1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

Lawn bowls event January 2026 January 2026 Women's World Outdoor Championships 1973 2 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships NZL Wellington, New Zealand 3–18 December 1973. World Bowls Championship 1972 1976 The 1973 Women's World Outdoor Bowls ChampionshipSullivan Patrick Guinness Bowls Records 1986 Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0-85112-414-3 was held at the Victoria Bowls Club in Wellington, New Zealand, from 3 to 18 December 1973. Elsie Wilkie won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs was won by Australia whilst the triples, fours Gold and Taylor Trophy all went to New Zealand.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19731206&id=GJ0QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6944,1606689 1973 Sports Results The Agehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GZ0QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2340%2C1854156 Elsie Wilkie World Champ The Agehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gp0QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2452%2C2026424 Bowls win on Last end The Agehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G50QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5760%2C2732999 NZ triple fancies; Australian pair beaten The Agehttp://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CS152664453/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=53002d95 "Sports in Brief." Times, 5 Dec. 1973, p. 9 Times Digital Archives Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeWomen's singles NZLElsie Wilkie ENGMavis Steele AUSMary Underwood Women's pairs AUS Lorna Lucas Dot Jenkinson ENG Mavis Steele Phyllis Derrick PNG Gladys Doyle Betty Glassey Women's triples NZLIrene Foote Noeleen Scott Cis Winstanley AUS Mary Underwood Joan Vaughan Olive Rowe PNG Con Newbury Olive Howard Margaret Ramsbotham Women's fours NZLIrene Foote Noeleen Scott Cis Winstanley Verna Devlin ENGNancie Colling Eileen Smith Joan Sparkes Phyllis Derrick AUSJoan Vaughan Olive Rowe Dot Jenkinson Lorna Lucas Women's team NZL New Zealand AUS Australia ENG England Results Women's singles – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4Round 1 Nzl 22 Eng 13Can 23 Fij 16Aus 22 USA 3Ire 23 PNG 18Round 2 Nzl 21 Can 15PNG 21 Aus 17Eng 21 Fij 3Ire 21 USA 19Round 3 Nzl 21 Ire 4Eng 21 Can 15Aus 21 Fij 14USA 21 PNG 10Round 4 Nzl 21 Aus 20 Can 21 PNG 15Fij 21 Ire 13Eng 21 USA 3Round 5 Nzl 21 USA 17 Can 21 Ire 20 Eng 21 Aus 17 PNG 21 Fij 5Round 6 Nzl 21 Fij 12 USA 21 Can 17 Aus 21 Ire 13 Eng 21 PNG 17Round 7 Aus 21 Can 12Nzl 21 PNG 18Fij 21 USA 15Eng 22 Ire 6 Pos Player P W L Pts 1 NZL Elsie Wilkie 7 7 0 14 2 ENG Mavis Steele 7 6 1 123 AUS Mary Underwood 7 4 2 84 CAN Anne Flook 7 3 2 65 FIJ Maureen Watson 7 2 5 46 25px Sadie Little 7 2 5 47 PNG Gladys Doyle 7 2 5 48 USA Muriel Pat Boehm 7 2 5 4 Women's pairs – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4Round 1 Aus 24 USA 14PNG 20 Ire 20Fij 21 Can 18Eng 22 Nzl 20Round 2 Aus bt PNG Eng bt Can Ire bt USA Nzl bt FijRound 3 Eng 22 Fij 11 Ire 31 Can 16Aus 27 Nzl 13 PNG 25 USA 14Round 4 Aus 40 Can 6Nzl 35 Ire 14Eng 23 PNG 10 Fij 18 USA 15Round 5 Aus 31 Fij 16PNG 23 Nzl 21Can 31 USA 10 Ire 22 Eng 20Round 6 Aus 30 Ire 10PNG 26 Fij 17Nzl 26 Can 6Eng 21 USA 12Round 7 Eng 21 Aus 14 Fij 26 Ire 17PNG 23 Can 13Nzl 35 USA 10 Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 AUS Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson 7 6 0 1 12 2 ENG Mavis Steele & Phyllis Derrick 7 6 0 1 123 PNG Gladys Doyle & Betty Glassey 7 4 1 2 94 NZL Elsie Wilkie & Verna Devlin 7 4 0 3 85 25px Sadie Little & Jean Hayes 7 3 1 3 76 FIJ Maureen Watson & T Hughes 7 3 0 4 67 CAN Anne Flook & Olive Parker 7 1 0 6 28 USA Dorothy Mumma & Muriel Pat Boehm 7 0 0 7 0 Women's triples – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4Round 1 Aus 15 USA 19PNG 21 Ire 14Fij 25 Can 19Eng 18 Nzl 19Round 2 Nzl bt FijAus bt PNG Eng bt Can Ire bt USARound 3 Ire 31 Can 19PNG 44 USA 11Nzl 17 Aus 13Eng 30 Fij 11Round 4 Aus 26 Can 13 USA 29 Fij 14Nzl 22 Ire 18Eng 25 PNG 20Round 5 Aus 20 Fij 17PNG 26 Nzl 9USA 26 Can 18Eng 18 Ire 8Round 6 Aus 20 Ire 19PNG 37 Fij 11 Nzl 45 Can 5Eng 24 USA 20Round 7 Eng 16 Aus 22 Fij 17 Ire 17PNG 20 Can 15Nzl 24 USA 15 Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 NZL Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley 7 6 0 1 122 AUS Mary Underwood, Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe 7 5 0 2 103 PNG Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham 7 5 0 2 104 ENG Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes 7 4 1 2 95 USA B Service, Pageen Barker, Betty Ewen 7 3 1 3 76 25px A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross 7 2 1 4 57 FIJ A Wright, L Browne, R Forster 7 1 1 5 38 CAN I Todd, Mary Pollard, Dorothy Weeks 7 0 0 7 0 + more shots Women's fours – round robin Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4Round 1 Nzl 21 Eng 15 Aus 31 USA 12Fij 22 Can 14Ire 22 PNG 12Round 2 Nzl 31 Can 9Aus 33 PNG 15Eng 26 Fij 10 Ire 23 USA 16Round 3 Nzl 38 Ire 18Eng 38 Can 16Fij 26 Aus 14PNG 24 USA 9Round 4 Aus 24 Nzl 18 Fij 21 Ire 19Can 21 PNG 24Eng 23 USA 18Round 5 Fij 15 PNG 26Nzl 21 USA 9 Ire 29 Can 14 Aus 19 Eng 19Round 6 Nzl 31 Fij 10USA 29 Can 22Aus 18 Ire 16 Eng 21 PNG 17Round 7 Aus 33 Can 10Nzl 17 PNG 16USA 22 Fij 17Eng 16 Ire 15 Pos Player P W D L Pts1 NZL Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley & Verna Devlin 7 6 0 1 122 ENG Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes & Phyllis Derrick 7 5 1 1 113 AUS Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe, Dot Jenkinson & Lorna Lucas 7 5 1 1 114 25px A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross, Jean Hayes 7 3 0 4 65 FIJ T Hughes, A Wright, L Browne, R Forster 7 3 0 4 66 PNG Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham, Betty Glassey 7 3 0 4 67 USA B Service, Pageen Barker, Betty Ewen, Dorothy Mumma 7 2 0 5 48 CAN Olive Parker, I Todd, Mary Pollard, Dorothy Weeks 7 0 0 7 0 Taylor Trophy Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 NZL New Zealand 4 1 4 4 132 AUS Australia 2 4 3 1 113 ENG England 3 3 1 2 94 PNG Papua New Guinea 0 2 2 0 45 25px Ireland 0 0 0 1 16 CAN Canada 1 0 0 0 1 References Category:World Outdoor Bowls Championship Category:Bowls in New Zealand World Category:1973 in New Zealand women's sport Category:December 1973 sports events in Oceania Category:Women's bowls Category:Sports competitions in Wellington Category:International sports competitions hosted by New Zealand