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List of Bowls England men's national championships

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The English Bowls Association was the governing body of bowls in England until 2007. From 2008 onwards, Bowls England was formed, which now runs the sport. The National Finals for bowls are held annually, where either 1, 2 or 3 representatives from each county compete for the national titles.

Bowls England was inaugurated after two associations unified to form it, the English Bowling Association (EBA) and the English Women's Bowling Association (EWBA). The events are categorised into National Championships and National Competitions, below is the Men's National Championships.[1]

See also

Men's National Championships

Men's Singles Champions (Four Wood)

Year County Champion County Runner-up Score
1905 Middlesex James G. Carruthers (Muswell Hill) Northumberland James Telford (Newcastle, West End) Unknown
1906 Durham C. L. Cummings (Sunderland) Middlesex A. Taylor (Finsbury Park) Unknown
1907 Cumberland J. S. Emmerson (Edenside, Carlisle) Leicestershire H. W. Gibson (Leicester) Unknown
1908 Surrey R. Knights (Hero of Switzerland) Cumberland M. Turner (Carlisle Subscription) Unknown
1909 Northumberland J. W. Dick (Gosforth) Berkshire Harry Childs (Reading) Unknown
1910 Northamptonshire Frank Shatford (Kettering) Somerset J. Dauncy (Victoria) Unknown
1911 Cumberland J. J. Postlethwaite (Carlisle Courtfield) Kent J. Work (Tunbridge Wells Grove) Unknown
1912 Middlesex W. J. Jones (Crouch Hill) Cumberland G. E. Edmondson (Holme Head) Unknown
1913 Durham C. Gibb (Sunderland) Middlesex James G. Carruthers (Muswell Hill) Unknown
1914 Surrey D. Irvine Watson (Maldon) Surrey W. Dean (Balham) Unknown
1915-1918 No competition due to war
1919 Kent E. E. Moore (Bellingham) Hampshire E. Dean (Bournemouth) Unknown
1920 Kent A. E. Godsall (Forest Hill) Northumberland W. F. Hamilton (Summerhill, Newcastle) Unknown
1921 Surrey A. F. Warner (Belmont) Sussex J. Harwood (Preston) Unknown
1922 Northumberland W. F. Hamilton (Hexham) Devon C. G. Roach (Plymouth Hoe) Unknown
1923 Leicestershire William F. Wade (Hinckley) Buckinghamshire G. Sainsbury (Wendover & Chiltern Hills) Unknown
1924 Devon R. Hodge (Torrington) Hampshire E. Redman (Banister Park) Unknown
1925 Devon H. P. Webber (Plymouth) Somerset W. Jennings (Taunton Deane) Unknown
1926 Devon Robert Jack (Sir Francis Drake, Plymouth) Kent Alfred P. Poingdestre (Bromley) 21-16
1927 Berkshire T. Tickle (Park Institute, Reading) Hampshire E. C. Redman (Bannister Park) 21-17
1928 Hampshire G. Wright (Southern Railway, Eastleigh) Kent W. Barlow (Bellingham) 21-14
1929 Kent Robert Colquhoun (Bromley) Sussex E. F. Gudgeon (Preston, Brighton) 21-20
1930 Leicestershire William F. Wade (Hinckley) Devon H. P. Webber (Plymouth) 21-10
1931 Isle of Wight E. P. Topp (Ryde) Gloucestershire H. Duggan (Gloucester) 21-8
1932 Dorset Percy Baker (Poole Park) Somerset E. W. Fortune (St George's, Bristol) Unknown
1933 Middlesex J. M. McKinlay (Paddington) Isle of Wight Percy Guy (Shanklin) 21-18
1934 Hampshire A. K. Cochrane (Southampton) Durham Matthew D. Burdon (Dunelm) Unknown
1935 Yorkshire W. Linton (Smith's Docks) Isle of Wight Jack E. Gallagher (Cowes) Unknown
1936 Buckinghamshire G. D. Goodson (Chesham) Sussex Arthur W. Knowling Jr. (Worthing) Unknown
1937 Yorkshire W. Prentice (Redcar, Zetland) Devon H. P. Webber (Torbay C. Club) Unknown
1938 Hampshire K. I. Cross (Cosham) Northumberland H. Cook (Tynemouth) Unknown
1939 Northumberland J. J. Laws (Summerhill) Oxfordshire Algernon R. Allen (City & County Club, Oxford) Unknown
1940-1944 No competition due to war
1945 Yorkshire A. A. Keech (Bootham) Gloucestershire J. W. Robison (Henleaze) Unknown
1946 Dorset Percy Baker (Poole Park) Berkshire Ernest Newton (Windsor & Eton) 21-20
1947 Sussex P. P. Mercer (Worthing) Northumberland J. Thompson (North Shields) 21-14
1948 Berkshire Ernest Newton (Windsor & Eton) Gloucestershire E. W. Fortune (Bristol Greenbank) 21-9
1949 Oxfordshire Algernon R. Allen (Oxford City & County) Middlesex A. Collins (West Ealing) 21-8
1950 Northumberland J. Thompson (North Shields, West End) Durham L. Whitworth (New Herrington) 21-15
1951 Hertfordshire A. Pikesley (St. Albans) Bedfordshire S. Jackson (Luton Town) 21-17
1952 Dorset Percy Baker (Poole Park) Oxfordshire Algernon R. Allen (Oxford City & County) 21-20
1953 Essex R. G. W. Cramp (Clay Hall) Warwickshire F. Watts (Rugby) 21-12
1954 Northumberland J. W. Griffiths (Wallsend Borough) Gloucestershire G. F. Ham (Stroud) 21-14
1955 Dorset Percy Baker (Poole Park) Yorkshire J. W. Fletcher (York Co-op) 21-13
1956 Berkshire N. C. Butler (Windsor & Eton) Devon C. J. Webber (Rock Park, Barnstaple) 21-16
1957 Middlesex Norman King (Parliament Hill) Hertfordshire F. I. Smith (Hatfield) 21- 4
1958 Hampshire Harry Powell (Farnborough British Legion) Isle of Wight Frank Crockford (Bembridge) 21-10
1959 Surrey Kenneth Coulson (Croydon) Yorkshire Thomas Fleming (Middlesbrough, Albert Park) 21-11
1960 Somerset David Bryant (Clevedon) Yorkshire Thomas Fleming (Middlesbrough, Albert Park) 21-11
1961 Hampshire Peter Line (Banister Park) Lincolnshire E. Hopcroft (Ruston Bucyrus) 21-9
1962 Dorset C. Mercer (Lyme Regis) Surrey E. C. M. Lake (Old Coulsdon) 21-20
1963 Cumberland C. S. Graham (Edenside) Hertfordshire H. Haynes (Welwyn Garden City) 21-20
1964 Hampshire Peter Line (Banister Park) Sussex George H. Scadgell (Worthing) 21-19
1965 Sussex R. E. Lewis (Preston, Brighton) Dorset Percy Baker (Poole Park) 21-16
1966 Somerset David Bryant (Clevedon) Northumberland Harry Kinnersley (Morpeth) 21-17
1967 Worcestershire Bill Irish (Droitwich, Vines Park) Devon Freddie Horn (Torquay) 21-12
1968 Essex Norman Groves (Witham) Hampshire Walter Phillips (Boscombe Cliff) 21-15
1969 Hampshire Jimmy Davidson (Boscombe Cliff) Dorset Jim Burns (Greenhill) 21-10
1970 Northumberland Harry Kershaw (Heaton Victoria) Somerset Sandy Sandall (St. Andrews) 21-12
1971 Somerset David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) Cornwall John Blewett (Penlee) 21-18
1972 Somerset David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) Yorkshire Bob Robertson (Middlesbrough Co-op) 21-16
1973 Somerset David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) Buckinghamshire Ian Harvey (Marlow) 21-12
1974 Worcestershire Bill Irish (Droitwich, Vines Park) Northumberland Tom Wilkinson (Swan Hunter) 21-10
1975 Somerset David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) Middlesex Robert Gibbins (L.T.A.S.S.A.) 22-15
1976 Surrey Tony O'Connell (Wimbledon Durnsford) Lincolnshire Bill Hobart (Boston Sleaford Road) 21-17
1977 Norfolk Christopher Ward (Cromer) Buckinghamshire David Goldring (Woburn Sands) 21-9
1978 Somerset Charles Burch (Taunton) Somerset David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) 22-11
1979 Cornwall David Cutler (St. Austell) Suffolk Chris Southgate (Risbygate) Unknown
1980 Durham Tom Buller (View Lane Park) Dorset Lou Trim (West Moors Memorial) Unknown
1981 Kent Andy Thomson (Blackheath & Greenwich) Surrey Alan Windsor (Woking Park) 21-20
1982 Norfolk Christopher Ward (Cromer) Buckinghamshire Bret Long (Slough) 21-10
1983 Cumbria John Bell (Wigton) Northumberland Kevin R. Bone (Gosforth) 21-13
1984 Surrey Wynne Richards (Mid Surrey) Leicestershire John Kilyon (Loughborough) 21-15
1985 Devon Ron Keating (Plymouth Civil Service) Cumbria Ron Gass (Wigton) 21- 8
1986 Surrey Wynne Richards (Mid Surrey) Cumbria David T. Taylor (British Rail) 21-18
1987 Lancashire David A. Holt (Bolton) Gloucestershire Tony Allcock (Cheltenham) 21- 5
1988 Cornwall Richard Bray (Stenalees) Somerset Ian Middlemast (Bath) 21-12
1989 Norfolk John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell) Isle of Wight Barry M. Croad (Ventnor) 25-13
1990 Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBE (Cheltenham) Buckinghamshire Kirk E. Smith (Denham) 25-12
1991 Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBE (Cheltenham) Warwickshire David G. Hobbis (Stratford upon Avon) 21- 3
1992 Cumbria Steven E. Farish (Wigton) Yorkshire Hugh Duff (West Park, Hull) 21-18
1993 Devon John A. Wickham (Totnes) Kent Gordon L. Charlton (Folkestone Park) 21-17
1994 Nottinghamshire K. Brett Morley (G.P.T.) Derbyshire Paul B. Wilkinson (Long Eaton Town) 21-14
1995 Durham John Leeman (Craghead) Gloucestershire Les Gillett (Cheltenham) 21-13
1996 Norfolk John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell) Durham Andrew Kirtland (Hundens Park) 21-18
1997 Warwickshire J. Richard Brittan (Erdington Court) Hertfordshire Martyn Coles (Garston) 21-17
1998 Worcestershire Grant N. Burgess (Gilt Edge) Oxfordshire Les Gillett (Banbury Borough) 21-20
1999 Huntingdonshire Nick Brett (White Hart) Warwickshire Graham C. Ashby (Stoke, Coventry) 21-20
2000 Norfolk John Ottaway (Wymondham Dell) Buckinghamshire Andrew Wise (Marlow) 21- 9
2001 Kent Gordon Charlton (Sandwich) Warwickshire Mark Clarke (Kings Heath) 21-18
2002 Hampshire Martyn Sekjer (Southampton SC) Hertfordshire Andrew Briden (Herts) 21- 2
2003 Yorkshire Paul Allenby (Riverview) Yorkshire Mark Walton (Nafferton) 21-13
2004 Yorkshire Mark Walton (Nafferton) Essex Joe Stamper (Lionmede) 21-17
2005 Middlesex Simon Jee (Parsons Green) Nottinghamshire Nick Cammack (Trent Vale) 21-11
2006 Yorkshire Mark Walton (Nafferton) Gloucestershire Lee Williamson (Barnwood) 21-16
2007 Essex Andrew Squire (Maldon) Yorkshire Mark Walton (Nafferton) 21-10
2008 Devon Sam Tolchard (Kings, Torquay) Derbyshire Simon Skelton (Stute) 21- 8
2009 Derbyshire Simon Skelton (Stute) Surrey Steve Tuohy (Egham) 21-20
2010 Essex Steven Mitchinson (Romford) Sussex Scott Edwards (Hove & Kingsway) 21- 8
2011 Durham David Bolt (Silksworth) Warwickshire Graham C. Ashby (Rugby) 21-15
2012 Hampshire Tom Bishop (Atherley) Norfolk Wayne Willgress (Norfolk) 21-20
2013 Worcestershire Andrew Walters (Worcester) Suffolk John Rednall (Suffolk) 21-14
2014 Gloucestershire Lee Williamson Devon Jamie Chestney 21-18
2015 Cumbria Ben Sherwen Yorkshire Vinnie O’Neill (Middlesbrough) 21-19
2016 Kent Simon Green Worcestershire Andrew Walters (Worcester) 21-13
  • English Bowls Association Championship 1905-2007 / Bowls England Championship 2008-present

Men's Singles Champions (Two Wood)

Year County Champion County Runner-up Score
2012 Huntingdonshire Tristan Morton (White Hart Warboys) Yorkshire Vinnie O’Neill (Middlesbrough) 13-12
2013 Yorkshire Ben Render (Nafferton) Somerset Louis Ridout (Illminster) 16-12
2014 Somerset Andrew Owens (Weston St Andrew) Huntingdonshire Alex Walton (White Hart Warboys) 16-9
2015 Northamptonshire Jamie Walker (Northampton) Essex Andrew Squire (Maldon) 17-3
2016 Devon Sam Tolchard Hertfordshire Bradley Coles 17-2
  • Bowls England Championship 2012-present

Men's Pairs Champions

Year County Champions County Runners-up Score
1912 Somerset (Clarence Park) Surrey (Malden) Unknown
1913 Kent C. Booth & A. Goodsell (Forest Hill) Essex W. T. Drake & F. T. Fisher (Southend-on-Sea) Unknown
1914 Somerset (Bristol) Northumberland R. B. Charlton & N. C. Barnfather (Hexham-on-Tyne) Unknown
1915-1918 No competition due to war
1919 Bedfordshire R. Hutchinson & D. B. Dawson (Beech Hill) Middlesex (Met. Special Constabulary, Y Div.) Unknown
1920 Somerset W. Jennings & A. T. Burland (Taunton Deane) Middlesex (Crouch Hill) Unknown
1921 Sussex (Preston, Brighton) Leicestershire (Abbey Park) Unknown
1922 Durham J. J.Carr & T. W. Kirtley (Roker Park) Oxfordshire (East Oxford) Unknown
1923 Northumberland Jos. Robinson & J. W. Dick (Gosforth) Devon C. C. Webber & J. Lang (Exeter City) Unknown
1924 Somerset H. M. Cooper & P. E. Hall (Taunton) Wiltshire A. E. Harris & R. Uncles (Bradford-on-Avon) Unknown
1925 Leicestershire (Abbey Park) Hampshire (Banister Park) Unknown
1926 Dorset Bamber & Dewland (Poole Park) Berkshire L. A. King & T. Tickle (Park Institute) 24-13
1927 Dorset Read & Ramsbottom (Poole Park) Kent W. Jeffrey & C. Walton (Faversham) 22-10
1928 Northamptonshire W. Pendred & W. J. Mitchell (Wellingborough) Middlesex W Thomas & F Euscher (Downhills, Tottenham) 31-13
1929 Cumberland T. Sibson & Dr. Lambert (Carlisle Subscription) Wiltshire B. S. Case & E. J. Case (Salisbury) 30-15
1930 Somerset W. F. Wheeler & W. Date (Frome Selwood) Cumberland H. Graham & J. Turner (Carlisle Subscription) 24-12
1931 Somerset J. Williams & E. W. Fortune (St. George's) Warwickshire R. J. Bowden & Rev. J. S. Crole (Tally Ho) 29-15
1932 Northamptonshire A.H.Bull & G.S.Bull (Wellingborough) Kent W. Jeffrey & C. Walton (Faversham) Unknown
1933 Kent R. Slater & W.W.Buckell (Callenders) Hampshire C.W.Phillips & W.H.Brett (Richmond Park) 30-14
1934 Kent R. Slater & W.W.Buckell (Callenders) Berkshire J. F. Thomas & T. Tickle (Park Institute) 21-14
1935 Yorkshire W. D. Jones & G. Gladders (Saltburn-by-Sea) Kent H. V. Kay & H. O. Bristow (Blackheath & Greenwich) 23-13
1936 Sussex J.T.F.Fountain & W.Weekes (White Rock, Hastings) Somerset R. L. G. Simpson & G. Ellis (Bloomfield, Bath) 19-18
1937 Sussex Arthur W. Knowling & Albert W. Knowling (Worthing) Gloucestershire J.J. Armer & F.R. Robinson (Bristol St Andrews) 27-13
1938 Sussex Arthur W. Knowling & Albert W. Knowling (Worthing) Yorkshire R. B. Latheron & E. Raine (Harrogate) 22-16
1939 Durham J. Mitchell & R. L. Snowball (Durham City) Northumberland J. A. Bagley & J. Hall (Summerhill) 24-16
1940-1944 No competition due to war
1945 Kent G. Douglas & J. T. Snelgar (Bellingham) Northamptonshire W. T. Lawton & A. F. Knight (Abington) Unknown
1946 Cornwall (Penzance) Wiltshire C. Daniel & R. Cooper (Swindon) 24-23
1947 Worcestershire W. Lock & S. E. Adams (County Ground) Wiltshire E. E. Jenkins & E. Pullin (Chippenham) 26-21
1948 Devon (Tiverton Boro) Yorkshire E. Ashton & A. A. Keech (Bootham) 22-17
1949 Durham S. Race & R. F. Gittins (Darlington R. A.) Buckinghamshire D. Harvey & G.W. Morton (Marlow) 24-20
1950 Dorset (Poole Park) Cumberland L. Benson & J. Hodgson (Edenside) 22-15
1951 Oxfordshire R. Duke & P. Harvey (South Oxford) Devon B. Morgan & F. Horn (Torquay) 19-15
1952 Devon B. Morgan & F. Horn (Torquay) Northumberland T. Cook & C. T. Coffer (Collingwood) 23-11
1953 Yorkshire J. Fowler & T. Mitchell (Bootham) Dorset (Poole Park) 19-15
1954 Durham P. Bell & J. W. Heath (Dean and Chapter) Wiltshire G. W. Chapman & W. T. Clements (Trowbridge Town) 22-19
1955 Sussex Harry Ward & John Scadgell (Worthing) Surrey V Oliver & H Gardiner (Croydon) 24-14
1956 Durham A. H. Watson & J. L. Watson (Darlington East Park) Wiltshire E. G. Pullin & Alec Pullin (Chippenham Town) 16-14
1957 Sussex Gordon Sparkes & Arthur Knowling Jr. (Worthing) Oxfordshire J.Smart & F.Baldwin (Banbury Borough) 22-9
1958 Surrey Joe Martin & Arthur Hatto (Mid-Surrey) Nottinghamshire S. Morley & K. S. Cooper (Lenton Unionists) 24-12
1959 Middlesex F. Harris & M. J. Brayley (Paddington) Somerset Roger Harris & David Bryant (Clevedon) 19-17
1960 Buckinghamshire C. Plater & A. W. Philbey (Aylesbury Boro) Somerset G. W. Brett & Peter G. Brimble (Bristol) 23-12
1961 Suffolk A.Race & P Denny (Marlborough) Surrey Ron Merritt & Reg Norris (Chipstead) 17-15
1962 Dorset Percy Baker & Harry Shave (Poole Park) Hampshire G.Hooker & A Houghton (Atherley) 21-14
1963 Dorset W. G. Reynolds & T. V. Rogers (Greenhill) Cambridgeshire H. Lake & F. G. Green (March Conservative) 22-17
1964 Worcestershire G. Webb & P. Coates (M. E. B.) Cumberland J. Dixon & L. Dixon (Penrith Castle Park) 19-17
1965 Somerset David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant (Clevedon) Sussex Rex Glover-Phillips & John Scadgell (Worthing) 24-21
1966 Sussex Rex Glover-Phillips & John Scadgell (Worthing) Kent Les Rowan & John McMeakin (Sandwich) 23-17
1967 Northamptonshire Trevor Morgan & John Hope (County Ground) Suffolk Frank Morris & Vic Woodward (Marlborough) 18-15
1968 Surrey Alan Barnett & Noel Jackson (Dulwich) Northumberland Philip Furness & Harry Kinnersley (Morpeth) 21-16
1969 Somerset David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) Bedfordshire Alan Papworth & George Crawley (Arlesey) 25-11
1970 Durham Billy Thompson & Tommy Bransby (Pennywell) Lincolnshire Roy Goom & Alf Beck (Bristol) 21-10
1971 Kent Denis Cross & David Crocker (Livesey Memorial) Warwickshire Ernest Over & Bert Jacox (Stoke, Coventry) 23-17
1972 Dorset Ray Dawes & Charles Price (Greenhill) Northumberland John Comballack & Mike Kirkpatrick (Angus) 20-19
1973 Cumberland Tom Armstrong & Ronald Milburn (Penrith Castle Pk) Middlesex Roger Gibbins & Reginald Paine (L.T.A.S.S.A.) 25-15
1974 Somerset David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) Lincolnshire Bernard Gedney & Fred Smith (Burton House) 17-14
1975 Northumberland George Davis & John Nelson (North Shields West End) Yorkshire William Campbell & Peter Inch (Middlesbrough Co-Op) 22-14
1976 Nottinghamshire Peter Goulding & John Berrington (Plessey) Kent Maurice Phillips & Frank Sekjer (Thames Poly) 16-12
1977 Worcestershire Clive Hall & Tony Russell (Brotherhood) Somerset Paul Branfield & Pip Branfield (Clevedon) 21-18
1978 Northumberland Stanley Lant & Robert Keenleyside (Angus) Hampshire Jimmy Hobday & Anthony Gabb (Boscombe Cliff) 23-22
1979 Norfolk Eddie Bell & Malcolm Wade (Wymondham Dell) Leicestershire Paul Clarke & Tony Allcock (Belgrave) Unknown
1980 Suffolk Keith Cady & Roger Denny (Framlingham Castle) Cornwall Richard Worth & Peter Gilbert (Kensey Vale) 24-18
1981 Lincolnshire Alan Bates & Richard White (Burton House) Worcestershire Alec Jackson & Clive Hall (Brotherhood) 24-13
1982 Bedfordshire David Hirst & John McConnell (Bedford Borough) Northumberland Alan Mackenzie & Michael McGreevy (Angus) 22-12
1983 Durham George Turley & Mal Hughes (Eldon Grove) Yorkshire Keith Parker & Mick Parker (Scarcroft) 17-16
1984 Kent Ollie Jones & Len Haynes (Lenham) Buckinghamshire Jim Higgs & Geoff Springell (Marlow) 17-15
1985 Yorkshire Peter Richardson & Frank Maxwell (Haxby Road) Durham Ken Briscoe & Keith Renwick (Hylton Colliery) 16-15
1986 Durham David Kilner & Cliff Simpson (Owton Lodge) Norfolk Brian Taylor & Gary Blake (County Arts) 26-10
1987 Lancashire David Holt & Thomas Armstrong (Bolton) Middlesex Dave Rowlands & Ken Morrison (Uxbridge) 23-21
1988 Leicestershire John Stephenson & Paul Clarke (Belgrave) Nottinghamshire Brett Morley & Peter Goulding (Plessey) 17-14
1989 Essex David McCathie & Paul Maynard (Essex County) Lancashire Mike Leach & Charles Tattersall (Newton Hall) 25-16
1990 Norfolk John Ottaway & Roger Guy (Wymondham Dell) Middlesex Colin Harman & Paul Cater (West Ealing) 19-15
1991 Cumbria Ronald Gass & John Bell (Wigton) Middlesex Jim Mash & Dave Hall (N.P.L.) 29-16
1992 Kent Gary Smith & Andy Thomson (Blackheath & G) Sussex John Durrant & Richard Moses (Hollingbury Park) 24-17
1993 Warwickshire Rob Robinson & Richard Brittan (Erdington Court) Kent Gary Smith & Andy Thomson (Blackheath & G) 25-24
1994 Northumberland Keith Wood & Michael Bennett (Ponteland) Durham A. Theobald & D. W. Webb (Gateshead) 26-6
1995 Wiltshire Mel Biggs & Steve Warren (Westlecot) Essex J. Donnelly & Roy Farrant (Loxford Park) 21-20
1996 Worcestershire Ian Maddox & Robert Stanley (Bank House Hotel) Gloucestershire Andrew Wills & Tony Allcock MBE (Cheltenham) 20-19
1997 Dorset Shaun Nutman & Adam Tidby (Dorchester) Northumberland Bryan Taylor & Anthony Kempster (Gosforth) 19-14
1998 Warwickshire Kenneth Ashby & Graham Ashby (Stoke, Coventry) Lincolnshire Kim Keilty & Daniel Brown (St Giles, Lincoln) 24-12
1999 Northamptonshire Barry Fokerd & Paul Broderick (Wellingborough) Kent Michael Arnold & Gordon Charlton (Sandwich) 24-23
2000 Cumbria Paul Barlow & Steven Farish (Wigton) Suffolk John Rednall & Clive Webb (Felixstowe & Suffolk) 24-14
2001 Cambridgeshire Maurice Miller & Tony Merrell (March Conservative) Surrey Ray Otley & Mark Overington (Cranleigh R.B.L.) 18-17
2002 Buckinghamshire Peter Picknell & Keith Hawes (Iver Heath) Worcestershire Mark Stones & Grant Burgess (Gilt Edge) 17-13
2003 Suffolk John Rednall & Clive Webb (Felixstowe & Suffolk) Worcestershire Simon Jones & Mark Atkins (Worcester) 20-10
2004 Norfolk Ian Wynter & Jamie Chestney (Downham Ex-Service) Bedfordshire Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn (Barton-le-Clay) 19-16
2005 Warwickshire Simon Gilbert & Andrew Smith (Avenue, L Spa) Yorkshire Scott Burrell & Mark Walton (Nafferton) 24-9
2006 Oxfordshire Greg Moon & Gary Lucas (Banbury Borough) Dorset Dave Smith & Neil Burroughs (Greenhill) 17-16
2007 Kent Colin Goldsmith & Gordon Charlton (Sandwich) Buckinghamshire Eric Smith & Peter McGuinness (Gerrards Cross) 22-21
2008 Suffolk Andy Meikle & Adrian Holden (Felixstowe & Suffolk) Cumbria John Baird & Rick Gallagher (Carlisle Subscription) 20-10
2009 Dorset Martin Pavey & Jamie Lockwood (Dorchester) Surrey Michael O'Leary & Jeff O'Leary (Epsom Park) 24-11
2010 Huntingdonshire Wayne Bailey & Tristan Morton (White Hart) Lancashire Chris Gale & Jason Parkinson (Manchester Com) 22-19
2011 Worcestershire Dean Hemming & Robert Stanley (Worcester) Nottinghamshire Duncan Robinson & Brett Morley (Trent Vale) 23-11
2012 Bedfordshire Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn (Barton-le-Clay) Berkshire Adrian Chipper & Chris Holliday (Wokingham) 19-18
2013 Essex Lloyd Sabatini & Edward Morris Northumberland Steve Pallas & Chris Yeomans 21-16
2014 Warwickshire Craig Carter & Tom Millership Lincolnshire Nick Orrey & Mathew Orrey 22-4
2015 Somerset Peter Shaw & James Amery Buckinghamshire Malcolm Drage & Dean Brookes 20-16
2016 Devon Sam Tolchard & Louis Ridout Herefordshire Mike Ricketts & Dan Holmes 20-13
  • English Bowls Association Championship 1912-2007 / Bowls England Championship 2008-present

Men's Triples Champions

Year County Champions County Runners-up Score
1945 Cornwall Unknown
(Penzance)
Middlesex unknown
(Parsons Green)
Unknown
1946 Yorkshire W. D. Jones, T. Fennell, A. Gladders
(Saltburn)
Surrey unknown
(Magdalen Park)
19-9
1947 Surrey S. A. Vallance, C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder
(Redhill)
Sussex unknown
(Worthing)
20-19
1948 Kent B. Bassant, S. W. Filmer, C. Walton
(Faversham)
Devon unknown
(Torbay Country Club)
14-11
1949 Sussex unknown
(Worthing Pavilion)
Warwickshire H. Butterill, Frank M. Edge, Howard E. Beard
(Three Spires, Coventry)
16-8
1950 Herefordshire unknown
(Hereford)
Northamptonshire H. Wills, F. Tye, G. Fox
(Rushden Town)
21-11
1951 Oxfordshire E. F. Bowtell, H. C. Halliday, B. L. Rogers
(North Oxford)
Middlesex unknown
(Century)
21-13
1952 Berkshire W. J. Stone, L. G. Stone, F. H Thomas,
(Reading)
Durham R. H. Stokeld, T. D. Brown, L. Whitworth
(New Herrington)
20-13
1953 Durham S. R. Bates, W. R. Vickerton, S. J. Bates
(Darlington Woodland)
Northamptonshire Frank V. V. Purser, Albert F. Knight, C. J. Knight
(Abington)
19-11
1954 Suffolk N.Richards, P.Richards, E Dodge
(Rookery)
Devon H.Shapland
(Tiverton Borough)
23-9
1955 Hampshire J. Jones, E. Maindonald, R. Taylor
(Southbourne)
Worcestershire R. A. Fry, E. Perritt, G. Grove
(Evesham)
23-12
1956 Warwickshire H. Bryan, G. Higginson, Arthur H. Meredith
(Avenue, Leamington Spa)
Wiltshire A. Barmett, W. Winchcombe, G. Poppitt
(Swindon North End)
22-18
1957 Lincolnshire C.Bass, D.Else, H Campbell
(Redbourn)
Middlesex I.Walters, E.Brandon, J Stewart
(Crouch Hill)
29-15
1958 Lancashire C. Garside, W. Mailin, J. Cragg
(Blackpool)
Hertfordshire G.Frost
(Townsend, St. Albans)
17-10
1959 Hertfordshire F.I.Smith, G.W.Scott
(Hatfield)
Hampshire Peter Line
(Banister Park)
26-10
1960 Dorset Percy Baker, E.Milnthorpe, Harry Shave
(Poole Park)
Cumberland J. Kelly, J. Dominey, J. Hodgson
(Edenside)
13-12
1961 Gloucestershire H.Sadler, F.Price, G.Ham
(Stroud)
Lincolnshire P.Blythin, G.Robinson, S.Batchelor
(Grimsby New Clee)
17-15
1962 Warwickshire Thomas R. Whittaker, Gilbert Fuller, Victor Amphlett
(Leamington Spa)
Middlesex E. Sussex, W. Simpson, J. Holliday
(West Ealing)
19-12
1963 Middlesex W. J. Thomas, M. Ellicott, J. Girdwood
(Paddington)
Suffolk J. Clarke, J. Strang, H.G. Stammers
(Rookery)
20-14
1964 Kent W. Stevenson, J. Drummond, C. V. Sweeting
(Forest Hill)
Northamptonshire Stan Carter, R. Brook, Robert Stenhouse
(Wellingborough Town)
17-16
1965 Northamptonshire E. Willson, L. Coker, Mick Cooper
(Kettering Lodge)
Surrey A.Owen, T.G.Howard, A.Martin
(Dulwich)
21-10
1966 Somerset William Elliott,
David Rhys Jones, David Bryant (Clevedon)
Hampshire E.Websell, A Ashworth, Harry Powell
(British Legion, Farnborough)
22-12
1967 Northumberland Arnold Bryson, George Boag, Fred Lumley
(Summerhill)
Isle of Wight S. Vidler, C. Baker, S. G. Wade
(Ryde)
18-15
1968 Northamptonshire Harold Sturgess, Jack Forster &
Ron Crawley (Wellingborough Town)
Surrey Fred Mortimore
(Esher)
20-18
1969 Northamptonshire Eric Randell, George Wills, Mick Cooper
(Rushden Town)
Kent J. Armstrong, Les Rowan, John McMeakin
(Sandwich)
18-15
1970 Bedfordshire R. Wicks, W. Meyrick, W. Mead
(Luton, George Kent)
Nottinghamshire R. Smedley, J. Smedley, G. Smedley
(Yeoman Hill Park)
25-11
1971 Buckinghamshire John Lewis, Ian Harvey, Arthur Plested
(Marlow)
Oxfordshire J. Hazlewood, B. Boscot, Fred Beer
(Banbury Chestnuts)
16-15
1972 Cornwall David Cutler, Chris Yelland, Bill Olver
(St. Austell)
Yorkshire T. W. Roberts, E. Fennell, Gill Gillis
(Hull Road Park)
16-14
1973 Northumberland G. Watson, T. Wilkinson, R. Bolton
(Swan Hunter and W. R. Ltd)
Durham R. Irwin, A. Ridley, W. C. Watson
(Herrington Workmens)
14-13
1974 Warwickshire John Barratt, Ralph Shakespeare, Ronald Gildert
(English Electric)
Norfolk unknown
(County Arts)
19-16
1975 Hampshire G. Kirby, W. Stewart, Harry Powell
(British Legion, Farnborough)
Cambridgeshire David Cornwell, John Campton
(City of Ely)
23-15
1976 Cumbria Ron Baxter, Joe Baxter, John Bell
(Wigton)
Norfolk Ted Browne, Arthur Waters, Sidney Wisdom
(Wymondham Dell)
18-11
1977 Somerset John Knight, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE
(Clevedon)
Devon Eric Fricker, Brian Lee, Norman Chalk
(Torbay C.C.)
22-13
1978 Nottinghamshire William Thompson, D. Thompson, Geoffrey Mee
(Rainworth Miners Welfare)
Essex Roy Howard, Alan McElrea, Ernest Edwards
(Crittall Silver End)
23-16
1979 Somerset Roy Hedges, Frankie Brown, Peter Brimble
(Bristol)
Somerset S. Pitman, D. Avery, J. Sleeman
(Victoria, Weston-Super-Mare)
Unknown
1980 Lancashire Charles Pilkington, Anthony Horobin, Gordon Niven
(Heaton Hall)
Hampshire Graham Standley, Norman Shelley, Peter Line
(Banister Park)
20-12
1981 Huntingdonshire George Heathcote, Mike Durber, David Howells
(St. Peters)
Yorkshire Melvin West, George Cuthbertson, Gordon Stevenson
(Y.P.I. Hull)
22-9
1982 Kent Bob Stewart, Oliver Jones, Len Haynes
(Lenham)
Northamptonshire John Clipston, Eric Thomason, Ernie Tredwell
(Kingsthorpe)
25-11
1983 Suffolk John Barell, Graham Cutts, Roy Cutts
(Marlborough)
Suffolk Keith Caddy, Roger Denny, Ken Freeman
Framlingham Castle
19-18
1984 Somerset Gordon James, Len Branfield, Pip Branfield
(Clevedon)
Northamptonshire C. Bussey, R. A. Donoghue, Anthony Holmes
(Kettering Lodge)
15-12
1985 Somerset Kenneth Frost, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant CBE
(Clevedon)
Cumbria Ron Baxter, Ronald Gass, John Bell
(Wigton)
20-11
1986 Dorset Adam Tidby
(Poole Park)
Kent Martin Wilde, Geoff Chapman, Martin Sekjer
(Maidstone)
Unknown
1987 Worcestershire Mark Weaver, John Weaver, Grant Burgess
(Worcester County Ground)
Gloucestershire Paul Glastonbury, Martin Brown, Nigel Dolphin
(Stroud)
24-10
1988 Leicestershire Dave Sheppard, John Stephenson, Paul Clarke,
(Belgrave)
Somerset Ron Tuggey, Dave Bessant, Pip Branfield
(Clevedon)
17-11
1989 Sussex Paul Butler, Colin Knight, Andrew Jordan
(Southbourne)
Wiltshire Ken Norman, Arthur Jackson, Hedley Bowen
(Swindon)
20-18
1990 Gloucestershire Andrew Wills, Jack Drummond-Henderson &
Tony Allcock (Cheltenham)
Warwickshire Michael Hawkins, David Bennett, Simon Davies
(Welford on Avon)
18-16
1991 Cumbria Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, John Bell
(Wigton)
Oxfordshire Ian Henwood, Mark Peachy, Robert Mackie
(Summertown)
16-15
1992 Buckinghamshire Maurice Cracknell, Ray Gaskins, Ted Hanger
(Chandos Park)
Dorset Bob Powell, Mark Tomberry Adam Tidby
(Poole Park)
19-3
1993 Sussex Paul Lewis, Mark Ireland, David Williams
(Preston, Brighton)
Suffolk Ashley Sale, John Barrell, Roy Cutts
(Marlborough)
21-20
1994 Devon E. Collins, John C. Evans, Danny Denison
(Torquay)
Berkshire Graham Waldron, Robert Newman, Michael Newman
(Reading B.C)
15-12
1995 Gloucestershire Andrew Wills, Simon Jones, Tony Allcock
(Cheltenham)
Cumbria Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor, David Taylor
(Courtfield)
16-14
1996 Somerset Barrie Smith, Mike Davies, Don Fowkes
(British Cellophane)
Isle of Wight Chris New, Peter Furmidge, Peter Dunstan
(Cowes Medina)
21-17
1997 Cumbria Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, Steven Farish
(Wigton)
Lincolnshire Billy Jackson, Kim Kielty, Danny Brown
(St. Giles, Lincoln)
15-13
1998 Lancashire Tony King, Barry Kitson, David Colbourne
(Bolton)
Kent Clive Miles, Mike Arnold, Gordon Charlton
(Sandwich)
23-17
1999 Hampshire Dean Morgan, Russell Morgan, Julian Haines
(Boscombe Cliff)
Warwickshire Kenneth Ashby, Colin Jacox, Graham Ashby
(Stoke, Coventry)
19-11
2000 Northumberland Paul Ging, Stephen Birdsey, Stanley Lant
(Northern Electric)
Hampshire Matthew Marchant, Charlie Bailey, Dorian Bishop
(Civil Service Portsmouth)
15-12
2001 Nottinghamshire Nick Cammack, Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley
(Siemens)
Kent Matt Lonie, Dave Clark, Chris Taylor
(Folkestone Park)
21-11
2002 Oxfordshire Gary Lucas, Alan Prew, Greg Moon
(Banbury Borough)
Nottinghamshire Michael Bowley, David Baird, Phil Dickens
(Cavaliers)
23-17
2003 Berkshire Bernard Greenough, Robert Newman &
Michael Newman (Reading)
Suffolk George Ward, Duncan Snape, Brian Andrews
(Melton)
15-13
2004 Yorkshire Stephen Dilks, Christopher Kelly, Mark Walton
(Nafferton)
Berkshire Gordon Knapper, Andy Knapper, Bill Hing
(Desborough B.C.)
29-6
2005 Wiltshire Mel Biggs, Neil Hope, Mark Dyer
(Westlecot)
Cornwall Ian Powell, Mark Read, Richard Bray
(Stenalees)
19-16
2006 Leicestershire John Torrington, Steven Wade, Andrew Irons
(Blaby)
Oxfordshire Greg Moon, Alan Prew, Gary Lucas
(Banbury Borough)
19- 5
2007 Norfolk Charles West, Chris Wilgress, Wayne Wilgress
(Norfolk)
Leicestershire Matthew Bass, Christoper Rogers, Neil Hope
(Holwell Sports)
16-14
2008 Northamptonshire Richard Mann, Roger Tansley, Vernon Geary
(Kingsthorpe)
Essex Lee Chaplin, Kevin Maguire, John Tully
(Elm Park)
14-12
2009 Cambridgeshire Jamie Stewart, Rob Drew, Richard Catton
(Cambridge & County)
Devon Dave Veal, Glenn Allen, Robert Paxton
(Exonia)
17-14
2010 Suffolk Mark Todd, John Catchpole, Ian Catchpole
(Halesworth Angel)
Devon Tony Coombes, Michael Coombes, Terry Evans
(Bitton Park)
19- 9
2011 Devon Darren James, Neil Popham, Steve Bonetta
(Bideford)
Bedfordshire Rhys Lee, Steven Mead, Luke Nunn
(Barton-le-Clay)
17-15
2012 Sussex Glen Newton, Nick Wingfield, Shaun Godfrey
(White Rock)
Wiltshire James Nobbs, Neil Smith, Gary Morphet
(Wootton Bassett)
25-10
2013 Berkshire Dan Weatherley‐Emberson, Adrian Collins &
Andrew Knapper (Tilehurst)
Gloucestershire Nick Holliday, Mark Perry, Stuart Hodges
(Cheltenham)
19-12
2014 Wiltshire Andrew Colebrooke, Russell Francis &
Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton)
Oxfordshire David Clanfield, Paul Sharman & Alan Prew
(Carterton)
15-14
2015 Huntingdonshire James Harford, Simon Law &
Stuart Popple (Parkway)
Leicestershire Ken Frost, Roger Cooper &
Shane Hayes (Leicester)
16-10
2016 Devon Ian Lesley, James Webber & Ollie Lucas
(Shaldon)
Middlesex Paul Reynolds, Chris Harris & Tony Waller
Ladygate
15-14
  • English Bowls Association Championship 1945-2007 / Bowls England Championship 2008-present

Men's Fours Champions

Year County Champions County Runners-up Score
1905 Cumberland Unknown
(Carlisle Subscription)
Middlesex Unknown
(Bounds Green)
Unknown
1906 Northumberland Unknown
(Newcastle West End)
Middlesex Unknown
(Upper Clapton)
Unknown
1907 Cumberland Unknown
(Carlisle West End)
Kent Unknown
(Forest Hill)
Unknown
1908 Cumberland Unknown
(Carlisle Edenside)
Middlesex Unknown
(Upper Clapton)
Unknown
1909 Northamptonshire J. T. Goode, C. Vorley, J. W. Bellamy, G. P. Coe
(Wellingborough)
Northumberland Unknown
(Newcastle West End)
Unknown
1910 Somerset A. H. Pearce, S. O. Hall, W. N. Wake, F. Blackmore
(Victoria)
Cumberland Unknown
(Carlisle Subscription)
Unknown
1911 Oxfordshire Unknown
(Banbury)
Berkshire T.Waldron, F.E.Blackmore, F.W.Thompson
H.F.Lindars (Reading)
Unknown
1912 Northamptonshire A. J. Rowe, C. S. Jinks, T. Lee, C. C. Jinks
(Wellingborough)
Middlesex unknown
(Paddington)
Unknown
1913 Surrey T. G. Dunno, P. Laing, F. MacGregor, W. Taylor
(Dulwich)
Kent Unknown
(Bellingham)
Unknown
1914 Berkshire T. Waldron, J. Higgs, J. Burling, H. F. Lindars
(Reading)
Kent Unknown
(Gillingham)
Unknown
1915-1918 No competition due to war
1919 Leicestershire Unknown
(Belgrave)
Surrey Unknown
(Dulwich)
Unknown
1920 Durham W. T. Wallace, R. Peacock, W. B. Shaw, C. Gibb
(Sunderland)
Oxfordshire H. E. Alden, T. Basson, J. Elson, F. C. Sherlock
(South Oxford)
Unknown
1921 Northumberland S. J. Dawson, W. Oliver, G. Elder, J. Frith
(Belgrave)
Northamptonshire S. Booth, R. Dexter, C. Vorley, W. J. Mitchell
(Wellingborough)
Unknown
1922 Leicestershire unknown
(Belgrave)
Durham E. Dinsley, T. Eckford, T. F. Heslop, J. J. Hall
(Darlington East Park)
Unknown
1923 Northumberland W. Nixon, C. Thompson, W. E. Pitt, F. Hindmarsh
(Alnwick)
Essex Unknown
(Central Park)
Unknown
1924 Essex Unknown
(Southend-on-Sea)
Northumberland Unknown
(Summerhill)
Unknown
1925 Northumberland S. J. Dawson, J. A. Gibson, A. Butterfield, W. H. Pallett
(Belgrave)
Berkshire Unknown
(Prospect Park)
Unknown
1926 Sussex A.Robinson, C Wheater, W.T.Cripps, R.John
(Preston, Brighton)
Berkshire W. J. Jones, H. A. Cannan, T. Webb, F. Bennett
(Newbury)
25-24
1927 Kent A.Y.Robertson, Percy Snow, G.Rogers, J.T.Dalton
(Margate)
Middlesex E.Potts, H.S.Wright, J.Booth, Tom Potts
(Harrow)
18-17
1928 Bedfordshire S. J. Tomlin, R. Hawkins, W. Plowman, A. J. Tibbett
(Luton Town)
Northumberland J. Parr, J. Gray, J. Buglass, W. E. Pitt
(Alnwick)
28-10
1929 Hampshire D. Spencer, W. G. Dear, T. Hopkins, C. H. Noyce
(Basingstoke Town)
Somerset H.Rebbeck, R.Bishop, F.Shell, A.S.Pearce
(Frome Selwood Printing Works)
22-20
1930 Middlesex Unknown
(Lammas Club)
Hertfordshire Unknown
(St Albans)
19-17
1931 Surrey W.J.Suckling, E.W.J.Coffee, W.H.Mowlam, G.Redstone
(Kingston Canbury)
Isle of Wight Unknown
(Ryde)
24-23
1932 Hampshire H. Parsons, E. S. Fuidge, J. Pollock, J. Edney
(Atherley, Southampton)
Somerset F.Ross, J.Phipps, R.C.Bryant, W.Price
(Sydney Gardens, Bath)
23-18
1933 Hampshire B.H.Matthews, H.J.Head, H.W.Johnson, J.W.Rhodes
(Southsea Waverley)
Devon H.P.Webber
(Torbay Country Club)
27-17
1934 Sussex A. Cole, W. T. Bevan, S. C. Griffin, R. Whiteside
(Worthing)
Hampshire Unknown
(Southbourne)
Unknown
1935 Durham C. Pickersgill, J. S. Reed, J. Pickersgill, C. Gibb
(Sunderland)
Warwickshire C. D. Billington, W. J. Wrigley
J. A. Meredith, F. T. Miller (Avenue, Leamington Spa)
Unknown
1936 Hampshire E. Havelock, A. Walters, H. Perkins, George Curtis
(Boscombe Cliff)
Middlesex Unknown
(Parsons Green)
Unknown
1937 Surrey J. Killick, P. C. W. Silcock, W. Taylor, J. A. Morrison
(Sheen Common)
Leicestershire C.Thorne, J.Garratt, G. Orams, W.F.Wade
Hinckley
19-14
1938 Middlesex H.A.Betteridge, G.Canning,
Major W.H.Godby, C.A.Birtles (Paddington)
Cumberland H. Stevens, A. Millar,
G. Roden, J. Kilgour (Siddick)
16-15
1939 Buckinghamshire L. Hart, E. Yates, V. Cartwright, E. Jefferies
(High Wycombe)
Bedfordshire W. Inskip, A. Gillett, H. Bull, S. Crawley
(Bedford Borough)
18-14
1940-1944 No competition due to war
1945 Essex Unknown
(Ilford)
Kent Unknown
(Faversham)
Unknown
1946 Kent Unknown
(Faversham)
Suffolk Unknown
(Marlborough, Ipswich)
22-8
1947 Surrey G. Godwin, S. A. Vallance,
C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder (Redhill)
Oxfordshire J. W. Gordon, M. L. King,
H. J. Wallace, S. H. Smith (South Oxford)
17-14
1948 Oxfordshire H. T. Allen, H. I. Fisher, J. Holden, Algernon R. Allen
(Oxford City & County)
Gloucestershire Unknown
Gloucester Wagon Works
20-16
1949 Bedfordshire F. Oliver, H. Burgon, C. Jones, C. Tomlin
(SKF Luton)
Durham R. Haggle, J. Rosser, J. Pannett, A. E. Jones
(Stockton United)
31-16
1950 Hampshire L. A. Walters, J. W. Curtis, H. W. Richardson &
W. E. Oxenham (Richmond Park)
Kent Unknown
(Eltham)
21-19
1951 Oxfordshire H. T. Allen, J. Fingland, J. Holden, Algernon R. Allen
(Oxford City & County)
Surrey Unknown
(Motspur Park)
22-20
1952 Berkshire C. Snow, N. Wakefield, R. H. Wrate, V. C. Wakefield
(Prospect Park, Reading)
Hampshire Unknown
(Fleming Park, Eastleigh)
22-21
1953 Dorset Unknown
(Poole Park)
Hampshire Unknown
(Moordown)
23-20
1954 Leicestershire Jock Latto, R Burton,
A Toach, B Branston (Belgrave)
Northamptonshire W. J. Stone, F. V. V. Purser, C. J. Knight, A. F. Knight
(Abington, Northampton)
28-14
1955 Wiltshire G. King, J. Day, A. Boulter, C. R. Waite
(Wootton Bassett)
Durham J. E. Archibold, D. W. Richie, S. Thompson &
J. E. Addis (Eldon Grove, West Hartlepool)
20-15
1956 Hampshire T. Ellis, R. Squires, L. Lane, A. Spooner
(Fleet United)
Suffolk unknown
(Rookery)
19-17
1957 Somerset Reginald Bryant, David Bryant, L.Harris, Roger Harris
(Clevedon)
Berkshire M. Manifold, J. Rivers, C. S. Reed, G. K. Collyer
(Wokingham)
25-15
1958 Cumberland H. Heap, J. A. Wilson, G. Sewell, J. Bell
(Morton Sundour)
Kent S.Martin
(Livesey Memorial)
21-18
1959 Buckinghamshire E.Barnard, E.Goodchild, J Paton, W Clark
(Princes Risborough)
Cornwall H Tonkin, J.Blewett
(Penlee)
17-11
1960 Essex A.Pratt, R.Stevens, H. G.Brigstock, P.Smith
(Essex County)
Durham R. Wealands, C. Holiday, G. Coates, C. Richardson
(Darlington Park)
25-11
1961 Sussex Gordon Sparkes & Arthur Knowling Jr.,
G.Scadgell, H.Ward (Worthing)
Herefordshire N.Knight
(Hereford)
27-13
1962 Buckinghamshire A.Whitehead, H.Harwood, H.Soen, L.Hall
(Slough I.C.I.)
Oxfordshire W. R. Scaldwell, R. J. Room, C. W. Lester &
Algernon R. Allen (Oxford City & County)
20-16
1963 Northamptonshire Stan Carter, E. F. Marchant, L. Hough &
Robert Stenhouse (Wellingborough)
Buckinghamshire H. Phillips, J. Abbot, C. Small, A. W. Philbey
(Aylesbury Borough)
21-12
1964 Sussex J. Evans, J. B. Hogan, H. Turrell &
R. E. Lewis (Preston, Brighton)
Middlesex Michael Stone, Arthur Stone, Arthur Morgan &
Tom Smith(Clissold)
21-12
1965 Hampshire A. Carter, W. T. Rich, R. A. Stephens, J. A. Gibson
(Bournemouth Electric)
Essex F.Humphrey, W.F.Johns
(Colchester West End)
26-9
1966 Northumberland W. Charlton, Arnold Bryson, George Boag &
Fred Lumley (Summerhill)
Gloucestershire R.Aubrey, H.Robertson, A.Bailey, W.Holder
(Greyfriars)
28-15
1967 Kent Jack McMeakin, Ibbotson
(Sandwich)
Hampshire Jack Stainer, Daniel Hishon
(Civil Service, Portsmouth)
22-20
1968 Somerset William Elliott, Reg Bryant, David Rhys Jones &
David Bryant (Clevedon)
Hampshire C. Jones, S. Bonner, Jimmy Davidson, Walter Phillips
(Boscombe Cliff)
21-20
1969 Somerset William Elliott, Reg Bryant, David Rhys Jones &
David Bryant MBE (Clevedon)
Hampshire unknown
(British Legion Farnborough)
20-13
1970 Durham Eric Alderton, Danny Winning, Harold Strong, Bob Main
(Blackhall C. W.)
Middlesex unknown
(Cambridge) Park
21-19
1971 Somerset John Knight, William Elliott,
David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE (Clevedon)
Lincolnshire Royal Mail Cart 27-13
1972 Lincolnshire Dick Meades, Brian Sherriff
Dick Vinters, Ray Stanley (Burton House)
Middlesex Paddington 25-16
1973 Dorset Ken Edmonds, Don Carrier, Eric Blaston, Ron Porter
(Poole Park)
Somerset Frank Worth
(Bristol)
18-8
1974 Worcestershire A.C.Hall, Alec Jackson,
R. Watkins, Tony Russell (Brotherhood)
Middlesex Jack Horn, J.Sambrook, P.Down, Tony Bantock
(A.E.C.Southall)
19-17
1975 Norfolk Arthur Rix, Cecil Whitwood,
George Ward, Chris Ward (Cromer & District (EBA))
Middlesex Reginald Paine
(London Transport)
23-19
1976 Hertfordshire Reginald Cross, Gordon Turner,
Norman Kemp, Ernest Barker (Baldock Town)
Somerset John Knight, William Elliott,
David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE (Clevedon)
25-8
1977 Essex Fred Bromley, Dennis Cullum,
Clifford Smith, David Wakefield (Aveley)
Hampshire Jack Gough, Norman Shelley,
John Wiseman, Peter Line (Atherley)
20-15
1978 Warwickshire Russ Robinson, Reg Hacker, Ken Dodd &
Keith Robinson(Erdington Court)
Buckinghamshire Len Somers
(Chesham)
22-10
1979 Cumbria I. Graham, H. Graham, J. Heap &
R. Moore(Carlisle Subscription)
Berkshire George Shepherd, Neil Stradling, Brian Griffiths &
Michael Willis (Wantage)
Unknown
1980 Norfolk Graham Pease, George Ward, Reggie Baker &
Chris Ward (Cromer & District (EBA))
Hampshire Graham Standley, Ray Bundy, Norman Shelley &
Peter Line (Banister Park)
19-16
1981 Durham David Kilner, Maurice Alsop, Ronnie Pringle,
Cliff Simpson (Owton Lodge)
Northumberland Steve Proctor, Chris Palmer, Ian Spoor &
Kevin Bone(Gosforth)
27-11
1982 Nottinghamshire A. Lovatt, B. Clark,
K. Euerby, R. Dickens (Castle)
Surrey D. Walsh, J. Fitzharris,
D. Campbell, J. Rideout (Old Dean, Camberley)
21-14
1983 Lancashire Duncan Wilson, Tony Horobin,
Alec Atkinson, Gordon Niven (Bolton)
Oxfordshire Peter Sargeant, David Lewis,
Clive Weston, Robin Hewson (Summertown)
25-18
1984 Hampshire Laurie Pull, Peter Pull,
Russell Morgan, Chris Paice (Boscombe Cliff)
Yorkshire Ronnie Baker, Dick Moore,
Les Berry, Tony Frosdick (Middlesbrough)
18-16
1985 Essex David Griggs, David Jarrold,
Graham Arnold, Jim Aiton (Aldersbrook)
Cambridgeshire Tony Harley, Mick Chamberlain,
Derek Rutter, Colin Chamberlain (Christchurch)
27-15
1986 Buckinghamshire unknown
(Stony Stratford)
Sussex Alan Clarke, Chris Reynolds,
Malcolm Fever, Doug Whetstone (Lindfield)
Unknown
1987 Buckinghamshire Derek Plater, Colin Perrotet,
Les Richardson, Mick Richardson (Aylesbury Town)
Surrey Mark Whatling, Gary Davidson,
Tim Orr, Kelvin Barnard (Temple)
20-17
1988 Oxfordshire Steve Beacon, Chris Quainton,
Chris Allen, Gary Harrington (Summertown)
Middlesex Colin Hopper, Bob Middleton,
Gerry Smyth, Steve Halmai (Paddington)
15-14
1989 Kent John Chandler, Jimmy Cross,
Terry Heppell, Martyn Sekjer (Blackheath & Greenwich)
Leicestershire Alan Hewitt, Ian Wynter,
David Hemstock, Colin Shaw (Brush)
17-16
1990 Somerset Steve Gait, Derek Chivers,
Terry Perkins, Ian Middlemast (Bath)
Nottinghamshire Paul Jackson, Geoff Hufton Jr.,
Geoff Hufton Sr., Jamie Mills (Mansfield Colliery)
20-13
1991 Berkshire John Smith, Bill Bayliss, Ian Baker, Jim Clarke
(Wokingham)
Wiltshire Norman Remington, Iain Cameron,
Steve Remington, Andy Moore (Spencer, Melksham)
21-20
1992 Hampshire Ian Rawlinson, Mark Warren,
Chris Stanger, Nicky Jones (Bournemouth)
Hampshire Michael Scripps, John Winkley,
Robert Robinson, James Marsland, (Cove)
17-15
1993 Berkshire Graham Waldron, Adam Graves,
Robert Newman, Michael Newman (Reading)
Middlesex S. Wheeler, W. Hulbert,
A. Lines, Gerry Smyth (Shepherds Bush Cricket)
22-13
1994 Gloucestershire Andrew Wills, Les Gillett,
Simon Jones, Tony Allcock MBE (Cheltenham)
Hampshire K. Manderson, D. Archibald,
Peter Line, Graham Standley (Atherley)
21-13
1995 Sussex John Pannett, Michael Rapley,
James Morley, Leigh Prince (Hollingbury Park)
Middlesex A. J. L. Barker, R. M. Clarke,
L. P. Mulligan, Steven Stockley (Parsons Green)
18-17
1996 Cambridgeshire Maurice Miller, Brian Baxter,
Tony Merrell, Lee Miller (March Conservative)
Cumbria Ken Johnston, David Taylor
Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor (Courtfield)
20-18
1997 Wiltshire Mark Dyer, Tony Stevenson,
Mel Biggs, Steve Warren (Swindon Westlecot)
Somerset Barrie Smith, Mike Davies,
Richard Billington, Don Fowkes (Bridgewater BCL)
19-15
1998 Oxfordshire Alan Prew, George Moon,
Greg Moon, Les Gillett (Banbury Borough)
Northumberland Keith Wood, Mike Bennett,
Mick McGreevy, Richard Train (Summerhill)
20-13
1999 Buckinghamshire Mark Bantock, Alan Price,
John McGuinness, Kirk Smith (Gerrards Cross)
Kent Ben Hornsby, Martyn Sekjer,
Gary Smith, Andy Thomson (Blackheath & Greenwich)
21- 5
2000 Lancashire Alan Mayne, Gary Harrington,
Ian Mayne, David Holt (Acton Bridge)
Cumbria Craig Docherty, David Taylor,
Stuart Airey, Trevor Taylor (Courtfield)
24-14
2001 Derbyshire Andrew Harris, Darren Allsopp, Martin Allsopp &
Stuart Thomas (South Derbyshire Miners Welfare)
Durham Tony Bousfield, Neil Buckley, Peter Edwards &
Andrew Kirtland (Darlington Railway Athletic)
24-14
2002 Nottinghamshire Nick Cammack, Michael Owen,
Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley (Siemens)
Cornwall Gary Watkins, Tim Phillips,
Mark Foster, Steven Lawer (Carnon Downs)
25-12
2003 Cornwall Ian Powell, Mike Sturtridge,
Ian Ball, Richard Bray (Stenalees)
Lancashire Duncan Wilson, Martin Crellin,Fergus Muat &
Alec Atkinson (Manchester Commonwealth)
20-17
2004 Surrey Norman Vigor, Andy Hawes,
Graham Vigor, Dave Clark (Croydon)
Durham Tony Bousfield, Neil Buckley, Peter Edwards &
Andrew Kirtland (Darlington Railway Athletic)
22-14
2005 Berkshire Dale Hall, Malcolm Edney,
Ian Snowden, John Stradling (Hagbourne)
Hampshire Barrie Seymour, Derick Faulkner,
Roy Leake, Peter Ward (Ringwood)
18-17
2006 Cornwall Charlie Gay, Bill Lawer,
Dave Perrin, Tim Phillips (Carnon Downs)
Lancashire Mark Dawes, John Walker,
Barry Kitson, David Colbourne (Bolton)
21-20
2007 Cumbria Danny May, Ian Airey,
Richard Chandler, Stuart Airey (Carlisle Subscription)
Essex Steven Mahoney, Brian Whiteley,
Mark Morhall, Joe Stamper (Falcon)
20-18
2008 Somerset James Branfield, Pip Branfield,
Darren Mason, John Hick (Clevedon)
Nottinghamshire Paul Martlew, Mike Owen,
Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley (Trent Vale)
18-17
2009 Leicestershire John Torrington, Vic Mayes,
Steven Wade, Andrew Irons (Blaby)
Devon Mark Hopkins, Jeff Tolchard,
Alan Hirst, Sean Johnson (Kings, Torquay)
23-22
2010 Cambridgeshire Martin Pankhurst, Kevin Bane,
Ian Miller, Richard Catton (Cambridge & County)
Kent David Mason, Scott Whiting,
Joe Kelly, Grant Allen (Herne Bay)
18-17
2011 Berkshire Bernard Byles, Matthew Hyde,
Simon Jones, Alan Price (Desborough)
Somerset Ben Hamilton, Matt Hamilton,
Steve Turner, Louis Ridout (Ilminster)
27-14
2012 Northamptonshire Mark Corbyn, Darren Lyman,
Neil Corbyn, Paul Broderick (Wellingborough)
Cambridgeshire Martin Pankhurst, Kevin Bane,
Ian Miller, Richard Catton (Cambridge & County)
29-10
2013 Cornwall Colin Smith, David Parr,
Nigel Laity, Colin Binny (Chacewater)
Cambridgeshire Roger Mansfield, Les Bradford,
Neil Flack, Steve Jacobs (Sawston)
27-7
2014 Durham Phil Dixon, Neal Ridley,
Ian Riches, David Bolt (Silksworth)
Yorkshire Ben Render, Shaun Wells,
Dominic Kelly, Nigel Brignall (Nafferton)
21-19
2015 Worcestershire Tony Yapp, Mark Atkins,
Allan Griffiths, Ryan Atkins (St Dunstans)
Devon Joe Melmore, Matt Bass,
Louis Ridout, Sam Tolchard (Kings)
19-14
2016 Northamptonshire[2] Rob White, Ian Bland, Wayne Stanley,
Dominic Graham (Northampton Express)
Devon Ollie Lewis, Stuart Evans,
Lee Haywood, Ryan Whitlock (Shaldon)
20-19
  • English Bowls Association Championship 1905-2007 / Bowls England Championship 2008-present

Men's Junior Singles Champions

Year County Champion County Runner-up Score
1974 Cornwall David Cutler (Unknown) Leicestershire Tony Allcock (Belgrave) Unknown
1975 Leicestershire Tony Allcock (Belgrave) Cornwall A. L. H. Snell (Unknown) Unknown
1976 Hampshire Jimmy Hobday (Boscombe Cliff) Hertfordshire R. W. Rodwell (Unknown) Unknown
1977 Leicestershire Tony Allcock (Belgrave) Kent Gary Smith (Unknown) Unknown
1978 Yorkshire Alec Atkinson (Middlesbrough) Hampshire D. V. Dunford (Unknown) Unknown
1979 Somerset Peter Mattravers (Unknown) Buckinghamshire Derek Plater (Unknown) Unknown
1980 Surrey G. W. Spencer (Temple) Hampshire Russell Kemp (Fleming Park) 21-15
1981 Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBE (Unknown) Essex K. Blackman (Essex County) Unknown
1982 Norfolk Ian Grady (Gaywood Park) Durham D. Henley (Palmers) Unknown
1983 Leicestershire Andrew Irons (Knighton Victoria) Middlesex Gerry Smyth (Unknown) 21-19
1984 Nottinghamshire Brett Morley (Plessey) Hampshire John Squires (Unknown) 21-14
1985 Essex Jeffrey Bates (Falcon) Hertfordshire John Simmons (Garston) 21- 8
1986 Middlesex Chris Ackland (Brentham) Oxfordshire Paul Sharman (Unknown) 21-18
1987 Suffolk John Rednall (Felixstowe & Suffolk) Surrey Iain Boyle (Weybridge) 21-12
1988 Yorkshire Iain Boyle (Bert Keech) Norfolk Mervyn King (Unknown) 21-15
1989 Sussex Alan Darling (Unknown) Norfolk Mervyn King (Unknown) 25-24
1990 Somerset Neil Westlake (Unknown) Buckinghamshire Mark Bantock (Unknown) 25-21
1991 Middlesex Barry Jenkins (Hounslow Sports) Devon Nathan Farrant (Unknown) 21-12
1992 Warwickshire Stuart Thomas (Blossomfield) Northumberland Karl Jameson (Unknown) 21-12
1993 Gloucestershire Les Gillett (Unknown) Huntingdonshire Stuart Popple (Unknown) 21-13
1994 Bedfordshire Steven Mead (Dunstable Town) Cumbria D. R. Baxter (Unknown) 21-16
1995 Cambridgeshire David Bell (Unknown) Lancashire Ian Mayne (Unknown) 21-15
1996 Lancashire Jason Parkinson (Bolton) Cornwall Ian Drew (Stenalees) 21- 5
1997 Gloucestershire Neil Chandler (Victory Park) Kent C. James (Canterbury) 21- 6
1998 Huntingdonshire Nick Brett (White Hart) Durham David Bolt (Silksworth) 21-17
1999 Wiltshire Graham Shadwell (Cooper Avon) Berkshire Robert Newman (Reading) 21- 7
2000 Surrey Mark Bishopp (Weybridge) Worcestershire Dean Hemming (Worcester) 21-15
2001 Sussex David Hubbard (Hove and Kingsway) Wiltshire Russell Francis (Spencer Moulton) 21-13
2002 Warwickshire Simon Gilbert (Avenue Leamington) Lancashire Chris Gale (Unknown) 21-18
2003 Bedfordshire Tom Cawdell (Luton Town) Oxfordshire Nick Welsh (Rover Cowley) 21-18
2004 Northumberland Robert Chisholm (Northern Electric) Norfolk Stephen Winter (House on the Green) 21-16
2005 Lancashire Mark Dawes (Bolton) Sussex Stuart Holland (Rosemount) 2-0* sets
2006 Hertfordshire Matthew Coppen (Royston) Lancashire Mark Dawes (Bolton) 2-1* sets
2007 Sussex Stuart Holland (Rosemount) Devon Josh Hadfield (Budleigh Salterton) 21-12
2008 Sussex Aaron Sexton (Preston) Dorset Ben Paulley (Greenhill) 21-14
2009 Norfolk Jamie Chestney (Hunstanton) Huntingdonshire Tristan Morton (Parkway) 21- 8
2010 Essex Mark Nullmeyers (Elm Park) Huntingdonshire Tristan Morton (White Hart) 21-13
2011 Northamptonshire Jamie Walker (Northampton West End) Berkshire Kyle Mallandain (Desborough) 21-16
2012 Lincolnshire Martin Spencer (Royal Mail Cart) Northamptonshire Jamie Walker (Northampton West End) 21-20
2013 Northamptonshire Jamie Walker Warwickshire Liam Pearcey
2014 Dorset Martin Puckett Hertfordshire Tom Muir
2015 Cambridgeshire Jamie Barker Kent Perry Martin
2016 Northamptonshire Jamie Walker Nottinghamshire Jack Emmerson 21-2
  • English Bowls Association Championship 1974-2007 / Bowls England Championship 2008-present
General
  • EBA - English Bowls Association Handbook | Various Years
  • "Bowls England". Website of Bowls England. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Bedfordshire Bowls Association". Website of Bedfordshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Buckinghamshire Bowls Association". Website of Buckinghamshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Dorset Bowls Association". Website of Dorset Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Durham Bowls Association". Website of Durham Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Essex Bowls Association". Website of Essex Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Gloucestershire Bowls Association". Website of Gloucestershire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Hampshire Bowls Association". Website of Hampshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Hertfordshire Bowls Association". Website of Hertfordshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Huntingdonshire Bowls Association". Website of Huntingdonshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Isle of Wight Bowls Association". Website of the Isle of Wight Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Kent Bowls Association". Website of Kent Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Lancashire Bowls Association". Website of Lancashire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Lincolnshire Bowls Association". Website of Lincolnshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Northamptonshire Bowls Association". National Honours of Northamptonshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Northumberland Bowls Association". Website of Northumberland Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Oxfordshire Bowls Association". Website of Oxfordshire Bowls Association. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  • "Warwickshire Bowls Association". Website of Warwickshire Bowls Association. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  2. ^ "BOWLS: Northampton Express quartet are national champions". Northampton Chronicle & Echo.