Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games
| Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Temple Bowls Club & Paddington Bowls Club |
| Location | London, England |
| Dates | 4 August – 11 August 1934 |
| Competitors | 68 from 10 nations |
Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games was the second appearance of the Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Competition took place at the Temple Bowling Club in Denmark Hill and the Paddington Bowling Club in Maida Vale, London, England, from 4–11 August 1934.[2][3][4]
England topped the medal table by winning two gold medals.[5] Scotland won the singles event and England won both the pairs and rinks events.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Medal table
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Robert Sprot | William McDonald | Charles Abbott |
| Pairs | Tommy Hills and George Wright |
William Hutchinson and Alfred Langford |
Thomas Davies and Stan Weaver |
| Rinks/Fours | Robert Slater Ernie Gudgeon Percy Tomlinson Fred Biggin |
Cecil Curran Charlie Clawson George Watson Percy Watson |
William Lowe Charles Tait James Morrison James Brown |
Men's singles – round robin
Results
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 | Tie 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Aug 6 | Eng 13 Sco 21 | Ire 13 Wal 21 | Aus 21 SAf 20 | Rho 21 Nzl 18 | Can 21 Hkg 5 |
| Round 2 | Aug 6 | Eng 21 Wal 14 | Ire 17 Sco 21 | Aus 19 Rho 21 | SAf 21 Can 8 | Hkg 21 Nzl 9 |
| Round 3 | Aug 7 | Ire 19 Hkg 21 | Rho 15 Wal 21 | Nzl 1 Can 21 | Eng 21 Aus 16 | Sco 21 SAf 19 |
| Round 4 | Aug 7 | Ire 21 Nzl 13 | Wal 15 Can 21 | Rho 21 Hkg 4 | Eng 20 SAf 21 | Sco 21 Aus 14 |
| Round 5 | Aug 8 | Eng 21 Hkg 19 | Sco 21 Rho 9 | Ire 18 Can 21 | Wal 14 SAf 21 | Aus 21 Nzl 6 |
| Round 6 | Aug 8 | Eng 21 Rho 17 | Sco 21 Hkg 5 | Ire 13 SAf 21 | Wal 21 Nzl 11 | Can 21 Aus 11 |
| Round 7 | Aug 9 | Ire 21 Rho 19 | Wal 21 Aus 17 | SAf 21 Hkg 14 | Eng 21 Nzl 8 | Sco 21 Can 19 |
| Round 8 | Aug 9 | Ire 6 Aus 21 | Wal 21 Hkg 15 | SAf 21 Rho 14 | Eng 16 Can 21 | Sco 21 Nzl 13 |
| Round 9 | Aug 10 | Eng 15 Ire 21 | Sco 21 Wal 18 | Aus 21 Hkg 19 | SAf 21 Nzl 13 | Rho 10 Can 21 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sprot | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | William McDonald | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | Charles Abbott | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | James McKinlay | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Percy Holloway | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | E. W. Walker | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | George Baker | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Dr. John Rusk | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Alexander Hyde-Lay | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Len Keys | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Men's pairs – round robin
Results
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Aug 6 | Eng 28 Sco 14 | Ire 17 Wal 21 | Aus 18 SAf 26 | Can 18 Hkg 15 |
| Round 2 | Aug 6 | Eng 21 Wal 17 | Ire 18 Sco 24 | Aus 17 Rho 17 | SAf 21 Can 16 |
| Round 3 | Aug 7 | Ire 23 Hkg 14 | Rho 15 Wal 32 | Eng 18 Aus 17 | Sco 26 SAf 14 |
| Round 4 | Aug 7 | Wal 25 Can 16 | Rho 16 Hkg 35 | Eng 31 SAf 11 | Sco 29 Aus 11 |
| Round 5 | Aug 8 | Eng 30 Hkg 19 | Sco 29 Rho 13 | Ire 19 Can 20 | Wal 20 SAf 21 |
| Round 6 | Aug 8 | Eng 25 Rho 16 | Hkg 23 Sco 16 | Ire 24 SAf 15 | Can 22 Aus 16 |
| Round 7 | Aug 9 | Ire 15 Rho 16 | Wal 22 Aus 10 | SAf 11 Hkg 20 | Sco 14 Can 25 |
| Round 8 | Aug 9 | Ire 25 Aus 10 | Wal 24 Hkg 25 | SAf 18 Rho 27 | Eng 16 Can 9 |
| Round 9 | Aug 10 | Eng 25 Ire 21 | Sco 19 Wal 27 | Aus 14 Hkg 23 | Rho 13 Can 22 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Hills & George Wright | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | William Hutchinson & Alfred Langford | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Thomas Davies & Stan Weaver | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Frederick Rapley & H G Cooper | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Alex Niven & George Niven | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Robert David Taylor & John Downing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | G Evans & G W Baxter | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Andrew Harvey & Hugo Holshausen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | J Banks & Thomas Rainer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Men's rinks (fours) – round robin
Results
| Round | Date | Tie 1 | Tie 2 | Tie 3 | Tie 4 | Tie 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Aug 6 | Eng 21 Sco 12 | Ire 21 Wal 17 | Aus 18 SAf 20 | Rho 16 Nzl 21 | Can 19 Hkg 10 |
| Round 2 | Aug 6 | Eng 34 Wal 17 | Ire 20 Sco 19 | Hkg 16 Nzl 18 | Rho 18 Aus 18 | SAf 26 Can 16 |
| Round 3 | Aug 7 | Ire 28 Hkg 10 | Rho 27 Wal 11 | Can 19 Nzl 14 | Eng 28 Aus 6 | Sco 17 SAf 16 |
| Round 4 | Aug 7 | Ire 31 Nzl 10 | Wal 19 Can 22 | Rho 22 Hkg 18 | Eng 15 SAf 22 | Sco 40 Aus 10 |
| Round 5 | Aug 8 | Eng 31 Hkg 15 | Sco 23 Rho 14 | Ire 23 Can 15 | Wal 19 SAf 16 | Aus 12 Nzl 24 |
| Round 6 | Aug 8 | Eng 29 Rho 8 | Sco 25 Hkg 16 | Ire 24 SAf 21 | Wal 17 Nzl 31 | Can 14 Aus 18 |
| Round 7 | Aug 9 | Ire 22 Rho 14 | Wal 11 Aus 25 | SAf 21 Hkg 19 | Eng 28 Nzl 16 | Sco 17 Can 17 |
| Round 8 | Aug 9 | Ire 33 Aus 13 | Wal 25 Hkg 17 | SAf 37 Rho 8 | Eng 19 Can 13 | Sco 29 Nzl 13 |
| Round 9 | Aug 10 | Eng 21 Ire 15 | Sco 17 Wal 17 | Aus 25 Hkg 27 | SAf 30 Nzl 15 | Rho 22 Can 16 |
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Biggin (skip), Robert Slater, Ernie Gudgeon, Percy Tomlinson | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Percy Watson (skip), Cecil Curran, Charlie Clawson, George Watson, | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | William Lowe (skip), Charles Tait, James Morrison, James Brown | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | James Thoms (skip), Hugo C Holshausen, Charles Abbott, J Morton | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | George Carter (skip), Harold Grocott, George Pollard, Billy Dillicar | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | William D Euler (skip), William G Cleghorn, Harvey J Sims, Norman H Snell | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | A E W Stodart (skip), H S Taylor, J Houston, C E Harrison | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Isaac Rees (skip), R. Williams, William Kent, Michael Manweiler | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | C.A.Gale (Skip), J.H.Langley, William White, Sir Henry Barwell | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Hugh Nish (skip), Joseph Victor Ramsay, John F McGowan, George H Sherriff | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Medal Standings London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Times Archives". The Times.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 6 Aug. 1934, p. 2". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 7 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 8 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "The Empire Games." Times, 9 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Empire Games." Times, 10 Aug. 1934, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "FROM OUR BOWLS CORRESPONDENT. "Bowls." Times, 11 Aug. 1934, p. 4". Times Digital Archives.