Bowls England National Championships (men's senior pairs)

The men's senior pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

The event is for men aged 55 and over on 1 April in the year of competition. Until 1988 it was for over 60s.[2]

Past winners

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Year Champions County Runners-up County Score Ref
1974 Frank Farey & Arthur Parkin Middx [3]
1975 Bill Stowe & Fred Jenkins Warwicks Arthur Green & Les Banks Sussex 20–15 [4]
1976 Les Traves & Ivor Boys Kent Eric Thulborn & Alf Page Cambs [5]
1977 E. Rayner & Fred Summers Worcs [6]
1978 F. Ash & H. Stevenson Surrey [7]
1979 E. C. Weston & E. C. Websell Hants
1980 G. C. Collinson & W. Hughes Glocs
1981 J. Adams & A. Whitehead Bucks
1982 Jim Grigor & Bernard Read Lincs Middx 24–11 [8]
1983 T. S. Fenn & A. P. Lucas Suffolk
1984 Wilf Firby & Harry Wadham Som John Nunn & Peter Hills Suffolk 21–20 [9][10]
1985 B. Walker & R. Kivell Devon
1986
1987 Reg Theobald & Cyril Morgan Middx Joe Hughes & Raymond Wall Northumb 19-18 [11]
1988 Alfred Baylis & Tony Russell Worcs Bev Thompson & Cecil Exton Wilts 25-16 [12]
1989 Cyril Bowers & Derek Mee Notts Gordon Townsend & Harry Reynolds Warwicks 27-16 [13][14]
1990 Reg Jackson & Barney Fernandes Wilts Ray Watson & Reg Paine Middx 22-12 [15]
1991 Ken Manderson & Peter Line Hants T. C. Clipston & Terry James Northants 25-22
1992 R. S. Bell & J. Stothard Durham W. D. Gee & D. Lewis Bucks 20-9
1993 Ken Manderson & Peter Line Hants Edward Hayward & Walter Hayward Sussex 23-11 [16]
1994 Brian Arnold & Don Griffin Hunts Henry Booth & Alan Leach Lancs 15-14 [17]
1995 F. A. Palmer & K. Broughton Sussex N. Chamberlain & W. Faulkner Herts 20-16
1996 Bernard Walsham & Alan Walsham Lincs Ken Wardle & Robert Burch Devon 17-16 [18]
1997 Arthur Peacock & Luke Went Essex Michael Truran & Ian Gooding Sussex 28-8
1998 Pat Pinnegar & Roy Hennessy Glocs/Som Brian Miller & Dennis Alderton Sussex 22-16
1999 Michael Haywood & John Godden Leics Derek Balfour & Peter Bryant Berks 20-14 [19]
2000 Chris Reynolds & Ian Watson Sussex Douglas Bale & Derek James Devon 24-11
2001 F. Smith & R. Walters Cornwall D. Weston & D. Crowson Northants 23-20
2002 David Macey & David Hynard Som Pat Riley & Lyn James Essex 28-18
2003 Alan Waite & Peter Picknell Bucks Robert Clews & David Snell Wilts 22-21
2004 Ken Marsh & Barry Bendall Hants J. Wilson & M. Crafer Essex 27-11
2005 Attilio Ciampini & Robert Yeamans Middx B. Nicholls & J. Dobson Hants 29-8
2006 John Crabb & Barry Patterson Dorset Alan Cawdell & Len Wildman Herts 20–17
2007 William Hamilton & Brian Pigott Warwicks Gordon Niven & Graham Booth Lancs 30–15
2008 Vic Cole & Malcolm Stark Essex Keith Corris & Keith Corris Cornwall 21–20
2009 Don Sheriff & Peter Adams Herts Roger Martin & Tony Scarr Hunts 27–11
2010 David Welsh & James Morley Sussex David McManus & Anthony Little Cumbria 25–21
2011 David Parr & Charlie Gay Cornwall John Abson & Alan Cawdell Herts 19–13
2012 Richard Hall & Adrian Burbridge Worcs Eddie Hughes & Ray Breame Cumbria 25–8
2013 David Snell, Mel Biggs & Paul Sloman Wilts Robert Fuller & John Haines Northants 20–18
2014 Les Jinks & Dave Brennan Derbyshire Alan Ley & Mike Peterson Oxon 20–18
2015 David Snell & Mel Biggs Wilts Barry Williams & Tony Aubrey Berks 26–13
2016 John Bell & Rick Gallagher Cumbria Roy Burnett & David Hanger Dorset 21–14
2017 Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage Bucks Ian Watson & Keith Holman Sussex 23–16
2018 Paul Comley & Colin Whitehead Oxon Ronnie Thomas & Kevin Williams Cornwall 24–7
2019 Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage Bucks Martin Smith & Mark Atkins Herefords 22–15 [20]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [21]
2021 Stuart Stephens & Jim Garner Dorset Howard Watts & Raymond Gaskins Oxfordshire 17–10 [22]
2022 Steve Smith & Graham Ashby Warwicks Steve Parr & Ken Weyand Kent 19–6 [23]
2023 Philip Russell & Jerry Rumball Herts Michael Jelfs & Phillip Gladden Oxfordshire 27–3 [24]
2024 Ken Sawyer & Tim Bloomer Glocs Richard Spriggs & Steve Gunnell Essex 22–21 [25]

References

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  1. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  2. ^ "Len Somers in national finals". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 13 September 1974. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Southall Pair lift national bowls title". Middlesex County Times. 11 October 1974. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Stratford, Stoke men to the fore". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 4 October 1975. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Andrews victory in national singles". Cambridge Daily News. 2 October 1976. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "News". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 27 September 1979. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Tournament could stay in Torquay". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 30 September 1978. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "On top of the world". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 1 October 1982. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Axeing spurs Wilf to final". Bristol Evening Post. 31 July 1985. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Bowls". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 17 September 1984. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  12. ^ Newby, Donald (1989). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 89. Telegraph Publications. pp. 163–165. ISBN 0-330-31093-3.
  13. ^ "County Stars take a caning". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 30 September 1989. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. Telegraph Publications. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-330-31364-9.
  15. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. p. 149-150. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  16. ^ "Bowls". Worthing Herald. 17 September 1993. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "National champions". Cambridge Daily News. 17 September 1993. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ^ "Alan moves jack to win the pairs". Nottingham Evening Post. 18 September 1996. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. ^ "Around the bowling Greens". Worthing Herald. 16 September 1999. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. ^ "2019 senior pairs results" (PDF). Bowls England.
  21. ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
  22. ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  24. ^ "2023 National Championships senior pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  25. ^ "2024 National Championships men's senior pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2024.