Lawn bowls at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was the 15th appearance of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games. Competition took place at the National Lawn Bowls Centre, part of the Bukit Kiara Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 11 September until 21 September 1998.

South Africa topped the lawn bowls medal table by virtue of winning two gold medals.

Medal table

Medallists Event Gold Silver Bronze BronzeMen's singles Roy Garden John Price Gerry Baker Jeremy HenryMen's pairs Brett Duprez Mark Jacobsen Robert Weale Will Thomas Theuns Fraser Rudi Jacobs Mohamed Aziz Maswadi Mohamed Tazman TahirMen's fours Gary McCloy Ian McClure Martin McHugh Neil Booth Adam Jeffery Kevin Walsh Rex Johnston Stewart Davies Bruce Makkink Mike Redshaw Neil Burkett Robert Rayfield Dai Wilkins Ian Slade Mark Anstey Neil Rees Women's singles Lesley Hartwell Saedah Abdul Rahim Millie Khan Jean BakerWomen's pairs Margaret Letham Joyce Lindores Cathelean du Plessis Lynne Lindsay-Payne Gordana Baric Willow Fong Rita Jones Ann SutherlandWomen's fours Hester Bekker Loraine Victor Lorna Trigwell Trish Steyn Lee Poletti Karen Murphy Margaret Sumner Marilyn Peddell Catherine Anton Mandy Jacklin Norma Shaw Shirley Page Siti Zalina Ahmad Haslah HassanNor Azwa Mohamed Di Nor Hashimah Ismail

Results

Men's singles – round robin Section A Pos Player P W L F A Pts 1 Roy Garden 10 9 1 244 164 18 2 Jeremy Henry + 10 8 2 242 145 16 3 Steve Glasson 10 7 3 234 160 14 4 Caucau Turagabeci 10 7 3 211 169 14 5 Tony Allcock 10 6 4 221 174 12 6 David Le Marquand 10 6 4 215 202 12 7 Neal Mollett 10 5 5 210 212 10 8 Ieremia Tuteru 10 3 7 161 234 6 9 Iamo Ila 10 2 8 179 229 4 10 Charles Wambugu 10 2 8 123 239 4 11 Taituuga Rokeni 10 0 10 138 250 0

Section B Pos Player P W L F A Pts 1 John Price 10 8 2 234 174 16 2 Gerry Baker + 10 7 3 224 151 14 3 Willie Wood 10 7 3 238 178 14 4 Kevin Jones 10 7 3 204 197 14 5 Rowan Brassey 10 6 4 244 203 12 6 Syed Mohamad Syed Akil 10 6 4 202 217 12 7 Cliff Richardson 10 5 5 199 216 10 8 Keith Turton 10 3 7 198 231 6 9 Douw Calitz 10 3 7 197 214 6 10 Alexander Kayesa 10 3 7 195 235 6 11 Piut Haji Matrais 10 0 10 131 250 0 + Awarded Bronze medals

Final Garden bt Price 25-14

Men's pairs – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Robert Weale & Will Thomas 10 2 Mohamed Aziz Maswadi & Mohamed Tazman Tahir + 10 3 Noel Graham & Sammy Allen 10 4 David Culenga & Stanley Maynard 10 5 Martin Seeto & Albert Barakeina 10 6 Brian Baldwin & Bruce McNish 10 7 Jurie Calitz & Petrus Opperman 10 8 Jamie McLellan & Mark Sandford 10 9 Haji Naim Brahim & Salleh HJ Hitam 10 10 Leau Tolepaialii & Letufuga Olopoto 10

Section B Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Brett Duprez & Mark Jacobsen 8 2 Theuns Fraser & Rudi Jacobs + 8 3 Alex Marshall & David Gourlay Jr. 8 4 Peter Thaggard & Arun Kumar 8 5 John Ottaway & David Cutler 8 6 Barry Wilson & John Christian 8 7 Takai Tuatai & David Akaruru 8 8 Alan Gilham & Geoff Collie 8 9 Allan Thomas & Dave Thompson 8 + Awarded Bronze medals

Final Australia bt Wales 16-14

Men's fours – round robin

Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts 1 Adam Jeffery, Kevin Walsh, Rex Johnston, Stewart Davies 9 2 Bruce Makkink, Mike Redshaw, Neil Burkett, Robert Rayfield + 9 3 Brett Morley, Grant Burgess, John Bell, Andy Thomson 9 4 Kenny Logan, Jim McIntyre, John Aitken, George Adrain 9 5 John Shelley, Graham Snyman, Willem Esterhuizen Sr., Alexander Joubert 9 6 Ratish Lal, Saijad Khan, Rajnish Lal, Ram Shankar 9 7 Richard Hayden, William Cumming, Michael McNeill, Robert Robison 9 8 Nadu Namun, Kossy Torao, Kundi Miki, Jack Wau 9 9 Taumaatu Turituri, Toleafoa Faasau, Piliato Tuuau, Tuliloa Fua 9 10 Ray Marscarenhas, Tim Morton, Ian Martin, Arthur Hicks 9

Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts 1 Gary McCloy, Ian McClure, Martin McHugh, Neil Booth 9 2 Dai Wilkins, Ian Slade, Mark Anstey, Neil Rees + 9 3 Peter Belliss, Andrew Curtain, Peter Shaw, Russell Meyer 9 4 Ian Merrien, Dennis Baglin, Paul Ingrouille, Dave Lucas 9 5 Ian Jones, Keith Roney, Stephen Wojcik, Kevin Jones 9 6 Mohd Afendy Tan Abdullah, Jozaini Johari, Nurdin Sabli, Sazeli Sani 9 7 Terence Smith, David Bramley, Leon Takis, David Tolson 9 8 Graeme Woolley, Mitchel Graham, David Smith, Gregory Hinks 9 9 Haji Norhadi Haji Mohd, Piut Haji Matrais, Ghafar PDH Taha, Lokman Haji Salleh 9 10 Vainepoto-O-Nga-Ua Tokorangi, Hererua Howard, Eric Ponia, Philip Urlich 9 + Awarded Bronze medals

Final Northern Ireland bt Australia 26-21

Women's singles – round robin Section A Pos Player P W L F A Pts 1 Lesley Hartwell 8 7 1 188 136 14 2 Millie Khan + 8 6 2 173 130 12 3 Anne Carrington 8 5 3 184 174 10 4 Julie Forrest 8 5 3 156 164 10 5 Margaret Johnston 8 3 5 177 162 6 6 Carmen Anderson 8 3 5 156 156 6 7 Karina Horman 8 3 5 170 185 6 8 Radhika Prasad 8 3 5 146 195 6 9 Wagi Bai 8 1 7 136 184 2

Section B Pos Player P W L F A Pts 1 Saedah Abdul Rahim 8 7 1 194 124 14 2 Jean Baker + 8 7 1 195 131 14 3 Roma Dunn 8 7 1 199 136 14 4 Judith Wason 8 5 3 178 149 10 5 Tanimetua Harry 8 3 5 165 180 6 6 Lagi Letoa 8 3 5 116 166 6 7 Matimba Like 8 2 6 128 178 4 8 Anne Ainsworth 8 1 7 152 194 2 9 Babs Anderson 8 1 7 127 196 2 + Awarded Bronze medals

Final Hartwell bt Rahim 25-14

Women's pairs – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts 1 Margaret Letham & Joyce Lindores 10 2 Rita Jones & Ann Sutherland + 10 3 Judith Payne & Marlene Castle 10 4 Doreen Newton & Litia Tikoisuva 10 5 Siti Hawa Ali & Bah Chu Mei 10 6 Beatrice Mali & Hilda Luipa 10 7 Katherine Hawes & Mary Price 10 8 Susan Kariuki & Bharti Babla 10 9 Pauline Turton & Essie Sanchez 10 10 Eunice Trebert & Alison Merrien 10 11 Paula Montgomery & Barbara Cameron 10

Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts 1 Cathelean du Plessis & Lynne Lindsay-Payne 9 2 Gordana Baric & Willow Fong + 9 3 Jean Jones & Sheila Syvret 9 4 Sharon Glenn & Jill Hackland 9 5 Maggie Worri & Helen Manau 9 6 Cora Howard-Williams & Judith Penfold 9 7 On-Kow Au & Marlene Cleutinx 9 8 Rebecca Akaruru & Makiua Tairi 9 9 Jaqueline Reeve & Karin McGravie 9 10 Perka Lee & Manuia Porter 9

+ Awarded Bronze medals

Final Scotland bt Namibia 31-8

Women's fours – round robin

Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts 1 Lee Poletti, Karen Murphy, Margaret Sumner, Marilyn Peddell 8 2 Catherine Anton, Mandy Jacklin, Norma Shaw, Shirley Page + 8 3 Jean Martel, June Finnigan, Sheila Cave, Sally Paul 8 4 Joyce Miller, Liz Dickson, Betty Forsyth, Sarah Gourlay 8 5 Jean Joubert, Robyn Crawford, Patricia Shelley, Debora Esterhuizen 8 6 Alicia Crangle, Geraldine Law, Donna McNally, Patricia Horner 8 7 Doreen Creaney, Anita Nivala, Margaret Richards, Jean Roney 8 8 S. Lacakavukavu, Sereana Smith, Akanisi Stephens, Vimla Swamy 8 9 Shirley Baylis, Linda Hunt, Lebo Moroke, Thambie Drewett 8

Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts 1 Hester Bekker, Loraine Victor, Lorna Trigwell, Trish Steyn 8 2 Siti Zalina Ahmad, Haslah Hassan, Nor Azwa Mohamed Di, Nor Hashimah Ismail + 8 3 Anne Lomas, Karen Coombe, Sharon Sims, Patsy Jorgensen 8 4 Kathy Pearce, Sarah Mansbridge, Gill Miles, Betty Morgan 8 5 Faaniniv a Paulo, Faamumoi Rokeni, Akenese Westerlund, T. Tuiletufuga 8 6 Dawn Squires, Geraldine Thomas, Wendy Vickery, Mariana Goddard 8 7 Gae Robertson, Kitha Bailey, Joyce Dyer, Beverly Wheeler 8 8 Lalu Kisokol, Cunera Monalua, Olive Babaga, Linda Ahmat 8 9 Kanny Vaile, Dorothy Paniani, Tremoana Damm, Ngatungawe Tere 8 + Awarded Bronze medals

Final South Africa bt Australia 17-16

References

See also List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games