Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games

Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games was the third appearance of the Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games.

Competition took place at the Waverley Bowls Club in Waverley, Sydney, Australia, from 7 to 9 February 1938.

Horace Harvey won the singles going undefeated, New Zealand won the pairs and fours (the latter after a gold medal play off).

New Zealand topped the medal table by winning two of the three gold medals available.

Medal table

Medallists

All events were for men only.

Men's singles – round robin

Results

Men's pairs – round robin

Results

+ Hutton & Mildren defeated Adamson & Appleford 13–12 in a play off to win the silver medal

Men's rinks (fours) – round robin

Results

• + New Zealand defeated South Africa 19–16 in a play off to win the gold medal
• ++ Australia defeated Canada 30–10 in a play off to win the bronze medal

References

See also

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