1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 1981 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Willowdale Bowling Club in Toronto, Canada, from 1–15 August 1981. Swaziland replaced Samoa two weeks before the competition started due to the Samoan General Strike
Norma Shaw of England won the singles Gold and double world champion Elsie Wilkie struggled with the difficult greens finishing last of 18. The Pairs went to Ireland, the Triples to Hong Kong and the Fours to England. The Taylor Trophy was won by the English team.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
| Women's World Outdoor Championships 1981 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships | |||
| Location | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Toronto, Canada | ||
| Date(s) | 01 August - 15 August 1981. | ||
| Category | World Bowls Championship | ||
| |||
Medallists
Results
Women's Singles - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norma Shaw | 17 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 |  Flo Kennedy | 17 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Helen Wong | 17 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 |  Eileen Bell | 17 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 |  Esther Clark | 17 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 |  Muriel 'Pat' Boehm | 17 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 |  Maraia Lum On | 17 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Margaret Pomeroy | 17 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 |  Miriam Jankelowitz | 17 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 |  Sue Hulley | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 11 |  Sylvia Keeling | 17 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mavis Meadowcroft | 17 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | Dorothy Randle | 17 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 14 |  Dot Foley | 17 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 15 |  Peggy Chalmers | 17 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 |  Dina Byman | 17 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 |  Margaret Mitchell | 17 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| 18 |  Elsie Wilkie | 17 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
Women's Pairs - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Bell & Nan Allely | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Maraia Lum On & Willow Fong | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 3 | Norma Shaw, Gloria Thomas & Irene Molyneux+ | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Australia | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Wales | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Flo Kennedy & another | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Guernsey | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Annette Tidd & Debbie Ballem | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | Helen Wong & Joan Humphreys | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Liz James & another | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 11 | Scotland | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 12 | Zambia | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 13 | Miriam Jankelowitz & another | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 14 | New Zealand | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 15 | United States | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | Malawi | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 18 | Jersey | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
+ Injury replacement
Women's Triples - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rae O'Donnell, Linda King & Lena Sadick | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele & Betty Stubbings | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Margaret Mills | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | Scotland | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Wales | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Australia | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Fiji | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | Zambia | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | Dorothy Randle, Jean Wintermute & Selina Jarvis | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Ireland | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | United States | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Israel | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Malawi | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 12 | Guernsey | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 13 | Jersey | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| 14 | Cynthia Thompson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Women's Fours - Round Robin
| Pos | Player | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Gloria Thomas & Irene Molyneux+ | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | Joan Humphreys, Rae O'Donnell, Linda King & Lena Sadick | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Edith Silverman, Molly Skudowitz, Helen Gordon, Rina Lebel & Bernice Pillemer | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Anna Bates, Margaret Mills | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Willow Fong, Janki Gaunder | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | N Dunlop, Nan Allely | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Betty Morgan, B Thomas | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| 8 | S McPharland | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Kathy Bruce, Ann Meir | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | Corinna Folkins, Erma Artist, Lilly Godfrey & Edith MacWilliams | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 12 | Maggi Worri | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 | Merle Richardson, Shirley Kelly, Dulcie McCollom & Dot Jenkinson | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 14 | Margaret Penman | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 15 | Annette Tidd, Debbie Ballem, Jean Wintermute & Selina Jarvis | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | Barbara Le Moignan, Jean Lowery, Doreen Gray, another | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 17 | Cynthia Thompson, Liz James | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 18 | P Jones | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
Taylor Trophy
| Pos | Team | Singles | Pairs | Triples | Fours | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 15 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 91 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 12 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 80 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 13 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 80 |
| 4 | Ireland | 12 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 78 |
| 5 | Fiji | 10 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 77 |
| 6 | Wales | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 71 |
| 7 | Australia | 7 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 63 |
| 8 | Zambia | 8 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 58 |
| 9 | Israel | 9 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 58 |
| 10 | Scotland | 11 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 57 |
| 11 | United States | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 52 |
| 12 | Canada | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 51 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 3 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 |
| 14 | Guernsey | 6 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 16 | Swaziland | 8 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 35 |
| 17 | Malawi | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 18 | Jersey | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
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