Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
| Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Woolston Working Men's Club |
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Dates | 24 January – 2 February 1974 |
The lawn bowls competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January until 2 February 1974.[1]
The events were held at the 2,000 seating capacity Woolston Working Men's Club, where three greens consisting of Cotula weed provided the playing surface.[2][3] The pavilion had been recently refurbished.[4]
David Bryant won his third successive Commonwealth Games singles gold medal, with a medals cache of four golds although not competing in 1966. Host country New Zealand won the fours (their seventh gold medal since the start of the games in 1930).
Medal table
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | David Bryant |
Clive White |
Willie Wood |
| Men's pairs | Jack Christie Alex McIntosh |
John Evans Peter Line |
Bob McDonald Phil Skoglund |
| Men's fours | Kerry Clark David Baldwin John 'Jack' Somerville Gordon Jolly |
Robert King Errol Bungey Errol Stewart Keith Poole |
John Marshall Morgan Moffat Bill Scott John McRae |
Results
Men's singles – round robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 267 | 147 | 22 | |
| 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 269 | 197 | 20 | |
| 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 257 | 191 | 18 | |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 260 | 215 | 18 | |
| 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 232 | 213 | 18 | |
| 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 212 | 212 | 14 | |
| 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 220 | 210 | 12 | |
| 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 232 | 251 | 12 | |
| 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 213 | 239 | 12 | |
| 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 209 | 266 | 10 | |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 200 | 241 | 8 | |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 195 | 262 | 6 | |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 201 | 259 | 6 | |
| 14 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 180 | 264 | 6 |
Men's pairs – round robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 294 | 202 | 23 | |
| 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 366 | 185 | 22 | |
| 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 297 | 201 | 21 | |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 296 | 228 | 19 | |
| 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 299 | 238 | 19 | |
| 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 214 | 16 | |
| 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 297 | 252 | 10 | |
| 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 243 | 264 | 10 | |
| 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 231 | 285 | 10 | |
| 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 181 | 358 | 8 | |
| 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 235 | 289 | 6 | |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 227 | 285 | 6 | |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 173 | 364 | 6 | |
| 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 188 | 353 | 4 |
Men's fours – round robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 308 | 171 | 20 | |
| 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 297 | 196 | 18 | |
| 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 271 | 188 | 17 | |
| 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 257 | 205 | 15 | |
| 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 211 | 14 | |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 234 | 228 | 13 | |
| 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 224 | 268 | 12 | |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 205 | 269 | 10 | |
| 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 209 | 248 | 8 | |
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 206 | 262 | 8 | |
| 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 185 | 294 | 8 | |
| 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 207 | 286 | 7 | |
| 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 220 | 250 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
- ^ "Christchurch prepares!". Ireland's Saturday Night. 11 August 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Post Office, too, is ready... (advert)". The Press. 24 January 1974. pp. S6.
- ^ "Christchurch 1974". New Zealand on Screen. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. 2013. ISBN 9781291576382.
