title: Lawn bowls at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
text: # Lawn bowls at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
  
  The lawn bowls competition at the 1982 Commonwealth Games took place in Brisbane, Australia from 30 September until 9 October 1982 at the Moorooka Bowls Club.
  
  Willie Wood won the singles and Scotland doubled up in the pairs. Australia won the fours and Zimbabwe won the women's triples.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Australia)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 2 | Australia* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Willie Wood | Rob Parrella | Peter Belliss |
  | Men's pairs | John Watson David Gourlay Sr. | Lyn Perkins Spencer Wilshire | Denis Dalton Peter Rheuben |
  | Men's fours | Rob Dobbins Keith Poole Bert Sharp Don Sherman | Rowan Brassey Morgan Moffat Danny O'Connor Jim Scott | Sammy Allen Frank Campbell Willie Watson John McCloughlin |
  | Women's triples | Flo Kennedy Anna Bates Margaret Mills | Pearl Dymond Jennifer Simpson Joyce Osborne | Mavis Steele Norma Shaw Betty Stubbings |
  
  ## Results
  
  Scotland won the Singles and Pairs with Australia winning the Fours. The debut of women's competition was with a Triples tournament.
  
  ### Men's singles – round robin
  
  | Pos | Player | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Willie Wood | 12 | 11 | 1 | 242 | 153 | 22 |
  | 2 | Rob Parrella | 12 | 10 | 2 | 240 | 129 | 20 |
  | 3 | Peter Belliss | 12 | 10 | 2 | 232 | 155 | 20 |
  | 4 | Garin Beare | 12 | 9 | 3 | 226 | 175 | 18 |
  | 5 | David Corkill | 12 | 8 | 4 | 212 | 191 | 16 |
  | 6 | Alan Windsor | 12 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 163 | 14 |
  | 7 | Burnie Gill | 12 | 6 | 6 | 214 | 186 | 12 |
  | 8 | Krishna Gaunder | 12 | 5 | 7 | 175 | 220 | 10 |
  | 9 | Russell Hankey | 12 | 4 | 8 | 180 | 231 | 8 |
  | 10 | Tom Green | 12 | 3 | 9 | 171 | 230 | 6 |
  | 11 | David Tso | 12 | 2 | 10 | 176 | 245 | 4 |
  | 12 | Graham Croft | 12 | 2 | 10 | 160 | 241 | 4 |
  | 13 | John Thackray | 12 | 1 | 11 | 132 | 249 | 2 |
  
  ### Men's pairs – round robin
  
  | Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Watson & David Gourlay Sr. | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 375 | 207 | 23 |
  | 2 | Lyn Perkins & Spencer Wilshire | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 337 | 222 | 23 |
  | 3 | Denis Dalton & Peter Rheuben | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 357 | 232 | 21 |
  | 4 | Peter Line & Bill Hobart | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 335 | 242 | 20 |
  | 5 | William McKelvey & Brendan McBrien | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 302 | 244 | 20 |
  | 6 | Ian Dickison & Phil Skoglund | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 363 | 214 | 16 |
  | 7 | Alfred Daniel & Rolf Meyer | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 283 | 266 | 16 |
  | 8 | Chiu Shun Dang & George Souza Jr. | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 292 | 267 | 15 |
  | 9 | Marcel Coutouly & John Jones | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 264 | 309 | 12 |
  | 10 | Pat O'Brien & Tony Schillaci | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 274 | 282 | 11 |
  | 11 | Caucau Turagabeci & Peter Fong | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 281 | 330 | 10 |
  | 12 | Dave Duncalf & Dave Brown | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 256 | 330 | 10 |
  | 13 | Ron Anderson & Derek Rhodes | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 237 | 367 | 7 |
  | 14 | Duncan Naysmith & Tommy Powell | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 231 | 357 | 6 |
  | 15 | Jack Riley & Willie Watson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 159 | 467 | 0 |
  
  ### Men's fours – round robin
  
  | Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rob Dobbins, Keith Poole, Bert Sharp, Don Sherman | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 195 | 24 |
  | 2 | Rowan Brassey, Morgan Moffat, Danny O'Connor, Jim Scott | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 325 | 186 | 22 |
  | 3 | Sammy Allen, Frank Campbell, Willie Watson, John McCloughlin | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 270 | 219 | 20 |
  | 4 | Jim Morgan, Cliff Williams, Alun Thomas, Ray Williams | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 254 | 251 | 16 |
  | 5 | Alex McIntosh, John Harper, Brian Rattray, Jock Fleming | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 268 | 248 | 15 |
  | 6 | Ronnie Jones, Bill Watkins, Glen Patton, Barrie McFadden | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 251 | 249 | 15 |
  | 7 | Allan Bernstein, Kenneth Redman, Harry Bishop, Bill Cumming | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 279 | 237 | 14 |
  | 8 | Jimmy Hobday, Tommy Armstrong, George Turley, Len Bowden | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 262 | 252 | 13 |
  | 9 | | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 278 | 250 | 12 |
  | 10 | | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 248 | 255 | 10 |
  | 11 | | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 239 | 273 | 10 |
  | 12 | Jim Cushnahan | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 242 | 281 | 7 |
  | 13 | | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 170 | 330 | 3 |
  | 14 | | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 181 | 334 | 1 |
  
  ### Women's triples – round robin
  
  | Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flo Kennedy, Anna Bates & Margaret Mills | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 327 | 211 | 26 |
  | 2 | Pearl Dymond, Jennifer Simpson, Joyce Osborne | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 311 | 206 | 22 |
  | 3 | Mavis Steele, Norma Shaw, Betty Stubbings | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 306 | 206 | 22 |
  | 4 | Rosemary O'Brien, Eva Wilcher, Patricia Smith | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 308 | 217 | 22 |
  | 5 | Hilda Hall, Ann Meir, Sylvia Keeling | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 270 | 226 | 20 |
  | 6 | Eileen Bell, Nan Allely, Daisy Fraser | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 270 | 242 | 20 |
  | 7 | Linda King, Sarah Rae O'Donnell, Merle Walker | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 268 | 259 | 18 |
  | 8 | Babs Anderson, Evelyn Thomas, Yvonne Richards | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 254 | 252 | 14 |
  | 9 | Margaret Pomeroy, Janet Ackland, Gillian Miles | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 276 | 247 | 12 |
  | 10 | Liz James, Evelyn Gibbs, Anne Green | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 249 | 309 | 11 |
  | 11 | Jessie Adamson, Janet Menzies, Jessie Lawson | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 249 | 292 | 10 |
  | 12 | Carmel King, Betty Dunbavan, Maggie Worri | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 243 | 294 | 10 |
  | 13 | Asenati Vaeau, Vaiee Siaosi, Hilda Heather | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 197 | 277 | 10 |
  | 14 | Filo O'Meagher, Maraia Lum On, Teresa Hughes | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 250 | 264 | 9 |
  | 15 | Debbie Ballam, Alice Duncalf, Agnes Bowlby | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 222 | 290 | 8 |
  | 16 | Mavis Cattermole, Alice Mayers, Jean Haggerty | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 165 | 343 | 6 |
  