Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of the Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games. Competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games took place in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958.
The event was held at two venues; at the Cardiff Bowls Club in Sophia Gardens and the Guest Keen Sports Club, which was located on the former site of White City Stadium, Cardiff.
South Africa topped the medal table by virtue of winning one gold medal and two silver medals.
Medal table
Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeMen's singles Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz Percy Baker Bill JacksonMen's pairs John Morris Ted Pilkington John Myrdal Rudolph van Vuuren William Yuill Hector PhilpMen'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
Results
Men's singles – round robin + Pos Player P W L Pts1 Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz 11 10 1 202 Percy Baker 11 8 3 16+3 Bill Jackson 11 8 3 164 William Downes Jones 11 7 4 145 Glyn Bosisto 11 7 4 146 James ‘Ham’ Pirret 11 6 5 12 7 Eric Liddell 11 5 6 108 Roy Fulton 11 4 7 89 Bernie Williams 11 4 7 810 John Weir 11 3 8 611 John Linford 11 3 8 612 Harry Hall 11 1 10 2 + Silver medal play off Baker beat Jackson 21-18
Men's pairs – round robin + Pos Player P W D L Pts1 John Morris & Ted 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 3 164 Ronald Marshall & Allan Rafton 11 7 0 4 145 William Rosbotham & Percy Watson 11 7 0 4 14 6 Fred Horn & Harold Shapland 11 6 0 5 127 Sandy Houston & George Dewar 11 6 0 5 128 C C Ma & Robert Gourlay 11 5 0 6 109 Wilf John & Jack Lewis 11 4 0 7 810 A Graham & W Careful 11 3 0 8 611 Jim Kerr & David Smart 11 1 0 10 212 Graham Bewhay & Billy McDowell 11 1 0 10 2 + Silver medal play off South Africa beat Southern Rhodesia 17-10
Men's fours – round robin + Pos Player P W D L Pts1 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 2 183 Alex Pascoe, Charles Bradley, Basil Wells, Ronnie Turner 11 8 0 3 164 Richard Gillings, William Pope, Arthur Baldwin, George Makin 11 7 1 3 155 Augusto Pedro Pereira, Alfred Coates, Mohammed B Hassan Sr., Raoul da Luz 11 7 0 4 146 John Hampson, Thomas Smetherham, George Ferguson, Alexander Hodge 11 6 1 4 13 7 Evan Jones, Danny Prosser, Jack Griffths, Len Hill 11 6 0 5 128 George Best, Tom Henry, Jack Webb, Gerry Crossey 11 4 0 7 89 C Cochran, J Trowsdale, R Roberts, S Strachan 11 4 0 7 810 Robin Andrew, Stanley Snedden, Jeff Barron, Bill Hampton 11 3 0 8 611 Tom Williams, Fred Tucker, Arthur Crossley, Cyril Cracknell 11 2 0 9 412 Bert Gallagher, Stirling Shields, Harry Gardler, Harry Robertson 11 0 0 11 0 + Gold medal play off England beat South Africa 22-13
References
See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games