South African National Bowls Championships

South African National Bowls Championships
Tournament information
SportLawn bowls
LocationSouth Africa
Established1897
AdministratorBowls South Africa
WebsiteBowls South Africa

The South African National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls South Africa (BSA). The first National Singles Championships were held in 1897 in Kimberley despite the fact that the South African Bowls Association was not formed until 1904.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Rinks was first held in 1906 at Kimberley. The winner received the Pyott Cup and runner-up the Dewar Shield (until 1927 when the Dewar Shield was renamed the Sir David Harris Cup). The event was not held during the Second World War and when it returned in 1948, it featured a squad of up to five players.[1]

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-Up Ref
1897 F Wightman (Kimberley)
1898 James Watson (Gardens) G Hankinson (Gardens)
1899 W H Smith (Kimberley) J Johnston (Gardens)
1903 J P Williamson (Kimberley) R Sumner (Kimberley)
1904 J F Thomson (Port Elizabeth) D Byrne (Kimberley)
1905 George Roulston (Kimberley) H Parkin (Port Elizabeth)
1906 R Sumner (Kimberley) D Byrne (Kimberley)
1907 J F Thomson (Port Elizabeth) J Bauchop (Pretoria)
1908 F Wightman (Kimberley) R Rosser (Gardens)
1909 S B Malcolm (Pretoria) A H Stirrat (Johannesburg)
1910 J Bauchop (Pretoria) J F Gough (Victoria Park)
1911 J Roxburgh (Gardens) J Farish (Port Elizabeth)
1912 James Gilbert (Port Elizabeth) R Sumner (Kimberley)
1913 R Paterson (Johannesburg) D Watson (Durban)
1914 W Paterson (Johannesburg) T A Duncan (East London)
1919 J Johnson (Green & Sea Point) W Lester (Wynberg)
1920 R W Boyd (Kimberley Mine) A W T Downie (Pretoria)
1921 A G Webber (Berea) J A Stewart (Maritzburg East)
1922 T McMurray (Kensington) R Sumner (Kimberley Mine)
1923 T McMurray (Kensington) J A Stewart (Maritzburg East)
1924 J G Donaldson (Brakpan) D Cuthbert (Crown Mines)
1925 H J Matthew (Boskburg) C Marr (New Modder)
1926 J E Miller (Grahamstown) C J Crawford (Rondebosch)
1927 H J Matthew (Boskburg) A J Ogg (Port Elizabeth)
1928 A Kopel (Boskburg) D Sneddon (Stadium)
1929 L Sewell (Plumstead) W McCracken (Liesbeck Park)
1930 F Stevenson (Brakpan) W Gibb (Kimberley Mine)
1931 J Steel (Brakpan) H S Walters (Wanderers)
1932 N Foulds (Camps Bay) A McMillan (Berea)
1933 John Southern (Stadium) H Oldbury (Kensington)
1934 John Southern (Stadium) C A Proudfoot (Observatory)
1935 W F Keppler (Maritzburg Railway) J Clark (Bloemfontein)
1936 J G Donaldson (Brakpan) S Young (West Rand Cons.)
1937 Horace Harvey (Brakpan) J Henderson (Maritzburg)
1938 J Thomson (Durban Prisons) W Eaton (Rondebosch)
1939 T Willmott (Durban Deep) Norman Snowy Walker (Pretoria West)
1940 Gert Fourie (Parys) W Davidson (Pretoria)
1948 C Marshall (S.A Lands) S S Paterson (Durban)
1949 G Jacobs (Berea Park) H J van Zyl (Green & Sea Point)
1950 T Winter (Wit. Knights) F Matthews (Silverton)
1951 I G Moir (Berea) O V Gillman (V.F.P Johannesburg)
1952 Herbert Currer (Pretoria West) C K Crossman (Kroonstad)
1953 Arthur Saunders (East London Railway) H C Dyer (Silverton)
1954 Norman Snowy Walker (Pretoria West) D E Singer (Stella Park)
1955 E C Hillier (Klipbank) Herbert Currer (Pretoria West)
1956 H J van Zyl (Pinelands) A I MacNamara (Robinson Deep)
1957 Pinky Danilowitz (Kadimah) E Lyttle (Mowbray)
1958 M D Vilettaz (Pretoria) R A Coats (Old Edwardians)
1962 Kelvin Lightfoot
1967 Brian Ellwood (Berea Park)
1969 Kelvin Lightfoot
1971 Edgar Davey (Florida, West Transvaal) Cecil Bransky (Balfour Park, South Transvaal) [5]
1972 Cecil Bransky (Balfour Park, South Transvaal) [5]
1996 Keith Rees-Gibbs (Benoni Municipals)
2006 Wayne Perry (Bloemfontein Municipals)
2009 Wayne Perry (Bloemfontein Municipals) Reagan Jacobus (Westville)
2010 Bruce Makkink (R.D.L.I) Hertzog Meiring (BFN)
2011 Bruce Makkink (R.D.L.I) Andrew Barrow (Delville Germiston)
2012 Arthur Langley (Somerset East) Willie Kilian (Walmer)
2013 Bobby Donnelly (Wanderers) Francois Koen (Wingate Park)
2014 Morgan Muvhango (Discovery) Billy Radloff (George)
2015 Rudi Jacobs (Parys) Thinus Oelofse (Brakpan Mines)
2016 Kenny Kyriacou (PHSOB) Joel Roebert (WPCC)
2017 Wayne Rittmuller (Stella Park) Bradley Robinson (Lynwood)
2018 Wayne Rittmuller (Stella Park) Joel Roebert (Mowbray)
2019 Grant George (Lekkerbreek) Wayne York (Ramblers)
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Niksa Benguric (Wingate Park) Bradley Robinson (Bryanston Sports) [6][7]
2022 Shaun Thomas (Roosevelt Park) Jason Evans (Morningside CC) [8]
2023 Paul White (Westville) Jason Evans (Morningside CC) [9]
2024 Wayne Roberts (Hillcrest) Paul White (Westville) [10]

Men's pairs

Year Champion Runner-Up Ref
1959 Kelvin Lightfoot
1971 Doug Watson (Springwood)
2009 Bobby Donnelly & Shaun Lotter (Johannesburg Northern Suburbs) Dawie Nell & Philip Bailey (CCB Old Boys)
2010 Clinton Ingliis, Graham Turner, Chris Scaife (Westville) Gidion Vermeulen & Gawie Lessing (Westville)
2011 Daniel Loubser & Joel Roebert (WPCC) Wayne York, Louis Heyns (BFN Municipals)
2012 Billy Radloff & Japie Combrink (George) Nick Rusling & Louis Fourie (Discovery)
2013 Robin Ashby & Thomas Minnie, (Harlequins) Dylon Stafford & Shaun Nell (Wanderers JHBG)
2014 Joel Roebert & Robin Gibbs (WPCC) Tony van der Poel & David Pillay (Milnerton)
2015 Robby Piketh & Theo van der Walt (Edgemead) Adrian Rakic & Michael Mashabela (Dunkeld)
2016 Robby Piketh & Theo van der Walt (Edgemead) Gerry Baker & Kepler Wessels (Belgravia)
2017 Morgan Muvhango & Wilson Malobolo (The Nest) Pierre Breitenbach & Carl Smit (Potchefstroom Town)
2018 Gawie du Toit & Tinus Crous (Correctional Services) Alexander Miller & Tommy Potgieter (Stella Park)
2019 Brendan Ferns & Andre Rousseau & Ernst Wagner (Wingate Park) Gerald May & Gordon May (Edenvale)
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Jason Evans & Luan Cronje (Roosevelt Park) Wayne Roberts & Deon Audie (Stella Park) [6][7]
2022 Wayne Rittmuller & Jason Lott (Hillary) Brendan Ferns & Andre Rousseau (Wingate Park) [8]
2023 Bradley Robinson & Gerry Baker (Morningside CC) Jason Evans & John Ingram (Morningside CC) [11]
2024 Wilson Malobolo & Prince Neluonde (Bryanston Sports) Otto Holicki & Warren Steyn (Linden) [10]

Men's fours/rinks

Year Champion Runner-Up Ref
1906 Kimberley Mine
1907 Gardens, Cape Town Kimberley
1908 Johannesburg Johannesburg & Gardnes
1909 Gardens, Cape Town Kimberley
1910 Port Elizabeth+ Kimberley Mine+
1911 Johannesburg Johannesburg
1912 Kimberley Mine Maritzburg
1913 Johannesburg Wynberg, Cape Town
1914 Kimberley Mine Kimberley Mine
1919 Wynberg, Cape Town East Rand Proprietary Mines
1920 Boskburg Kimberley Mine
1921 Brakpan Mines Brakpan Mines
1922 Mowbray, Cape Town Boksburg
1923 Durban Port Elizabeth
1924 Green & Sea Point Green & Sea Point
1925 Kimberley Mine State Mines
1926 Crown Mines Kimberley Mine
1927 Observatory, Cape Town Crown Mines
1928 Johannesburg Kensington
1929 Kimberley Mine Crown Mines
1930 Stadium Boksburg
1931 Maritzburg East Berea
1932 Pretoria City Hoy Park
1933 K and A E Railway Brakpan
1934 Observatory Orangia
1935 Pretoria West Brakpan
1936 Brakpan Kimberley Mine
1937 Grahamstown Brakpan Mine
1938 Durban East Rand Proprietary Mines
1939 Southern Suburbs Berea Park
1940 Mowbray Kimberley Mine
1948 Norman Snowy Walker, D D Reich, Herbert Currer, Y Sinclair, R Sinclair (Pretoria West) J Lindsay, S S Paterson, J Keir, A F T Whyte, John Anderson (Durban)
1949 J S Anderson, J Lindsay, G W Grose, A F T Whyte, John Anderson (Durban) J F A Oordt, A F Lawson, W Millican, V Beagley, E E Kahn (Wanderers)
1950 W G Lavington, M T Phillips, Tommy Press, Frank Mitchell, P C Burnley (Pretoria) W Jackson, R Bayne, H Price, G M Fullerton, I Grant (Johannesburg)
1951 Wilfred Randall, C Williams, J N Pearce, H B Williams, J McMillan (Kensington) Norman Snowy Walker, Herbert Currer, Y Sinclair, R Sinclair, R B Dunlop (Pretoria West)
1952 Frank Mitchell, M D Vilettaz, J F G Slattery, P C Burnley, P A Street (Pretoria) E McElroy, W A Thompson, J Taylor, C W Whiting, J P Zietsman (Regent)
1953 C A Proudfoot, H C Millar, A A Robb, D C A Begg, A F Buchanan (Rondebosch) W S Snowden, D A Walker, D W Norris, L Glover, A F J Hayes, A V Smith (Hoy Park)
1954 Norman Snowy Walker, Herbert Currer, Y Sinclair, H Rynners, J Campbell (Pretoria West) W May, J Henderson, C Perry, W J James (Ridgeview)
1955 W Atkinson, N McPhail, H E Bell, A P Murray, C de V Thompson (Chamber of Mines) Tommy Press, C G Barnard, W Rodd, J A Tennant, A Mattison (Roodepoort)
1956 John Myrdal, C E Elsworth, C R Corbishley, A H Rider, D S Keggie (Sherwood) Wilfred Randall, J N Pearce, H B Williams, J Rayner, C B Hubbard (Kensington)
1957 Edward Stuart, G A Dixon, C Wilson, A Green, J Chadwick (Observatory) F Black, G Templer, A Sharwood, H Beyers, L Ward (Humewood)
1958 M D Vilettaz, Frank Mitchell, M C Leslie, P C Burnley, P T J Wilson (Pretoria) D A Adamson, J W Trevorrow, W G Funston, W Bell, A Horwitz (Brooklyn)
1962 Kelvin Lightfoot
1968 Doug Watson (Springwood)
1971 P. Ravenna, Bill Moseley, R. Wood, G. Walker, H. Boon (Ridge Park)[5]
1972 F. Golding, T. Hall, M. Vey, A.McClymont, J. Bull (Germiston) [5]
1975 Nando Gatti
2009 Ronnie Palmer (Potchefstroom) Theo van der Walt (Discovery)
2010 Nic Russling , Mervyn Lynn, John Bedford-Owen, Louis Fourie (Discovery) Clinton Bisset, Robbie Johnston, Gary Moffat, Deon Maritz (Bluff)
2011 Bruce Makkink, Colin Best, Andrew Caldwell, Kerry Gilder (RDLI) Gerry Baker, Bill Moseley, Johnnie Pieterse, Dave Renaud (Belgravia)
2012 Robin Ashby, Dawie Nel, Willem van Niekerk, Thomas Minnie (Harlequins) Billy Radloff, Japie Combrink, Piet Lourens, Peter Hufkie (George)
2013 Pierre Breitenbach, Pikkie Abbott, Jakkals Mouton, Smithie Smit (Potchefstroom Town) Gerry Baker, Jason Evans, Kepler Wessels, Johnnie Pieterse (Belgravia)
2014 Duanne Abrahams, Des Day, Allen Rowe, Martin Lewis (Bedfordview) Gary Roach, Ghanie Pick, Enricko Lombard, Jaco Koegelenberg (SANDF)
2015 Robby Piketh, Theo van der Walt, Tony O’Reilly, Chas O'Reilly (Edgemead) Francois Koen, Tommy Jamie, Basil Le Grange, Bernardus van der Spuy (Wingate Park)
2016 Theuns Fraser, Mike Marnewick, Morgan Muvhango, Wilson Malobolo (The Nest) Dave Riley, Louis Tolmay, Joe Marais, Daniel Taljaard (Umhlali)
2017 Francois Koen, Tommy Jamie, Jaco du Preez, Bernardus van der Spuy (Wingate Park) Kenny Kyriacou, Nico Boezart, Robert Parsons, Cobus Britz (PHSOB)
2018 Hennie Slabbert, Gary Vermaak, Hilton Cherry, Shaun Cherry (The Woods) Charles Joyce, Duncan Spence-Ross, Francois Steyn, Paolo Vitali (Knysna)
2019 Jake Ireland, Ian Ireland, Haig Randall, Barry Ireland (Jeppe Quondam) Craig Rimmington, Cecil Behrens, Wade Ferguson, Willem Giesing (Brakpan Mines)
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Mike O'Connor Snr, Dylan Mitchell, Garth Wait, Buks Botma (Pretoria Municipals) Ferdie Jansen, Andre Meyer, Jaco Diedericks, Andre Human (Rustenburg Impala) [6][7]
2022 Wilson Malobolo, Prince Neluonde, Ian Mckenzie, Greg Valjalo, Kelvine Theunis (Bryanston Sports) Greg Burns, David Nel, Gordon May, Matthew Phiri (Edenvale) [8]
2023 Wayne Roberts, Doug Bashford, Roger Boulle, Nick Horne (Stella Park) Niksa Benguric, Dylan Mitchell, Pieter Fourie, Stevan Scott [9]
2024 Brian Dail, Gavin Erasmus, Gianni Gatti, Alan Gordon (Bedfordview) Jason Evans, Shaum Thomas, Robby Piketh, Donald Piketh (Morningside CC) [10]

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-Up Ref
2010 Cheryl Mostert (Ladysmith) Heather Phelan (Collegians)
2011 Esme Steyn (Linden) Louise Larkin (RDLI)
2012 Esme Steyn (Linden) Sharon Glenn (Bedfordview)
2013 Jill Hackland (Umhlali) Maria Dreyer (Northlands)
2014 Nici Neal (Leases) Nan Roos (Dundee)
2015 Trish Young (WPCC) Linda Stringer (Constantia)
2016 Nici Neal (Leases) Sue Tarr (Harlequins)
2017 Loraine Victor (Wingate Park) Elma Davis (George)
2018 Esme Kruger (CBCOB) Hana Gevers (Dundee)
2019 Lourenza van der Merwe (Western Suburbs) Bridget Calitz (Leases) [12]
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Esme Haley (Linden) Nici Neal (Leases) [13]
2022 Ina Fourie (CBCOB) Helen Jansen (Rustenburg) [14]
2023 Charlotte Rossouw (Henley on Klip) Sue Tarr (Harlequins) [15]
2024 Anneke Scheepers (Goodwood) Sylvia Burns (Mowbray) [16][17]

Women's pairs

Year Champion Runner-Up Ref
2010 Antoinette Jacobs & Tracy Meyeridricks (Bryanston Sports) Loraine Victor, Esme Kruger (Wingate Park)
2011 Patricia Stallwood & Margaretha Thomas (Durbanville) Glenda Matthews & Bronwyn Webber (RDLI)
2012 Tracy Meyeridricks & Charlotte Rossouw (Bryanston Sports) Glenda Matthews & Bronwyn Webber (RDLI)
2013 Tracy Meyeridricks & Charlotte Rossouw (Bryanston Sports) Nan Roos & Hanna Gevers (Vryheid)
2014 Rika Lynn, Ute Smith (Discovery) Susan Nel & Anette de Wet (Rustenberg Impala)
2015 Nan Roos & Noela Dreyer (Dundee) Rosa Tunstead & Ilda Forbes (Walmer)
2016 Elma Davis & Arlene Bosse (George) (EDB) Tracy Meyeridricks & Charlotte Rossouw (Bryanston Sports)
2017 Anita Groenewald & Sylvia Burns (Edgemead) Sue Tarr & Liette Jordaan Van Zyl (Harlequins)
2018 Colleen Piketh & Elma Davis (George) Nan Roos & Noela Dreyer (Dundee)
2019 Sue Tarr & Liette Jordaan Van Zyl (Harlequins) Nan Roos & Noela Dreyer (Dundee)
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Colleen Piketh & Thabelo Muvhango (Discovery) Esme Kruger & Trudie le Grange (CBCOB) [13]
2022 Nan Roos & Jenny Raymond (Hartenbos) Sheila Smith & Beata Coetzer (Alberton) [14]
2023 Heather Pembroke & Esme Haley (Linden) Taz Bright & Colleen Marshall (Mowbray/Constantia) [15]
2024 Heather Pembroke & Thabelo Muvhango (Ferndale) Esme Kruger & Lara York (Hartenbos)[16]

Women's fours

Year Champion Runner-Up Ref
2010 Ellen Cawker, Marthie Pringle, Lenie Geyer, Maureen Muller (Margate) Loraine Victor, Ina Jooste, Esme Kruger, Arlene Neukircher (Wingate Park)
2011 Kobie Stander, Denise Westerveld, Dora Vosloo, Helen Proctor (Margate) Nanette Roos, Yvonne Steenkamp, Hanna Gevers, Noela Dreyer (Vryheid)
2012 Loraine Victor, Esme Kruger, Vicky Frost, Jean Erasmus (Wingate Park) Sheila Buncombe, Eileen Burt, Sylvia Joubert, Trish Watling (Edenvale)
2013 Elma Davis, Maureen Muller, Theuna Grobler, Rozanne Rossouw (George) Lolly Reed, Estelle Hamblin, Wilna Gouws, Liese Hayward (Western Suburbs)
2014 Elma Davis, Maureen Muller, Arlene Bosse, Jenny Raymand (George) Linda van der Berg, Tracy Herrigton, Dawn Vosloo, Di Smith (Belgravia)
2015 Elma Davis, Maureen Muller, Arlene Bosse, Jenny Raymond (George) Cheery Ann Mills, Mary Barnard, Walda Gary, Vanessa Herron (Boksburg)
2016 Nici Neal, Lynne Marnewick, Debbie Peruca, Karen Gerber (Leases) Nan Roos, Sylvia Malan, Noela Dreyer, Essel Schoeman (Dundee)
2017 Maggie van Zyl, Rene Swanepoel, Lydia Maritz, Margaret Thomas (Durbanville) Marina Brink, Trysie Jute, Julie van der Westhuizen, Rona Grobler (Gordons Bay)
2018 Loraine Victor, Jean Erasmus, Gillian Bingham, Rea Potgieter (Wingate Park) Cherry-Ann Mills, Tracy Graham, Eileen Frame, Ronwen Monoyoudis (Boksburg)
2019 Patricia Tiltmann, Nola Warner, Jane Bursey, Jayne Minnie (Old Selbornians) Annette Dimant, Claire Turner, Dot Savage, Jenny Eagar (Bryanston Sports)
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Esme Kruger, Ina Fourie, Trudie le Grange, Rolinda Fourie (CBCOB) Sega Mokoto, Baby Mojanaga, Rhonda Kallis, Natasha Kallis (Potchefstroom) [13]
2022 Sue Tarr, Liette Jordaan-van Zyl, Chantal Nell, Leone Du Rand (Harlequins) Dezi Rosenblatt, Desire Vermaak, Charlene Colyn, Lanell Cherry (The Woods) [14]
2023 Jacqui Janse van Rensburg, Emma Murphy, Francesca Baleri, Shannon Davies Michele Schliesser, Esme Murphy, Joyce Erasmus, Hayley Erasmus [15]
2024 Tracy Meyeridricks, Taz Bright, Colleen Marshall, Charlotte Rossouw (Henley on Klip) Esme Kruger, Lara York, Nan Roos, Rolinda Fourie (Hartenbos) [16]

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