1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

Bowls championship held in Melbourne, Australia Women's World Outdoor Championships 1985 5 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships AUS Melbourne, Australia 13 February – 4 March, 1985. World Bowls Championship 1984 1988 The 1985 Women's World Outdoor Bowls ChampionshipSullivan Patrick Guinness Bowls Records 1986 Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0-85112-414-3 was held at the Reservoir Bowling ClubWorld Bowls Committee 5th Women's World Bowls Souvenir Programme, pages 12-13 1985 World Bowls Committee in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia from 13 February to 4 March 1985. Merle Richardson of Australia won the Sylko Trophy (Singles Gold medal), Australia also won the Sussex Trophy (Pairs) and Worthing Trophy (Triples). Scotland secured the Henselite Trophy (Fours) and Australia won the Taylor Trophy, sponsored by the Daily Mirror for the being the best overall team.http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Australian Newspaper Archives Trove Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeWomen's singles AUS Merle Richardson FIJMaraia Lum On NZLRhoda RyanWomen's pairs AUS Merle Richardson Fay Craig FIJ Maraia Lum On Willow Fong ENG Jean Valls Norma ShawWomen's triples AUS Dorothy Roche Norma Massey Mavis Meadowcroft HKG 1959Helen Wong Rae O'Donnell Sandra Zakoske WAL Linda Parker Mair Jones Rita Jones Women's fours SCO Sarah Gourlay Elizabeth Christie Annette Evans Frances Whyte AUSMavis Meadowcroft Norma Massey Fay Craig Dorothy Roche ENG Mavis Steele Betty Stubbings Brenda Atherton Jean Valls Women's Team AUS Australia ENG England NZL New Zealand Results Women's singles – round robin Pos Player P W L Pts 1 AUS Merle Richardson 18 18 0 18 2 FIJ Maraia Lum On 18 16 2 163 NZL Rhoda Ryan 18 15 3 154 ENG Norma Shaw 18 15 3 155 ZIM Flo Kennedy 18 14 4 146 IRE Eileen Bell 18 13 5 137 CAN June Bell 18 11 7 118 ISR Helen Gordon 18 10 8 109 PNG Kathy Sigimet 18 10 8 1010 SCO Senga McCrone 18 10 8 1011 WAL Julie Davies 18 10 8 1012 Botswana Babs Anderson 18 9 9 913 SAM Pula Laufili V. Faraimo 18 8 10 814 HKG 1959 Lena Sadick 18 7 11 715 KEN Alice Mayers 18 6 12 616 Jersey Margaret Blatmann 18 5 13 517 USA Muriel 'Pat' Boehm 18 5 13 518 ARG Maria de Gismondi 18 4 14 419 Swaziland Cynthia Thompson 18 4 14 4 Women's pairs – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 AUS Merle Richardson & Fay Craig 18 14 0 3 28 +44 2 FIJ Maraia Lum On & Willow Fong 18 14 0 4 28 +283 ENG Jean Valls & Norma Shaw 18 13 0 5 264 IRE Eileen Bell & Nan Allely 18 12 1 5 255 NZL Joyce Osborne & Barbara Kunicich 18 12 1 5 256 SCO Elizabeth Christie & Senga McCrone 18 12 0 6 247 ISR Helen Gordon & Rina Lebel 18 11 0 7 228 CAN Alice Duncalf & Jean Black 18 11 0 7 229 PNG Kathy Sigimet & Maggie Worri 18 10 1 7 2110 ZIM Peggy Mitchell & Onei Dolphin 18 10 1 7 2111USA Edith Denton & Muriel 'Pat' Boehm 18 10 0 8 2012 WAL Julie Davies & Betty Morgan 18 9 1 8 1913 HKG 1959 Joan Humphreys & Lena Sadick 18 9 0 9 1814 KEN Alice Mayers & Mavis Cattermole 18 9 0 9 1815Jersey Margaret Blattmann & Jean Lowery 18 8 0 10 1616 Botswana June Fulton & Babs Anderson 18 7 0 11 1417 Swaziland Jenny Viegas & Cynthia Thompson 18 7 0 11 1418 ARG Maria de Gismondi & Maria Rohan 18 4 1 13 919 SAM Pativaine Ainuu & Pula Laufili V. Faraimo 18 4 1 13 9 Women's triples – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 AUS Dorothy Roche, Norma Massey & Mavis Meadowcroft 18 17 0 1 342 HKG 1959 Helen Wong, Rae O'Donnell & Sandra Zakoske 18 15 0 3 303 WAL Linda Parker, Mair Jones & Rita Jones 18 14 1 3 294 ENG Brenda Atherton, Betty Stubbings & Mavis Steele 18 14 0 4 285 NZL Daphne Le Breton, Jean Moffat, Rhoda Ryan 18 13 0 5 266 SCO Sarah Gourlay, Annette Evans & Frances Whyte 18 13 0 5 267 FIJ Janki Gaunder, Adi Losalini Browne & Filo O'Meagher 18 12 1 5 258 CAN June Bell, Agnes Bowlby & Jean Wintermute 18 11 1 6 239 ZIM Flo Kennedy, Ilya Loader, Margaret Mills 17 11 1 6 2310 Botswana Heather Roberts, Margaret Farmer & Yvonne Richards 17 11 0 7 2211IRE Myra Wilson, Marie Barber & Margaret Johnston 18 10 0 8 2012 USA Jo Gilbert, Isabella Forbes & Corinna Folkins 18 9 0 9 1813 Swaziland Di Cochram, Liz James & Pat MacDonagh 18 8 0 10 1614 PNG Kapa Rawali, Onno Pelei & Olive Babaga 18 7 1 10 1515ISR Bernice Pillemer, Bernice Katz & Miriam Jankelowitz 18 6 1 11 1316 Jersey Barbara Le Moignan, Doreen Gay, Kath Hickman 18 6 1 11 1317 KEN Sue Hesketh, Muriel Jennings, Jean Haggerty 18 5 1 12 1118 SAM Matua Ane Faaso'o, Josephine Hunt & Lemafoe Lagaala-Porter 18 3 0 15 619 ARG Dora de Jahn, Leyla de Gourville & Susana de Cantarini 18 2 0 16 4 Women's fours – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts1 SCO Sarah Gourlay, Elizabeth Christie, Annette Evans & Frances Whyte 18 15 1 2 312 AUS Mavis Meadowcroft, Norma Massey, Fay Craig & Dorothy Roche 18 15 0 3 303 ENG Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Brenda Atherton & Jean Valls 18 14 1 3 294 NZL Daphne Le Breton, Barbara Kunicich, Joyce Osborne & Jean Moffat 18 13 1 4 275 ZIM Peggy Mirchell, Ilya Loader, Onei Dolphin, Margaret Mills 18 13 0 5 266 HKG 1959 Sandra Zakoske, Joan Humphreys, Rae O'Donnell & Helen Wong 18 13 0 5 267 ISR Bernice Pillemer, Bernice Katz, Miriam Jankelowitz & Rina Lebel 18 12 1 5 258 WAL Linda Parker, Mair Jones, Rita Jones & Betty Morgan 18 12 0 6 249 IRE Myra Wilson, Marie Barber, Nan Allely & Margaret Johnston 18 11 0 7 2210 Botswana Heather Roberts, June Fulton, Margaret Farmer & Yvonne Richards 18 10 1 7 2111Swaziland Di Cochram, Liz James, Pat MacDonagh & Jenny Viegas 18 9 0 9 1812 USA Jo Gilbert, Edith Denton, Isabella Forbes & Corinna Folkins 18 8 0 10 1613 SAM Pativaine Ainuu, Matua Faaso’o, Josephine Hunt & Lemafoe Lagaala-Porter 18 8 0 10 1614 FIJ Janki Gaunder, Adi Losalini Browne, Willow Fong & Filo O'Meagher 18 8 0 10 1615PNG Kapa Rawali, Onno Pelei, Olive Babaga & Maggie Worri 18 7 1 10 1516 CAN Agnes Bowlby, Jean Wintermute, Alice Duncalf & Kathy Finch 18 7 0 11 1417 KEN Sue Hesketh, Muriel Jennings, Jean Haggerty & Mavis Cattermole 18 5 0 13 1018 Jersey Barbara Le Moignan, Doreen Gay, Kath Hickman & Jean Lowery 18 4 0 14 819 ARG Dora de Jahn, Leyla de Gourville, Susana de Cantarini & Maria Rohan 18 2 0 16 4 Taylor Trophy Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 AUS Australia 19 19 19 18 752 ENG England 16 17 16 17 663 NZL New Zealand 17 15 15 16 634 SCO Scotland 12 14 15 19 605 FIJ Fiji 18 18 13 8 576 ZIM Zimbabwe 15 11 12 15 537 IRE Ireland 14 16 9 11 508 WAL Wales 12 8 17 12 499 HKG 1959 Hong Kong 6 7 18 15 4610 PNG Papua New Guinea 12 11 6 5 4411ISR Israel 12 13 5 13 4312 CAN Canada 13 13 12 4 4213 Botswana Botswana 8 4 10 10 3214 USA United States 4 9 8 8 2915Swaziland Swaziland 2 4 7 9 2616 SAM Western Samoa 7 2 2 8 1917 KEN Kenya 5 7 3 3 1818 Jersey Jersey 4 5 5 2 1619 ARG Argentina 2 2 1 1 6 References Category:World Outdoor Bowls Championship Category:Bowls in Australia Category:International sports competitions in Melbourne Category:1985 in bowls Category:February 1985 sports events in Australia Category:March 1985 sports events in Australia Category:1980s in sport in Melbourne Category:1985 in Australian women's sport Category:Women's sporting events in Victoria (state) Category:Women's bowls