Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games
# Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games

The lawn bowls competition at the 1934 British Empire Games took place at the Temple Bowling Club in Denmark Hill and the Paddington Bowling Club in Maida Vale, London from 4–11 August 1934.

Scotland won the singles event and England won both the pairs and rinks events.

## 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 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 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 G 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 |
