The lawn bowls competition at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place at the Dalkeith Bowling Club in Perth, Western Australia from 19 November until 1 December 1962.[1] The bowls competition started several days before the official opening of the Commonwealth Games.
| Lawn bowls at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Perth |
| Dates | 19 November – 01 December 1962 |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Scotland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  David Bryant |
 Joseph Black |
 Alan Bradley |
| Men's pairs |  Robbie Robson Bob McDonald |
Thomas Hamill Michael Purdon |
Charles Bradley Bill Jackson |
| Men's fours | David Bryant Les Watson Sidney Drysdale Tom Fleming |
Michael Purdon Thomas Hamill Joseph Black William Moore |
John Milligan Malcolm Bibb Ronnie Turner Victor Blyth |
Results
editMen's singles – round robin
edit| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant |
12 | 12 | 0 | 259 | 153 | 24 |
| 2 | Joseph Black |
12 | 10 | 2 | 240 | 158 | 20+ |
| 3 | Alan Bradley |
12 | 10 | 2 | 232 | 147 | 20 |
| 4 |  Leigh Fitzpatrick |
12 | 9 | 3 | 216 | 187 | 18 |
| 5 |  F. R. Kermani |
12 | 7 | 4 | 236 | 175 | 14 |
| 6 | Jeff Barron |
12 | 6 | 6 | 231 | 186 | 12 |
| 7 |  B A Henry |
12 | 6 | 6 | 195 | 227 | 12 |
| 8 |  Percy Watson |
12 | 5 | 7 | 208 | 218 | 10 |
| 9 |  Stirling Shields |
12 | 4 | 8 | 193 | 226 | 8 |
| 10 |  Albert Evans |
12 | 4 | 8 | 211 | 216 | 8 |
| 11 |  Bill Askew |
12 | 3 | 9 | 159 | 242 | 6 |
| 12 |  Jimmy Noon |
12 | 1 | 11 | 142 | 248 | 2 |
| 13 | G Page |
12 | 1 | 11 | 106 | 245 | 2 |
+Silver play off
Black beat Bradley 21-14
Men's pairs – round robin
edit| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Robson & Bob McDonald |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 143 | 18 |
| 2 | Thomas Hamill & Michael Purdon |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 241 | 160 | 16 |
| 3 | Charles Bradley & Bill Jackson |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 181 | 14+ |
| 4 | Les Watson & Tom Fleming |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 189 | 14 |
| 5 | Robert Kelly & Willis Teague |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 196 | 157 | 12 |
| 6 | C C Ma & P Gardner |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 211 | 184 | 10 |
| 7 | H Robinson & W Holborrow |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 193 | 193 | 8 |
| 8 | Lynn Probert & Tom Griffiths |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 167 | 202 | 7 |
| 9 | George Ashford & Bill Coackley |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 164 | 221 | 6 |
| 10 | Aiia Hoar & Ross Moir |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 169 | 220 | 5 |
| 11 | A Barnes & Wally Jackson |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 105 | 267 | 0 |
+ Bronze medal play off
Rhodesia & Nyasaland beat England 23-14
Men's rinks (fours) – round robin
edit| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant, Les Watson, Sidney Drysdale, Tom Fleming |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 125 | 16 |
| 2 | Michael Purdon, Thomas Hamill, Joseph Black, William Moore |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 158 | 14+ |
| 3 | John Milligan, Malcolm Bibb, Ronnie Turner, Victor Blyth |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 229 | 156 | 14 |
| 4 | Arthur Baldwin, George Makin, Leslie Edgeworth, Richard Gillings |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 219 | 186 | 13 |
| 5 | Claude Stephens, Lynn Probert, Tom Griffiths, Albert Evans |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178 | 168 | 13 |
| 6 | John Rabone, Malcolm Boon, Richard Pilkington, Bill O'Neill |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 230 | 157 | 12 |
| 7 | Augusto Pedro Pereira, Eric Liddell, F. R. Kermani, George Souza Sr. |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 203 | 214 | 8 |
| 8 | Ted Wiltshire, George Ashford, Malvin Katzler, Bill Coackley |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 160 | 226 | 8 |
| 9 | G Williams, J Daunt, Max Bay, V Costello |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 177 | 243 | 6 |
| 10 | Aiia Hoar, Stirling Shields, Edward Brown, Ross Moir |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 154 | 249 | 4 |
| 11 | Territory of Papua and New Guinea |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 137 | 160 | 2 |
+ Silver play off
Scotland beat Rhodesia & Nyasaland 20-19
References
edit- ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
- ^ The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu.com. 2013. ISBN 9781291576382.