Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Darebin International Sports Centre
Location	Thornbury, Victoria, Australia
Dates	15 to 26 March 2006

Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March 2006.

Competition was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre, north of Melbourne, at the Darebin International Sports Centre in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia.

Australia topped the lawn bowls medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia*	3	1	1	5
2	Malaysia	2	0	0	2
3	Scotland	1	1	0	2
4	Wales	0	2	0	2
5	England	0	1	1	2
6	Northern Ireland	0	1	0	1
7	South Africa	0	0	2	2
8	Canada	0	0	1	1
	New Zealand	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		6	6	6	18

Medallists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Kelvin Kerkow	Robert Weale	Ryan Bester
Men's pairs	Alex Marshall Paul Foster	Ian Bond Mark Bantock	Barrie Lester Nathan Rice
Men's Triples	Mark Casey Bill Cornehls Wayne Turley	Jeremy Henry Mark McPeak Neil Booth	Eric Johannes Gidion Vermeulen Neil Burkett
Women's singles	Siti Zalina Ahmad	Betty Morgan	Lorna Trigwell
Women's pairs	Karen Murphy Lynsey Armitage	Joyce Lindores Kay Moran	Jan Khan Marina Khan
Women's Triples	Azlina Arshad Nor Hashimah Ismail Nor Iryani Azmi	Ceri Ann Davies Noi Tucker Roma Dunn	Amy Monkhouse Jean Baker Sue Harriott

Results

Men's singles

Section A

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Caucau Turagabeci	5	4	1	69	71	8
2	Gerry Baker	5	3	2	90	61	6
3	Darren Burnett	5	3	2	82	69	6
4	Shaun Parnis	5	3	2	87	69	6
5	Allan Quemard	5	2	3	73	70	4
6	Mia Tuteru	5	0	5	46	107	0

Section B

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Kelvin Kerkow	5	4	1	92	62	8
2	Peter Juni	5	4	1	66	68	8
3	Douw Calitz	5	3	2	74	73	6
4	Mohd Afendy Tan Abdullah	5	2	3	70	75	4
5	Martin McHugh	5	2	3	73	76	4
6	Ieremia Leautuli	5	0	5	64	85	0

Section C

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Robert Weale	4	3	1	84	43	6
2	Edward Nkole Kasonde	4	2	2	61	62	4
3	Neil Tall	4	2	2	61	65	4
4	Haji Naim Brahim	4	2	2	63	63	4
5	Michael Ojwang	4	1	3	36	72	2

Section D

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Stephen Farish	4	4	0	81	38	8
2	Ryan Bester	4	3	1	69	56	6
3	Russell Meyer	4	2	2	71	47	4
4	Matt Le Ber	4	1	3	44	74	2
5	Lesley Lagatule	4	0	4	37	87	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Gold Medal Match
	Kerkow		9	10
	Nkole		2	6
								Kerkow		7	10
								Farish		7	8
	Farish		7	5	2
	Baker		6	10	1
															Kerkow		7	2	2
															Weale		4	9	1
	Weale		9	8
	Juni		8	7
								Weale		9	9				Bronze Medal Match
								Bester		9	8
	Bester		7	8												Bester	7	11	2
	Turagabeci		7	4												Farish	9	3	0

Men's pairs

Section A

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Paul Foster & Alex Marshall	5	5	0	0	124	49	10
2	Keshwa Goundar & Curtis Mar	5	3	0	2	85	62	6
3	Angus McKinnon & Derek Boswell	5	3	0	2	68	73	6
4	John Christian & Keith Turton	5	3	0	2	71	88	6
5	Kila Vuiraka & Lucas Roika	5	1	0	4	68	90	2
6	John Kimutai & Terri Teremoana	5	0	0	5	52	105	0

Section B

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Mark Bantock & Ian Bond	4	3	0	1	68	51	6
2	Francis Vella & Leonard Callus	4	3	0	1	73	54	6
3	David Akaruru & Glenford Porter	4	2	0	2	61	60	4
4	Jason Greenslade & Neil Rees	4	2	0	2	68	56	4
5	Hans Gabriel & Valo Pritchard	4	0	0	4	33	82	0

Section C

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Shaun Addinall & Kevin Campbell	4	4	0	0	77	52	8
2	Michel Larue & Keith Roney	4	2	0	2	70	57	4
3	Jonathan Ross & Noel Graham	4	2	0	2	56	58	4
4	Louis Erasmus & William James	4	1	0	3	60	62	2
5	Abdul Rahman bin Haji Omar & Pg Haji Tuah	4	1	0	3	43	77	2

Section D

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Barrie Lester & Nathan Rice	4	4	0	0	83	46	8
2	Fairul Izwan Abd Muin & Safuan Said	4	3	0	1	82	49	6
3	Jamie Hill & Rowan Brassey	4	2	0	2	72	57	4
4	Alexander Joubert & Willem Esterhuizen Jr.	4	1	0	3	64	71	2
5	Bashir Shariff & Laurence Arthur	4	0	0	4	27	105	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Gold Medal Match
	Scotland		7	8	2
	Malaysia		8	7	0
								Scotland		10	7	2
								Malta		7	8	0
	Malta		10	9
	South Africa		7	5
															Scotland		11	2	2
															England		6	12	0
	England		11	5	2
	Canada		1	7	0
								England		12	9				Bronze Medal Match
								Australia		7	5
	Australia		8	12												Australia	9	7
	Fiji		5	3												Malta	5	7

Men's Triples

Section A

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Dennis Tokorangi, Phillip Jimmy, Vaine Henry	5	4	0	1	90	71	8
2	Azwan Shuhaimi, Megat Mohd Zainuddin, Syed Mohamad Syed Akil	5	3	0	2	103	52	6
3	Joseph Taso, Kiliwi Nabo, Nadu Naman	5	3	0	2	73	91	6
4	Alan Merrien, Ian Merrien, Paul Merrien	5	2	0	3	73	93	4
5	Edward Bell, Fagalima Saifiti, Liva Andrews	5	2	0	3	76	105	4
6	Ampuan Kasim, Haji Yahya, Lokman Haji Mohd	5	1	0	4	82	85	2

Section B

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Jeremy Henry, Mark McPeak, Neil Booth	4	4	0	0	85	48	8
2	Gary Lawson, Justin Goodwin, Richard Girvan	4	3	0	1	56	65	6
3	Ewald Vermeulen, Steven Peake, Willem Esterhuizen Sr.	4	2	0	2	61	79	4
4	Andrew Atwood, Kevin Wall, Martin Selway	4	1	0	3	69	65	2
5	Ratish Lal, Saijad Khan, Som Padayachi	4	0	0	4	53	67	0

Section C

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Bill Cornehls, Mark Casey, Wayne Turley	5	3	0	1	87	47	6
2	Alfred Vella, Joseph Attard, Victor Brincat	5	3	0	1	60	57	6
3	Chris Stadnyk, Mark Sandford, Steve McKerihen	5	2	0	2	64	61	4
4	Alan Gilham, Ian Stamp, Peter Streets	5	1	0	3	53	65	4
5	Motufoli Vakaheketaha, Kolonisi Polima, Ezra Talamahina	5	1	0	3	49	83	2

Section D

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Andy Thomson, Mervyn King, Robert Newman	4	4	0	0	75	46	8
2	Eric Johannes, Gidion Vermeulen, Neil Burkett	4	3	0	1	81	51	6
3	Graeme Woolley, Barry Wilson, Gaetan Boudan	4	1	0	3	55	71	2
4	Colin Mitchell, Colin Peacock, David Peacock	4	1	0	3	52	77	2
5	John Lowery, Lee Nixon, Alan Shaw	4	1	0	3	50	68	2

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Gold Medal Match
	Australia		12	5	2
	New Zealand		5	7	0
								Australia		8	14
								South Africa		3	2
	South Africa		15	17
	Cook Islands		1	4
															Australia		8	10
															Northern Ireland		6	4
	Northern Ireland		15	12
	Malta		6	4
								Northern Ireland		6	5	2			Bronze Medal Match
								England		4	8	1
	England		11	10												South Africa	5	11	2
	Malaysia		6	2												England	7	2	1

Women's singles

Section A

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liz James	4	3	1	69	50	6
2	Siti Zalina Ahmad	4	3	1	71	50	6
3	Ellen Falkner	4	2	2	51	62	4
4	Zelda Humphreys	4	2	2	53	73	4
5	Maureen Burns	4	0	4	56	65	0

Section B

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Maria Rigby	4	3	1	75	43	6
2	Betty Morgan	4	3	1	60	67	6
3	Karina Bisson	4	3	1	57	62	6
4	Lynn McElroy	4	1	3	52	66	2
5	Essie Sanchez	4	0	4	56	62	0

Section C

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Litia Tikoisuva	4	4	0	67	54	8
2	Margaret Johnston	4	3	1	58	67	6
3	Tangata Tokorangi	4	2	2	54	67	4
4	Jo Edwards	4	1	3	67	57	2
5	Elizabeth Rereiti	4	0	4	64	65	0

Section D

Pos	Player	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
1	Alison Merrien	4	3	1	57	47	6
2	Lorna Trigwell	4	3	1	75	46	6
3	Margaret Letham	4	3	1	58	50	6
4	Dolly Maessen	4	1	3	44	66	2
5	Lebogang Moroke	4	0	4	47	72	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Gold Medal Match
	Zalina		6	12	2
	Merrien		10	6	0
								Zalina		11	8
								Johnston		2	4
	Johnston		11	4	2
	Rigby		3	10	1
															Zalina		10	9
															Morgan		5	5
	Morgan		10	11
	Tikoisuava		10	2
								Morgan		8	6	2			Bronze Medal Match
								Trigwell		5	8	1
	Trigwell		8	4	2											Trigwell	8	6	2
	James		7	8	1											Johnston	5	8	1

Women's pairs

Section A

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Gaynor Thomas & Suzie Dingle	8	7	0	1	151	98	14
2	Marina Khan & Jan Khan	8	5	0	3	147	100	10
3	Shirley King & Gill Miles	8	5	0	3	136	106	10
4	Barbara Cameron & Donna McNally	8	5	0	3	152	106	10
5	Kanny Vaile & Porea Elisa	8	5	0	3	108	132	10
6	Akanisi Stephens & Marika Vakasilimi	8	4	0	4	120	123	8
7	Pauline Kelly & Margaret Payne	8	3	0	5	95	142	6
8	Lufi Taulealo & Manuia Porter	8	2	0	6	113	115	4
9	Sisisalalima Limatau & Faua Moale Bell	8	0	0	8	81	181	0

Section B

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Lynsey Armitage & Karen Murphy	8	6	0	2	169	92	12
2	Kay Moran & Joyce Lindores	8	6	0	2	133	100	10
3	Karin Byars & Dawn Squires	8	5	0	3	120	112	10
4	Foster Banda & Eddah Mpezeni	8	4	0	4	137	109	8
5	Bah Chu Mei & Haslah Hassan	8	4	0	4	121	116	8
6	Catherine Popple & Katherine Hawes	8	4	0	4	113	128	8
7	Colleen Webb & Susan Nel	8	4	0	4	119	124	8
8	Anne Pledger & Debbie Wilford	8	2	0	6	111	142	4
9	Jean Roney & Jo Ann Bugler	8	1	0	7	78	178	2

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Gold Medal Match
	Australia		10	9	2
	Northern Ireland		6	12	0
								Australia		9	2	2
								New Zealand		6	11	0
	New Zealand		12	6	2
	Swaziland		4	12	0
															Australia		11	13
															Scotland		7	3
	Scotland		8	5	2
	Wales		8	5	1
								Scotland		10	10				Bronze Medal Match
								Jersey		4	3
	Jersey		8	5	2											New Zealand	3	11	2
	Zambia		7	8	0											Jersey	8	5	1

Women's Triples

Section A

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Ceri Ann Davies, Noi Tucker, Roma Dunn	7	7	0	0	159	80	14
2	Serena Matthews, Sharon Sims, Val Smith	7	6	0	1	143	88	12
3	Andrea Stadnyk, Anita Nivala, Leanne Chinery	7	4	0	3	108	132	8
4	Christine Grimes, Gean O'Neil, Gina le Long	7	3	0	4	130	116	6
5	Lena Adam, Tina Gabriel, Feao Wright	7	3	0	4	121	132	6
6	Ivy Motlhatlhedi, Sheila Spring, Tirelo Buckley	7	2	0	5	91	134	4
7	Wendy Nagy, Kitha Bailey, Carole Yager	7	2	0	5	95	121	4
8	Mata Raeputa, Nane Tere, Dorothy Paniani	7	1	0	6	91	135	2

Section B

Pos	Player	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Hendrika Lynn, Loraine Victor, Trish Steyn	6	5	0	1	107	75	10
2	Amy Monkhouse, Jean Baker, Sue Harriott	6	4	0	2	128	79	8
3	Azlina Arshad, Nor Iryani Azmi, Nor Hashimah Ismail	6	4	0	2	102	79	8
4	Betty Forsyth, Linda Brennan, Seona Black	6	2	0	4	108	92	8
5	Kathy Pearce, Lisa Forey, Anwen Butten	6	2	0	4	104	84	4
6	Hilda Solomone, Sainiana Walker, Salanieta Valetu	6	2	0	4	79	98	4
7	Anne Strickland, Janet Pihiga, Liline Hewitt	6	1	0	5	51	172	2

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Gold Medal Match
	Malaysia		7	12	2
	New Zealand		9	5	1
								Malaysia		12	16
								Jersey		5	3
	Jersey		6	10
	South Africa		4	10
															Malaysia		12	13
															Australia		12	4
	Australia		7	13
	Scotland		7	5
								Australia		10	7				Bronze Medal Match
								England		6	6
	England		8	9	2											England	11	9
	Canada		11	6	1											Jersey	3	4

Competition format

The lawn bowls program lasted over nine days with competition for both men and women in singles, pairs and triples. The preliminary rounds were held in a round-robin with the top eight in the competition making the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals, the games were on a knockout format. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final to decide the gold and silver medallists.

Venue

The State Lawn Bowls Centre was developed especially for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In June 2003, Gordon Rich-Phillips, the Victorian Opposition spokesman on the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the venue was ten months behind schedule. Justin Madden, the minister responsible for the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the delay was due to community consultation to ensure that the venue met expectations but was confident that the venue would be ready. The venue was built in time for the Games.

References

• ABC Online report on outcome of 2002 Commonwealth Games competition in lawn bowls
• AAP Report "Australia, Scotland and NZ clash this week" May 15, 2005
• ABC "Games venues behind schedule: Vic Opposition" 19 June 2003
• ABC "Commonwealth Games countdown commences" 19 June 2003

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
• Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games