Australian National Bowls Championships
The Australian National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls Australia and bowls dates back to 1845 in Australia. However it was not until 1910, during the 1910 Carnival of bowls that South Australia proposed the formation of the Australian Bowling Council (consisting of the six states) which duly formed the following year in 1911. The first National Singles Championships were held in 1913, with each state holding the Championships in turn.[1] [2] [3] The Championships were also known as the Carnival at one stage.[2]
The Championships were not held for a twelve year period from 2005 until 2016 when the Australian Open effectively replaced the National Championships. They returned in 2017 at the Club Sapphire Merimbula.[4][5]
Australian National Bowls Championships
Men's Singles Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | W E Sayers (Ballarat) | not held |
| 1914 | Louis Waxman (Armadale) | not held |
| 1922 | T A Williams (Ballarat) | not held |
| 1924 | John Gustafson (Fremantle) | not held |
| 1926 | Andy Oastler (Camberwell) | not held |
| 1927 | Frank Dobbie (City of Camberwell) | not held |
| 1930 | A B Stanley (Moreland) | not held |
| 1931 | Frank Dobbie (City of Camberwell) | not held |
| 1934 | T Williams (South Park) | not held |
| 1936 | E W Walker (Oakleigh) | not held |
| 1938 | Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) | not held |
| 1947 | Jack Petchell (Sturt) | not held |
| 1948 | Jack Gordon (Coorparoo) | not held |
| 1949 | Glyn Bosisto (Victoria) | not held |
| 1951 | Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) | not held |
| 1952 | Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) | not held |
| 1953 | Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) | not held |
| 1955 | Charlie McNeill (Hamilton) | not held |
| 1957 | Albert Newton (City) | not held |
| 1959 | Keith Downie (Newcastle City) | not held |
| 1961 | Ellis Crew (NSW) | not held |
| 1963 | Ron Marshall (Queensland) | not held |
| 1965 | Noel Osborne (Taree) | not held |
| 1967 | Tom Eastall (Penguin, Tas) | not held |
| 1969 | Martin Millsom (Footscray City) | not held |
| 1970 | Merv Davy (Queensland) [2] | not held |
| 1972 | Clive White (Queensland) [2] | not held |
| 1974 | Colin Thorn (WA) | not held |
| 1975 | Cec Liddell | not held |
| 1977 | Barrie Baxter (Queensland) | not held |
| 1978 | Alf Sandercock | not held |
| 1979 | Jim Yates (Moreland, Vic) | not held |
| 1981 | Jeff Hosking (Victoria) | not held |
| 1983 | Jack Christey | not held |
| 1985 | ||
| 1986 | Peter Lawson (Tasmania) | not held |
| 1988 | Ian Ross (Victoria) | not held |
| 2000 | Bill Cornehls | not held |
| 2005 | not held | Shane Globits |
| 2006 | not held | Russell Meyer (New Zealand) |
| 2007 | not held | Robert Doody |
| 2008 | not held | Leif Selby |
| 2009 | not held | Brett Wilkie |
| 2010 | not held | Aron Sherriff |
| 2011 | not held | Leif Selby |
| 2012 | not held | Mark Casey |
| 2013 | not held | Aaron Wilson |
| 2014 | not held | Nathan Wilson |
| 2015 | not held | Aaron Teys |
| 2016 | not held | Aron Sherriff |
| 2017 | Aron Sherriff (Ettalong Memorial) | Nathan Pedersen |
| 2018 | Ray Pearse (New South Wales) | Ryan Bester (Canada) |
| 2019 | Matthew Baus (Raymond Terrace, New South Wales) [6] | Aron Sherriff |
Championships not held - 1915-21, 1913, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939-46, 1950, 1954, 1956
Men's Pairs Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | G L Jacobs & A U Alley (Composite) | not held |
| 1936 | H W Brown & R T Harrison (Composite) | not held |
| 1938 | Percy Hutton & Howard Mildren (South Park) | not held |
| 1947 | J Bunce & T H Jackett (City of Hawthorn) | not held |
| 1948 | A E C Treloar & M C Wood (Adelaide) | not held |
| 1949 | Bert Palm & W A Maughan (Bundaberg) | not held |
| 1951 | A E C Treloar & M C Wood (Adelaide) | not held |
| 1952 | J D Blackwell & M P Bussau (Nhill) | not held |
| 1953 | David Long & John Bird (Ryde) | not held |
| 1955 | W J Truscott & Harry Snook (Composite) | not held |
| 1957 | R L Davis & L A Fitzpatrick (Ballan) | not held |
| 1959 | not held | |
| 1961 | J W West & Jim McCain (St George/Bexley) | not held |
| 1963 | John Reynolds & Gus Bianchetto (NSW) | not held |
| 1965 | John Slater & Alan Griffin (St George) | not held |
| 1967 | Ron Soulsby & John Grant (Yarrawonga) | not held |
| 1969 | Alan Smith & Albert Newton (City) | not held |
| 1970 | Bill Jackson (Gosford) & Bob Pinkerton (Camden) [2] | not held |
| 1972 | I Stanton & R Baird (Queensland) [2] | not held |
| 1974 | Ron Butler & Col Lindsay (WA) | not held |
| 1975 | Roy Souter (Wiseman Park) & Phil Flynn (Illawarra) | not held |
| 1977 | Robert Parrella & Brian Gillett (Queensland) | not held |
| 1978 | not held | |
| 1979 | Brian Gillett | not held |
| 1981 | not held | |
| 1983 | not held | |
| 1985 | Dennis Katunarich | not held |
| 1986 | Dennis Katunarich & John Rainoldi (WA) | not held |
| 1988 | Ian Schuback & Fred Diamond | not held |
| 2005 | not held | Bill Cornehls & Michael Wilks |
| 2006 | not held | Mark Nitz & Mark Strochnetter |
| 2007 | not held | Matthew Marchant & Greg Harlow |
| 2008 | not held | Ryan Bester & Gary Lawson |
| 2009 | not held | Ian McMahon & Mark Casey |
| 2010 | not held | Mervyn King & Stuart Airey |
| 2011 | not held | Neville Rodda & Lee Schraner |
| 2012 | not held | Leif Selby & Nathan Rice |
| 2013 | not held | Russell Green Jnr & Dylan Fisher |
| 2014 | not held | Andrew Rees & Brendon Baker |
| 2015 | not held | Robbie Wild & Sean Baker |
| 2016 | not held | Steven Dennis & Nathan Pedersen |
| 2017 | Anthony Kiepe & Des Cann Jr. | Josh Thornton & Barrie Lester |
| 2018 | Jade Groenewege & Sean Baker | Chris Herden & Carl Healey |
| 2019 | Jade Groenewege & Sean Baker [7] | Ray Pearse & Aron Sherriff |
Men's Triples Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | not held | Bill Cornehls, Kevin Walsh, Michael Wilks |
| 2006 | not held | Alan Dove, Graham Edwards, Wayne Roberts |
| 2007 | not held | Brody Pitham, John Bezear, Shane Garvey |
| 2008 | not held | Carl Healey, Trentan Healey, Scott Bateup |
| 2009 | not held | Mark Berghofer, Robbie Thompson, Mark Jacobsen |
| 2010 | not held | Paul Jopson, Ben Twist, Kurt Brown |
| 2011 | not held | Nick McIntyre, Matthew Flapper, Ali Forsyth |
| 2012 | not held | Ray Lawerson, James Pearce, Alan Dove |
| 2013 | not held | Tony Crammond, Dave Caldwell, Peter Bobrige |
| 2014 | not held | not held |
| 2015 | not held | not held |
| 2016 | not held | not held |
| 2017 | Sean Ingham, Kevin Anderson, Ryan Bester | not held |
| 2018 | Alan Howard, Peter Balderson, Mitchell Mears | not held |
| 2019 | Josh Berry, Chris Herden, Ben Twist [8] | not held |
Men's Fours Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | W Arnott, G A Chapman, J Yeo, Harry Moses | not held |
| 1914 | W A Hotchin, J C Stewart, S W Smith, L Waxman | not held |
| 1922 | T Alexander, A Alexander, A Fuller, T Lewis | not held |
| 1924 | E J Whykes, T Young, W M Morgan, T A Williams | not held |
| 1926 | H Maidment, M B Wilson, C Wyett, W Miller | not held |
| 1928 | H P Walsh, S Solomon, J Puls, F W Hardham | not held |
| 1930 | E Daley, G A Holmes, J A Ferguson, A B Stanley | not held |
| 1931 | W Bleach Jr., W A Hotchin, J C Blair, W Bleach Sr. | not held |
| 1934 | Harold Murphy, G A Holmes, J A Ferguson, A B Stanley | not held |
| 1936 | J Murray, N F Daws, G L Jacobs, A U Alley | not held |
| 1938 | Harold Murray, Aub Murray, Charlie McNeill, Tom Kinder | not held |
| 1947 | C Hill, A Toose, H Carne, F Winn | not held |
| 1948 | F J Bleazby, W Jepson, C L P Lilburne, N F Daws | not held |
| 1949 | John Cobley, James Cobley, Len Knight, Charles Cordaiy | not held |
| 1951 | T H Jackett, R T Rundle, A C Davies, Glyn Bosisto | not held |
| 1952 | H Murrell, T R Salmond, H Rutherford, H Littler | not held |
| 1953 | Elgar Collins, Walter Maling, Charles Beck, Neville Green | not held |
| 1955 | J D Robinson, L A Beasley, G K Hutton, W R Tate | not held |
| 1957 | C Jackson, C Hoath, K Spry, Glyn Bosisto | not held |
| 1959 | Wally Bourne, Bert Flugge, Laurie Poole, Keith Poole | not held |
| 1961 | Bill Sneyd, S Carter, E McCarthy, Ron Marshall | not held |
| 1963 | Dave Downie, H Hill, S Owen, W Dart | not held |
| 1965 | Alan Crawford, Harry Beveridge, Keith Martin, Geoff Kelly | not held |
| 1967 | Harry Lyon, Abe Corrall, Stan Lane, Mick Reynolds | not held |
| 1970 | Vic Hayes, R Morton, Peter Rheuben, Frank Soars [2] | not held |
| 1972 | Stan Coomber, H Wyper, E Stewart, Keith Poole [2] | not held |
| 1974 | Tisha McIntosh, Barry Salter, Jim Woodward, Alan Freeman | not held |
| 1975 | Tisha McIntosh, Barry Salter, Kenny Williams, Ken Woods | not held |
| 1977 | Cecil Bransky, David Blumberg, Jim Hall, Reg Robinson | not held |
| 1978 | not held | |
| 1979 | not held | |
| 1981 | Clarrie Watkins, Bob Bartlett, Sam Clough, Jim McDonnell | not held |
| 1983 | 33rd Peter Rheuben, Ivan Vlatko, Jim Hall, David Blumberg | not held |
| 1985 | Dennis Katunarich, Brian Katunarich, John Rainoldi, Paul Richards | not held |
| 1986 | Charlie Hayes | not held |
| 1988 | John Hurst, Ian Jarvis, Colin Gee, Harold Fisher | not held |
| 2005 | not held | not held |
| 2006 | not held | not held |
| 2007 | not held | not held |
| 2008 | not held | not held |
| 2009 | not held | not held |
| 2010 | not held | not held |
| 2011 | not held | not held |
| 2012 | not held | not held |
| 2013 | not held | not held |
| 2014 | not held | Simon Mitchell, Brodie Turner, Jon Dimopoulos, Michael Cronin |
| 2015 | not held | Steven Dennis, Nathan Pedersen, Wayne Ruediger, Scott Thulborn |
| 2016 | not held | Steven Dennis, Nathan Pedersen, Wayne Ruediger, Scott Thulborn |
| 2017 | Des Cann Jr., Matthew Lucas, Brett Wilkie, Nathan Rice | Ryan Burnett, Darren Burnett, Paul Foster, Alex Marshall |
| 2018 | Jordan Yates, Darren Burgess, Jay Bye-Norris, Anthony Flapper | Ryan Burnett, Nathan Rice, Jeremy Henry, Alex Marshall |
| 2019 | Joshua Appleyard, Brad Johns, Robert Meadows, Lee Schraner | Bradley Lawson, Scott De Jongh, Jamie Anderson, Kurt Brown |
Women's Singles Champions
| Year | Champion | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Mary Ormsby (South Australia) | not held |
| 2005 | not held | Roma Dunn |
| 2006 | not held | Julie Keegan |
| 2007 | not held | Siti Zalina Ahmad (Malaysia) |
| 2008 | not held | Katrina Wright |
| 2009 | not held | Kelsey Cottrell |
| 2010 | not held | Joyce Lindores (Scotland) |
| 2011 | not held | Lisa Phillips |
| 2012 | not held | Lynsey Armitage |
| 2013 | not held | Lisa Phillips |
| 2014 | not held | Anne Johns |
| 2015 | not held | Ellen Ryan |
| 2016 | not held | Natasha Scott |
| 2017 | Kylie Whitehead (Wodonga) | Ellen Ryan |
| 2018 | Carla Krizanic (Sunbury) | Rebecca Van Asch |
| 2019 | Chloe Stewart (Tweed Heads, Queensland) [9] | Natasha Scott |
Women's Pairs Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | not held | Arleen Jeffrey & Maria Rigby |
| 2006 | not held | Margaret Fairbairn & Helen Bosisto |
| 2007 | not held | Noi Tucker & Therese Hastings |
| 2008 | not held | Linda Gardiner & Gail Waitai |
| 2009 | not held | Lynsey Armitage & Karen Murphy |
| 2010 | not held | Sharyn Renshaw & Therese Hastings |
| 2011 | not held | Kay Moran & Karen Murphy |
| 2012 | not held | Victoria Troster & Elise Cowan |
| 2013 | not held | Kelsey Cottrell & Lynsey Armitage |
| 2014 | not held | Emma Brown & Noelene Dutton |
| 2015 | not held | Emma Brown & Noelene Dutton |
| 2016 | not held | Anne Johns & Rebecca Van Asch |
| 2017 | Natasha Jones & Lynsey Clarke | Ellen Ryan & Julie Keegan |
| 2018 | Anne Johns & Kelsey Cottrell | Gayle Edwards & Brooke Edwards |
| 2019 | Katelyn Inch & Julie Keegan [7] | Genevieve Delves & Dawn Hayman |
Women's Triples Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | not held | Brooke Edwards, Gayle Edwards, Jan Hurst |
| 2006 | not held | Katherine Hawes, Jean Baker, Catherine Popple |
| 2007 | not held | Karin Wilkinson, Margaret Smith, Beth Quinlain |
| 2008 | not held | Corinne Crouch, Kay Moran, Katrina Wright |
| 2009 | not held | Kay Moran, Anne Johns, Karen Murphy |
| 2010 | not held | Clare McCaul, Jan Khan, Val Smith |
| 2011 | not held | Kelsey Cottrell, Anne Johns, Lynsey Armitage |
| 2012 | not held | Kelsey Cottrell, Anne Johns, Lynsey Armitage |
| 2013 | not held | Samantha Shannahan, Claire Turley, Lisa Phillips |
| 2014 | not held | not held |
| 2015 | not held | not held |
| 2016 | not held | not held |
| 2017 | Lynne Thompson, Genevieve Delves, Natasha Scott | not held |
| 2018 | Louise Cronin, Kate Walker, Katrina Wright | not held |
| 2019 | Val Hardy, Judy Beesley, Jo Martin [8] | not held |
Women's Fours Champions
| Year | National title | Australian Open |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | not held | not held |
| 2006 | not held | not held |
| 2007 | not held | not held |
| 2008 | not held | not held |
| 2009 | not held | not held |
| 2010 | not held | not held |
| 2011 | not held | not held |
| 2012 | not held | not held |
| 2013 | not held | not held |
| 2014 | not held | Anne Johns, Rebecca Van Asch, Kelsey Cottrell, Lynsey Clarke |
| 2015 | not held | Samantha Noronha, Natalie Noronha, Carla Odgers, Natasha Scott |
| 2016 | not held | Tiffany Brodie, Amelia Bruggy, Georgia White, Chloe Stewart |
| 2017 | Natasha Jones, Lynsey Clarke, Julie Keegan, Chloe Stewart | Tiffany Brodie, Amelia Bruggy, Georgia White, Chloe Stewart |
| 2018 | Laura Merz, Robyn O'Brien, Therese Hastings, Helen Morss | Lindg Qu, Leanne Poulson, Dianne Strawbridge, Marilyn Emerton |
| 2019 | Erin Swatridge, Kay Moran, Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Ellen Ryan [10] | Lynsey Clarke, Anne Johns, Kelsey Cottrell, Rebecca Van Asch |
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