1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

Squash championship held in Wellington, New Zealand

Women's World Outdoor Championships 1973

2nd Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location|  Wellington, New Zealand
Date(s)| 3–18 December 1973.
Category| World Bowls Championship
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The 1973 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship[1] 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.[2][3][4][5][6]

## Medallists

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Women's singles |
Elsie Wilkie |
Mavis Steele |
Mary Underwood
Women's pairs |
Lorna Lucas
Dot Jenkinson |
Mavis Steele
Phyllis Derrick |
Gladys Doyle
Betty Glassey
Women's triples |
Irene Foote
Noeleen Scott
Cis Winstanley |
Mary Underwood
Joan Vaughan
Olive Rowe |
Con Newbury
Olive Howard
Margaret Ramsbotham
Women's fours |
Irene Foote
Noeleen Scott
Cis Winstanley
Verna Devlin |
Nancie Colling
Eileen Smith
Joan Sparkes
Phyllis Derrick |
Joan Vaughan
Olive Rowe
Dot Jenkinson
Lorna Lucas
Women's team |  New Zealand  |  Australia  |  England

## Results

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### Women's singles – round robin

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Round  | Tie 1  | Tie 2  | Tie 3  | Tie 4

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Round 1 | Nzl 22 Eng 13 | Can 23 Fij 16 | Aus 22 USA 3 | Ire 23 PNG 18
Round 2 | Nzl 21 Can 15 | PNG 21 Aus 17 | Eng 21 Fij 3 | Ire 21 USA 19
Round 3 | Nzl 21 Ire 4 | Eng 21 Can 15 | Aus 21 Fij 14 | USA 21 PNG 10
Round 4 | Nzl 21 Aus 20 | Can 21 PNG 15 | Fij 21 Ire 13 | Eng 21 USA 3
Round 5 | Nzl 21 USA 17 | Can 21 Ire 20 | Eng 21 Aus 17 | PNG 21 Fij 5
Round 6 | Nzl 21 Fij 12 | USA 21 Can 17 | Aus 21 Ire 13 | Eng 21 PNG 17
Round 7 | Aus 21 Can 12 | Nzl 21 PNG 18 | Fij 21 USA 15 | Eng 22 Ire 6
Pos  | Player  | P  | W  | L  | Pts

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1 |  Elsie Wilkie | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14
2 |  Mavis Steele | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12
3 |  Mary Underwood | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8
4 |  Anne Flook | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6
5 |  Maureen Watson | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4
6 |  Sadie Little | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4
7 |  Gladys Doyle | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4
8 |  Muriel Pat Boehm | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4

### Women's pairs – round robin

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Round  | Tie 1  | Tie 2  | Tie 3  | Tie 4

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Round 1 | Aus 24 USA 14 | PNG 20 Ire 20 | Fij 21 Can 18 | Eng 22 Nzl 20
Round 2 | Aus bt PNG | Eng bt Can | Ire bt USA | Nzl bt Fij
Round 3 | Eng 22 Fij 11 | Ire 31 Can 16 | Aus 27 Nzl 13 | PNG 25 USA 14
Round 4 | Aus 40 Can 6 | Nzl 35 Ire 14 | Eng 23 PNG 10 | Fij 18 USA 15
Round 5 | Aus 31 Fij 16 | PNG 23 Nzl 21 | Can 31 USA 10 | Ire 22 Eng 20
Round 6 | Aus 30 Ire 10 | PNG 26 Fij 17 | Nzl 26 Can 6 | Eng 21 USA 12
Round 7 | Eng 21 Aus 14 | Fij 26 Ire 17 | PNG 23 Can 13 | Nzl 35 USA 10
Pos  | Player  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Pts

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1 |  Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12
2 |  Mavis Steele & Phyllis Derrick | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12
3 |  Gladys Doyle & Betty Glassey | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9
4 |  Elsie Wilkie & Verna Devlin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8
5 |  Sadie Little & Jean Hayes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7
6 |  Maureen Watson & T Hughes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6
7 |  Anne Flook & Olive Parker | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2
8 |  Dorothy Mumma & Muriel Pat Boehm | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0

### Women's triples – round robin

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Round  | Tie 1  | Tie 2  | Tie 3  | Tie 4

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Round 1 | Aus 15 USA 19 | PNG 21 Ire 14 | Fij 25 Can 19 | Eng 18 Nzl 19
Round 2 | Nzl bt Fij | Aus bt PNG | Eng bt Can | Ire bt USA
Round 3 | Ire 31 Can 19 | PNG 44 USA 11 | Nzl 17 Aus 13 | Eng 30 Fij 11
Round 4 | Aus 26 Can 13 | USA 29 Fij 14 | Nzl 22 Ire 18 | Eng 25 PNG 20
Round 5 | Aus 20 Fij 17 | PNG 26 Nzl 9 | USA 26 Can 18 | Eng 18 Ire 8
Round 6 | Aus 20 Ire 19 | PNG 37 Fij 11 | Nzl 45 Can 5 | Eng 24 USA 20
Round 7 | Eng 16 Aus 22 | Fij 17 Ire 17 | PNG 20 Can 15 | Nzl 24 USA 15
Pos  | Player  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Pts

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1 |  Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12
2 |  Mary Underwood, Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10
3 |  Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10
4 |  Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9
5 |  B Service, Pageen Barker, Betty Ewen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7
6 |  A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5
7 |  A Wright, L Browne, R Forster | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3
8 |  I Todd, Mary Pollard, Dorothy Weeks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0

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### Women's fours – round robin

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Round  | Tie 1  | Tie 2  | Tie 3  | Tie 4

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Round 1 | Nzl 21 Eng 15 | Aus 31 USA 12 | Fij 22 Can 14 | Ire 22 PNG 12
Round 2 | Nzl 31 Can 9 | Aus 33 PNG 15 | Eng 26 Fij 10 | Ire 23 USA 16
Round 3 | Nzl 38 Ire 18 | Eng 38 Can 16 | Fij 26 Aus 14 | PNG 24 USA 9
Round 4 | Aus 24 Nzl 18 | Fij 21 Ire 19 | Can 21 PNG 24 | Eng 23 USA 18
Round 5 | Fij 15 PNG 26 | Nzl 21 USA 9 | Ire 29 Can 14 | Aus 19 Eng 19
Round 6 | Nzl 31 Fij 10 | USA 29 Can 22 | Aus 18 Ire 16 | Eng 21 PNG 17
Round 7 | Aus 33 Can 10 | Nzl 17 PNG 16 | USA 22 Fij 17 | Eng 16 Ire 15
Pos  | Player  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Pts

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1 |  Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley & Verna Devlin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12
2 |  Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes & Phyllis Derrick | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11
3 |  Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe, Dot Jenkinson & Lorna Lucas | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11
4 |  A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross, Jean Hayes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6
5 |  T Hughes, A Wright, L Browne, R Forster | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6
6 |  Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham, Betty Glassey | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6
7 |  B Service, Pageen Barker, Betty Ewen, Dorothy Mumma | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4
8 |  Olive Parker, I Todd, Mary Pollard, Dorothy Weeks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0

### Taylor Trophy

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Pos  | Player  | Singles  | Pairs  | Triples  | Fours  | Total

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1 |  New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13
2 |  Australia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11
3 |  England | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9
4 |  Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4
5 |  Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
6 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1

## References

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1. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
2. ^ "1973 Sports Results". The Age.
3. ^ "Elsie Wilkie World Champ". The Age.
4. ^ "Bowls win on Last end". The Age.
5. ^ "NZ triple fancies; Australian pair beaten". The Age.
6. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times, 5 Dec. 1973, p. 9". Times Digital Archives.

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