Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games
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Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games was the third appearance of the Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
VenueWaverley Bowls Club
LocationSydney, Australia
Dates5 February – 9 February 1938
Competitors42 from 9 nations
| Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
| |
| Venue | Waverley Bowls Club |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Dates | 5 February – 9 February 1938 |
| Competitors | 42 from 9 nations |
Competition took place at the Waverley Bowls Club in Waverley, Sydney, Australia, from 7 to 9 February 1938.[2][3][4]
Horace Harvey won the singles going undefeated, New Zealand won the pairs and fours (the latter after a gold medal play off).[5][6][7]
New Zealand topped the medal table by winning two of the three gold medals available.[8]
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Australia* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medallists
All events were for men only.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Horace Harvey |
Frank Livingstone |
 Jack Low |
| Pairs | Walter Denison and Lance Macey |
Percy Hutton and Howard Mildren |
D.A. Adamson and J.R. Appleford |
| Fours/Rinks | Alec Robertson Ernie Jury Bill Bremner Bill Whittaker |
F. Stevenson J. G. Donaldson Norman Walker T. H. Samson |
Aub Murray Charlie McNeill Harold Murray Tom Kinder |
Men's singles – round robin
Results
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Feb 7 | Nzl 25 Eng 18 | SAf 25 Rho 17 | Aus 25 Ire 9 |
| Round 2 | Feb 7 | SAf 25 Eng 11 | Nzl 25 Ire 9 | Aus 25 Rho 13 |
| Round 3 | Feb 8 | Eng 25 Rho 19 | SAf 25 Ire 14 | Nzl 25 Aus 12 |
| Round 4 | Feb 8 | Ire 26 Rho 17 | SAf 26 Nzl 19 | Aus 25 Eng 9 |
| Round 5 | Feb 9 | Eng 24 Ire 10 | Nzl 26 Rho 9 | SAf 25 Aus 15 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Harvey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Frank Livingstone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Jack Low | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Tommy Hills | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  L. W. Clarke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 |  A Bourne | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Men's pairs – round robin
Results
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Feb 7 | Nzl 21 Eng 20 | SAf 36 Sco 8 | Aus 23 Fij 10 |
| Round 2 | Feb 7 | Sco 21 Eng 18 | Fij 21 Nzl 20 | SAf 29 Aus 19 |
| Round 3 | Feb 8 | Eng 27 Fij 11 | Aus 38 Sco 8 | Nzl 24 SAf 13 |
| Round 4 | Feb 8 | SAf 21 Fij 17 | Aus 27 Eng 13 | Nzl 25 Sco 21 |
| Round 5 | Feb 9 | Nzl 25 Aus 21 | Eng 21 SAf 17 | Sco 13 Fij 22 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Macey & Walter Denison | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren + | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | D A Adamson & J R Appleford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Samuel Jones & Ronald Weeks | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Annesley Benjamin & J Taylor | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Alexander Templeton & James McAlpine | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
+ Hutton & Mildren defeated Adamson & Appleford 13–12 in a play off to win the silver medal
Men's rinks (fours) – round robin
Results
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Feb 7 | Aus 27 Eng 13 | Nzl 26 Fij 11 | SAf 21 Can 13 |
| Round 2 | Feb 7 | Eng 28 Fij 16 | Nzl 21 Can 19 | Aus 25 SAf 18 |
| Round 3 | Feb 8 | SAf 29 Eng 11 | Nzl 19 Aus 14 | Can 21 Fij 14 |
| Round 4 | Feb 8 | SAf 17 Nzl 16 | Aus 28 Fij 17 | Can 32 Eng 14 |
| Round 5 | Feb 9 | Nzl 22 Eng 12 | Can 21 Aus 20 | SAf 30 Fij 12 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Bremner (skip), Alec Robertson, Ernie Jury, Bill Whittaker + | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | J G Donaldson (skip), F Stevenson, Norman Snowy Walker, T H Samson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Tom Kinder (skip), Aub Murray, Charlie McNeill, Harold Murray ++ | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  R Gray (skip), Arthur Reid, Jim Flemming, R. Adam | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | James Cuthbert (skip), Edward Tappenden, Edward Shuttle, George Hiscock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Ernest Dobell (skip), Frederick Clapcott, S. Coffey, W. E. Lindsay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- + New Zealand defeated South Africa 19–16 in a play off to win the gold medal
- ++ Australia defeated Canada 30–10 in a play off to win the bronze medal