Bowls England National Championships (men's champion of champions)

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English National Bowls Championships
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The men's champion of champions is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

Venues[edit]

  • 1984–1986 (Hemel Hempstead BC)
  • 1987 (Bilton BC, Rugby)
  • 1988–1991 (Bath BC)
  • 1992–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
  • 2014–2023 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors[edit]

Past winners[edit]

Year County Champion Club County Runner-up Club Score Ref
1984 Devon David Cutler Civil Service Kent Brian Ward Livesey Memorial 21–17 [2]
1985 Devon Danny Denison Newton Abbot Suffolk Roy Cutts Marlborough Ipswich 21–18 [3]
1986 Devon Danny Denison Newton Abbot Devon Ron Keating Plymouth Civil Service 21–10 [4]
1987 Cornwall Peter Gilbert Kensey Vale Norfolk John Ottaway Wymondham Dell 21–20 [5]
1988 Gloucestershire Tony Allcock Cheltenham Kent Gary A. Smith Blackheath & Greenwich 21–6 [6]
1989 Warwickshire Ralph Shakespeare Avenue, Leamington Spa Yorkshire Iain Boyle Bert Keech 25–17 [7]
1990 Oxfordshire Mike Bennett West Witney Surrey John Dobson Egham 25–23 [8]
1991 Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBE Cheltenham Devon John Kelly Civil Service 21–11 [9]
1992 Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBE Cheltenham Cumbria John Bell Wigton 21–20 [10]
1993 Oxfordshire Gary Harrington Summertown Wiltshire Barney Fernandes Swindon 21–15
1994 Kent Michael Arnold Margate Essex Mark Christmas Croydon 21–18
1995 Sussex Charles Wright White Rock County Durham Hughie Whitehead Shildon 21–7 [11]
1996 Northamptonshire Terry James Thrapston Hampshire Dean Morgan Boscombe Cliff 21–11
1997 Worcestershire Arthur Jackson Broadway County Durham Robert Dykes Roker Marine 21–20 [12]
1998 Lancashire Ian Mayne Acton Bridge Warwickshire Andrew Smith Welford-on-Avon 21–14 [13]
1999 Devon Danny Denison Torquay Nottinghamshire John Miller Arnold Park 21–11
2000 Devon Danny Denison Torquay Somerset Jimmy Hobday West Backwell 21–8 [14]
2001 Norfolk John Ottaway Wymondham Dell Lincolnshire Nigel Cordy Cleethorpes 21–13
2002 Northamptonshire Mick Sharpe Kingsthorpe Cumbria Stephen Farish Wigton 21–17
2003 Suffolk Mark Royal Ipswich Northamptonshire Mick Sharpe Kingsthorpe 21–7
2004 Essex Steve Pickford Romford Norfolk Brian Taylor County Arts 21–13
2005 Northamptonshire Paul Broderick Wellingborough Kent Mike Goord Eltham 2–0 sets
2006 Hampshire Leo May Pyestock Bedfordshire Graham White Meltis 96 2–1 sets
2007 Devon Sam Tolchard Kings, Torquay Buckinghamshire Raymond Gaskins Princes Risborough 21–19
2008 Lincolnshire Billy Jackson Perry Sports Devon Sam Tolchard Kings Torquay 21–19
2009 Suffolk John Rednall Felixstowe and Suffolk Worcestershire Andrew Walters Broadway 21–19
2010 Nottinghamshire David Scott Cavaliers Hampshire Chris Daniels Boscombe Cliff 21–17
2011 Somerset Louis Ridout Ilminster Derbyshire Simon Skelton Stute 21–14
2012 Hertfordshire Matthew Coppen Royston Cambridgeshire Robert Drew Cambridge & County 21–17
2013 Lincolnshire Scott Dunham Carter's Park Surrey Duncan Heard Woodbridge Hill 21–12
2014 Hampshire Matthew Marchant Southsea Waverley Kent Paul Woolford Herne Bay 21–14
2015 Northamptonshire Jamie Walker Northampton West End Hampshire Matthew Marchant Southsea Waverley 21–9
2016 Kent Perry Martin Milton Regis Devon Rob Paxton Crediton 21–19
2017 Hertfordshire Glenn Williams Royston Wiltshire Russell Francis Spencer Moulton 21–17 [15]
2018 Cornwall Andrew Broad St. Stephen Middlesex Glen Adams Hendon 21–18 [16]
2019 Devon Sam Tolchard Kings Torquay Middlesex David Pitt Masonian 21–4 [17]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [18]
2021 Devon Jamie Chestney Culm Vale Suffolk Mark Royal Rookery 21–11 [19]
2022 Kent Harry Goodwin Appleyard Cambridgeshire Scott Walton St Neots 21–18 [20]
2023 Warwickshire Graham Ashby Nuneaton Northumberland Phil Harvey St Georges Dragons 21–13 [21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  2. ^ "Taxman's windfall". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 September 1984. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "'Sports in Brief' (1985)". The Times. 2 September 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Hobart bowled out". Lincolnshire Echo. 1 September 1986. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Rugby bowler's champion look". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 30 August 1987. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Tony turns on that title magic". Western Daily Press. 29 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Branfield in Shakespeare tragedy". Clevedon Mercury. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Sports World". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Champion Allcock shows why he's best". Western Daily Press. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Tony's triumph". Bristol Evening Post. 7 September 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "The Wright style". Cambridge Daily News. 21 August 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "'For the Record' (1998)". The Times. 17 August 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  14. ^ "'For the Record'". The Times. 21 August 2000. p. 37. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  15. ^ "results" (PDF). Bowls England.
  16. ^ "2018 champion of champions" (PDF). Bowls England.
  17. ^ "2019 champion of champions" (PDF). Bowls England.
  18. ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
  19. ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  21. ^ "2023 National Championships Men's cofc". Bowls England. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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