1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
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World lawn bowls event
| Men's World Outdoor Championships 1966 | |
|---|---|
| 1st Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championships | |
| Location |  Kyeemagh, New South Wales |
| Date | 10–23 October 1966. |
| Category | World Bowls Championship |
The 1966 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship[1] was the inaugural edition of the outdoor world championship. The event was held at Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia, from 10 to 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 which helped them win the overall team competition called the WM Leonard Cup. The fours gold was claimed by New Zealand.[3][4][5]
Results
Men's singles – round robin
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 | Tie 5 | Tie 6 | Tie 7 | Tie 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Oct 17 | Eng 21 Jer 12 | SAf 18 Ken 21 | Nzl 21 Hkg 12 | Rho 21 Aus 14 | Sco 20 Ire 21 | Can 18 Mwi 21 | USA 21 Wal 17 | Fij 21 PNG 14 |
| Round 2 | Oct 17 | Eng 21 Ken 17 | USA 21 SAf 12 | Mwi 21 Nzl 19 | Rho 19 Sco 21 | Aus 21 Fij 8 | Can 20 Hkg 21 | Ire 13 Jer 21 | Wal 21 PNG 13 |
| Round 3 | Oct 17 | USA 9 Eng 21 | Jer 13 SAf 21 | Nzl 21 Can 12 | Fij 8 Rho 21 | Mwi 7 Aus 21 | Sco 21 Wal 19 | Ire 21 Ken 16 | HKg 21 PNG 18 |
| Round 4 | Oct 19 | MWi 12 USA 21 | PNG 18 Ire 21 | Fij 17 Nzl 21 | Ken 21 Hkg 15 | Jer 16 Sco 21 | Wal 21 Rho 14 | Can 10 Eng 21 | SAf 21 Aus 10 |
| Round 5 | Oct 19 | Eng 21 PNG 18 | Sco 21 SAf 14 | Nzl 21 Wal 20 | Rho 21 USA 15 | Aus 21 Hkg 20 | Can 21 Ken 15 | Ire 21 Fij 15 | Jer 16 Mwi 21 |
| Round 6 | Oct 19 | SAf 21 PNG 15 | Nzl 21 Aus 14 | Eng 21 Mwi 14 | Rho 21 Ken 8 | Sco 21 Hkg 17 | Can 7 Fij 21 | Ire 21 USA 10 | Wal 21 Jer 5 |
| Round 7 | Oct 20 | Rho 21 Jer 9 | Can 21 PNG 11 | Aus 21 Wal 17 | Eng 21 Ire 13 | SAf 21 Mwi 10 | Nzl 21 Ken 14 | Sco 21 Fij 15 | USA 21 Hkg 18 |
| Round 8 | Oct 20 | Nzl 17 Sco 21 | USA 21 Ken 19 | Jer 19 Can 21 | Eng 21 Fij 5 | SAf 10 Wal 21 | Rho 9 Ire 21 | Aus 11 PNG 21 | Mwi 14 Hkg 21 |
| Round 9 | Oct 20 | Hkg 16 Fij 21 | Wal 21 Mwi 4 | Rho 21 PNG 8 | USA 20 Jer 21 | Eng 21 Sco 18 | SAf 21 Can 15 | Nzl 13 Ire 21 | Aus 21 Ken 9 |
| Round 10 | Oct 21 | Ire 21 Wal 10 | Can 5 USA 21 | Sco 21 Ken 7 | SAf 21 Fij 15 | Eng 21 Hkg 8 | Nzl 21 PNG 17 | Rho 14 Mwi 21 | Jer 7 Aus 21 |
| Round 11 | Oct 21 | Sco 21 PNG 2 | Rho 21 Can 12 | Fij 21 Can 7 | Eng 18 Wal 21 | SAf 21 Hkg 12 | Nzl 21 Jer 2 | Aus 17 USA 21 | Ire 21 Mwi 12 |
| Round 12 | Oct 22 | Ken 21 PNG 16 | Sco 19 Mwi 21 | SAf 21 Ire 19 | Nzl 21 USA 18 | Eng 21 Aus 9 | Rho 21 Hkg 13 | Can 14 Wal 21 | Jer 21 Fij 15 |
| Round 13 | Oct 22 | Wal 21 Ken 18 | Fij 21 Mwi 18 | Aus 20 Sco 21 | Can 8 Ire 21 | Eng 21 Rho 19 | SAf 21 Nzl 17 | USA 21 PNG 18 | Jer 12 Hkg 21 |
| Round 14 | Oct 23 | PNG 21 Mwi 19 | Sco 20 USA 21 | Eng 21 Nzl 5 | SAf 21 Rho 10 | Aus 21 Can 16 | Ire 21 Hkg 16 | Jer 21 Ken 16 | Wal 21 Fij 7 |
| Round 15 | Oct 23 | Aus 21 Ire 12 | Mwi 21 Ken 12 | Sco 21 Can 15 | Nzl 20 Rho 21 | Eng 21 SAf 18 | USA 21 Fij 14 | Wal 21 Hkg 17 | Jer 13 PNG 21 |
| 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 |  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 |  Augusto Pedro 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 |  Sandy Houston | 15 | 3 | 12 | 215 | 297 | 6 |
Men's pairs – round robin
Section A
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Eng 22 USA 12 | Can 33 Ire 13 | Ken 30 Jer 13 | Nzl 34 Mwi 5 |
| Round 2 | Ken 13 Ire 21 | USA 19 Nzl 12 | Mwi 7 Eng 30 | Can 37 Jer 10 |
| Round 3 | Mwi 21 USA 29 | Eng 23 Can 12 | Jer 17 Ire 26 | Nzl 34 Ken 10 |
| Round 4 | Can 24 Mwi 13 | Ire 14 Nzl 19 | USA 27 Jer 17 | Ken 16 Eng 24 |
| Round 5 | Jer 16 Nzl 20 | Mwi 21 Ken 18 | Eng 19 Ire 10 | USA 9 Can 21 |
| Round 6 | Jer 4 Eng 26 | Ken 16 USA 17 | Ire 18 Mwi 12 | Nzl 23 Can 17 |
| Round 7 | USA 22 Ire 17 | Eng 18 Nzl 26 | Can 20 Ken 14 | Mwi 16 Jer 25 |
| 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
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Rho 26 Sco 19 | SAf 27 PNG 16 | Aus 22 Wal 15 | Fij 22 Hkg 18 |
| Round 2 | Aus 15 SAf 26 | Fij 16 Sco 23 | PNG 19 Wal 23 | Rho 17 Hkg 15 |
| Round 3 | Fij 19 Rho 25 | Hkg 25 Aus 12 | Wal 16 SAf 19 | Sco 20 PNG 14 |
| Round 4 | SAf 26 Hkg 21 | Aus 37 Sco 12 | PNG 13 Fij 30 | Rho 12 Wal 18 |
| Round 5 | Fij 17 Aus 18 | Rho 29 PNG 12 | Wal 17 Hkg 15 | Sco 24 SAf 10 |
| Round 6 | Aus 17 Rho 19 | Wal 16 Sco 31 | SAf 26 Fij 11 | Hkg 22 PNG 15 |
| Round 7 | Sco 19 Hkg 19 | Fij 27 Wal 14 | PNG 13 Aus 34 | Rho 18 SAf 14 |
| 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 & Willie Adrain | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 138 | 9 |
| 4 | Geoff Kelly & Bert Palm | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 127 | 8 |
| 5 | Len Smales & Gordon Maxwell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 137 | 6 |
| 6 | Brian Maund & Aeron John | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 145 | 6 |
| 7 | Eric Liddell & Augusto Pedro Pereira | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 135 | 128 | 5 |
| 8 | Barry Welsh & Jack Spears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 185 | 0 |
Final round
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Eng 15 Aus 22 | Nzl 10 Sco 18 | Can 15 SAf 27 | USA 12 Rho 19 |
| Round 2 | USA 17 SAf 21 | Can 12 Rho 17 | Nzl 25 Aus 26 | Eng 18 Sco 15 |
| Round 3 | Eng 26 SAf 20 | Nzl 18 Rho 15 | Can 16 Aus 18 | USA 18 Sco 20 |
| Round 4 | USA 25 Aus 24 | Can 19 Sco 18 | Nzl 15 SAf 17 | Eng 18 Rho 16 |
| 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
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | SAf 21 Wal 14 | Can 20 Aus 18 | Eng 27 Jer 23 | PNG 24 Fij 15 |
| Round 2 | Eng 24 Fij 17 | PNG 13 Aus 25 | Can 17 SAf 24 | Wal 24 Jer 16 |
| Round 3 | Aus 31 Eng 11 | Jer 15 PNG 24 | Can 14 Wal 31 | SAf 34 Fij 13 |
| Round 4 | Wal 13 Aus 28 | Fij 15 Can 25 | Jer 7 SAf 48 | Eng 31 PNG 19 |
| Round 5 | Can 12 Eng 29 | PNG 24 Wal 19 | SAf 29 Aus 12 | Jer 17 Fij 23 |
| Round 6 | Jer 13 Can 22 | Eng 14 Wal 13 | Fij 18 Aus 25 | SAf 30 PNG 12 |
| Round 7 | Eng 12 SAf 19 | Wal 43 Fij 12 | Can 27 PNG 13 | Aus 33 Jer 18 |
| 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 | Bobby Stenhouse, Tom Brown & Mick Cooper | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 134 | 10 |
| 4 | Sandy Houston, Karl Beacom & John Henderson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 143 | 8 |
| 5 | Maldwyn Evans, Ron Thomas & Jock Thompson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 129 | 6 |
| 6 | Alan Ramsbocham, Wally Jackson & Eric Carburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 162 | 6 |
| 7 | Jock Noble, Peter Oates & Max Bay | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 192 | 2 |
| 8 | Harold Lines, Arthur Crossley & Harold Tunwell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 109 | 201 | 0 |
Section B
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Hkg 23 Ire 17 | Ken 23 Sco 20 | Nzl 22 USA 14 | Rho 25 Mwi 17 |
| Round 2 | Hkg 13 Nzl 31 | USA 21 Rho 17 | Mwi 18 Ken 17 | Sco 18 Ire 18 |
| Round 3 | Rho 30 Ken 8 | Nzl 18 Sco 17 | Ire 11 USA 26 | Hkg 20 Mwi 24 |
| Round 4 | Ire 17 Rho 22 | USA 30 Hkg 21 | Sco 22 Mwi 19 | Ken 14 Nzl 25 |
| Round 5 | Mwi 20 Nzl 18 | Ken 6 Ire 26 | Rho 30 Hkg 17 | Sco 17 USA 17 |
| Round 6 | Rho 12 Sco 28 | USA 25 Mwi 14 | Nzl 23 Ire 18 | Hkg 25 Ken 8 |
| Round 7 | Ken 10 USA 21 | Nzl 22 Rho 24 | Sco 24 Hkg 18 | Mwi 21 Ire 13 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Esch, Ron Veitch & Jim Candelet | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 112 | 11 |
| 2 | Cappie 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 Thomson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 125 | 8 |
| 5 | Alastair Davidson, Alexander Sandy Ross & Albert Hall | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 140 | 8 |
| 6 | Eduardo Maria Remedios, Abdul Kitchell & Ronald Raymond Girard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 164 | 4 |
| 7 | Charlie Taylor, Cecil Beck & Roy Fulton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 120 | 139 | 3 |
| 8 | Malvin Katzler, Laurie Lawrence & Harry Smith | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 165 | 2 |
Final round
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | SAf 17 Sco 20 | Aus 32 Nzl 9 | Eng 9 Rho 21 | Can 22 USA 22 |
| Round 2 | Can 35 Rho 10 | Eng 17 USA 26 | Aus 39 Sco 10 | SAf 17 Nzl 26 |
| Round 3 | SAf 26 Rho 12 | Aus 26 USA 24 | Eng 16 Sco 15 | Can 17 Nzl 22 |
| Round 4 | Can 25 Sco 17 | Eng 23 Nzl 21 | Aus 22 Rho 18 | SAf 27 USA 20 |
| 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
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | SAf 31 Ken 15 | Jer 12 Wal 25 | Nzl 20 Ire 18 | Can 29 PNG 9 |
| Round 2 | PNG 20 Nzl 17 | Wal 12 SAf 15 | Ken 22 Can 12 | Ire 34 Jer 5 |
| Round 3 | Wal 37 PNG 11 | SAf 19 Ire 14 | Nzl 13 Can 22 | Jer 18 Ken 14 |
| Round 4 | Jer 9 Nzl 27 | Wal 8 Can 23 | Ken 8 Ire 35 | PNG 10 SAf 34 |
| Round 5 | Nzl 24 Wal 18 | PNG 19 Ken 28 | Jer 5 SAf 32 | Can 22 Ire 18 |
| Round 6 | PNG 30 Jer 11 | Nzl 30 Ken 11 | Can 24 SAf 12 | Ire 9 Wal 29 |
| Round 7 | SAf 17 Nzl 23 | Can 33 Jer 10 | Ken 21 Wal 25 | PNG 22 Ire 20 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Reidel, Joe Dorsch, John Henderson & Karl Beacom | 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 | Aeron John, Brian Maund, Ron Thomas & Jock Thompson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 115 | 8 |
| 5 | Alan Ramsbocham, Barry Welsh, Wally Jackson & Eric Carburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 176 | 6 |
| 6 | Charlie Taylor, Cecil Beck, Joe McPartland & Patrick McGuirk | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 125 | 4 |
| 7 | Malvin Katzler, Laurie Lawrence, Dennis Coombes & Harry Smith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 170 | 4 |
| 8 | Harold Lines, Arthur Crossley, Harold Tunwell & Cyril Cracknell | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 195 | 2 |
Section B
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Eng 22 Fij 22 | Rho 12 USA 24 | Aus 12 Sco 20 | Mwi 18 Hkg 15 |
| Round 2 | USA 15 Aus 24 | Sco 18 Eng 26 | Fij 14 Mwi 21 | Hkg 16 Rho 15 |
| Round 3 | Mwi 9 Sco 35 | Eng 20 Hkg 20 | Rho 22 Aus 23 | USA 30 Fij 13 |
| Round 4 | Hkg 15 Aus 29 | Rho 25 Fij 13 | Sco 18 USA 15 | Eng 27 Mwi 10 |
| Round 5 | Fij 11 Aus 30 | Mwi 18 Rho 13 | USA 20 Eng 14 | Sco 28 Hkg 12 |
| Round 6 | Rho 13 Eng 25 | Hkg 17 USA 18 | Aus 22 Mwi 17 | Fij 12 Sco 22 |
| Round 7 | Hkg 22 Fij 16 | Eng 19 Aus 16 | Rho 16 Sco 24 | USA 23 Mwi 16 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet, Bert Thomson & Harry Reston | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 102 | 12 |
| 2 | Don Collins, Athol Johnson, John Dobbie & Bert Palm | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 119 | 10 |
| 3 | Bobby Stenhouse, Tom Brown, Mick 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 | Alastair Davidson, Jack Patterson, Alexander 'Sandy' Ross & Albert Hall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 149 | 6 |
| 6 | Eduardo Maria Remedios, Abdul Kitchell, Ronald Raymond Girard & Eric Liddell | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 117 | 145 | 5 |
| 7 | Eddie White, Cappie Royston, Edgar Morris & Geoff Knott | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 143 | 2 |
| 8 | Jock Noble, Peter Oates, Max Bay & Gordon Maxwell | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 101 | 172 | 1 |
Final round
| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Nzl 24 Aus 18 | SAf 24 Eng 24 | Sco 24 Wal 24 | Can 25 USA 13 |
| Round 2 | Nzl 21 Sco 21 | Aus 36 Wal 10 | USA 22 SAf 17 | Can 23 Eng 20 |
| Round 3 | Aus 28 Can 15 | Sco 22 SAf 21 | Nzl 25 USA 15 | Wal 23 Eng 18 |
| Round 4 | Sco 26 Can 13 | Aus 21 SAf 20 | Nzl 23 Egn 17 | USA 18 Wal 14 |
| 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
The scoring for the overall team title was four points for the winner of an event, three points for the runner-up, two points for third place and one point for fourth place.[6]
| 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".
- ↑ ""Title goes to Bryant." Times [London, England] 24 Oct. 1966". The Times.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ↑ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.