Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games

Commonwealth Games lawn bowls event

Lawn bowls
at the 1934 British Empire Games
VenueTemple Bowls Club & Paddington Bowls Club
Dates04 August – 11 August 1934
Competitors68 from 10 nations
← 1930
1938 →

The lawn bowls competition at the 1934 British Empire Games took place at the Temple Bowling Club in Denmark Hill and the Paddington Bowling Club in Maida Vale, London from 4–11 August 1934.[1][2][3]

Scotland won the singles event and England won both the pairs and rinks events.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England*2002
2 Scotland1012
3 Canada0202
4 Ireland0101
5 South Africa0011
 Wales0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
SinglesScotland Robert SprotCanada William McDonaldSouth Africa Charles Abbott
PairsEngland Tommy Hills
and George Wright
Canada William Hutchinson
and Alfred Langford
Wales Thomas Davies
and Stan Weaver
Rinks/FoursEngland Robert Slater
Ernie Gudgeon
Percy Tomlinson
Fred Biggin
Republic of Ireland Cecil Curran
Charlie Clawson
George Watson
Percy Watson
Scotland William Lowe
Charles Tait
James Morrison
James Brown

Men's singles – round robin

Results

RoundDateTie 1Tie 2Tie 3Tie 4Tie 5
Round 1Aug 6Eng 13 Sco 21Ire 13 Wal 21Aus 21 SAf 20Rho 21 Nzl 18Can 21 Hkg 5
Round 2Aug 6Eng 21 Wal 14Ire 17 Sco 21Aus 19 Rho 21SAf 21 Can 8Hkg 21 Nzl 9
Round 3Aug 7Ire 19 Hkg 21Rho 15 Wal 21Nzl 1 Can 21Eng 21 Aus 16Sco 21 SAf 19
Round 4Aug 7Ire 21 Nzl 13Wal 15 Can 21Rho 21 Hkg 4Eng 20 SAf 21Sco 21 Aus 14
Round 5Aug 8Eng 21 Hkg 19Sco 21 Rho 9Ire 18 Can 21Wal 14 SAf 21Aus 21 Nzl 6
Round 6Aug 8Eng 21 Rho 17Sco 21 Hkg 5Ire 13 SAf 21Wal 21 Nzl 11Can 21 Aus 11
Round 7Aug 9Ire 21 Rho 19Wal 21 Aus 17SAf 21 Hkg 14Eng 21 Nzl 8Sco 21 Can 19
Round 8Aug 9Ire 6 Aus 21Wal 21 Hkg 15SAf 21 Rho 14Eng 16 Can 21Sco 21 Nzl 13
Round 9Aug 10Eng 15 Ire 21Sco 21 Wal 18Aus 21 Hkg 19SAf 21 Nzl 13Rho 10 Can 21
PosPlayerPWLPts
1Scotland Robert Sprot99018
2Canada William McDonald97214
3South Africa Charles Abbott97214
4England James McKinlay95410
5Wales Percy Holloway95410
6Australia E W Walker9458
7Southern Rhodesia George Baker9366
8Republic of Ireland Dr John Rusk9366
9Hong Kong Alexander Hyde-Lay9274
10New Zealand Len Keys9090

Men's pairs – round robin

Results

RoundDateTie 1Tie 2Tie 3Tie 4
Round 1Aug 6Eng 28 Sco 14Ire 17 Wal 21Aus 18 SAf 26Can 18 Hkg 15
Round 2Aug 6Eng 21 Wal 17Ire 18 Sco 24Aus 17 Rho 17SAf 21 Can 16
Round 3Aug 7Ire 23 Hkg 14Rho 15 Wal 32Eng 18 Aus 17Sco 26 SAf 14
Round 4Aug 7Wal 25 Can 16Rho 16 Hkg 35Eng 31 SAf 11Sco 29 Aus 11
Round 5Aug 8Eng 30 Hkg 19Sco 29 Rho 13Ire 19 Can 20Wal 20 SAf 21
Round 6Aug 8Eng 25 Rho 16Hkg 23 Sco 16Ire 24 SAf 15Can 22 Aus 16
Round 7Aug 9Ire 15 Rho 16Wal 22 Aus 10SAf 11 Hkg 20Sco 14 Can 25
Round 8Aug 9Ire 25 Aus 10Wal 24 Hkg 25SAf 18 Rho 27Eng 16 Can 9
Round 9Aug 10Eng 25 Ire 21Sco 19 Wal 27Aus 14 Hkg 23Rho 13 Can 22
PosPlayerPWDLPts
1England Tommy Hills & George Wright880016
2Canada William Hutchinson & Alfred Langford860212
3Wales Thomas Davies & Stan Weaver850310
4Hong Kong Frederick Rapley & H G Cooper850310
5Scotland Alex Niven & George Niven84048
6Republic of Ireland Robert David Taylor & John Downing83056
7Southern Rhodesia G Evans & G W Baxter82155
8South Africa Andrew Harvey & Hugo Holshausen82064
9Australia J Banks & Thomas Rainer80171

Men's rinks (fours) – round robin

Results

RoundDateTie 1Tie 2Tie 3Tie 4Tie 5
Round 1Aug 6Eng 21 Sco 12Ire 21 Wal 17Aus 18 SAf 20Rho 16 Nzl 21Can 19 Hkg 10
Round 2Aug 6Eng 34 Wal 17Ire 20 Sco 19Hkg 16 Nzl 18Rho 18 Aus 18SAf 26 Can 16
Round 3Aug 7Ire 28 Hkg 10Rho 27 Wal 11Can 19 Nzl 14Eng 28 Aus 6Sco 17 SAf 16
Round 4Aug 7Ire 31 Nzl 10Wal 19 Can 22Rho 22 Hkg 18Eng 15 SAf 22Sco 40 Aus 10
Round 5Aug 8Eng 31 Hkg 15Sco 23 Rho 14Ire 23 Can 15Wal 19 SAf 16Aus 12 Nzl 24
Round 6Aug 8Eng 29 Rho 8Sco 25 Hkg 16Ire 24 SAf 21Wal 17 Nzl 31Can 14 Aus 18
Round 7Aug 9Ire 22 Rho 14Wal 11 Aus 25SAf 21 Hkg 19Eng 28 Nzl 16Sco 17 Can 17
Round 8Aug 9Ire 33 Aus 13Wal 25 Hkg 17SAf 37 Rho 8Eng 19 Can 13Sco 29 Nzl 13
Round 9Aug 10Eng 21 Ire 15Sco 17 Wal 17Aus 25 Hkg 27SAf 30 Nzl 15Rho 22 Can 16
PosPlayerPWDLPts
1England Fred Biggin (skip), Robert Slater, Ernie Gudgeon, Percy Tomlinson980116
2Republic of Ireland Percy Watson (skip), Cecil Curran, Charlie Clawson, George Watson,980116
3Scotland William Lowe (skip), Charles Tait, James Morrison, James Brown952212
4South Africa James Thoms (skip), Hugo C Holshausen, Charles Abbott, J Morton960312
5New Zealand George Carter (skip), Harold Grocott, George Pollard, Billy Dillicar94058
6Canada William D Euler (skip), William G Cleghorn, Harvey J Sims, Norman H Snell93157
7Southern Rhodesia A E W Stodart (skip), H S Taylor, J Houston, C E Harrison93157
8Wales Isaac Rees (skip), R Williams, William G Kent, Michael Manweiler92165
9Australia C.A.Gale (Skip), J.H.Langley, William White, Sir Henry Barwell92165
10Hong Kong Hugh Nish (skip), Joseph Victor Ramsay, John F McGowan, George H Sherriff91082

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
  2. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  3. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 6 Aug. 1934, p. 2". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 7 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 8 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "The Empire Games." Times, 9 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Empire Games." Times, 10 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 11 Aug. 1934, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.

See also

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