Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Cardiff |
| Dates | 18–26 July 1958 |
The lawn bowls competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place in Cardiff, Wales from 18 July until 26 July 1958.[1]
Results
Men's Singles - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Phineas ‘Pinky’ Danilowitz |
11 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 |  Percy Baker |
11 | 8 | 3 | 16+ |
| 3 |  William Jackson |
11 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 |  W D 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 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
| 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 |  Alex Pascoe & Basil Wells |
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 | Alex Houston & George Dewar |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | C C Ma & Robert Gourlay |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | W John & J H 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 Souther Rhodesia 17-10
Men's Fours - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman King, John Bettles, Walter Phillips George Scadgell |
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18+ |
| 2 | Wilfred Randall, E Stuart, E Williams, Norman ‘Snowy’ Walker |
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 |  Alex Pascoe, William Yuill, Charles Bradley, Basil Wells, Ronald Turner |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Richard Gillings, William Pope, Arthur Baldwin, George Makin |
11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | A Pereira, Alfred Coates, Mohammed B Hassan, Raoul da Luz |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | J Hampson, T Smetherhem, G Ferguson, A Hodge |
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | E Jones, D Prosser, J Griffiths, L Hill |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | G Best, T L Henry, J Webb, P G 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
- ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
- ^ "The complete book of the Commonwealth Games". Google Books.