| Sport: | Lawn bowls |
| Established: | 1913 |
| Location: | Australia |
| Administrator: | Bowls Australia |
| Website: | Bowls Australia |
The Australian National Bowls Championships and the Australian Open are organised by Bowls Australia. Bowls dates back to 1845 in Australia but it was not until 1910, during the 1910 Carnival of bowls that South Australia proposed the formation of the Australian Bowling Council (consisting of the six states) which duly formed the following year in 1911. The first National Singles Championships were held in 1913, with each state holding the Championships in turn.[1] [2] [3] The Championships were also known as the Carnival at one stage.[2]
The Championships were not held for a twelve year period from 2005 until 2016 when the Australian Open effectively replaced the National Championships. They Nationals returned in 2017 at the Club Sapphire Merimbula but the Australian Open continued to be held and remains a significant national event.[4] [5]
The Championships were severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic with the 2020 Championships held over until May 2021. When they eventually took place not all of the events could be completed due to further problems with the pandemic.[6] The 2021 championships were finally held in April 2022.[7]
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Singles | width=200 | Pairs | width=200 | Triples | width=200 | Fours | width=30 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | W E Sayers (Ballarat) | not held | not held | W Arnott G A Chapman J Yeo Harry Moses | |||||||
| 1914 | Louis Waxman (Armadale) | not held | not held | W A Hotchin J C Stewart S W Smith L Waxman | |||||||
| 1915–1921 not held due to World War I | |||||||||||
| 1922 | T A Williams (Ballarat) | not held | not held | T Alexander A Alexander A Fuller T Lewis | |||||||
| 1923 not held | |||||||||||
| 1924 | John Gustafson (Fremantle) | not held | not held | E J Whykes T Young W M Morgan T A Williams | |||||||
| 1925 not held | |||||||||||
| 1926 | Andy Oastler (Camberwell) | not held | not held | H Maidment M B Wilson C Wyett W Miller | |||||||
| 1927 | Frank Dobbie (City of Camberwell) | not held | not held | H P Walsh S Solomon J Puls F W Hardham | |||||||
| 1928–1929 not held | |||||||||||
| 1930 | A B Stanley (Moreland) | not held | not held | E Daley G A Holmes J A Ferguson A B Stanley | |||||||
| 1931 | Frank Dobbie (City of Camberwell) | not held | not held | W Bleach Jr. W A Hotchin J C Blair W Bleach Sr. | |||||||
| 1932–1933 not held | |||||||||||
| 1934 | T Williams (South Park) | G L Jacobs A U Alley (Composite) | not held | Harold Murray G A Holmes J A Ferguson A B Stanley | |||||||
| 19351 not held | |||||||||||
| 1936 | E W Walker (Oakleigh) | H W Brown R T Harrison (Composite) | not held | J Murray N F Daws G L Jacobs A U Alley | |||||||
| 1937 not held | |||||||||||
| 1938 | Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) | Percy Hutton Howard Mildren (South Park) | not held | Harold Murray Aub Murray Charlie McNeill Tom Kinder | |||||||
| 1939–1946 not held due to World War II | |||||||||||
| 1947 | Jack Petchell (Sturt) | J Bunce T H Jackett (City of Hawthorn) | not held | C Hill A Toose H Carne F Winn | |||||||
| 1948 | Jack Gordon (Coorparoo) | A E C Treloar M C Wood (Adelaide) | not held | F J Bleazby W Jepson C L P Lilburne N F Daws | |||||||
| 1949 | Glyn Bosisto (Victoria) | Bert Palm W A Maughan (Bundaberg) | not held | John Cobley James Cobley Len Knight Charles Cordaiy | |||||||
| 1950 not held | |||||||||||
| 1951 | Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) | A E C Treloar M C Wood (Adelaide) | not held | ||||||||
| 1952 | Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) | J D Blackwell M P Bussau (Nhill) | not held | H Murrell T R Salmond H Rutherford H Littler | |||||||
| 1953 | Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) | David Long John Bird (Ryde) | not held | Elgar Collins Walter Maling Charles Beck Neville Green | |||||||
| 1954 not held | |||||||||||
| 1955 | Charlie McNeill (Hamilton) | W J Truscott Harry Snook (Composite) | not held | J D Robinson L A Beasley G K Hutton W R Tate | |||||||
| 1956 not held | |||||||||||
| 1957 | Albert Newton (City) | R L Davis L A Fitzpatrick (Ballan) | not held | ||||||||
| 1958 not held | |||||||||||
| 1959 | Keith Downie (Newcastle City) | not held | Wally Bourne Bert Flugge Laurie Poole Keith Poole | ||||||||
| 1960 not held | |||||||||||
| 1961 | Ellis Crew (NSW) | J W West Jim McCain (St George/Bexley) | not held | Bill Sneyd S Carter E McCarthy Ron Marshall | |||||||
| 1962 not held | |||||||||||
| 1963 | Ron Marshall (Queensland) | John Reynolds Gus Bianchetto (NSW) | not held | Dave Downie H Hill S Owen W Dart | |||||||
| 1964 not held | |||||||||||
| 1965 | Noel Osborne (Taree) | John Slater Alan Griffin (St George) | not held | Alan Crawford Harry Beveridge Keith Martin Geoff Kelly | |||||||
| 1966 not held | |||||||||||
| 1967 | Tom Eastall (Penguin, Tas) | Ron Soulsby John Grant (Yarrawonga) | not held | Harry Lyon Abe Corrall Stan Lane Mick Reynolds | |||||||
| 1968 not held | |||||||||||
| 1969 | Martin Millsom (Footscray City) | Alan Smith Albert Newton (City) | not held | ||||||||
| 1970 | Merv Davy (Queensland) | Bill Jackson (Gosford) Bob Pinkerton (Camden) | not held | Vic Hayes R Morton Peter Rheuben Frank Soars | |||||||
| 1971 not held | |||||||||||
| 1972 | Clive White (Queensland) | I Stanton R Baird (Queensland) | not held | Stan Coomber H Wyper E Stewart Keith Poole | |||||||
| 1973 not held | |||||||||||
| 1974 | Colin Thorn (WA) | Ron Butler Col Lindsay (WA) | not held | Tisha McIntosh Barry Salter Jim Woodward Alan Freeman | |||||||
| 1975 | Cec Liddell | Roy Souter (Wiseman Park) Phil Flynn (Illawarra) | not held | Tisha McIntosh Barry Salter Kenny Williams Ken Woods | |||||||
| 1976 not held | |||||||||||
| 1977 | Barrie Baxter (Queensland) | Robert Parrella Brian Gillett (Queensland) | not held | Cecil Bransky David Blumberg Jim Hall Reg Robinson | |||||||
| 1978 not held | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Jim Yates (Moreland, Vic) | Robert Parrella Brian Gillett | not held | ||||||||
| 1980 not held | |||||||||||
| 1981 | Jack Hosking (Victoria) | Wally Bonaguro Keith Lindner (SA) | not held | Clarrie Watkins Bob Bartlett Sam Clough Jim McDonnell | |||||||
| 1982 not held | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Jack Christey (NSW) | not held | Peter Rheuben Ivan Vlatko Jim Hall David Blumberg | [8] | |||||||
| 1984 not held | |||||||||||
| 1985 | Dennis Katunarich | not held | Dennis Katunarich Brian Katunarich John Rainoldi Paul Richards | ||||||||
| 1986 | Peter Lawson (Tasmania) | Dennis Katunarich John Rainoldi (WA) | not held | Charlie Hayes | |||||||
| 1987 | Terry Baldwin (Warilla, NSW) | Rex Johnston Bruce Linton | not held | [9] | |||||||
| 1988 | Ian Ross (Victoria) | Ian Schuback Fred Diamond | not held | John Hurst Ian Jarvis Colin Gee Harold Fisher | |||||||
| 1989 not held | |||||||||||
| 1990 | not held | Cameron Curtis | [10] | ||||||||
| 1991 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1992 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1993 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1994 | John Noonan | not held | [11] | ||||||||
| 1995 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1996 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1997 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1998 | not held | ||||||||||
| 1999 | not held | ||||||||||
| 2000 | not held | ||||||||||
| 2001–2016 not held | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Anthony Kiepe Des Cann Jr. | Des Cann Jr. Matthew Lucas Brett Wilkie Nathan Rice | |||||||||
| 2018 | Jade Groenewege Sean Baker | Alan Howard Peter Balderson Mitchell Mears | Jordan Yates Darren Burgess Jay Bye-Norris Anthony Flapper | ||||||||
| 2019 | Matthew Baus | Jade Groenewege Sean Baker | Josh Berry Chris Herden Ben Twist | Joshua Appleyard Brad Johns Robert Meadows Lee Schraner | [12] [13] [14] | ||||||
| 2020 | cancelled | Lee Schraner Brad Marron< | Corey Wedlock Gary Kelly Brendan Aquilina | Aaron Teys Corey Wedlock Brendan Aquilina Jamie Turner | [15] [16] [17] | ||||||
| 2021 | Blake Nairn | Aron Sherriff Sean Ingham | Nick Cahill Barrie Lester Aron Sherriff | Paul Sinden Adam Graham Anthony Einfeld Mark Masel | |||||||
| 2022 | Rob McMullen | Jack McShane Shawn Thompson | Nino Vlahovic Winston Brackley Brett Mahoney | Jordan Yates Paul Williamson Brad Willoughby Anthony Flapper | |||||||
| 2023 | Cody Packer | Corey Wedlock Gary Kelly | Roger Stevens Dean Drummond Peter Brown | Craig Donaldson Mathew Pietersen David Ferguson Ben Twist | [18] [19] [20] [21] | ||||||
Championships not held - 1915-21, 1913, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939–46, 1950, 1954, 1956, 2001-2016
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Singles | width=200 | Pairs | width=200 | Triples | width=200 | Fours | width=30 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | Greta Fahey | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Natasha Jones Lynsey Clarke | Lynne Thompson Genevieve Delves Natasha Scott | Natasha Jones Lynsey Clarke Julie Keegan Chloe Stewart | ||||||||
| 2018 | Louise Cronin Kate Walker Katrina Wright | Laura Merz Robyn O'Brien Therese Hastings Helen Morss | |||||||||
| 2019 | Chloe Stewart | Katelyn Inch Julie Keegan | Val Hardy Judy Beesley Jo Martin | Erin Swatridge Kay Moran Jamie-Lee Worsnop Ellen Ryan | [22] [23] | ||||||
| 2020 | cancelled | Genevieve Delves Natasha Van Eldik | Kate Matthews Genevieve Delves Natasha Van Eldik | Isabella Lawson Leigh Fortington Maria Rigby Ester Regan | |||||||
| 2021 | Bolivia Millerick | Cassandra Millerick Kelsey Cottrell | Rebecca Van Asch Debra Lee Jess McMullen | Claire Sanders Laureen Smith Anne Miles Kylie Whitehead | |||||||
| 2022 | Kelsey Cottrell | Sam Ferguson Anne Johns | Kerry Andersen Rhonda Prosser Kaye Blackwell | Amanda Masters Shaan Saunders Shari Solly Jennie Bruce | |||||||
| 2023 | Jessie Cottell | Jamie-Lee Worsnop Ellen Falkner Ellen Ryan Karen Murphy |
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Singles | width=200 | Pairs | width=200 | Fours triples until 2014 | width=20 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Shane Globits | Bill Cornehls Michael Wilks | Bill Cornehls Kevin Walsh Michael Wilks | ||||||
| 2006 | Russell Meyer | Mark Nitz Mark Strochnetter | Alan Dove Graham Edwards Wayne Roberts | ||||||
| 2007 | Robert Doody | Matthew Marchant Greg Harlow | Brody Pitham John Bezear Shane Garvey | ||||||
| 2008 | Leif Selby | Ryan Bester Gary Lawson | Carl Healey Trentan Healey Scott Bateup | ||||||
| 2009 | Brett Wilkie | Ian McMahon Mark Casey | Mark Berghofer Robbie Thompson Mark Jacobsen | ||||||
| 2010 | Aron Sherriff | Mervyn King Stuart Airey | Paul Jopson Ben Twist Kurt Brown | ||||||
| 2011 | Neville Rodda Lee Schraner | Nick McIntyre Matthew Flapper Ali Forsyth | |||||||
| 2012 | Mark Casey | Leif Selby Nathan Rice | Ray Lawerson James Pearce Alan Dove | ||||||
| 2013 | Aaron Wilson | Russell Green Jnr Dylan Fisher | Tony Crammond Dave Caldwell Peter Bobrige | ||||||
| 2014 | Nathan Wilson | Andrew Rees Brendon Baker | Simon Mitchell Brodie Turner Jon Dimopoulos Michael Cronin | ||||||
| 2015 | Aaron Teys | Robbie Wild Sean Baker | Steven Dennis Nathan Pedersen Wayne Ruediger Scott Thulborn | ||||||
| 2016 | Aron Sherriff | Steven Dennis Nathan Pedersen | Steven Dennis Nathan Pedersen Wayne Ruediger Scott Thulborn | ||||||
| 2017 | Nathan Pedersen | Josh Thornton Barrie Lester | Ryan Burnett Darren Burnett Paul Foster Alex Marshall | ||||||
| 2018 | Chris Herden Carl Healey | Ryan Burnett Nathan Rice Jeremy Henry Alex Marshall | |||||||
| 2019 | Aron Sherriff | Ray Pearse Aron Sherriff | Bradley Lawson Scott De Jongh Jamie Anderson Kurt Brown | ||||||
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
| 2021 | Matt Johnstone Cody Packer | Ray Pearse Aaron Hewson Ben Twist David Ferguson | |||||||
| 2022 | Aaron Wilson Ben Twist | Carl Healey Wayne Ruediger Nathan Pedersen Gary Kelly | [24] | ||||||
| 2023 | Aron Sherriff | Aaron Wilson Ben Twist | Barrie Lester Corey Wedlock Aaron Teys Aron Sherriff | [25] | |||||
| 2024 | Aron Sherriff | Joseph Clarke Jack McShane | Ray Pearse Peter Taylor Gary Kelly Carl Healey | [26] [27] | |||||