Bowls England National Championships (women's senior singles)
(Redirected from Bowls England National Championships (Women's Senior Singles))
| English National Bowls Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Men elite | singles | singles 2w |
| singlesCC | pairs | |
| triples | fours | |
| Women elite | singles | singles 2w |
| singlesCC | pairs | |
| triples | fours | |
| Men junior | singles | pairs |
| Women junior | singles | pairs |
| Men senior | singles | pairs |
| fours | ||
| Women senior | singles | pairs |
| fours | ||
| Men team | Middleton | Balcomb |
| WhiteRose | TopClub | |
| 2Fours | ||
| Women team | Johns | Walker |
| AmyRose | TopClub | |
| Mixed | Pairs | Fours |
The women's senior singles is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]
The event is for women aged 55 and over on 1 April in the year of competition. Until 1988 it was for over 60s.[2]
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Clarice Reynolds (Nottinghamshire) | [3] | ||
| 1975 | Mrs G Burrell (Sussex) | |||
| 1976 | Mrs A Shipton (Dorset) | |||
| 1977 | Miss E Ward (Surrey) | |||
| 1978 | Mrs D. Smith (Lincolnshire) | Mrs P. Cobourne (Cambs) | 21–20 | [4] |
| 1979 | Mrs N Caudle (Gloucestershire) | |||
| 1980 | Mrs S Hurley (Cornwall) | |||
| 1981 | Mrs H. Goddard (Gloucestershire) | J. Messenger (Cumbria) | [5] | |
| 1982 | Joyce Duller (Cambridgeshire) | Mary Simmonds (Suffolk) | 21–10 | [6] |
| 1983 | Mrs K Steer (Warwicks) | |||
| 1984 | Hilda Hill (Warwicks) | Freda Swanwick (Lincs) | 21–18 | [7] |
| 1985 | Mrs A Joyner (Somerset) | Joyce Ward (Norfolk) | 21–20 | [8] |
| 1986 | Mrs K Green (Hampshire) | Jean Gilbert (Northants) | [9] | |
| 1987 | Doreen Fletcher (Hampshire) | Noreen Wardell (Surrey) | 21–18 | [10] |
| 1988 | Christine Sissons (Yorkshire) | Gwen Daniel (Cornwall) | 21–17 | [11] |
| 1989 | Sylvia Parker (Northants) | Joyce Collins (Sussex) | 21–17 | [12] |
| 1990 | Iris Roberts (Bedfordshire) | Margaret Ketley (Hertfordshire) | 21–11 | [13] |
| 1991 | A Kerslake (Hertfordshire) | S Langdon (Somerset) | ||
| 1992 | Mavis Steele (Middx) | Jean Woodrough (Wilts) | [14] | |
| 1993 | G Lloyd (Worcestershire) | D Hutton (Durham) | ||
| 1994 | Margaret Dyer (Somerset) | Maria Shuttleworth (Northumberland) | ||
| 1995 | June Foster (Yorkshire) | Rosemary Ludar-Smith (Essex) | ||
| 1996 | Margaret Dyer (Somerset) | Pam Jones (Surrey) | [15] | |
| 1997 | Wendy Barnard (Devon) | Daphne Pratt (Hertfordshire) | 21–10 | [16] |
| 1998 | Wendy Barnard (Devon) | Joan Mason (Durham) | ||
| 1999 | Rosemary Ludar-Smith (Essex) | Elizabeth Garrity (Cumbria) | ||
| 2000 | Daphne Pratt (Hertfordshire) | Doreen Smith (Cambridgeshire) | ||
| 2001 | Sue Springell (Buckinghamshire) | Nova Edwards (Somerset) | ||
| 2002 | Elizabeth Garrity (Cumbria) | Carol Penson (Oxfordshire) | ||
| 2003 | Sandra Maguire (Nottinghamshire) | Gloria Thomas (Cornwall) | ||
| 2004 | Val Ayres (Gloucestershire) | Wendy Anderson (Wiltshire) | ||
| 2005 | Wendy Anderson (Wiltshire) | Di Wilkinson (Warwickshire) | ||
| 2006 | Janet Scott (Warwickshire) | Val Bingley (Essex) | ||
| 2007 | Janet Hardiy (Wiltshire) | Sue Harriott (Devon) | ||
| 2008 | Jayne Roylance (Norfolk) | Ann Anderson (Durham) | ||
| 2009 | Teresa Pearson (Durham) | Andrea Dickinson (Suffolk) | ||
| 2010 | Wendy Davies (Sussex) | Pauline Proud (Isle of Wight) | ||
| 2011 | Liz Garrity (Cumbria) | Carol Gaskins (Oxfordshire) | ||
| 2012 | Sue Davies (Worcestershire) | Sue Springell (Buckinghamshire) | ||
| 2013 | Moira Self (Suffolk) | Pauline Proud (Isle of Wight) | ||
| 2014 | Alex Jacobs (Wiltshire) | Sue Latham (Gloucestershire) | ||
| 2015 | Alex Jacobs (Wiltshire) | Eleanor Benvie (Lancashire) | ||
| 2016 | Ann Anderson (Durham) | Bet Aubrey (Berkshire) | ||
| 2017 | Jenny Dempsey (Northamptonshire) | Brenda Bowyer (Essex) | ||
| 2018 | Sue Allen (Yorkshire) | Andrea Dickinson (Norfolk) | [17] | |
| 2019 | Rachel Mackriell (Sussex) | Janet Eames (Notttinghamshire) | [18] | |
| 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [19] | |||
| 2021 | Sandra Maguire (Forest Oaks, Notts) | Janet Williamson (Hyde Abbey, Hants) | 21–18 | [20] |
| 2022 | Anne Bernard (Ryde Marina, IOW) | Caroline Cullum (Cleethorpes, Lincs) | 21–12 | [21] |
| 2023 | Kate Kyle (Shepshed Town, Leics) | Sue Allen (Swinton, Yorks) | 21–17 | [22] |
| 2024 | Fiona Waters (Victoria WSM, Som) | Caroline Campion (Banbury Central, Oxon) | 21–15 | [23] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Len Somers in national finals". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 13 September 1974. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Waverley pair go through". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 September 1975. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Cambridge Daily News. 23 September 1978. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Daily Mirror. 17 September 1981. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Duller is champion". Cambridge Daily News. 23 September 1982. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 17 September 1984. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "So close". Lynn Advertiser. 20 September 1985. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jean pipped to top title". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 17 September 1986. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1989). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 89. Telegraph Publications. pp. 163–165. ISBN 0-330-31093-3.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. Telegraph Publications. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-330-31364-9.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. p. 149-150. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "Duo earn national glory". Surrey Herald. 24 September 1992. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Golden oldies almost double goldies". Clevedon Mercury. 19 September 1996. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Golden oldies almost double goldies". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 17 September 1997. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2018 Senior Singles" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "2019 Senior Singles" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships women's senior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "2024 National Championships men's senior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2024.