1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
| Men's World Outdoor Championships 1966 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st World Outdoor Bowls Championships | |||
| Location |
 Kyeemagh, New South Wales | ||
| Date(s) | 10–23 October 1966. | ||
| Category | World Bowls Championship | ||
| |||
The 1966 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia, from 10–23 October 1966.
David Bryant won the singles which was held in a round robin format.[2]
The Pairs and Triples Gold went to Australia and the Fours Gold was claimed by New Zealand.[3] [4]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles |  David Bryant |
 John Hershaw |
 Roy Fulton |
| Men's Pairs | Geoff Kelly Albert Palm |
.svg.png){kind=small} Tommy Press Norman Snowy Walker |
Cedric Smith David Bryant |
| Men's Triples | Don Collins Athol Johnston John Dobbie |
 Alex Houston Karl Beacon John Henderson |
Kelvin Lightfoot Tommy Harvey Leon Kessel |
| Men's Fours |  Norm Lash Ron Buchan Gordon Jolly Bill O'Neill |
Don Collins Athol Johnston John Dobbie Albert Palm |
Willie Adrain Willie Dyet Bert Thompson Harry Reston |
| Men's Team | Australia |
Scotland |
England |
Results
Men's Singles - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Bryant | 15 | 14 | 1 | 312 | 196 | 28 |
| 2 | John Hershaw | 15 | 11 | 4 | 308 | 245 | 22 |
| 3 | Roy Fulton | 15 | 11 | 4 | 288 | 231 | 22 |
| 4 |  Maldwyn Evans | 15 | 10 | 5 | 293 | 225 | 20 |
| 5 | Norman Snowy Walker | 15 | 10 | 5 | 282 | 243 | 20 |
| 6 |  Arthur Hartley | 15 | 10 | 5 | 282 | 257 | 20 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bill Jackson | 15 | 9 | 6 | 274 | 233 | 18 |
| 8 | Geoff Kelly | 15 | 9 | 6 | 270 | 236 | 18 |
| 9 | Phil Skoglund | 15 | 8 | 7 | 273 | 260 | 16 |
| 10 |  Harry Lakin | 15 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 287 | 12 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Augusto Pereira | 15 | 4 | 11 | 248 | 295 | 8 |
| 12 |  Cliff de Rungary | 15 | 4 | 11 | 235 | 285 | 8 |
| 13 |  Graham Bewhay | 15 | 4 | 11 | 210 | 295 | 8 |
| 14 |  Len Smales | 15 | 4 | 11 | 208 | 286 | 8 |
| 15 |  Jack Spears | 15 | 3 | 12 | 232 | 295 | 6 |
| 16 | Alex Houston | 15 | 3 | 12 | 215 | 297 | 6 |
Men's Pairs - Round Robin
Section A
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric Smith & David Bryant | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 87 | 12 |
| 2 | Ron Buchan & Phil Skoglund | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 99 | 12 |
| 3 | Ray Reidel & Joe Dorsch | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 116 | 10 |
| 4 | Ezra Wyeth & Arthur Hartley | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 126 | 10 |
| 5 | Joe McPartland & Patrick McGuirk | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 135 | 6 |
| 6 | Dennis Coombes & Cliff de Rungary | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 150 | 2 |
| 7 | Graham Bewhay & Cyril Cracknell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 182 | 2 |
| 8 | Harry Lakin & Jack Patterson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 178 | 2 |
Section B
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Knott & Bill Jackson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 114 | 12 |
| 2 | Tommy Press & Norman Snowy Walker | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 121 | 10 |
| 3 | John Hershaw & Bill Adrain | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 138 | 9 |
| 4 | Geoff Kelly & Albert Palm | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 127 | 8 |
| 5 | Len Smales & Gordon Maxwell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 137 | 6 |
| 6 | Brian Maund & E.A.John | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 145 | 6 |
| 7 | Eric Liddell & Augusto Pereira | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 135 | 128 | 5 |
| 8 | B Welsh & Jack Spears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 185 | 0 |
Final Round
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 81 | 6+ |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 73 | 6 |
| 4 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 65 | 4 |
| 5 | Rhodesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 60 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 84 | 2 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 76 | 2 |
| 8 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 80 | 2 |
+ Position decided on (Shots For) if points are tied.
Men's Triples - Round Robin
Section A
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelvin Lightfoot, Tommy Harvey & Leon Kessel | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 87 | 14 |
| 2 | John Dobbie, Don Collins & Athol Johnson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 120 | 10 |
| 3 | Robert Stenhouse, Tom Brown & Derek Cooper | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 134 | 10 |
| 4 | Alex Houston, Karl Beacon & John Henderson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 143 | 8 |
| 5 | Maldwyn Evans, J Thomas & J Thompson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 129 | 6 |
| 6 | Alan Ramsbotham, W Jackson & E Carburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 162 | 6 |
| 7 | J Noble, Peter Oates & M Bay | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 192 | 2 |
| 8 | H Lines, Arthur Crossley & H.E.Turnwell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 109 | 201 | 0 |
Section B
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Esch, Ron Veitch & Jim Candelet | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 112 | 11 |
| 2 | Chappie Royston, Edgar Morris & Ronnie Turner | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 130 | 10 |
| 3 | Norm Lash, Gordon Jolly & Bill O'Neill | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 120 | 10 |
| 4 | Harry Reston, Willie Dyet & Bert Thompson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 125 | 8 |
| 5 | A Davidson, Alexander Sandy Ross & A Hall | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 140 | 8 |
| 6 | Eduardo Remedios, Abdul Kitchell & Ronald Girard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 164 | 4 |
| 7 | C Taylor, Cecil Beck & Roy Fulton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 120 | 139 | 3 |
| 8 | Malvin Katzler, L Lawrence & Harry Smith | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 165 | 2 |
Final Round
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 61 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 71 | 5 |
| 3 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 78 | 4 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 89 | 4 |
| 5 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 83 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 92 | 3 |
| 7 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 97 | 2 |
| 8 | Rhodesia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 92 | 2 |
Men's Fours - Round Robin
Section A
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Reidel, Joe Dorsch, John Henderson & Karl Beacon | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 92 | 12 |
| 2 | Kelvin Lightfoot, Tommy Harvey, Tommy Press, Leon Kessel | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 103 | 10 |
| 3 | Norm Lash, Ron Buchan, Gordon Jolly & Bill O'Neill | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 115 | 10 |
| 4 | E.A.John, Brian Maund, J Thomas & J Thompson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 115 | 8 |
| 5 | Alan Ramsbotham, B Welsh, W Jackson & E Carburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 176 | 6 |
| 6 | C Taylor, Cecil Beck, Joe McPartland & Patrick McGuirk | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 125 | 4 |
| 7 | M Katzler, L Lawrence, Dennis Coombes & Harry Smith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 170 | 4 |
| 8 | H Lines, Arthur Crossley, H.E.Turnwell & Cyril Cracknell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 195 | 2 |
Section B
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet, Bert Thompson & Harry Reston | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 102 | 12 |
| 2 | Don Collins, Athol Johnson, John Dobbie & Albert Palm | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 119 | 10 |
| 3 | Robert Stenhouse, Tom Brown, Derek Cooper & Cedric Smith | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 153 | 119 | 10 |
| 4 | Harold Esch, Ron Veitch, Ezra Wyeth & Jim Candelet | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 114 | 10 |
| 5 | A Davidson, Jack Patterson, Alexander 'Sandy' Ross & A Hall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 149 | 6 |
| 6 | Eduardo Remedios, Abdul Kitchell, Ronald Girard & Eric Liddell | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 117 | 145 | 5 |
| 7 | E White, Chappie Royston, Edgar Morris & Geoff Knott | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 143 | 2 |
| 8 | J Noble, Peter Oates, M Bay & Gordon Maxwell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 101 | 172 | 1 |
Final Round
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 71 | 7 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 69 | 6 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 79 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 87 | 4 |
| 5 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 81 | 4 |
| 6 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 96 | 3 |
| 7 | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 89 | 1 |
| 8 | England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 93 | 1 |
W.M.Leonard Trophy
| Pos | Team | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "1966 World Championships". Google Newspaper Archives.
- ↑ ""Title goes to Bryant." Times [London, England] 24 Oct. 1966". The Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ↑ ""Australia's Titles." Times [London, England] 17 Oct. 1966". The Times Digital Archive.
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