1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 1973 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Victoria Bowls Club in Wellington, New Zealand, from 3–18 December 1973.
Elsie Wilkie won the singles which was held in a round robin format.
The Pairs was won by Australia whilst the Triples, Fours Gold and Taylor Trophy all went to New Zealand.
Results
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Women's Singles - Round Robin
| Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |  Elsie Wilkie | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Mavis Steele | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 |  Mary Underwood | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Anne Flook | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Fiji | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 |  Ireland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 |  Gladys Doyle | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 |  United States | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Women's Pairs - Round Robin
| Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| 1 | Lorna Lucas & Dot Jenkinson | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Mavis Steele & Phyl Derrick | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Sadie Little & Jean Hayes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Fiji | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | United States | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Women's Triples - Round Robin
| Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| 1 | Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott & Cis Winstanley | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Mary Underwood, Joan Vaughan & Olive Rowe | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | M Colling, E Smith & Joan Sparkes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | United States | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | A Patton, R Wilson & M Ross | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Fiji | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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Women's Fours - Round Robin
| Pos |
Player |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| 1 | Irene Foote, Noeleen Scott, Cis Winstanley & Verna Devlin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | M Colling, E Smith, Joan Sparkes & Phyl Derrick | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe, Dot Jenkinson & Lorna Lucas | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Ireland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Fiji | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | United States | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Taylor Trophy
| Pos |
Player |
Singles |
Pairs |
Triples |
Fours |
Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | England | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References