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

Year 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

References

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  5. ^ "Tournament could stay in Torquay". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 30 September 1978. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  18. ^ "Jacox by a whisker!". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 21 September 1991. Retrieved 20 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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  29. ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
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  33. ^ "2024 National Championships men's senior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2024.