Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The lawn bowls competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958.[1]

Lawn bowls
at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueCardiff
Dates18–26 July 1958
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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Wales)

Medals won by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa1203
2  England1102
3  New Zealand1001
4  Northern Rhodesia0011
  Rhodesia and Nyasaland0011
  Southern Rhodesia0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Medallists

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Medallists by event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles  
Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz
 
Percy Baker
 
Bill Jackson
Men's pairs  
John Morris
Richard Pilkington
 
John Myrdal
Rudolph van Vuuren
 
William Yuill
Hector Philp
Men's fours  
Norman King
John Bettles
Walter Phillips
John Scadgell
 
Wilfred Randall
Edward Stuart
Edward Williams
Norman Snowy Walker
 
Alex Pascoe
Charles Bradley
Basil Wells
Ronnie Turner

Results

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[2]

Men's singles – round robin

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Men's singles round robin results
Pos Player P W L Pts
1   Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz 11 10 1 20
2   Percy Baker 11 8 3 16+
3   Bill Jackson 11 8 3 16
4   William Downes Jones 11 7 4 14
5   Glyn Bosisto 11 7 4 14
6   James ‘Ham’ Pirret 11 6 5 12
7   Eric Liddell 11 5 6 10
8   Roy Fulton 11 4 7 8
9   A. B. (Bernie) Williams 11 4 7 8
10   John Weir 11 3 8 6
11   John Linford 11 3 8 6
12   Harry Hall 11 1 10 2

+ Silver medal play off
Baker beat Jackson 21-18

Men's pairs – round robin

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Men's pairs, round robin results
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   John Morris & Richard Pilkington 11 10 0 1 20
2   John Myrdal & Rudolph van Vuuren 11 8 0 3 16+
3   William Yuill & Hector Philp 11 8 0 3 16
4   Ronald Marshall & Allan Rafton 11 7 0 4 14
5   William Rosbotham & Percy Watson 11 7 0 4 14
6   Fred Horn & Harold Shapland 11 6 0 5 12
7   Sandy Houston & George Dewar 11 6 0 5 12
8   C C Ma & Robert Gourlay 11 5 0 6 10
9   Wilf John & Jack Lewis 11 4 0 7 8
10   A Graham & W Careful 11 3 0 8 6
11   J Kerr & D Smart 11 1 0 10 2
12   Gordon Bewhay & Billy McDowell 11 1 0 10 2

+ Silver medal play off
South Africa beat Southern Rhodesia 17-10

Men's fours – round robin

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Men's fours, round robin results
Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   Norman King, John Bettles, Walter Phillips, John Scadgell 11 9 0 2 18+
2   Wilfred Randall, Edward Stuart, Edward Williams, Norman Snowy Walker 11 9 0 2 18
3   Alex Pascoe, Charles Bradley, Basil Wells, Ronnie Turner 11 8 0 3 16
4   Richard Gillings, William Pope, Arthur Baldwin, George Makin 11 7 1 3 15
5   Augusto Pedro Pereira, Alfred Coates, Mohammed B Hassan Sr., Raoul da Luz 11 7 0 4 14
6   John Hampson, Thomas Smetherham, George Ferguson, Alexander Hodge 11 6 1 4 13
7   Evan Jones, D Prosser, Jack Griffiths, Len Hill 11 6 0 5 12
8   George Best, Tom Henry, Jack Webb, Gerry Crossey 11 4 0 7 8
9   C Cochran, J Trowsdale, R Roberts, S Strachan 11 4 0 7 8
10   Robin Andrew, Stanley Snedden, Jeff Barron, Bill Hampton 11 3 0 8 6
11   Tom Williams, Fred Tucker, Arthur Crossley, Cyril Cracknell 11 2 0 9 4
12   Bert Gallagher, Stirling Shields, Harry Gardler, Harry Robertson 11 0 0 11 0

+ Gold medal play off
England beat South Africa 22-13

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
  2. ^ The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu.com. 2013. ISBN 9781291576382.

See also

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