1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship


The 1972 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park in Worthing, England, from 5–17 June 1972.
Maldwyn Evans won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The Pairs Gold was won by Hong Kong, the Triples Gold by the United States and the Fours Gold went to England. Scotland lifted the Leonard Trophy with just one point more than South Africa and the United States.

Medallists

Results

Men's Singles - Round Robin

PosPlayerPWLFAPtsShots
1 Maldwyn Evans1512328922224+67
2 Dick Bernard1511429119622+95
3 Tommy Harvey1510529921820+71
4 Barry Salter1510529621920+77
5 Jim Candelet1510526725120+16
6 David Bryant159628121618+65
7 Roy Fulton159628123318+48
8 Bob McDonald159626924418+25
9 Robert Henderson158727227416-2
10 Eric Liddell157823924814-9
11 Harry Lakin157824629114-45
12 Syd Snowsill156923628812-52
13 Chunk Treisman1551021527010-55
14 Don Ingrouille154112262808-54
15 Ben Van Niekerk152131983014-103
16 Harry Figg151141603142-154

Men's Pairs - Round Robin

PosPlayerPWDLFAPtsShots
1 Saco Delgado & Eric Liddell15120335324524+108
2 Jim Candelet & Bill Tewksbury15110432525022+75
3 Tommy Harvey & Brian Ellwood15100534424120+103
4 Rennie Logan & Harry Reston15100531924220+77
5 Norman King & Peter Line15100530227220+30
6 Bob McDonald & Peter Kerry Clark1590631226818+44
7 Roy Fulton & William Tate1581632828217+46
8 C Slight & Stuart Flanders1581627732317-46
9 Errol Bungey & Barry Salter1570833026414+66
10 Ram Harakh & Peter Underhill1561825632713-71
11 M Hutton & Oswald Dent1560926430812-44
12 Bob Mackintosh & Jim Watkin1560926633112-65
13 Maldwyn Evans & D Jenkins15501028230210-20
14 I Driman & Matt Gordon15501026432010-56
15 Don Ingouille & Roy du Feu1541102383119-73
16 W Gorman & J Arthur1510142153892-174

Men's Triples - Round Robin

PosPlayerPWDLFAPtsShots
1 Bill Miller, Clive Forrester & Dick Folkins15112226821324+45
2 Edgar Davey, Joe Marsh & Doug Watson15111329219223+100
3 John Russell Evans, Hugh Andrews & Gareth Humphreys15111329023623+54
4 Dick Bernard, Alex McIntosh & Jock McAtee15101429518521+110
5 Phil Skoglund, Bill MacAthur & Bruce Sinclair1591525122319+28
6 Cliff Stroud, Ted Hayward & David Bryant1590626920118+68
7 Oscar Adem, Abdul Kitchell & Roberto da Silva1590629224218+50
8 Barry Welsh, Barrie Baxter & Robert Henderson1580725924916+10
9 Gerard Sloan, Tom Kennedy & Jimmy Dennison1571725124115+10
10 Stan Coomber, Frank Perry & John Dobbie1570825124914+2
11 Ben Krivy, Chunk Treisman & Harry Esakov1553722927013-41
12 Sydney Snowsill, Sean Patton & Gordon Maxwell1560923926912-30
13 Joe Dolan, Ben Van Niekerk & W Croft15501022027110-51
14 Harry Lakin, Peter Crossan & D de Grandhomme1530122202716-51
15 Harry Figg, Sam Caffyn & Robert Leadbetter1520131963204-124
16 Cyril Smith, George Hollings & Charlie Woodhard1520131813344-153

Men's Fours - Round Robin

PosPlayerPWDLFAPtsShots
1 Norman King, Cliff Stroud, Ted Hayward & Peter Line15131137225427+118
2 Rennie Logan, Alex McIntosh, Jock McAtee & Harry Reston15110439722122+176
3 Saco Delgado, Abdul Kitchell, Roberto da Silva & Oscar Adem15101431928821+31
4 Gerard Sloan, Tom Kennedy, William Tate & Jimmy Dennison15100532525120+74
5 Bill Miller, Clive Forrester, Dick Folkins & Bill Tewksbury15100531526720+48
6 Edgar Davey, Joe Marsh, Doug Watson & Brian Ellwood1590636525418+111
7 Kerry Clark, Phil Skoglund, Bill MacArthur, Bruce Sinclair1590633628718+49
8 Stan Coomber, Frank Perry, John Dobbie & Errol Bungey1590629429218+2
9 John Russell Evans, Hugh Andrews, Gareth Humphreys & D Jenkins1580734728016+67
10 Barry Welsh, Barrie Baxter, M Hutton & Oswald Dent1570829630914-13
11 Ram Harakh, Peter Underhill, Sean Patton & Gordon Maxwell1570827930714-28
12 C Slight, Stuart Flanders, Peter Crossan & D de Grandhomme1532102633318-68
13 Ben Krivy, I Driman, Matt Gordon & Harry Esakov1540112793608-81
14 Bob Mackintosh, Jim Watkin, Sam Caffyn & Robert Leadbetter1540112293738-144
15 Joe Dolan, W Croft, W Gorman & J Arthur1530122283876-159
16 Cyril Smith, George Hollings, Charlie Woodhard & Roy du Feu1510142234062-183

W.M.Leonard Trophy