1996 World Indoor Bowls Championship

The 1996 Churchill Insurance World Indoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 11–24 February 1996. David Gourlay won the title beating Hugh Duff in the final.
Ian Schuback and Kelvin Kerkow won the Pairs title.

World Indoor Championships 1996
18th World Indoor Bowls Championships
LocationEngland Preston, Lancashire
Date(s)11–24 February 1996.
CategoryWorld Indoor Championships
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The Women's World Championship took place in Guernsey from April 20–21. The event was won by Sandy Hazell.[2]

Winners

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Event Winner
Men's Singles   David Gourlay
Women's Singles   Sandy Hazell
Men's Pairs   Ian Schuback &   Kelvin Kerkow

Draw and results

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[3] [4]

Men's singles

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Andy Thomson 7 7 7
  Kelvin Kerkow 5 6 5 1   Thomson 7 7 7
16   David Corkill 7 7 7 16   Corkhill 6 6 2
  Tony Tong 5 2 0 1   Thomson 6 4 7 7 7
8   Graham Robertson 6 3 7 7 7 9   Richards 7 7 6 2 4
  Neil Burkett 7 7 5 1 0 8   Robertson 5 7 5 7 5
9   Wynne Richards 5 7 3 7 7 9   Richards 7 2 7 5 7
  Mark Gilliland 7 1 7 4 4 1   Thomson 7 7 4 5 5
4   Ian Schuback 4 7 1 7 7 5   Duff 3 3 7 7 7
  Ian Bond 7 3 7 3 4   Bond 7 7 7
13   Ian Taylor 2 7 3 7 7 13   Taylor 3 0 7
  Lee Nixon 7 5 7 4 2   Bond 7 6 0 7 1
5   Hugh Duff 7 7 7 5   Duff 5 7 7 4 7
  Martyn Roberts 6 0 2 5   Duff 7 7 7 Final
12   Gary Smith 7 7 7 12   Smith 6 5 4
  Steve Rankin 4 2 3 5   Duff 7 5 6 7 1
3   Mark McMahon 6 6 7 7 3   Gourlay 2 7 7 3 7
  Greg Harlow 7 7 5 2 7   Harlow 3 7 7 7
14   Rowan Brassey 7 5 7 1 4   Welch 7 3 4 6
  Adrian Welch 3 7 5 7 7   Harlow 6 2 1
6   Tony Allcock 5 6 7 7 6   Gourlay 7 7 7
  David Gourlay 7 7 4 3 7   Gourlay 7 5 7 7
11   John Price 7 7 7 11   Price 3 7 5 3
  Margaret Johnston + 1 2 2   Gourlay 6 2 7 7 7
2   Richard Corsie 2 2 7 2 7   King 7 7 3 4 1
  Jeremy Henry 7 7 4 7   Henry 7 7 7
15   Paul Conlan 5 7 2 7 4   Jeffery 3 2 4
  Adam Jeffery 7 5 7 2 7   Henry 5 7 5 0
7   Mervyn King 7 7 7 7   King 7 0 7 7
  Sid Giddy 3 5 6 7   King 7 5 7 4 7
10   Stephen Rees 2 7 7 5 7 10   Rees 2 7 0 7 4
  Joyce Lindores + 7 6 2 7 1

Notes

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+ Margaret Johnston & Joyce Lindores were invited to play in the Men's Singles event.
Mark McMahon formerly of Hong Kong switched nations to represent Australia.

Men's Pairs

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1   Alex Marshall

  Richard Corsie

7 6 7 7
  Wayne Letman

  Phil Rowlands

2 7 1 4 1   Marshall

  Corsie

7 3 7 7
8   Rowan Brassey

  Sid Giddy

7 7 7 8   Brassey

  Giddy

5 7 4 3
  Noel Graham

  Ian McClure

6 4 6 1   Marshall

  Corsie

0 7 7 6 5
4   Kelvin Kerkow

  Ian Schuback

6 7 7 7 4   Kerkow

  Schuback

7 2 5 7 7
  David Slaven

  John Jackson

7 3 3 5 4   Kerkow

  Schuback

2 7 7 7
5   Mark McMahon

  Ian Taylor

7 7 7 5   McMahon

  Taylor

7 4 0 0
  Lee Nixon

  Adrian Welch

3 2 6 4   Kerkow

  Schuback

7 2 7 4 7
2   Tony Allcock

  David Bryant

4 3 7 7 6 3   Thomson

  Smith

5 7 6 7 4
  Stuart Airey

  David Taylor

7 7 4 2 7   Airey

  Taylor

6 7 3 4
7   Roy Battersby

  David Corkill

3 7   Batterbsy

  Corkill

7 6 7 7
  Neil Burkett

  Adam Jeffery

2 7   Battersby

  Corkill

2
3   Andy Thomson

  Gary Smith

7 7 7 3   Thomson

  Smith

3
  Mark Gilliland

  Tony Tong

3 2 2 3   Thomson

  Smith

7 7 7
6   Hugh Duff

  David Gourlay

7 2 7 7 6   Duff

  Gourlay

6 3 4
  Garfield Phillips

  Cliff Williams

2 7 0 4

Women's singles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
  Sandy Hazell
 
  Hazell 3 7 7 7
  Adams 7 0 5 5
  Kate Adams
 
  Hazell 7 7 7
  Baker 4 1 1
  Jean Baker
 
  Baker 4 7 5 7 7
  Morgan 7 4 7 4 6
  Betty Morgan
 

References

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  1. ^ "Home". worldbowls.com.
  2. ^ ""Hazell stakes claim for England call." Times [London, England] 22 Apr. 1996". The Times.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". The Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2014-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Google News Archive Search".
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