Bowls England National Championships (women's fours)
(Redirected from Bowls England National Championships (Women's Fours))
The women's fours originally known as the women's rinks is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1][2]
Venues
edit- 1932–1933 (Blackheath & Greenwich Club)
- 1934–1934 (Balham Constitutional Bowls Club)
- 1935–1936 (Pitshanger Park, Ealing)
- 1937–1974 (Wimbledon Park)
- 1975–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)
Sponsors
edit- 1981–1985 (Lombard)
- 1986–1993 (Liverpool Victoria)
- 1994–1996 (Double Century Sherry)
- 2000, 2002–2004 (National Express)
- 2001–2001 (Steradent)
- 2023–2024 (Aviva)
Past winners
editYear | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | County | Ref | |
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1932 | Gilchrist, Ethel Tigg Mrs E. M Privett, Mrs S. Holman |
Waddon Residents | Surrey | Miss Johnston | Windsor & Eton | Berks | [3] | |
1933 | Fry, White Llewelyn, Clara Johns |
Cavendish Eastbourne | Sussex | Gilchrist, Ethel Tigg Mrs E. M Privett, Mrs S. Holman |
Waddon Residents | Surrey | [4] | |
1934 | Fry, White Llewelyn, Clara Johns |
Cavendish Eastbourne | Sussex | Mrs Wignall, Miss Biscombe, Mrs Harrington, Mrs E. J. Woodcock | Southbourne & Bournemouth | Hants | [5] | |
1935 | Fry, White Llewelyn, Clara Johns |
Cavendish Eastbourne | Sussex | Mrs R. C Codd, Mrs Shewan, Mrs Batsford, Mrs Ward | Temple Fortune | Middx | [6] | |
1936 | Nash, Foord Tyler, Ling |
Preston Park Brighton | Sussex | Mrs Ruffnell, Mrs Spencer Mrs Morton, Mrs Fawcett |
Kingston Canbury | Surrey | [7] | |
1937 | Mrs Swann, Mrs Reed Mrs West, Miss Wardle |
Bloomfield Bath | Somerset | Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Morton Mrs Spencer, Little |
Kingston Canbury | Surrey | [8] | |
1938 | Mrs L. Sharpe, Allen E. Sharp, Woolridge |
Grovelands | Middx | Mrs Elliott, Mrs Shearn, Mrs Burge, Mrs Cale | Beach Park Worthing | Sussex | [9] | |
1939 | Holmes, Reader Fulton, Bassett |
Hastings & St. Leonards | Sussex | Mrs Carr, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Cumming, Mrs Bott | Western Park | Leics | [10] | |
1940–1945 No competition due to war | ||||||||
1946 | Mrs S. Holman, Mrs G. F. Barnes Miss Lambert, Louisa King |
Waddon Residents | Surrey | Lucy, Drew Dale, Violet Woodhead |
Newton Abbot | Devon | [11] | |
1947 | Carvell, Benstead Green, Culverhouse |
Gunnersbury | Middx | Hooper, Campbell-Dykes Finch, Blick |
Maidenhead Town | Bucks & Berks | [12] | |
1948 | Mills, Gomm Ainsley, Cale |
Beach House | Sussex | Rosetta Capstick, Ireland Carvell, Green |
Gunnersbury | Middx | [13] | |
1949 | A. Twigger, Hemming Brooks, Barlow |
Stoke | Warks | Gill, Gould Marshall, Chandler |
South Norwood | Surrey | [14][15] | |
1950 | Lucy, Kerslake Dale, Violet Woodhead |
Paignton | Devon | Smythe, Abrams Sievwright, McWilliams |
Corby | Surrey | [16] | |
1951 | Ena Buckland, Medland Durban, George |
South Norwood | Surrey | Florence Stewart, Pocock Roff, Cotes |
Misbourne | Berks & Bucks | [17] | |
1952 | J. Grievison, A. Nesbit O. Punton, O. Wright |
Choppington Welfare | Northumb | Mrs G. Gilchrist, Mrs Pitcher Mrs A. Wrigley, Mrs M. Wright |
Burton House | Lincs | [18] | |
1953 | Rosetta Capstick, Warfield Carvell, Green |
Gunnersbury | Middx | Osbourne, Dickson Dorothy Payne, Matthews |
Dorchester | Dorset | [19] | |
1954 | Wake, White Wilkinson, Spowart |
Cowpen & Crofton | Northumb | Willingham, Powesland Morgan, Hollow |
Newton Abbot | Devon | [20] | |
1955 | Mrs G. Gilchrist, Mrs Pitcher Mrs A. Wrigley, Mrs M. Wright |
Burton House | Lincs | Mrs L. Stain, Mrs D. Hatton Mrs P. Silcock, Mrs K. Orgill |
Blidworth Colliery | Notts | [21] | |
1956 | I Linney, H J Cockney T C Purkiss, W Jackson |
Wimbledon Park | Surrey | E Vellere, E Grant R Dibble, Roma Townsend |
Tally Ho | Warks | [22] | |
1957 | D Vincent, S Lucas Florrie Wilson, A V Webster |
Hastings & St. Leonards | Sussex | D Helliker, V Bright E Johnson, A Fisher |
Pageant | Glocs | [23] | |
1958 | H Delnevo, D Turner Venora Stew, M Lynn |
City & County | Oxon | N Malia, Ivy Todd Lorna Shields, Ella Johnston |
Exhibition Park | Northumb | [24] | |
1959 | E Turner, A Welshman L E Slater, R M B Robertson |
Muswell Hill | Middx | L Cawson, N Horlock P Mortimer, M E Quick |
Newton Abbot | Devon | [25] | |
1960 | L Garrod, E Marjoram R Sayer, Mary Smith |
Kensington Gardens | Suffolk | F A Morgan, E M Fookes E F Wilson, V Doyle |
Hastings & St. Leonards | Sussex | [26] | |
1961 | Mary Riddlestone, Dorothy Panks Mary Williams, Hilda Rule |
Boxford | Suffolk | H Hopkins, O Marshall E Frost, Ena Buckland |
South Norwood | Surrey | [27] | |
1962 | Winifred Hall, F Churcher E McCrae, W Lambert |
Culver Stanmore | Middx | R Lawford, S Waters Doreen Clark, M Astle |
Lakeside | Notts | [28] | |
1963 | L Robertson, G Smith V Stevens, Mavis Steele |
Watling | Middx | M Green, Jeanette Webber Joan Colley, I Hill |
Torbay | Devon | [29] | |
1964 | G Sharp, B Needham, M Watchorn, E Wrigley |
Burton House | Lincs | E Robertson, I Smallbone J Riely, D King |
Broadway | Worcs | [30] | |
1965 | M Sansom, M Ashdown E Swain, M Young |
Luton Town | Beds | E Dodge, I Scott N Denny, O Freeman |
Felixstowe & Suffolk | Suffolk | [31] | |
1966 | F Rudkin, I Jones I L Jones, C Hornsby |
South Woodford | Essex | M Ashton, N Wildbore M Cox, S Clarke |
Enderby | Leics | [32] | |
1967 | S Mulhern, M Barnston D Hills, M Kinnersley |
Morpeth | Northumb | I Power, E Salter E Lockington, M Wadsworth |
Egham | Surrey | [33] | |
1968 | E Wright, E Easton R Young, Evelyn Bryant |
Bournemouth | Hants | V Easton, M Baxter E Haile, Eleanor Routledge |
Silloth | Cumb | [34] | |
1969 | B Mackerness, M Bartlett V Stevens, Mavis Steele |
Watling | Middx | R Jamieson, H W Warner V D Roche, E Steventon |
Florence Park | Oxon | [35] | |
1970 | P Woodhouse, B Marigold M Albery, E Smith |
Homefield Park | Sussex | K Lee, P Briggs B Coombs, I Mouland |
Moordown | Hants | [36] | |
1971 | E Robertson, M Clifford L Turner, A Gould |
Hook & Southborough | Surrey | I Young, E Pink M Dunn, M Cross |
Den Teignmouth | Devon | [37] | |
1972 | T Bates, R Steels N Johnson, M Wright |
Burton House | Lincs | M Jones, W Morgan I Crew, F Wright |
Redland | Glocs | [38] | |
1973 | M Chiltern, G Hopkinson L Ward, D Francis |
Cornfield Road | Yorks | D McNair, J Williamson J Catterall, C Pilkington |
Heaton Hall | Lancs | [39] | |
1974 | Audrey Neal, D Redgrave Betty Annison, Jean Youngs |
County Arts | Norfolk | M Florey, F Joyce Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | [40] | |
1975 | A Edginton, A Lee E Greaves, Edna Harris |
Goodwood | Leics | E James, D Cook M Ruskin, M Rich |
Moordown | Hants | [41] | |
1976 | E Moore, A Jones M Gibson, G Marlow |
Blackpool | Lancs | A Townsend, M McVittie Chris Wessier, Jean Valls |
Raynes Park | Surrey | [42] | |
1977 | B Johnson, M Clark M Burnett, Norma Shaw |
Ropner Park | Durham | Gwen Bryan, Cath Steele Ann Cockayne, Claire Reynolds |
Waverley | Notts | [43] | |
1978 | Anita Kaye, D Walsh Helen Allsop, Alice Steventon |
Torbay County | Devon | Bernice Trafford, Pamela Allison Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | [44] | |
1979 | Pat Davies, Eileen Rolf Joan Moffett, Eve Bruntnell |
Leominster | Herefords | Bernice Trafford, Pamela Allison Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | [45] | |
1980 | Daphne Kennedy, Doreen Williams Margaret Amos, Win Doubleday |
Canterbury | Kent | Anne Pascoe, Betty Collins Mary Brokenshire, Gloria Thomas |
Helston | Cornwall | [46] | |
1981 | Wendy Clarke, E Hicks C Croad, Enid Fairhall |
Southampton | Hants | Kate Exton, Marion Jackson Joan Ayliff, June Fowler |
Bourne | Lincs | [47] | |
1982 | Gwen Rochester, F Lilly Mary Atkinson, Barbara Fuller |
Broomfield | Middx | M Shepherd, E Norris N Halse, M Halse |
Lammas | Middx | [48] | |
1983 | Pamela Gill, Valerie Chapman Sybil Symonds, Margaret Doggett |
County Arts | Norfolk | Elizabeth Johnson, Joyce Jones Marie Clark, Norma Shaw |
Ropner Park | Durham | [49] | |
1984 | Ann Anderson, Rene Gordon Mary Burdess, Edna Wailes |
Woodland | Durham | J Tiner, J Hennessey J Downer, A Taylor |
Guildford | Surrey | [50] | |
1985 | Christine Webb, Pat Emery Jenny Andrews, Jayne Roylance |
Cromer Marrams | Norfolk | A Roxton, G Williams I Foote, S White |
Edmonton | Middx | [51] | |
1986 | Greta Winstone, Margaret Ellis Bernice Trafford, Irene Molyneux |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | J Curgenven, P Clarke M Venn, M Robertson |
Tiverton Borough | Devon | [52] | |
1987 | Eileen Vigor, Marjorie Salter Muriel Kelly, Pam Ward |
Croydon | Surrey | I Glover, S Butler J Burbage, J Armstrong |
Edenside | Cumbria | [53] | |
1988 | M Norris, Wyn Sowerby M Bray, Margaret Heggie |
Edenside | Cumbria | M Zimmoch, E Coultas J Chelin, P Napier |
Bert Keech | Yorks | [54] | |
1989 | Hazel Dobbs, Marjorie Curtis Jo Hardy, Diana Whittingham |
Kingsway Hove | Sussex | Norma May, Janet Smith Sylvia Coak, Vera Ireland |
West Cornwall | Cornwall | [55] | |
1990 | Sheila Turner, Jill Gush Carol Waters, Betty Mackerness |
Starcross | Devon | Brenda Wills, Sue Bagshaw Gill Fitzgerald, Mavis Buckby |
Kettering | Northants | [56] | |
1991 | Ann Foxton, Gwen Williams Ina Foote, Sheila White |
Edmonton | Middx | Mary Taylor, S Cowcher Margaret Fellows, Edna Bessell |
Yeovil | Somerset | [57] | |
1992 | Ann Harrison, Joan Heath Rita Vane, Ann Smith |
Kearnsey | Kent | Susan Mart, Barbara Clark Jackie Bailey, Gladys Hofton |
Players | Notts | [58] | |
1993 | Jean Chudley, R Pittman I Porter, R Peters |
Broadstone | Dorset | Sandra Lake, Vera Bence Sue Falconer, Joan Abel |
Wellingborough | Northants | [59] | |
1994 | Sarah Newson, Valerie Newson Mandy Brundle, Catherine Anton |
Peterborough & Dis | Hunts | Jackie Turner, Ann Parker Sheila Keeling, Brenda Atherton |
Carlton Conway | Notts | [60] | |
1995 | Dawn Chittock, Hilda Hines Ann Cox, Lynne Thelwell |
Marlow | Bucks | Maureen Barker, Jean Baker Jean Thomson, Glennis Haines |
Blackwell | Derbys | [61] | |
1996 | Norma Beales, Sheila O'Hara Jan Millard, Mary Price |
Burnham | Bucks | Nora Hall, Margaret Leggett Christine Gowshall, Amy Gowshall |
Park Avenue | Lincs | [62] | |
1997 | Maureen Barker, Jean Baker Jean Thompson, Glennis Haines |
Blackwell | Derbys | Jean Meneely, J Atyed Freda Linberry, Wendy Davies |
Field Place Worthing | Sussex | [63] | |
1998 | Marlene Kemp, Margaret Payle Marion Collins, Pat Sutton |
Atherley | Hants | Jane Herbert, Sheila Reed Pam Turner, Joyce Needham |
Western Park | Leics | [64] | |
1999 | Moreen Sellars, Rose Rowsell Sybil Bisset, Margaret Dyer |
Clevedon Promenade | Somerset | Elisa Simmons, Sue Jordan-Smith Pat Lawrence, Norma Hazzeldine |
Long Eaton Silver Band | Derbys | [65] | |
2000 | Ann Haywood, Rose Castle Gill Carver, Shirley Page |
Baldock | Herts | Audrey Mainwaring, Lesley Storer Carol Penson, Irene Molyneux |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | [66] | |
2001 | Sue Roach, Barbara Rowie Olive Polglase, Margaret Warren |
Portleven | Cornwall | Eileen Perry, Lin Wright Pat Rogers, Sue Sprigell |
Chesham | Bucks | [67] | |
2002 | Margaret Robson, Maureen Gowland Edna Stokoe, Gillian Jones |
Consett Park | Durham | Gwen Daniels, Liz Swadling Pat Jose, Judith Reynolds |
Penryn | Cornwall | [68] | |
2003 | Emma Thurston, Mary Malton Wendy Lutkin, Pat Reynolds |
Whittlesey Manor | Hunts | Inger Newman, Pam Garden Irene Jenkins, Doreen Hankin |
Egham | Surrey | [69] | |
2004 | Sarah Newson, Doris Flowers Val Newson, Catherine Popple |
Peterborough | Hunts | Vaunder Lee, Barbara Pendrich Cynthia Perrin, Joyce Hadfield |
Newquay Trenance | Cornwall | [70] | |
2005 | Inger Newman, Pam Garden Kath Strutt, Pat Launders |
Egham | Surrey | Dot Kennelly, Sue Taylor Sue Tomlinson, Carol Instone |
Dunnington | Yorks | [71] | |
2006 | Lynne Whitehead, Pauline Marples Jean Baker, Pat Oliver |
Blackwell | Derbys | Jean Drury, Lois Kirkwood Mary Bryan, June Hartley |
Nafferton | Yorks | [72] | |
2007 | Sarah Newson, Julie Masters Val Newson, Catherine Popple |
Peterborough | Hunts | Zelma French, Jill Nicholson Elizabeth Tunn, Brenda Brown |
Colchester West End | Essex | [73] | |
2008 | Ann Warrington, Rosemarie Hilton Sheron Mitchell & Carole Cuell |
Croydon | Surrey | Anne Haywood, Heather Stapleford Rosie Castle & Shirley Page |
Baldock | Herts | [74] | |
2009 | Sarah Newson, Val Newson Wendy Harrold & Catherine Popple |
Peterborough & Dis | Hunts | Daphne Anderson, Bridget Collins Wendy Adams & April Janman |
Chichester Priory | Sussex | [74] | |
2010 | Carole Andrews, Sandra Maguire Rose Lewis & Brenda Atherton |
Forest Oaks | Notts | Shirley Dutton, Marion Evans Nell Westlake & Lilian Holliday |
Wokingham | Berks | [74] | |
2011 | Tracey Dent, Kirsty Burnett-Cox Christine Gowshall & Amy Gowshall |
Cleethorpes | Lincs | Margaret Watts, Veronica Gribble Rebecca Wigfield & Sharon Hall |
Desborough Town | Northants | [74] | |
2012 | Pa Walker, Jan Everitt Jennie Groves & Diane Hurst |
Birstall | Leics | Kirsty Richards, Pat Humpage Ruth Phillips & Sandra Smith |
Bournville | Warks | [74] | |
2013 | Sheila Seddon, Zoe Hollins Gill Platt & Caroline Stevens |
Milford | Surrey | Val Molton, Pat Baker Pam Salvage & Sue Osborne |
Kingswood & Hanham | Glocs | [74] | |
2014 | Myra Lewis, Donna Knight Gail Gilkes & Katherine Hawes |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | Maggie Edwards, Jasmin Spear Yvonne McKee & Brenda Bishop |
Kingsthorpe | Northants | [74] | |
2015 | Margaret Watts, Jeannie Flippance Katie Smith & Rebecca Wigfield |
Desborough Town | Northants | Chris Thomas, Jenny Goodman Kathy Green & Brenda Davies |
Hurstpierpoint | Sussex | [74] | |
2016 | Doreen Hankin, Glenda Dexter Norma Beales & Pauline Clarke |
Egham | Surrey | Rebecca Field, Carole Baker Harriett Segasby & Jackie Devitt |
Norfolk BC | Norfolk | [74] | |
2017 | Cathy Taylor, Nadine Mullins Jean Staples & Ann Halliday |
Cambridge Park | Middx | Dee Moores, Elisabeth Anderson Shan Maylin & Debbie Souter |
Southey | Surrey | [74] | |
2018 | Sophie Tolchard, Kelly Atkinson Lorraine Hackett & Natalie Chestney |
Kings Torquay | Devon | Emily Ferguson, Sandy Hazell Wendy King & Sian Honnor |
UK Paper | Kent | [75] | |
2019 | Lauren Hackett, Hayley James Emma Cooper & Harriet Stevens |
Kings Torquay | Devon | Steph Pinson, Sandie Smith Bridget Hodder & Penny Cresswell |
Poole Park | Dorset | [76][77] | |
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [78] | |||||||
2021 | Hayley Kenny, Michelle Squires Serena Madgewick & Rebecca Smith |
Clockhouse | Essex | Louise Williams, Brenda Benney Nicola Ellis & Frances Phillips |
Helston | Cornwall | [79] | |
2022 | Helen Butler, Louise Whyers Penny Strong, Annalisa Dunham & Pearl Flowers |
Carters Park | Lincs | Donna Knight, Carol Gaskins Katherine Hawes & Lorraine Kuhler |
Oxford City & County | Oxon | [80] | |
2023 | Jemma Tuohy, Yasmina Hasan Elizabeth Anderson & Debbie Souter |
Egham | Surrey | Sally Gilbert, Angela Service Helen Moore & Lynn Orlando |
Didcot | Berks | [81] | |
2024 | Michelle Meadowcroft, Ellie Hamblett Emily Kernick & Kirsty Richards |
Royal Leamington Spa | Warks | Sara George, Jacquil Branfield Laura Holden & Stef Branfield |
Clevedon | Som | [82] |
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