Bowls England National Championships (men's senior singles)
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The men's senior singles 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
editYear | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | County | Score | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | V. E. Bullock | Hants | ||||||
1975 | Ted Wood | Sunningdale | Berks | [3] | ||||
1976 | Sid Andrews | Royston | Herts | A. Blythe | County Arts | Norfolk | 21–20 | [4] |
1977 | H. V. Wisdom | Norfolk | ||||||
1978 | Fred Summers | Worcester | Worcs | [5][6] | ||||
1979 | F. James | Northumb | ||||||
1980 | B. Walker | Devon | ||||||
1981 | H. W. J. Clarke | Wilts | Tony van Spall | Warwicks | – | [7] | ||
1982 | C. Bussey | Northants | ||||||
1983 | E. R. Bundy | Hants | J. Stone | Lincs | 21–14 | [8] | ||
1984 | Reg Theobald | Wembley | Middx | Sandy Watt Morlands | Morlands | Som | 21–14 | [9] |
1985 | Reg Theobald | Wembley | Middx | Ken Terris | County Officers | Kent | 21–17 | [10] |
1986 | ||||||||
1987 | Dennis Nicholls | Kirkley Park | Suffolk | Roy Rickard | Plymstock | Devon | 21–18 | [11] |
1988 | Geoff Readman | Worcester Co-op | Worcs | Bernard Seabourne | Newquay | Cornwall | 21-19 | [12][13] |
1989 | David Bryant CBE | Clevedon | Som | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | 25-23 | [14][15] |
1990 | David Bryant CBE | Clevedon | Som | Alf Chambers | Eye | Suffolk | 25-13 | [16][17] |
1991 | Peter Towers | Fitz Park, Keswick | Cumbria | Dennis Hilton | Larsen | Essex | 21-5 | [18] |
1992 | Peter Picknell | Feltham Ex-Servicemen | Middx | Bill Francis | Watford | Herts | 21-13 | [19] |
1993 | Jack Davies | Tarring Priory | Sussex | Allan Hall | Watford | Herts | 21-18 | [20] |
1994 | Terry James | Thrapston | Northants | C. J. Lees | Woburn Sands | Bucks | 21-4 | [21] |
1995 | Robin Walters | Redruth | Cornwall | Jack Ferguson | Angus Sports | Northumb | 21-20 | [22] |
1996 | Gary Tyas | Tongham | Surrey | Eddie Furze | Clevedon Promenade | Som | 21-18 | [23] |
1997 | Colin Haydon | Swindon Westlecot | Wilts | Colin Owen | Tunbridge Wells | Kent | 21-14 | [24] |
1998 | David Richardson | Roebuck | Herts | Peter Gurney | Priory | Beds | 21-15 | [25] |
1999 | Peter Line | Atherley | Hants | lan Mayne | Acton Bridge | Lancs | 21-15 | [26] |
2000 | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | Terry James | Thrapston | Northants | 21-15 | [27] |
2001 | Anthony Bishop | Metropolitan Police | Kent | Michael Haywood | Kingscroft | Leics | 21-17 | |
2002 | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | Kevin Philip | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | 21-7 | |
2003 | Barrie Forse | Greyfriars | Glos | Graham Skinner | Ottershaw | Surrey | 21-18 | |
2004 | Dave Perrin | Falmouth | Cornwall | Geoffrey Green | Wolvey | Warks | 21-12 | |
2005 | Barry Stone | VCD | Kent | Ian Mackenzie | Waverley | Hants | 21-9 | |
2006 | John Haines | Desborough Town | Northants | Ian Brewster | Worksop Cricket & SC | Notts | 21-13 | |
2007 | John Kelly | Plymouth Civil Service | Devon | John Witcombe | Brierley Park | Notts | 21-14 | |
2008 | Graham Skinner | Ottershaw | Surrey | Alan Taylor | G B Britton | Glocs | 21-13 | |
2009 | Bill Ward | Leamington Spa | Warks | Ian Wright | Maidenhead Town | Berks | 21-9 | |
2010 | Colin Whitehead | Headington | Oxon | Joe Stevens | Epsom | Surrey | 21-17 | |
2011 | Mike McDonagh | Cheam | Surrey | Duncan McGovern | Bath | Som | 21-10 | |
2012 | Bill Crittle | Wadhurst | Sussex | Bob Wood | Bolton | Lancs | 21-15 | |
2013 | Ricky Gallagher | Carlisle Subscription | Cumbria | Mick Evans | Newport Pagnell | Bucks | 21-5 | |
2014 | David Snell | Wootton Bassett | Wilts | Jim Marsland | Aldershot Traction | Hants | 21-7 | |
2015 | Kevin Phillips | Topsham | Devon | David Drew | St Austell | Cornwall | 21-13 | |
2016 | Grant Burgess | Chester Road | Worcs | Stuart Evans | Shaldon | Devon | 21-15 | |
2017 | Norman Coad | Carnon Downs | Cornwall | Martin Butchers | Plessey Radar | IOW | 21–16 | |
2018 | Gordon Williams | Cornard | Suffolk | Alec Atkinson | Heaton Hall | Lancs | 21–6 | |
2019 | Neil Farnish | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | Stuart Evans | Shaldon | Devon | 21–16 | [28] |
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [29] | |||||||
2021 | Grant Burgess | Chester Road | Worcs | Grant Osborne | Sandy Conservative | Beds | 21–17 | [30] |
2022 | Jerry Rumball | Garston | Herts | Graham Ashby | Nuneaton | Warks | 21–16 | [31] |
2023 | Steve Poyner | Vines Park | Worcs | Graham Ashby | Nuneaton | Warks | 21–3 | [32] |
2024 | Ken Weyland | St. Lawrence | Kent | Andrew Squire | Maldon | Essex | 21–13 | [33] |
Venues and sponsors
edit- 1974–1987 (Torquay, Saga)
- 1988–1988 (Warners Bembridge Country Club, Shanklin)
- 1989–1991 (Warners Bembridge Country Club, East Cowes)
- 1992–1995 (Wellingborough, Sanatogen)
- 1996–1996 (The Park, Nottingham)
- 1997–1997 (Bristol, Cornhill Insurance)
- 1999–1999 (Guildford, Cornhill Insurance)
- 2000–2000 (Nottingham)
- 2021–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)
References
edit- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Len Somers in national finals". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 13 September 1974. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Prize trip winner". Reading Evening Post. 17 September 1988. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Andrews victory in national singles". Cambridge Daily News. 2 October 1976. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tournament could stay in Torquay". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 30 September 1978. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "News". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 27 September 1979. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Daily Mirror. 17 September 1981. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Daily Mirror. 16 September 1983. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 17 September 1984. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "reg wins". Football Post (Nottingham). 14 September 1985. 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.
- ^ "Bowls". Leicester Daily Mercury. 17 September 1988. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1989). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 89. Telegraph Publications. pp. 163–165. ISBN 0-330-31093-3.
- ^ "David Bryant (left)". Bristol Evening Post. 22 September 1989. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. Telegraph Publications. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-330-31364-9.
- ^ "Brilliant Bryant takes title again". Bristol Evening Post. 14 September 1990. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. p. 149-150. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "Jacox by a whisker!". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1991. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Duo earn national glory". Surrey Herald. 24 September 1992. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Worthing Herald. 17 September 1993. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Terry's All Gold". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 17 September 1994. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Robin storms to national crown". West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. 21 September 1995. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Alan moves jack to win the pairs". Nottingham Evening Post. 18 September 1996. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Culverden bowler is pipped in vets' final". Kent & Sussex Courier. 19 September 1997. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Peter so close to title". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Not all comes to he who waits". Mid Sussex Times. 16 September 1999. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Veteran James is seciond in nationals". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2019 senior singles results" (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 senior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "2024 National Championships men's senior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2024.