Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Sophia Gardens and Guest Keen Sports Club, Cardiff |
| Dates | 18–26 July 1958 |
The lawn bowls competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958.[1]
The event was held at two venues; at the Cardiff Bowls Club in Sophia Gardens[2] and the Guest Keen Sports Club, which was located on the former site of White City Stadium, Cardiff.
South Africa topped the medal table by virtue of winning one gold medal and two silver medals.[3]
Medal table
* Host nation (Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Northern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Southern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz |
Percy Baker |
Bill Jackson |
| Men's pairs | John Morris Ted Pilkington |
John Myrdal Rudolph van Vuuren |
William Yuill Hector Philp |
| Men's fours | Norman King John Bettles Walter Phillips John Scadgell |
Wilfred Randall Edward Stuart Edward Williams Norman Snowy Walker |
Alex Pascoe Charles Bradley Basil Wells Ronnie Turner |
Results
Men's singles – round robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz |
11 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Percy Baker |
11 | 8 | 3 | 16+ |
| 3 | Bill Jackson |
11 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | William Downes Jones |
11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Glyn Bosisto |
11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | James ‘Ham’ Pirret |
11 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Eric Liddell |
11 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Roy Fulton |
11 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Bernie Williams |
11 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | John Weir |
11 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | John Linford |
11 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 12 |  Harry Hall |
11 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
+ Silver medal play off
Baker beat Jackson 21-18
Men's pairs – round robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Morris & Ted Pilkington |
11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | John Myrdal & Rudolph van Vuuren |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16+ |
| 3 | William Yuill & Hector Philp |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Ronald Marshall & Allan Rafton |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | William Rosbotham & Percy Watson |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Fred Horn & Harold Shapland |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Sandy Houston & George Dewar |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | C C Ma & Robert Gourlay |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Wilf John & Jack Lewis |
11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | A Graham & W Careful |
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | Jim Kerr & David Smart |
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Graham Bewhay & Billy McDowell |
11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
+ Silver medal play off
South Africa beat Southern Rhodesia 17-10
Men's fours – round robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman King, John Bettles, Walter Phillips, John Scadgell |
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18+ |
| 2 | Wilfred Randall, Edward Stuart, Edward Williams, Norman Snowy Walker |
11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Alex Pascoe, Charles Bradley, Basil Wells, Ronnie Turner |
11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Richard Gillings, William Pope, Arthur Baldwin, George Makin |
11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Augusto Pedro Pereira, Alfred Coates, Mohammed B Hassan Sr., Raoul da Luz |
11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | John Hampson, Thomas Smetherham, George Ferguson, Alexander Hodge |
11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Evan Jones, Danny Prosser, Jack Griffths, Len Hill |
11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | George Best, Tom Henry, Jack Webb, Gerry Crossey |
11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | C Cochran, J Trowsdale, R Roberts, S Strachan |
11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Robin Andrew, Stanley Snedden, Jeff Barron, Bill Hampton |
11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | Tom Williams, Fred Tucker, Arthur Crossley, Cyril Cracknell |
11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Bert Gallagher, Stirling Shields, Harry Gardler, Harry Robertson |
11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
+ Gold medal play off
England beat South Africa 22-13
References
- ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
- ^ "Mile of Golden Sands". Reading Standard. 17 January 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu.com. 2013. ISBN 9781291576382.
- ^ "Bowls". Daily Mirror. 25 July 1958. p. 18. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.