1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

Summary

The 1977 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held in Worthing, England, from 21 May to 5 June 1977.

Women's World Outdoor Championships 1977
3rd Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Worthing, England
Date(s)21 May - 05 June, 1977.
CategoryWorld Bowls Championship
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Elsie Wilkie successfully defended her singles title which was held in a round robin format.

The pairs went to Hong Kong, the triples to Wales and the fours to Australia. The Taylor Trophy was won by the Australian team.[2]

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's singles  
Elsie Wilkie
 
June Bell
 
Norma de la Motte
Women's pairs  
Elvie Chok
Helen Wong
 
Lorna Lucas
Dot Jenkinson
 
Janet Ackland
Lilian Nicholas
Women's triples  
Joan Osborne
Enid Morgan
Margaret Pomeroy
 
Cis Winstanley
Pearl Dymond
Hazel Harper
 
Corinna Folkins
Dorothy Bacon
Louise Godfrey
Women's fours  
Dot Jenkinson
Connie Hicks
Lorna Lucas
Merle Richardson
 
Margaret Lockwood
Joan Hunt
Mabel Darlington
Joan Sparkes
 
Joan Osborne
Enid Morgan
Margaret Pomeroy
Janet Ackland
Women's team   Australia   Wales   New Zealand

Results edit

Women's singles – round robin edit

Pos Player P W L Pts
1   Elsie Wilkie 13 9 4 18
2   June Bell 13 9 4 18
3   Norma de la Motte 13 9 4 18
4   Dot Foley 13 8 5 16
5   Helen Gordon 13 8 5 16
6   Norma Massey 13 8 5 16
7   Helen Wong 13 7 6 14
8   Lilian Nicholas 13 7 6 14
9   Mavis Steele 13 6 7 12
10   Eva Neil 13 6 7 12
11   Nessie Burnett 13 6 7 12
12   Peggy Chalmers 13 4 9 8
13   R Stableford 13 2 11 4
14   Dorothy Bacon 13 2 11 4

Women's pairs – round robin edit

Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   Elvie Chok & Helen Wong 13 12 0 1 24
2   Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson 13 11 1 1 23
3   Janet Ackland & Lilian Nicholas 13 7 1 5 15
4   Nessie Burnett & Ellen Cameron 13 7 1 5 15
5   Irene Foote & Elsie Wilkie 13 7 1 5 15
6   Joan Hunt & Mavis Steele 13 6 1 6 13
7   Marion Bramwell & Norma de la Motte 13 6 0 7 12
8   Eva Neil & Jean Frame 13 6 0 7 12
9   Shirley Otis & June Bell 13 6 0 7 12
10   Pamela Le Tissier & Dot Foley 13 6 0 7 12
11   Irma Artist & Muriel Pat Boehm 13 5 1 7 11
12   Peggy Chalmers & Margaret Penman 13 3 0 10 6
13   Edith Cohen-Mintz & Molly Skudowitz 13 3 0 10 6
14   Margaret Blattman & G Crossley 13 3 0 10 6

Women's triples – round robin edit

Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan & Margaret Pomeroy 13 10 1 2 21
2   Cis Winstanley, Pearl Dymond & Hazel Harper 13 10 0 3 20
3   Corinna Folkins, Dorothy Bacon, Louise Godfrey 13 8 1 4 17
4   Connie Hicks, Merle Richardson & Norma Massey 13 8 0 5 16
5   Marie Rozario, Joyce Liddell & Bea da Silva 13 7 1 5 15
6   Ireland 13 7 1 5 15
7   Scotland 13 7 0 6 14
8   Margaret Lockwood, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes 13 7 0 6 14
9   Israel 13 6 1 6 13
10   Violet Eastwood, Freda Munro & Nell Hunter 13 6 0 7 12
11   Margaret Araji, Betty Glassey, Margaret Ramsbotham 13 5 0 8 10
12   Jersey 13 3 0 10 6
13   Malawi 13 3 0 10 6
14   Guernsey 13 1 1 11 3

Women's fours – round robin edit

Pos Player P W D L Pts
1   Dot Jenkinson, Connie Hicks, Lorna Lucas & Merle Richardson 13 10 0 3 20
2   Margaret Lockwood, Joan Hunt, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes 13 10 0 3 20
3   Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan, Margaret Pomeroy & Janet Ackland 13 9 1 3 19
4   Scotland 13 9 0 4 18
5   Marion Bramwell, Margaret Araji, Betty Glassey, Margaret Ramsbotham 13 7 1 5 15
6   Irene Foote, Pearl Dymond, Cis Winstanley & Hazel Harper 13 7 0 6 14
7   Marie Rozario, Joyce Liddell, Bea da Silva & Elvie Chok 13 7 0 6 14
8   Ireland 13 6 1 6 13
9   Corinna Folkins, Louise Godfrey, Irma Artist & Muriel Pat Boehm 13 6 0 7 12
10   Violet Eastwood, Freda Munro, Nell Hunt & Shirley Otis 13 4 1 8 9
11   Israel 13 4 1 8 9
12   Guernsey 13 4 0 9 8
13   Malawi 13 4 0 9 8
14   Jersey 13 2 1 10 3

Taylor Trophy edit

Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total
1   Australia 6th 2nd 4th 1st 75
2   Wales 8th 3rd 1st 3rd 71
3   New Zealand 1st 5th 2nd 6th 67
4   Hong Kong 7th 1st 5th 7th 67

References edit

  1. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  2. ^ "1977 Sports Results". Sydney Morning Herald.