# 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

The 1973 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Victoria Bowls Club in Wellington, New Zealand, from 3 to 18 December 1973.
Elsie Wilkie won the singles which was held in a round robin format. The pairs was won by Australia whilst the triples, fours Gold and Taylor Trophy all went to New Zealand.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's singles | Elsie Wilkie | Mavis Steele | Mary Underwood |
| Women's pairs | Lorna Lucas Dot Jenkinson | Mavis Steele Phyllis Derrick | Gladys Doyle Betty Glassey |
| Women's triples | Irene Foote Noeleen Scott Cis Winstanley | Mary Underwood Joan Vaughan Olive Rowe | Con Newbury Olive Howard Margaret Ramsbotham |
| Women's fours | Irene Foote Noeleen Scott Cis Winstanley Verna Devlin | Nancie Colling Eileen Smith Joan Sparkes Phyllis Derrick | Joan Vaughan Olive Rowe Dot Jenkinson Lorna Lucas |
| Women's team | New Zealand | Australia | England |

## Results
### Women's singles – round robin

| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
| Round 1 | Nzl 22 Eng 13 | Can 23 Fij 16 | Aus 22 USA 3 | Ire 23 PNG 18 |
| Round 2 | Nzl 21 Can 15 | PNG 21 Aus 17 | Eng 21 Fij 3 | Ire 21 USA 19 |
| Round 3 | Nzl 21 Ire 4 | Eng 21 Can 15 | Aus 21 Fij 14 | USA 21 PNG 10 |
| Round 4 | Nzl 21 Aus 20 | Can 21 PNG 15 | Fij 21 Ire 13 | Eng 21 USA 3 |
| Round 5 | Nzl 21 USA 17 | Can 21 Ire 20 | Eng 21 Aus 17 | PNG 21 Fij 5 |
| Round 6 | Nzl 21 Fij 12 | USA 21 Can 17 | Aus 21 Ire 13 | Eng 21 PNG 17 |
| Round 7 | Aus 21 Can 12 | Nzl 21 PNG 18 | Fij 21 USA 15 | Eng 22 Ire 6 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts |
| 1 | Elsie Wilkie | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Mavis Steele | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Mary Underwood | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Anne Flook | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Maureen Watson | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Sadie Little | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Gladys Doyle | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Muriel Pat Boehm | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |

### Women's pairs – round robin

| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
| Round 1 | Aus 24 USA 14 | PNG 20 Ire 20 | Fij 21 Can 18 | Eng 22 Nzl 20 |
| Round 2 | Aus bt PNG | Eng bt Can | Ire bt USA | Nzl bt Fij |
| Round 3 | Eng 22 Fij 11 | Ire 31 Can 16 | Aus 27 Nzl 13 | PNG 25 USA 14 |
| Round 4 | Aus 40 Can 6 | Nzl 35 Ire 14 | Eng 23 PNG 10 | Fij 18 USA 15 |
| Round 5 | Aus 31 Fij 16 | PNG 23 Nzl 21 | Can 31 USA 10 | Ire 22 Eng 20 |
| Round 6 | Aus 30 Ire 10 | PNG 26 Fij 17 | Nzl 26 Can 6 | Eng 21 USA 12 |
| Round 7 | Eng 21 Aus 14 | Fij 26 Ire 17 | PNG 23 Can 13 | Nzl 35 USA 10 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Mavis Steele & Phyllis Derrick | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Gladys Doyle & Betty Glassey | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Elsie Wilkie & Verna Devlin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Sadie Little & Jean Hayes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Maureen Watson & T Hughes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Anne Flook & Olive Parker | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Dorothy Mumma & Muriel Pat Boehm | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

### Women's triples – round robin

| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
| Round 1 | Aus 15 USA 19 | PNG 21 Ire 14 | Fij 25 Can 19 | Eng 18 Nzl 19 |
| Round 2 | Nzl bt Fij | Aus bt PNG | Eng bt Can | Ire bt USA |
| Round 3 | Ire 31 Can 19 | PNG 44 USA 11 | Nzl 17 Aus 13 | Eng 30 Fij 11 |
| Round 4 | Aus 26 Can 13 | USA 29 Fij 14 | Nzl 22 Ire 18 | Eng 25 PNG 20 |
| Round 5 | Aus 20 Fij 17 | PNG 26 Nzl 9 | USA 26 Can 18 | Eng 18 Ire 8 |
| Round 6 | Aus 20 Ire 19 | PNG 37 Fij 11 | Nzl 45 Can 5 | Eng 24 USA 20 |
| Round 7 | Eng 16 Aus 22 | Fij 17 Ire 17 | PNG 20 Can 15 | Nzl 24 USA 15 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Mary Underwood, Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | B Service, Pageen Barker, Betty Ewen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | A Wright, L Browne, R Forster | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | I Todd, Mary Pollard, Dorothy Weeks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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### Women's fours – round robin

| Round | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
| Round 1 | Nzl 21 Eng 15 | Aus 31 USA 12 | Fij 22 Can 14 | Ire 22 PNG 12 |
| Round 2 | Nzl 31 Can 9 | Aus 33 PNG 15 | Eng 26 Fij 10 | Ire 23 USA 16 |
| Round 3 | Nzl 38 Ire 18 | Eng 38 Can 16 | Fij 26 Aus 14 | PNG 24 USA 9 |
| Round 4 | Aus 24 Nzl 18 | Fij 21 Ire 19 | Can 21 PNG 24 | Eng 23 USA 18 |
| Round 5 | Fij 15 PNG 26 | Nzl 21 USA 9 | Ire 29 Can 14 | Aus 19 Eng 19 |
| Round 6 | Nzl 31 Fij 10 | USA 29 Can 22 | Aus 18 Ire 16 | Eng 21 PNG 17 |
| Round 7 | Aus 33 Can 10 | Nzl 17 PNG 16 | USA 22 Fij 17 | Eng 16 Ire 15 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley & Verna Devlin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes & Phyllis Derrick | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe, Dot Jenkinson & Lorna Lucas | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | A Patton, R Wilson, M Ross, Jean Hayes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | T Hughes, A Wright, L Browne, R Forster | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Con Newbury, Olive Howard, Margaret Ramsbotham, Betty Glassey | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | B Service, Pageen Barker, Betty Ewen, Dorothy Mumma | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Olive Parker, I Todd, Mary Pollard, Dorothy Weeks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

### Taylor Trophy

| Pos | Player | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | England | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |