1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
| Men's World Outdoor Championships 1976 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd World Outdoor Bowls Championships | |||
| Location |
.svg.png){kind=small} Zoo Lake Park, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Date(s) | 18 February - 06 March, 1976. | ||
| Category | World 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.[2]
Doug Watson won the singles which was held in a round robin format.[3]
South Africa completed a clean sweep of events by taking the Pairs, Triples and Fours Gold which also help them lift the Leonard Trophy.[4] [5]
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Doug Watson |
 Bob Middleton |
 David Bryant |
| Men's Pairs | Doug Watson Bill Moseley |
 Neil McInnes Dick Folkins |
Don Woolnough Bob Middleton |
| Men's Triples | Kevin Campbell Nando Gatti Kelvin Lightfoot |
David Bryant Bill Irish Tommy Armstrong |
 Willie Murray David Hull John Higgins |
| Men's Fours | Kevin Campbell Nando Gatti Kelvin Lightfoot Bill Moseley |
Don Woolnough Leigh Bishop Barry Salter Keith Poole |
John C Evans Bill Irish Tommy Armstrong Peter Line |
| Men's Team | South Africa |
England |
Australia |
Results
Men's 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 Clark | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 |  Maldwyn Evans | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Willie Wood | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
Men's 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 |
Men's 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, John 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 |
Men's 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, John 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, Saco Delgado, Roberto de Silva, George Souza Sr. | 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.
- ↑ "Nicholas Ashford. "Pomp and pageantry for a sport ignored by the protesters." Times [London, England] 19 Feb. 1976". The Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ ""Bryant defeats Watson as final gesture." Times [London, England] 8 Mar. 1976". The Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "1976 Sports Results". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ ""Two world titles clinched by South Africa." Times [London, England] 27 Feb. 1976". The Times Digital Archive.
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