1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship Explained

Women's World Outdoor Championships 1973
Number:2
Series:Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Dates:3–18 December 1973.
Category:World Bowls Championship
Prev:1972
Next:1976

The 1973 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship[1] was held at the Victoria Bowls Club in Wellington, New Zealand, from 3 to 18 December 1973.

Elsie Wilkie won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs was won by Australia whilst the triples, fours Gold and Taylor Trophy all went to New Zealand.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Medallists

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Women's singles
Women's pairs
Women's triples
Irene Foote
Noeleen Scott
Cis Winstanley
Women's fours
Irene Foote
Noeleen Scott
Cis Winstanley
Verna Devlin
Women's team New Zealand Australia England

Results

Women's singles – round robin

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Round 1Nzl 22 Eng 13Can 23 Fij 16Aus 22 USA 3Ire 23 PNG 18
Round 2Nzl 21 Can 15PNG 21 Aus 17Eng 21 Fij 3Ire 21 USA 19
Round 3Nzl 21 Ire 4Eng 21 Can 15Aus 21 Fij 14USA 21 PNG 10
Round 4Nzl 21 Aus 20Can 21 PNG 15Fij 21 Ire 13Eng 21 USA 3
Round 5Nzl 21 USA 17Can 21 Ire 20Eng 21 Aus 17PNG 21 Fij 5
Round 6Nzl 21 Fij 12 USA 21 Can 17 Aus 21 Ire 13 Eng 21 PNG 17
Round 7Aus 21 Can 12Nzl 21 PNG 18Fij 21 USA 15Eng 22 Ire 6
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1 7 7 0 14
2 7 6 1 12
3 7 4 2 8
4 Anne Flook 7 3 2 6
5 Maureen Watson 7 2 5 4
6 Sadie Little 7 2 5 4
7 7 2 5 4
8 7 2 5 4

Women's pairs – round robin

width=70Round width=110Tie 1width=110Tie 2width=110Tie 3width=110Tie 4
Round 1Aus 24 USA 14PNG 20 Ire 20Fij 21 Can 18Eng 22 Nzl 20
Round 2Aus bt PNGEng bt Can Ire bt USA Nzl bt Fij
Round 3Eng 22 Fij 11 Ire 31 Can 16Aus 27 Nzl 13PNG 25 USA 14
Round 4Aus 40 Can 6Nzl 35 Ire 14Eng 23 PNG 10 Fij 18 USA 15
Round 5Aus 31 Fij 16PNG 23 Nzl 21Can 31 USA 10Ire 22 Eng 20
Round 6Aus 30 Ire 10PNG 26 Fij 17Nzl 26 Can 6Eng 21 USA 12
Round 7Eng 21 Aus 14Fij 26 Ire 17PNG 23 Can 13Nzl 35 USA 10
width=20Poswidth=400Playerwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson 7 6 0 1 12
2 Mavis Steele & Phyllis Derrick 7 6 0 1 12
3 Gladys Doyle & Betty Glassey 7 4 1 2 9
4 Elsie Wilkie & Verna Devlin 7 4 0 3 8
5 Sadie Little & Jean Hayes 7 3 1 3 7
6 7 3 0 4 6
7 Anne Flook & Olive Parker 7 1 0 6 2
8 Dorothy Mumma & Muriel Pat Boehm 7 0 0 7 0

Women's triples – round robin

width=70Round width=110Tie 1width=110Tie 2width=110Tie 3width=110Tie 4
Round 1Aus 15 USA 19PNG 21 Ire 14Fij 25 Can 19Eng 18 Nzl 19
Round 2Nzl bt FijAus bt PNGEng bt Can Ire bt USA
Round 3Ire 31 Can 19PNG 44 USA 11Nzl 17 Aus 13Eng 30 Fij 11
Round 4Aus 26 Can 13USA 29 Fij 14Nzl 22 Ire 18Eng 25 PNG 20
Round 5Aus 20 Fij 17PNG 26 Nzl 9USA 26 Can 18Eng 18 Ire 8
Round 6Aus 20 Ire 19PNG 37 Fij 11 Nzl 45 Can 5Eng 24 USA 20
Round 7Eng 16 Aus 22Fij 17 Ire 17PNG 20 Can 15Nzl 24 USA 15
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1 7 6 0 1 12
2 7 5 0 2 10
3 Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham 7 5 0 2 10
4 Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes 7 4 1 2 9
5 7 3 1 3 7
6 7 2 1 4 5
7 7 1 1 5 3
8 7 0 0 7 0
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Women's fours – round robin

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Round 1Nzl 21 Eng 15 Aus 31 USA 12Fij 22 Can 14Ire 22 PNG 12
Round 2Nzl 31 Can 9Aus 33 PNG 15Eng 26 Fij 10 Ire 23 USA 16
Round 3Nzl 38 Ire 18Eng 38 Can 16Fij 26 Aus 14PNG 24 USA 9
Round 4Aus 24 Nzl 18Fij 21 Ire 19Can 21 PNG 24Eng 23 USA 18
Round 5Fij 15 PNG 26Nzl 21 USA 9 Ire 29 Can 14Aus 19 Eng 19
Round 6Nzl 31 Fij 10USA 29 Can 22Aus 18 Ire 16 Eng 21 PNG 17
Round 7Aus 33 Can 10Nzl 17 PNG 16USA 22 Fij 17Eng 16 Ire 15
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1 7 6 0 1 12
2 7 5 1 1 11
3 Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe, Dot Jenkinson & Lorna Lucas 7 5 1 1 11
4 A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross, Jean Hayes 7 3 0 4 6
5 T Hughes, A Wright, L Browne, R Forster 7 3 0 4 6
6 7 3 0 4 6
7 7 2 0 5 4
8 7 0 0 7 0

Taylor Trophy

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1 New Zealand 4 1 4 4 13
2 Australia 2 4 3 1 11
3 England 3 3 1 2 9
4 Papua New Guinea 0 2 2 0 4
5 Ireland 0 0 0 1 1
6 Canada 1 0 0 0 1

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sullivan, Patrick. Guinness Bowls Records. 1986. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 0-85112-414-3.
  2. Web site: 1973 Sports Results. The Age.
  3. Web site: Elsie Wilkie World Champ. The Age.
  4. Web site: Bowls win on Last end. The Age.
  5. Web site: NZ triple fancies; Australian pair beaten. The Age.
  6. Web site: "Sports in Brief." Times, 5 Dec. 1973, p. 9. Times Digital Archives.

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