| Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | 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]
| Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | 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]
* Host nation (Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Northern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Southern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz |  Percy Baker |  Bill Jackson |
| Men's pairs |  John Morris Richard 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 |
| 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 |  Glyn Bosisto | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | James ‘Ham’ Pirret | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 |  Eric Liddell | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 |  Roy Fulton | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 |  A. B. (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
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Morris & Richard 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 | J Kerr & D Smart | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Gordon Bewhay & Billy McDowell | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
+ Silver medal play off
South Africa beat Southern Rhodesia 17-10
| 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, D Prosser, Jack Griffiths, 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
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