1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 1976 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Zoo Lake Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 18 February - 6 March 1976.
Doug Watson won the singles which was held in a round robin format.
South Africa completed a clean sweep of events by taking the Pairs, Triples and Fours Gold which also help them lift the Leonard Trophy.
Results
[2]
Mens Singles - Round Robin
Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
L |
Pts |
1 | Doug Watson | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
2 | Bob Middleton | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
3 | David Bryant | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
4 | Dick Folkins | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
5 | Peter 'Kerry' Clarke | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
6 | Maldwyn Evans | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
7 | Willie Wood | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
8 | John Allman | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
9 | Tolova'a Si'moa | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
10 | Roy de Feu | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
11 | Matt Gordon | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
12 | Eric Liddell | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
13 | Roy Fulton | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
14 | Harry Lakin | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
15 | Ben Van Niekerk | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
16 | Shingo Sarumaru | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Mens Pairs - Round Robin
Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
1 | Doug Watson & Bill Moseley | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
2 | Neil McInnes & Dick Folkins | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
3 | Don Woolnough & Bob Middleton | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
4 | John C Evans & Peter Line | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
5 | Wales | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
6 | Roy Fulton & John Henry | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
7 | Rhodesia | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
8 | Peter 'Kerry' Clarke & Vic Sellars | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
9 | Western Samoa | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
10 | John 'Jack' Christie & Alex McIntosh | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
11 | Hong Kong | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
12 | Israel | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
13 | Peter Crossan & Harry Lakin | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
14 | Jersey | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
15 | Guernsey | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
16 | Japan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Mens Triples - Round Robin
Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
1 | Kevin Campbell, Nando Gatti & Kelvin Lightfoot | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
2 | David Bryant, Bill Irish & Tommy Armstrong | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
3 | Willie Murray, David Hull & John Higgins | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
4 | David Baldwin, Jack Somerville & Bob McDonald | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
5 | Jim Candelet, Harold Esch & Francisco 'Frank' Souza | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
6 | Wales | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
7 | Hong Kong | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
8 | Willie Wood, Dick Bernard & Willie Adrain | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
9 | Leigh Bishop, Barry Salter & Keith Poole | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
10 | Rhodesia | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
11 | John Chalmers, Stuart Flanders & Alexander 'Sandy 'Ross | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
12 | Guernsey | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
13 | Jersey | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
14 | Israel | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
15 | Western Samoa | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
16 | Japan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Mens Fours - Round Robin
Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
1 | Kevin Campbell, Nando Gatti, Kelvin Lightfoot & Bill Moseley | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
2 | Don Woolnough, Leigh Bishop, Barry Salter & Keith Poole | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
3 | John C Evans, Bill Irish, Tommy Armstrong & Peter Line | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
4 | David Richards, John Russell Evans, Ellis Stanbury, Ray Williams | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
5 | Jim Candelet, Harold Esch, Richard Folkins, Francisco ‘Frank’ Souza | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
6 | John 'Jack' Christie, Alex McIntosh, Dick Bernard & Willie Adrain | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
7 | John Henry, John Higgins, David Hull, Willie Murray | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
8 | David Baldwin, Bob McDonald, Jack Somerville, Vic Sellars | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
9 | Alan Bradley, Theo Easterbrook, Dick Boucher, Pat O’Brien | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
10 | Omar Dallah, CC ‘Saco’ Delgado, Roberto de Silva, George Souza | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
11 | Gordon Bewhay, Joe Dolan, Frank Hambly, Tim Mallett | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
12 | Leta’a Sulu Devoe, Graham Johns, James Williams, Falevi Ierupa’ala Petana | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
13 | John Chalmers, Peter Crossan, Stuart Flanders, Alexander ‘Sandy’ Ross | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
14 | Ernie Baker, Norman le Ber, Henry le Tissier, Cyril Smith | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
15 | Harry Esakov, Robert Goldwasser, Sam Skudowitz, Yehuda ‘Sabra’ Lebel | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
16 | Mitsuaki Izumi, Kichizaemon Sarumaru, Tadao Nishi, Shigeya Nabeshima | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
W.M.Leonard Trophy
Pos |
Team |
Singles |
Pairs |
Triples |
Fours |
Total |
1 | South Africa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
2 | England | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
3 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
4 | United States | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
=6 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ "1976 Sports Results". Sydney Morning Herald.