Jose da Luz 9 2 7 4
10   Stanley Lee 9 1 8 2

Men's pairs – round robin

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Results

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Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4 Tie 5
Round 1 Aus 27 SAf 14 Can 23 NRho 14 Hkg by Eng NIre 29 Nzl 12 SRho bt Sco
Round 2 Aus 21 Eng 20 Can 17 SRho 15 Nzl bt Hkg NIre 20 Sco 12 SAf bt NRho
Round 3 Aus 21 Nzl 19 Can 14 Sco 19 Eng 19 SRho 29 Hkg 16 NRho 18 NIre 24 SAf 21
Round 4 Aus 17 Hkg 22 Can 18 NIre 18 Eng 21 NRho 16 Nzl 20 Sco 21 SAf 25 SRho 21
Round 5 Aus 12 Sco 27 Can 13 Hkg 23 Eng 14 SAf 29 NIre 16 NRho 18 Nzl 17 SRho 28
Round 6 Aus 28 S Rho 22 Can 24 SAf 13 Eng 13 Sco 22 Hkg 16 NIre 26 Nzl 21 NRho 18
Round 7 Aus 15 Can 24 Eng 20 Nzl 21 Hkg 19 SAf 23 NIre 18 SRho 13 NRho 16 Sco 20
Round 8 Aus 18 NRho 20 Can 27 Nzl 13 Eng 17 NIre 23 Hkg 20 SRho 17 SAf 19 Sco 20
Round 9 Aus 12 NIre 26 Can 19 Eng 16 Hkg 27 Sco 15 Nzl 25 SAf 22 NRho 26 SRho 12
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   William Rosbotham & Percy Watson 9 7 1 1 15
2   Sam Gardiner & Dick Williams 9 6 1 2 13
3   George Budge & John Carswell 9 6 0 3 12
4   Eric Liddell & Raoul da Luz 9 5 0 4 10
5   Harry Barker & William Stead 9 4 0 5 8
6   James Rae & John Milligan 9 4 0 5 8
7   John Bird & David Long 9 4 0 5 8
8   Arthur Snaddon & Eliphalet ‘Lifey’ Ravenwood 9 4 0 5 8
9   Alan Bradley & Ronnie Turner 9 3 0 6 6
10   Edwin Bateman & Tom Stewart 9 1 0 8 2

Men's Fours - Round Robin

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Results

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Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4 Tie 5
Round 1 Aus 22 SAf 22 Can 13 NRho 29 Eng 20 Hkg 26 Nzl 18 Wal 24 Sco 10 SRho 35
Round 2 Aus 21 Eng 13 Can 20 SRho 24 Hkg 26 Nzl 20 NRho 12 SAf 22 Sco 18 Wal 14
Round 3 Aus 14 Nzl 30 Can 28 Sco 13 Eng 20 SRho 13 Hkg 22 NRho 16 SAf 23 Wal 10
Round 4 Aus 20 Hkg 26 Can 25 Wal 20 Eng 21 NRho 25 Nzl 14 Sco 26 SAf 21 SRho 14
Round 5 Aus 31 Sco 14 Can 14 Hkg 20 Eng 19 SAf 20 Nzl 11 SRho 26 NRho 22 Wal 10
Round 6 Aus 20 SRho 19 Can 12 SAf 29 Eng 23 Sco 6 Hkg 20 Wal 19 Nzl 26 NRho 20
Round 7 Aus 25 Can 16 Eng 20 Nzl 20 Hkg 18 SAf 21 NRho 20 Sco 11 SRho 38 Wal 12
Round 8 Aus 21 NRho 21 Can 18 Nzl 29 Eng 12 Wal 19 Hkg 17 SRho 24 Sco 18 SAf 21
Round 9 Aus 19 Wal 19 Can 18 Eng 17 Hkg 34 Sco 11 Nzl 14 SAf 26 NRho 16 SRho 20
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   Frank Mitchell, George Wilson, John Anderson, Wilfred Randall 9 8 1 0 17
2   Alfred Coates, Jose da Luz, Raoul da Luz, Robert Gourlay 9 7 0 2 14
3   Alan Bradley, Alex Pascoe, Fred Hockin, Ronnie Turner 9 6 0 3 12
4   Charles Beck, Elgar Collins, Neville Green, Walter Maling 9 4 3 2 11
5   James Rae, John Milligan, Samuel Goatley, William Hynd 9 4 1 4 9
6   Arthur Webster, Arthur Connew, Pete Skoglund, William Freeth 9 3 1 5 7
7   Edward Brown, George Mackintosh, Harold Jenkins, Billy Calder 9 3 0 6 6
8   James Carr, John Coles, Stanley Lee, William Parker 9 2 1 6 5
9   Alfred Thomas, Ivor Thomas, Obediah Hopkins, Robert Devonald 9 2 1 6 5
10   Finlay McIver, George Budge, Herbert Morton, John Carswell 9 2 0 7 4

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
  2. ^ "British Empire Games Results (31 Jul, page 8)". The Montreal Gazette.
  3. ^ "British Empire Games Results (2 Aug, page 16)". Vancouver Sun.
  4. ^ "British Empire Games Results (3 Aug, page 17)". Vancouver Sun.
  5. ^ "British Empire Games Results (4 Aug, page 18)". Vancouver Sun.
  6. ^ "British Empire Games Results (5 Aug, page 14)". Vancouver Sun.
  7. ^ "British Empire Games Results (6 Aug, page 23)". Vancouver Sun.
  8. ^ "British Empire Games Results (7 Aug, page 19)". Vancouver Sun.
  9. ^ The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. 2013. ISBN 9781291576382.
  10. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.

See also

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