The 1977 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held Beach House Park in Worthing, England, from 21 May to 5 June 1977.
Elsie Wilkie successfully defended her singles title which was held in a round robin format.
The pairs went to Hong Kong, the triples to Wales and the fours to Australia. The Taylor Trophy was won by the Australian team.
Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeWomen's singles Elsie Wilkie June Bell Norma de la Motte Women's pairs Elvie Chok Helen Wong Lorna Lucas Dot Jenkinson Janet Ackland Lilian NicholasWomen's triples Joan OsborneEnid Morgan Margaret Pomeroy Cis Winstanley Pearl Dymond Hazel Harper Corinna FolkinsDorothy Bacon Louise GodfreyWomen's fours Dot JenkinsonConnie HicksLorna Lucas Merle Richardson Margaret Lockwood Joan Hunt Mabel Darlington Joan Sparkes Joan Osborne Enid Morgan Margaret Pomeroy Janet AcklandWomen's team Australia Wales New Zealand
Results
Women's singles – round robin Pos Player P W L Pts 1 Elsie Wilkie 13 9 4 18 2 June Bell 13 9 4 183 Norma de la Motte 13 9 4 184 Dot Foley 13 8 5 165 Helen Gordon 13 8 5 166 Norma Massey 13 8 5 167 Helen Wong 13 7 6 148 Lilian Nicholas 13 7 6 149 Mavis Steele 13 6 7 1210 Eva Neil 13 6 7 1211 Nessie Burnett 13 6 7 1212 Peggy Chalmers 13 4 9 813 Rose Stableford 13 2 11 414 Dorothy Bacon 13 2 11 4
Women's pairs – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Elvie Chok & Helen Wong 13 12 0 1 24 2 Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson 13 11 1 1 233 Janet Ackland & Lilian Nicholas 13 7 1 5 154 Nessie Burnett & Ellen Cameron 13 7 1 5 155 Irene Foote & Elsie Wilkie 13 7 1 5 156 Joan Hunt & Mavis Steele 13 6 1 6 137 Marion Bramwell & Norma de la Motte 13 6 0 7 128 Eva Neil & Jean Frame 13 6 0 7 129 Shirley Otis & June Bell 13 6 0 7 1210 Pamela Le Tissier & Dot Foley 13 6 0 7 1211 Irma Artist & Muriel Pat Boehm 13 5 1 7 1112 Peggy Chalmers & Margaret Penman 13 3 0 10 613 Edith Cohen-Mintz & Molly Skudowitz 13 3 0 10 614 Margaret Blattman & G Crossley 13 3 0 10 6
Women's triples – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan & Margaret Pomeroy 13 10 1 2 212 Cis Winstanley, Pearl Dymond & Hazel Harper 13 10 0 3 203 Corinna Folkins, Dorothy Bacon, Louise Godfrey 13 8 1 4 174 Connie Hicks, Merle Richardson & Norma Massey 13 8 0 5 165 Marie Rozario, Joyce Liddell & Bea da Silva 13 7 1 5 156 Ireland 13 7 1 5 157 Scotland 13 7 0 6 148 Margaret Lockwood, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes 13 7 0 6 149 Israel 13 6 1 6 1310 Violet Eastwood, Freda Munro & Nell Hunter 13 6 0 7 1211 Margaret Araji, Betty Glassey, Margaret Ramsbotham 13 5 0 8 1012 Jersey 13 3 0 10 613 Malawi 13 3 0 10 614 Guernsey 13 1 1 11 3
Women's fours – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts1 Dot Jenkinson, Connie Hicks, Lorna Lucas & Merle Richardson 13 10 0 3 202 Margaret Lockwood, Joan Hunt, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes 13 10 0 3 203 Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan, Margaret Pomeroy & Janet Ackland 13 9 1 3 194 Scotland 13 9 0 4 185 Marion Bramwell, Margaret Araji, Betty Glassey, Margaret Ramsbotham 13 7 1 5 156 Irene Foote, Pearl Dymond, Cis Winstanley & Hazel Harper 13 7 0 6 147 Marie Rozario, Joyce Liddell, Bea da Silva & Elvie Chok 13 7 0 6 148 Ireland 13 6 1 6 139 Corinna Folkins, Louise Godfrey, Irma Artist & Muriel Pat Boehm 13 6 0 7 1210 Violet Eastwood, Freda Munro, Nell Hunt & Shirley Otis 13 4 1 8 911 Israel 13 4 1 8 912 Guernsey 13 4 0 9 813 Malawi 13 4 0 9 814 Jersey 13 2 1 10 3
Taylor Trophy
Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 Australia 6th 2nd 4th 1st 752 Wales 8th 3rd 1st 3rd 713 New Zealand 1st 5th 2nd 6th 674 Hong Kong 7th 1st 5th 7th 67
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