The 1996 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Lockleys Bowls Club in Adelaide, Australia, from 18 to 31 March 1996.

The 1996 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Victoria Park, Leamington Spa, England from 3 to 18 August 1996.

Medallists Event Gold Silver Bronze BronzeMen's singles Tony Allcock Jeff Rabkin Kelvin Kerkow Richard CorsieMen's pairs Sammy Allen Jeremy Henry Richard Corsie Alex Marshall Robert Weale Will Thomas Cameron Curtis Rex JohnstonMen's triples George Adrain Kenny Logan Willie Wood Peter Belliss Andrew Curtain David File Theuns Fraser Ashley van Winkel Kevin Campbell Kelvin Kerkow Ian Taylor Stephen AndersonMen's fours Andy Thomson Brett Morley David Cutler John Bell Chris Blake Jason Davies Will Thomas Robert Weale Ian Taylor Cameron Curtis Rex Johnston Stephen Anderson Andrew Curtain David File Gary Lawson Peter Belliss Men's team Scotland N/AWomen's singles Carmen Anderson Wendy Line Joyce Lindores N/AWomen's pairs Margaret Johnston Phillis Nolan Jean Jones Sheila Syvret Litia Tikoisuva Radhika Prasad N/AWomen's triples Jannie de Beer Barbara Redshaw Hester Bekker Margaret Sumner Gordana Baric Daphne Shaw Ann Sutherland Judith Wason Betty Morgan N/AWomen's fours Gordana Baric Marilyn Peddell Margaret Sumner Daphne Shaw Jannie de Beer Marge Ellis Barbara Redshaw Lorna Trigwell Hester Bekker Norma Shaw Gill Fitzgerald Mary Price Jean Baker N/AWomen's team South Africa England Scotland N/A

Results

Men's singles – round robin Section A Pos Player P W L F A Pts Shots1 Tony Allcock 6 6 0 150 90 12 +602 Noel Kennedy 6 5 1 149 100 10 +493 Jose Riveros 6 3 3 132 106 6 +264 Oliver Fowler 6 3 3 124 123 6 +15 Panipasa Matailevu 6 2 4 106 134 4 -286 Faimanu Amituanai 6 2 4 103 139 4 -367 Thira Mathai 6 0 6 78 150 0 -72 Section B Pos Player P W L F A Pts Shots1 Richard Corsie 7 6 1 173 93 12 +802 Rowan Brassey 7 6 1 159 98 12 +613 Sammy Allen 7 5 2 162 117 10 +454 Jonathan Queripel 7 5 2 145 142 10 +35 Barry Wilson 7 3 4 132 141 6 -96 Allan Thomas 7 2 5 104 163 4 -597 Jacob Vanderventer 7 1 6 108 170 2 -628 Patrick Knight 7 0 7 116 175 0 -59 Section C Pos Player P W L F A Pts Shots1 Jeff Rabkin 7 6 1 173 118 12 +552 Neil Burkett 7 6 1 164 111 12 +533 Douw Calitz 7 4 3 163 129 8 +344 Mark Gilliland 7 4 3 148 128 8 +205 Arthur Hicks 7 4 3 159 151 8 +86 J Poyep Pomaleau 7 2 5 125 157 4 -327 Z Baba 7 2 5 107 156 4 -498 Hon Yoong Chai 7 0 7 86 175 0 -89 Section D Pos Player P W L F A Pts Shots1 Kelvin Kerkow 6 6 0 150 82 12 +682 Mark McCormick 6 5 1 144 90 10 +543 John Price 6 4 2 136 106 8 +304 David Le Marquand 6 3 3 130 116 6 +145 Pita Totoo 6 2 4 97 134 4 -376 P Shaw 6 1 5 100 139 2 -397 Tom Dion 6 0 6 60 150 0 -72

Finals

Men's pairs – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Richard Corsie & Alex Marshall 7 7 0 0 180 111 14 +692 Donald Piketh & Neil Burkett 7 3 Norfolk Island 7 4 Namibia 7 5 Sebastian Sanchez Keenan & Jose Riveros 7 6 George Kaminsky & Chaim Miller 7 7 Western Samoa 7 8 Malawi 7 1 0 6 97 199 2 -102 Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Sammy Allen & Jeremy Henry 6 5 0 1 167 85 10 +822 Rowan Brassey & Gary Lawson 6 3 Noel Kennedy & Willie Lai 6 4 Kenya 6 2 1 3 97 130 5 -33 5 Inatio Akaruru & Another 6 2 0 4 92 150 4 -58 6 Jack Behling & Tom Dion 6 7 Malaysia 6 Section C Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Robert Weale & Will Thomas 6 2 Jersey 6 3 Canada 6 4 Swaziland 6 5 Zimbabwe 6 6 Papua New Guinea 6 7 Thailand 6 1 0 5 92 176 2 -84 Section D Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Cameron Curtis & Rex Johnston 7 2 Tony Allcock & Andy Thomson 7 3 Panipasa Matailevu & Caucau Turagabeci 7 4 Singapore 7 5 Jon Queripel & Bernie Simon 7 6 Botswana 7 7 Andre Luiz Binello & Garoldo Sa Campos 7 8 Jacob Vanderventer & Arthur Kayesa 7

Finals

Men's triples – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Kelvin Kerkow, Ian Taylor, Stephen Anderson 6 6 0 0 132 64 12 +682 Jeff Rabkin, Leon Blum & Lawrence Mendelsohn 6 5 0 1 128 73 10 +55 3 Skippy Arculli, Jack Lucey & Michael Siddall 6 3 1 2 113 96 7 +174 Namibia 6 2 1 3 121 99 5 +22 5 Guernsey 6 2 0 4 90 111 4 -21 6 Singapore 6 1 0 5 86 129 2 -437 Kenya 6 1 0 5 59 157 2 -98 Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Theuns Fraser, Ashley van Winkel, Kevin Campbell 7 6 0 1 177 85 12 +922 Ian McClure, Gary McCloy & Noel Graham 7 6 0 1 180 90 12 +903 Wales 7 5 0 2 180 107 10 +73 4 Swaziland 7 3 0 4 83 122 6 -39 5 Malaysia 7 2 1 4 108 111 5 -36 Argentina 7 2 1 4 96 133 5 -37 7 Cook Islands 7 2 0 5 96 147 4 -518 Thailand 7 1 0 6 80 205 2 -125 Section C Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 George Adrain, Kenny Logan, Willie Wood 6 6 0 0 133 57 12 +762 Canada 6 4 1 1 116 87 9 +29 3 Jersey 6 3 1 2 109 95 7 +144 Brazil 6 3 0 3 96 105 6 -9 5 Botswana 6 3 0 3 99 110 6 -11 6 Zambia 6 1 0 5 85 124 2 -397 Western Samoa 6 0 0 6 79 139 0 -60 Section D Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Peter Belliss, Andrew Curtain, David File 7 7 0 0 14 2 Brett Morley, David Cutler & John Bell 7 6 0 1 141 101 12 +403 Fiji 7 5 0 2 155 110 10 +45 4 Mel Stewart, Ken Wallis & Danny Ho 7 3 0 4 148 107 6 +41 5 Hilton Marillos, Michael McNeill & Cedric Edwards 7 3 0 4 6 6 Norfolk Island 7 2 0 5 84 118 4 -34 7 Papua New Guinea 7 2 0 5 91 130 4 -398 Malawi 7 0 0 7 60 218 0 -158

Finals

Men's fours – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Ian Taylor, Cameron Curtis, Rex Johnston, Stephen Anderson 7 6 0 1 191 96 12 +952 Scotland 7 6 0 1 189 111 12 +783 Noel Graham, Jeremy Henry, Ian McClure, Gary McCloy 7 5 1 1 181 115 11 +66 4 Zimbabwe 7 4 0 3 142 129 8 +13 5 Jersey 7 3 0 4 166 124 6 +426 Malawi 7 2 0 5 96 209 4 -113 7 Inatio Akaruru 7 1 1 5 105 181 3 -768 Singapore 7 0 0 7 82 187 0 -105 Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Andrew Curtain, David File, Gary Lawson, Peter Belliss 6 4 0 2 151 99 8 +522 Willie Lai, Mel Stewart, Ken Wallis & Danny Ho 6 4 0 2 126 111 8 +15 3 Namibia 6 4 0 2 118 114 8 +44 Canada 6 3 1 2 121 112 7 +9 5 Papua New Guinea 6 3 0 3 112 117 6 -5 6 John Christian, Graeme Forsyth, Sid Cooper, Garry Ryan 6 2 1 3 112 120 5 -87 Brazil 6 0 0 6 94 161 0 -67 Section C Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Andy Thomson, Brett Morley, David Cutler & John Bell 7 7 0 0 280 87 14 +143 2 South Africa 7 5 0 2 10 3 Guernsey 7 5 0 2 149 134 10 +15 4 Malaysia 7 4 0 3 150 134 8 +14 5 Swaziland 7 4 0 3 156 145 8 +116 Botswana 7 2 0 5 122 170 4 -48 7 Kenya 7 1 0 6 105 183 2 -788 Thailand 7 0 0 7 0 Section D Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Chris Blake, Jason Davies, Will Thomas, Robert Weale 6 6 0 0 185 87 12 +982 Israel 6 4 0 2 142 100 8 +42 3 Fiji 6 3 0 3 136 107 6 +294 Jack Behling, Skippy Arculli, Jack Lucey & Michael Siddall 6 3 0 3 111 118 6 -7 5 Western Samoa 6 3 0 3 92 158 6 -66 6 Argentina 6 2 0 4 136 131 4 +57 Zambia 6 0 0 6 90 191 0 -101

Finals

Women's singles – round robin Section A Pos Player P W L F A Pts Shots1 Wendy Line 15 2 Joyce Lindores 15 3 Margaret Johnston 15 4 Babs Anderson 15 5 Litia Tikoisuva 15 6 Matimba Like 15 7 Judy Howat 15 8 Nor Hashimah Ismail 15 9 Cora Howard-Williams 15 10 Merle Swerdlow 15 11 Dorothy Paniani 15 12 Jean Joubert 15 13 Maureen Burns 15 14 Marie Taylor 15 15 Maria Vasquez 15 16 Regina Banares 15 Section B Pos Player P W L F A Pts Shots1 Carmen Anderson 13 2 Rita Jones 13 3 Willow Fong 13 4 Jo Peacock 13 5 Anne Simon 13 6 Liz James 13 7 Anita Nivala 13 8 Val Stead 13 9 Angela Chau 13 10 Lady Karina Okuk 13 11 Manuia Porter 13 12 Rita Pereira 13 13 Dorrien Ives 13 14 N Yoshimoto 13

Bronze medal match Lindores bt Jones 25-4

Gold medal match Anderson bt Line 25-9

Women's pairs – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Margaret Johnston & Phillis Nolan 15 2 Jo Peacock & Lorna Trigwell 15 3 Papua New Guinea 15 4 Zimbabwe 15 5 Rita Jones & Ann Dainton 15 6 Norfolk Island 15 7 Cook Islands 15 8 Israel 15 9 Namibia 15 10 Swaziland 15 11 Zambia 15 12 Linda Smith & Rosemary Allen 15 13 Spain 15 14 Argentina 15 15 Netherlands 15 16 Japan 15 Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Jean Jones & Sheila Syvret 14 2 Litia Tikoisuva & Radhika Prasad 14 3 Julie Forrest & Joyce Lindores 14 4 Norma Shaw, Mavis Wellington+, Gill Fitzgerald 14 5 Marilyn Peddell & Willow Fong 14 6 Canada 14 7 Anne Simon & Jean Simon 14 8 Heather Lewis & Kottia Spangler 14 9 New Zealand 14 10 Kenya 14 11 Botswana 14 12 Malaysia 14 13 Western Samoa 14 14 Singapore 14 15 Jeanette Lewis & Shashe Chabra 14 + Replacement

Bronze medal match Fiji bt South Africa 28-17

Gold medal match Ireland bt Jersey 21-19

Women's triples – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Jannie de Beer, Barbara Redshaw, Hester Bekker 14 2 Wendy Line, Jean Baker, Mary Price 14 3 Margaret Letham, Betty Forsyth, Sarah Gourlay 14 4 Jean Martel, Jennifer Nicolle & Sally Paul 14 5 Namibia 14 6 Swaziland 14 7 Zambia 14 8 Cook Islands 14 9 Canada 14 10 United States 14 11 Fiji 14 12 Singapore 14 13 Malaysia 14 14 Kenya 14 15 Spain 14 Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Margaret Sumner, Gordana Baric, Daphne Shaw 14 2 Ann Sutherland, Judith Wason, Betty Morgan 14 3 Botswana 14 4 New Zealand 14 5 Sue Noel, Karina Horman & Val Stead 14 6 Israel 14 7 Rosemary McMahon, Elizabeth Li & Angela Chau 14 8 Pauline Mackie, Helen Taylor & Christine O'Gorman 14 9 Papua New Guinea 14 10 Norfolk Island 14 11 Argentina 14 12 Netherlands 14 13 India 14 14 Western Samoa 14 15 Japan 14

Bronze medal match Wales bt England 17-14

Gold medal match South Africa bt Australia 19-12

Women's fours – round robin Section A Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Jannie de Beer, Marge Ellis+, Barbara Redshaw, Lorna Trigwell, Hester Bekker 14 2 Norma Shaw, Gill Fitzgerald, Mary Price, Jean Baker 14 3 Margaret Letham, Julie Forrest, Betty Forsyth & Sarah Gourlay 14 4 Israel 14 5 Swaziland 14 6 Cook Islands 14 7 Botswana 14 8 Zambia 14 9 Pauline Mackie, Christine O'Gorman, Helen Taylor & Phillis Nolan 14 10 Rosemary McMahon, Linda Smith, Elizabeth Li & Rosemary Allen 14 11 Singapore 14 12 United States 14 13 Kenya 14 14 Netherlands 14 15 Malaysia 14 + Replacement

Section B Pos Player P W D L F A Pts Shots1 Gordana Baric, Marilyn Peddell, Margaret Sumner, Daphne Shaw 14 2 Millie Khan, Bett Prattley, Marie Watson & Marlene Castle 14 3 Ann Sutherland, Ann Dainton, Judith Wason & Betty Morgan 14 4 Sue Noel, Karina Horman, Jean Jones & Sheila Syvret 14 5 Alice Duncalf, Jean Roney, Maureen Thompson & Noreen Welsh 14 6 Fiji 14 7 Papua New Guinea 14 8 Spain 14 9 Norfolk Island 14 10 Namibia 14 11 Jean Simon, Jean Martel, Sally Paul & Jennifer Nicolle 14 12 India 14 13 Western Samoa 14 14 Argentina 14 15 Japan 14

Bronze medal match England bt New Zealand 24-21

Gold medal match Australia bt South Africa 18-15

Taylor Trophy Pos Team Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 South Africa 24 28 30 29 1112 England 29 25 27 28 1093 Scotland 28 27 26 26 1074 Australia 25 22 29 30 1065 Wales 27 23 28 25 1036 Jersey 16 30 21 23 907 Ireland 26 31 15 14 868 New Zealand 18 15 24 27 849 Fiji 22 29 10 20 7910 Botswana 23 10 25 18 7611 Norfolk Island 30 21 11 13 7512 Guernsey 21 19 23 10 7313 Canada 17 20 13 22 7214 Israel 11 17 20 24 7215 Swaziland 20 12 19 21 7216 Papua New Guinea 12 26 14 17 6917 Zambia 19 11 18 16 6418 Cook Islands 10 18 16 19 6319 Namibia 7 14 22 11 5420 Hong Kong 13 8 17 12 5021 Zimbabwe 14 24 0 0 38

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