English National Bowls Championships | ||
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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 men's champion of champions is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
Venues
- 1984–1986 (Hemel Hempstead BC)
- 1987 (Bilton BC, Rugby)
- 1988–1991 (Bath BC)
- 1992–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
- 2014–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)
Sponsors
- 1985–1986 (Croxley Script)
- 1988–1990 (Bristol & West Building Society)
- 1992 (The Woolwich)
- 1993 (Sanatogen)
- 2023-2024 (Aviva)
Past winners
Year | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | County | Score | Ref |
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1984 | David Cutler | Civil Service | Devon | Brian Ward | Livesey Memorial | Kent | 21–17 | |
1985 | Danny Denison | Newton Abbot | Devon | Roy Cutts | Marlborough Ipswich | Suffolk | 21–18 | |
1986 | Danny Denison | Newton Abbot | Devon | Ron Keating | Plymouth Civil Service | Devon | 21–10 | |
1987 | Peter Gilbert | Kensey Vale | Cornwall | John Ottaway | Wymondham Dell | Norfolk | 21–20 | |
1988 | Tony Allcock | Cheltenham | Glocs | Gary A. Smith | Blackheath & Greenwich | Kent | 21–6 | |
1989 | Ralph Shakespeare | Avenue, Leamington Spa | Warks | Iain Boyle | Bert Keech | Yorks | 25–17 | |
1990 | Mike Bennett | West Witney | Oxon | John Dobson | Egham | Surrey | 25–23 | |
1991 | Tony Allcock MBE | Cheltenham | Glocs | John Kelly | Civil Service | Devon | 21–11 | |
1992 | Tony Allcock MBE | Cheltenham | Glocs | John Bell | Wigton | Cumbria | 21–20 | |
1993 | Gary Harrington | Summertown | Oxon | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | 21–15 | |
1994 | Michael Arnold | Margate | Kent | Mark Christmas | Croydon | Essex | 21–18 | |
1995 | Charles Wright | White Rock | Sussex | Hughie Whitehead | Shildon | Durham | 21–7 | |
1996 | Terry James | Thrapston | Northants | Dean Morgan | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | 21–11 | |
1997 | Arthur Jackson | Broadway | Worcs | Robert Dykes | Roker Marine | Durham | 21–20 | |
1998 | Ian Mayne | Acton Bridge | Lancs | Andrew Smith | Welford-on-Avon | Warks | 21–14 | |
1999 | Danny Denison | Torquay | Devon | John Miller | Arnold Park | Notts | 21–11 | |
2000 | Danny Denison | Torquay | Devon | Jimmy Hobday | West Backwell | Som | 21–8 | |
2001 | John Ottaway | Wymondham Dell | Norfolk | Nigel Cordy | Cleethorpes | Lincs | 21–13 | |
2002 | Mick Sharpe | Kingsthorpe | Northants | Stephen Farish | Wigton | Cumbria | 21–17 | |
2003 | Mark Royal | Ipswich | Suffolk | Mick Sharpe | Kingsthorpe | Northants | 21–7 | |
2004 | Steve Pickford | Romford | Essex | Brian Taylor | County Arts | Norfolk | 21–13 | |
2005 | Paul Broderick | Wellingborough | Kent | Mike Goord | Eltham | Northants | 2–0 sets | |
2006 | Leo May | Pyestock | Hants | Graham White | Meltis 96 | Beds | 2–1 sets | |
2007 | Sam Tolchard | Kings, Torquay | Devon | Raymond Gaskins | Princes Risborough | Bucks | 21–19 | |
2008 | Billy Jackson | Perry Sports | Lincs | Sam Tolchard | Kings Torquay | Devon | 21–19 | |
2009 | John Rednall | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Suffolk | Andrew Walters | Broadway | Worcs | 21–19 | |
2010 | David Scott | Cavaliers | Notts | Chris Daniels | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | 21–17 | |
2011 | Louis Ridout | Ilminster | Som | Simon Skelton | Stute | Derbys | 21–14 | |
2012 | Matthew Coppen | Royston | Herts | Robert Drew | Cambridge & County | Cambs | 21–17 | |
2013 | Scott Dunham | Carter's Park | Lincs | Duncan Heard | Woodbridge Hill | Surrey | 21–12 | |
2014 | Matthew Marchant | Southsea Waverley | Hants | Paul Woolford | Herne Bay | Kent | 21–14 | |
2015 | Jamie Walker | Northampton West End | Northants | Matthew Marchant | Southsea Waverley | Hants | 21–9 | |
2016 | Perry Martin | Milton Regis | Kent | Rob Paxton | Crediton | Devon | 21–19 | |
2017 | Glenn Williams | Royston | Herts | Russell Francis | Spencer Moulton | Wilts | 21–17 | |
2018 | Andrew Broad | St. Stephen | Cornwall | Glen Adams | Hendon | Middx | 21–18 | |
2019 | Sam Tolchard | Kings Torquay | Devon | David Pitt | Masonian | Middx | 21–4 | |
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
2021 | Jamie Chestney | Culm Vale | Devon | Mark Royal | Rookery | Suffolk | 21–11 | |
2022 | Harry Goodwin | Appleyard | Kent | Scott Walton | St Neots | Cambs | 21–18 | |
2023 | Graham Ashby | Nuneaton | Warks | Phil Harvey | St Georges Dragons | Northumb | 21–13 | |
2024 | Joe Dawson | Kingscroft | Leics | Adam Barker | St Neots | Cambs | 21–14 |
References
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- "Taxman's windfall". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 September 1984. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "'Sports in Brief' (1985)". The Times. 2 September 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- "Hobart bowled out". Lincolnshire Echo. 1 September 1986. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Rugby bowler's champion look". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 30 August 1987. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Tony turns on that title magic". Western Daily Press. 29 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Branfield in Shakespeare tragedy". Clevedon Mercury. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Sports World". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Champion Allcock shows why he's best". Western Daily Press. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Tony's triumph". Bristol Evening Post. 7 September 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Wright style". Cambridge Daily News. 21 August 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Jones, D.R. (1997) 'Price fights back to keep title'". The Times. 18 August 1997. p. 24. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- "'For the Record' (1998)". The Times. 17 August 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- "'For the Record'". The Times. 21 August 2000. p. 37. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- "Bishopp blessed with singles title". Worthing Herald. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- "2018 champion of champions" (PDF). Bowls England.
- "2019 champion of champions" (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 8 September 2022.
- "2023 National Championships Men's cofc". Bowls England. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- "2024 National Championships Men's cofc". Bowls England. Retrieved 26 August 2024.