The 1985 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Reservoir Bowling Club in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia from 13 February to 4 March 1985.
Merle Richardson of Australia won the Sylko Trophy (Singles Gold medal), Australia also won the Sussex Trophy (Pairs) and Worthing Trophy (Triples). Scotland secured the Henselite Trophy (Fours) and Australia won the Taylor Trophy, sponsored by the Daily Mirror for the being the best overall team.
Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeWomen's singles Merle Richardson Maraia Lum On Rhoda RyanWomen's pairs Merle Richardson Fay Craig Maraia Lum On Willow Fong Jean Valls Norma ShawWomen's triples Dorothy Roche Norma Massey Mavis Meadowcroft Helen Wong Rae O'Donnell Sandra Zakoske Linda Parker Mair Jones Rita Jones Women's fours Sarah Gourlay Elizabeth Christie Annette Evans Frances Whyte Mavis Meadowcroft Norma Massey Fay Craig Dorothy Roche Mavis Steele Betty Stubbings Brenda Atherton Jean Valls Women's Team Australia England New Zealand
Results
Women's singles – round robin Pos Player P W L Pts 1 Merle Richardson 18 18 0 18 2 Maraia Lum On 18 16 2 163 Rhoda Ryan 18 15 3 154 Norma Shaw 18 15 3 155 Flo Kennedy 18 14 4 146 Eileen Bell 18 13 5 137 June Bell 18 11 7 118 Helen Gordon 18 10 8 109 Kathy Sigimet 18 10 8 1010 Senga McCrone 18 10 8 1011 Julie Davies 18 10 8 1012 Babs Anderson 18 9 9 913 Pula Laufili V. Faraimo 18 8 10 814 Lena Sadick 18 7 11 715 Alice Mayers 18 6 12 616 Margaret Blatmann 18 5 13 517 Muriel 'Pat' Boehm 18 5 13 518 Maria de Gismondi 18 4 14 419 Cynthia Thompson 18 4 14 4
Women's pairs – round robin
Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Merle Richardson & Fay Craig 18 14 0 3 28 +44 2 Maraia Lum On & Willow Fong 18 14 0 4 28 +283 Jean Valls & Norma Shaw 18 13 0 5 264 Eileen Bell & Nan Allely 18 12 1 5 255 Joyce Osborne & Barbara Kunicich 18 12 1 5 256 Elizabeth Christie & Senga McCrone 18 12 0 6 247 Helen Gordon & Rina Lebel 18 11 0 7 228 Alice Duncalf & Jean Black 18 11 0 7 229 Kathy Sigimet & Maggie Worri 18 10 1 7 2110 Peggy Mitchell & Onei Dolphin 18 10 1 7 2111 Edith Denton & Muriel 'Pat' Boehm 18 10 0 8 2012 Julie Davies & Betty Morgan 18 9 1 8 1913 Joan Humphreys & Lena Sadick 18 9 0 9 1814 Alice Mayers & Mavis Cattermole 18 9 0 9 1815 Margaret Blattmann & Jean Lowery 18 8 0 10 1616 June Fulton & Babs Anderson 18 7 0 11 1417 Jenny Viegas & Cynthia Thompson 18 7 0 11 1418 Maria de Gismondi & Maria Rohan 18 4 1 13 919 Pativaine Ainuu & Pula Laufili V. Faraimo 18 4 1 13 9
Women's triples – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Dorothy Roche, Norma Massey & Mavis Meadowcroft 18 17 0 1 342 Helen Wong, Rae O'Donnell & Sandra Zakoske 18 15 0 3 303 Linda Parker, Mair Jones & Rita Jones 18 14 1 3 294 Brenda Atherton, Betty Stubbings & Mavis Steele 18 14 0 4 285 Daphne Le Breton, Jean Moffat, Rhoda Ryan 18 13 0 5 266 Sarah Gourlay, Annette Evans & Frances Whyte 18 13 0 5 267 Janki Gaunder, Adi Losalini Browne & Filo O'Meagher 18 12 1 5 258 June Bell, Agnes Bowlby & Jean Wintermute 18 11 1 6 239 Flo Kennedy, Ilya Loader, Margaret Mills 17 11 1 6 2310 Heather Roberts, Margaret Farmer & Yvonne Richards 17 11 0 7 2211 Myra Wilson, Marie Barber & Margaret Johnston 18 10 0 8 2012 Jo Gilbert, Isabella Forbes & Corinna Folkins 18 9 0 9 1813 Di Cochram, Liz James & Pat MacDonagh 18 8 0 10 1614 Kapa Rawali, Onno Pelei & Olive Babaga 18 7 1 10 1515 Bernice Pillemer, Bernice Katz & Miriam Jankelowitz 18 6 1 11 1316 Barbara Le Moignan, Doreen Gay, Kath Hickman 18 6 1 11 1317 Sue Hesketh, Muriel Jennings, Jean Haggerty 18 5 1 12 1118 Matua Ane Faaso'o, Josephine Hunt & Lemafoe Lagaala-Porter 18 3 0 15 619 Dora de Jahn, Leyla de Gourville & Susana de Cantarini 18 2 0 16 4
Women's fours – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts1 Sarah Gourlay, Elizabeth Christie, Annette Evans & Frances Whyte 18 15 1 2 312 Mavis Meadowcroft, Norma Massey, Fay Craig & Dorothy Roche 18 15 0 3 303 Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Brenda Atherton & Jean Valls 18 14 1 3 294 Daphne Le Breton, Barbara Kunicich, Joyce Osborne & Jean Moffat 18 13 1 4 275 Peggy Mirchell, Ilya Loader, Onei Dolphin, Margaret Mills 18 13 0 5 266 Sandra Zakoske, Joan Humphreys, Rae O'Donnell & Helen Wong 18 13 0 5 267 Bernice Pillemer, Bernice Katz, Miriam Jankelowitz & Rina Lebel 18 12 1 5 258 Linda Parker, Mair Jones, Rita Jones & Betty Morgan 18 12 0 6 249 Myra Wilson, Marie Barber, Nan Allely & Margaret Johnston 18 11 0 7 2210 Heather Roberts, June Fulton, Margaret Farmer & Yvonne Richards 18 10 1 7 2111 Di Cochram, Liz James, Pat MacDonagh & Jenny Viegas 18 9 0 9 1812 Jo Gilbert, Edith Denton, Isabella Forbes & Corinna Folkins 18 8 0 10 1613 Pativaine Ainuu, Matua Faaso’o, Josephine Hunt & Lemafoe Lagaala-Porter 18 8 0 10 1614 Janki Gaunder, Adi Losalini Browne, Willow Fong & Filo O'Meagher 18 8 0 10 1615 Kapa Rawali, Onno Pelei, Olive Babaga & Maggie Worri 18 7 1 10 1516 Agnes Bowlby, Jean Wintermute, Alice Duncalf & Kathy Finch 18 7 0 11 1417 Sue Hesketh, Muriel Jennings, Jean Haggerty & Mavis Cattermole 18 5 0 13 1018 Barbara Le Moignan, Doreen Gay, Kath Hickman & Jean Lowery 18 4 0 14 819 Dora de Jahn, Leyla de Gourville, Susana de Cantarini & Maria Rohan 18 2 0 16 4
Taylor Trophy Pos Player Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 Australia 19 19 19 18 752 England 16 17 16 17 663 New Zealand 17 15 15 16 634 Scotland 12 14 15 19 605 Fiji 18 18 13 8 576 Zimbabwe 15 11 12 15 537 Ireland 14 16 9 11 508 Wales 12 8 17 12 499 Hong Kong 6 7 18 15 4610 Papua New Guinea 12 11 6 5 4411 Israel 12 13 5 13 4312 Canada 13 13 12 4 4213 Botswana 8 4 10 10 3214 United States 4 9 8 8 2915 Swaziland 2 4 7 9 2616 Western Samoa 7 2 2 8 1917 Kenya 5 7 3 3 1818 Jersey 4 5 5 2 1619 Argentina 2 2 1 1 6
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