Bowls England National Championships (men's pairs) explained

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

History

From 1912 and 1920 the winner received the Sir Thomas Dewar Cup.

Venues

Sponsors

Past winners

YearCountyChampionClubCountyRunner-upClubScoreRef
1912Somerset J. Osmond & S. Clout Clarence Park Surrey Woollacott & Watson Malden 30–18[2]
1913Kent C. Booth & A. E. Godsall Forest Hill Essex W. T. Darke & F. T. Fisher Southend-on-Sea 29–16[3]
1914Somerset A.P.Derrick & S.T.Ewens Bristol Northumberland R. B. Charlton & N. C. Barnfather Hexham-on-Tyne 17–16[4]
1915–1918 No competition due to war
1919Bedfordshire R. Hutchinson & D. B. Dawson Beech Hill, Luton Middlesex A. R. Gordon & E Woodroffe Met. Special Constabulary, Y Div 27–10[5]
1920Somerset Montagu Cooper & P. E. Hall Taunton Deane Middlesex W. McFarlane & A. Grassick Crouch Hill 26–16[6]
1921Sussex R. John & T. Harwood Preston, Brighton Leicestershire A. Middleton & W. T. Hart Abbey Park 28–11[7]
1922Durham J. J. Carr & T. W. Kirtley Roker Park Oxfordshire A. E. Allen & J. G. DarlowEast Oxford 20–14[8]
1923Northumberland Jos. Robinson & James W. Dick Gosforth Devon C. W. Webber & J. Lang Exeter City 29–13[9]
1924Somerset H. M. Cooper & P. E. Hall Taunton Wiltshire A. E. Harris & R. Uncles Bradford-on-Avon 21–16
1925Leicestershire A. Ward & A. Middleton Abbey Park Hampshire E.C. Redman & G. F. Crabb Banister Park 23–20
1926Dorset Bamber & Dewland Poole Park Berkshire L. A. King & Tom Tickle Park Institute 24–13
1927Dorset Read & Ramsbottom Poole Park Kent W. Jeffrey & C. Walton Faversham 22–10
1928Northamptonshire W. Pendred & W. J. Mitchell Wellingborough Middlesex W Thomas & F Euscher Downhills, Tottenham 31–13
1929Cumberland T. Sibson & Dr. Lambert Carlisle Subscription Wiltshire B. S. Case & E. J. Case Salisbury 30–15
1930Somerset W. F. Wheeler & W. Date Frome Selwood Cumberland H. Graham & J. Turner Carlisle Subscription 24–12
1931Somerset J. Williams & E. W. Fortune St. George's Warwickshire R. J. Bowden & Rev. J. S. Crole Tally Ho 29–15
1932Northamptonshire Arthur Bull & George Bull Wellingborough Kent William Jeffrey & Colin Walton Faversham 25–14[10]
1933Kent Robert Slater & Billy Buckell Callenders HampshireC.W.Phillips & W.H.Brett Richmond Park 30–14
1934Kent Robert Slater & Billy Buckell Callenders Berkshire J. F. Thomas & Tom Tickle Park Institute 21–14
1935Yorkshire Bill Jones & G. Gladders Saltburn-by-Sea Kent H. V. Kay & H. O. Bristow Blackheath & Greenwich 23–13
1936Sussex J.T.F.Fountain & W.Weekes White Rock, Hastings Somerset R. L. G. Simpson & G. Ellis Bloomfield, Bath 19–18
1937SussexArthur Knowling & Albert Knowling Worthing Gloucestershire J.J. Armer & F.R. Robinson Bristol St Andrews 27–13
1938Sussex Arthur Knowling & Albert Knowling Worthing Yorkshire R. B. Latheron & E. Raine Harrogate 22–16
1939County Durham J. Mitchell & R. L. Snowball Durham City Northumberland J. A. Bagley & J. Hall Summerhill 24–16
1940–1944 No competition due to war
1945Kent G. Douglas & Jack Snelgar Bellingham Northamptonshire W. T. Lawton & Albert Knight Abington 17–15
1946Cornwall W H Daniel & Maurice Ferris PenzanceWiltshire Cyril Daniel & Reg CooperSwindon 24–23
1947Worcestershire Will Lock & Sid Adams County Ground Wiltshire E. E. Jenkins & Ernie Pullin Chippenham 26–21
1948Devon Harold Shapland & Reg Grater Tiverton Boro Yorkshire Ted Ashton & Albert Allison 'Bert' Keech Bootham 22–17[11]
1949County Durham Sid Race & Bob Gittins Darlington R. A. Buckinghamshire D. Harvey & G.W. Morton Marlow 24–20[12]
1950Dorset Percy Baker & Len Piper Poole Park Cumberland Isaac Benson & Joseph Hodgson Edenside 22–15[13]
1951Oxfordshire R. Duke & P. Harvey South Oxford Devon B. Morgan & Freddie Horn Torquay 19–15
1952Devon B. Morgan & Freddie Horn Torquay Northumberland T. Cook & C. T. Coffer Collingwood 23–11
1953Yorkshire J. Fowler & T. Mitchell Bootham Dorset Percy Baker & Len Piper Poole Park 19–15
1954County Durham P. Bell & Wiffles Heath Dean and Chapter Wiltshire G. W. Chapman & W. T. Clements Trowbridge Town 22–19
1955Sussex Worthing Surrey Vic Oliver & Harry Gardiner Croydon 24–14[14]
1956County Durham Darlington East Park Wiltshire Ernie Pullin & Alec Pullin Chippenham Town 16–14[15]
1957Sussex Gordon Sparkes & Arthur Knowling Jr. Worthing Oxfordshire J.Smart & F.Baldwin Banbury Borough 22–9
1958Surrey Joe Martin & Arthur Hatto Mid-Surrey Nottinghamshire Stan Morley & Ken Cooper Lenton Unionists 24–12
1959Middlesex Fred Harris & Jim Brayley Paddington Somerset Clevedon 19–17
1960Buckinghamshire Charlie Plater & Arthur Philbey Aylesbury Boro Somerset George Brett & Peter Brimble Bristol 23–12
1961Suffolk Albert Race & Percy Denny Marlborough Surrey Ron Merritt & Reg NorrisChipstead 17–15
1962Dorset Percy Baker & Harry Shave Poole Park Hampshire George Hooker & Arthur Houghton Atherley 21–14[16]
1963Dorset Bill Reynolds & Tom Rogers Greenhill Cambridgeshire Horace Lake & Fred Green March Conservative 22–17
1964Worcestershire Gerald Webb & Peter Coates M. E. B. Cumberland John Dixon & L. Dixon Penrith Castle Park19–17
1965Somerset Clevedon Sussex Worthing 24–21[17]
1966Sussex Worthing Kent Les Rowan & John McMeakin Sandwich 23–17[18]
1967Northamptonshire Trevor Morgan & John Hope County Ground Suffolk Frank Morris & Vic Woodward Marlborough 18–15
1968Surrey Alan Barnett & Noel Jackson Dulwich Northumberland Philip Furness & Harry Kinnersley Morpeth 21–16
1969Somerset David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE Clevedon Bedfordshire Alan Papworth & George Crawley Arlesey 25–11
1970County Durham Billy Thompson & Tommy Bransby Pennywell Lincolnshire Roy Goom & Alf Beck Bristol 21–10
1971Kent Livesey Memorial Warwickshire Ernest Over & Bert Jacox Stoke, Coventry 23–17[19]
1972Dorset Ray Dawes & Charles PriceGreenhill Northumberland John Comballack & Mike Kirkpatrick Angus 20–19
1973Cumberland Tommy Armstrong & Ronald Milburn Penrith Castle Pk Middlesex Roger Gibbins & Reginald Paine L.T.A.S.S.A. 25–15[20]
1974Somerset David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE Clevedon Lincolnshire Bernard Gedney & Fred Smith Burton House 17–14
1975Northumberland George Davis & John Nelson North Shields West End Yorkshire William Campbell & Peter Inch Middlesbrough Co-Op 22–14
1976Nottinghamshire Peter Goulding & Jeff BerringtonPlessey Kent Maurice Phillips & Frank Sekjer Thames Poly 16–12
1977Worcestershire Clive Hall & Tony Russell Brotherhood Somerset Paul Branfield & Pip BranfieldClevedon 21–18
1978Northumberland Stanley Lant & Robert Keenleyside Angus Hampshire Jimmy Hobday & Anthony Gabb Boscombe Cliff 23–22
1979Norfolk Eddie Bell & Malcolm Wade Wymondham Dell Leicestershire Belgrave 21–19
1980Suffolk Keith Cady & Roger Denny Framlingham Castle Cornwall Richard Worth & Peter Gilbert Kensey Vale 24–18
1981Lincolnshire Alan Bates & Richard White Burton House Worcestershire Alec Jackson & Clive HallBrotherhood 24–13
1982Bedfordshire David Hirst & John McConnell Bedford Borough Northumberland Alan Mackenzie & Michael McGreevyAngus 22–12
1983County Durham Eldon Grove Yorkshire Keith Parker & Mick Parker Scarcroft 17–16[21]
1984Kent Ollie Jones & Len Haynes Lenham Buckinghamshire Jim Higgs & Geoff Springell Marlow 17–15
1985Yorkshire Peter Richardson & Frank Maxwell Haxby Road County Durham Ken Briscoe & Keith Renwick Hylton Colliery 16–15
1986County Durham David Kilner & Cliff Simpson Owton Lodge Norfolk Brian Taylor & Gary Blake County Arts 26–10
1987Lancashire David Holt & Thomas Armstrong Bolton Middlesex Dave Rowlands & Ken Morrison Uxbridge 23–21[22]
1988Leicestershire John Stephenson & Paul Clarke Belgrave Nottinghamshire Brett Morley & Peter Goulding Plessey 17–14
1989Essex David McCathie & Paul Maynard Essex County Lancashire Mike Leach & Charles Tattersall Newton Hall 25–16
1990Norfolk John Ottaway & Roger Guy Wymondham Dell Middlesex Colin Harman & Paul Cater West Ealing 19–15[23]
1991Cumbria Wigton Middlesex Jim Marsh & Dave Hall N.P.L. 29–16[24]
1992Kent Blackheath & Greenwich Sussex John Durrant & Richard Moses Hollingbury Park 24–17[25]
1993Warwickshire Rob Robinson & Richard Brittan Erdington Court Kent Blackheath & Greewich 25–24
1994Northumberland Keith Wood & Michael Bennett Ponteland County Durham Alan Theobald & Dave Webb Gateshead 26–6
1995Wiltshire Mel Biggs & Steve Warren Westlecot Essex J. Donnelly & Roy Farrant Loxford Park 21–20
1996Worcestershire Ian Maddox & Robert Stanley Bank House Hotel Gloucestershire Andrew Wills & Tony Allcock MBE Cheltenham 20–19
1997Dorset Shaun Nutman & Adam Tidby Dorchester Northumberland Bryan Taylor & Anthony Kempster Gosforth 19–14
1998Warwickshire Kenneth Ashby & Graham Ashby Stoke, Coventry Lincolnshire Kim Keilty & Daniel Brown St Giles, Lincoln 24–12
1999Northamptonshire Barry Fokerd & Paul Broderick WellingboroughKent Michael Arnold & Gordon Charlton Sandwich 24–23
2000Cumbria Wigton Suffolk John Rednall & Clive Webb Felixstowe & Suffolk 24–14[26]
2001Cambridgeshire Maurice Miller & Tony Merrell March Conservative Surrey Ray Otley & Mark Overington Cranleigh R.B.L. 18–17
2002Buckinghamshire Peter Picknell & Keith Hawes Iver Heath Worcestershire Gilt Edge 17–13
2003Suffolk John Rednall & Clive Webb Felixstowe & Suffolk Worcestershire Simon Jones & Mark Atkins Worcester 20–10
2004Norfolk Downham Ex-Service Bedfordshire Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn Barton-le-Clay 19–16
2005Warwickshire Simon Gilbert & Andrew Smith Avenue, L Spa Yorkshire Nafferton 24–9
2006Oxfordshire Greg Moon & Gary Lucas Banbury Borough Dorset Dave Smith & Neil Burroughs Greenhill 17–16
2007Kent Colin Goldsmith & Gordon Charlton Sandwich Buckinghamshire Eric Smith & Peter McGuinness Gerrards Cross 22–21
2008Suffolk Andy Meikle & Adrian Holden Felixstowe & Suffolk Cumbria John Baird & Rick Gallagher Carlisle Subscription 20–10
2009Dorset Martin Pavey & Jamie Lockwood Dorchester Surrey Michael O'Leary & Jeff O'Leary Epsom Park 24–11
2010Huntingdonshire White Hart Lancashire Chris Gale & Jason Parkinson (Manchester Commonwealth 22–19
2011Worcestershire Dean Hemming & Robert Stanley Worcester Nottinghamshire Trent Vale 23–11
2012Bedfordshire Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn Barton-le-Clay Berkshire Adrian Chipper & Chris Holliday Wokingham 19–18
2013Essex Essex County Northumberland Steve Pallas & Chris Yeomans Gosforth 21–16
2014Warwickshire Craig Carter & Tom Millership Rugby Lincolnshire Nick Orrey & Mathew Orrey Grantham 22–4
2015Somerset Peter Shaw & James Amery Taunton Buckinghamshire Malcolm Drage & Dean Brookes Bletchley Town 20–16
2016Devon Kings Torquay Herefordshire Mike Ricketts & Dan Holmes Ledbury 20–13
2017Lincolnshire Steve Hill & Martin Spencer Royal Mail Cart Cumbria John Baird & Rick Gallagher Carlisle Subscription 20–19
2018Somerset Neil Williams & Sam Steel Watchet Surrey Mark Dunne & Mark Jones West End 19–12[27]
2019 Kent Jason Haskins & Roger Kendrick VCD Isle of Wight Darren Griffith & Jack Berry Shanklin18–8[28]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[29]
2021Norfolk Norfolk BC Devon Kings, Torquay15–6[30]
2022Huntingdonshire Brampton BC Buckinghamshire Matt Hyde & Andrew Briden Gerrards Cross20–9[31]
LeicestershireNick Wardle & Joe Dawson Kingscroft EssexEssex County16–15[32]
2024Hunts Ean Morton & Tristan MortonParkwayWarwicksDan Box & Andrew WaltersWelford-On-Avon23–9[33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
  2. News: Bowling, The English Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 31 July 1912 . 15 August 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: Bowls and Bowlers . Sporting Life . 6 August 1913 . 15 August 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. News: English Championships . Sporting Life . 29 July 1914 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2023.
  5. News: The English Championships . Western Morning News . 31 July 1919 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2023.
  6. News: Sporting Gossip . Gloucestershire Echo . 31 July 1920 . 5. British Newspaper Archive.
  7. News: Bowls and Bowlers . Daily Herald . 30 July 1921 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2023.
  8. News: EBA Championship . North Star (Darlington) . 1 September 1922 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2023.
  9. News: Bowling . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 17 August 1923 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 23 August 2023.
  10. News: Pairs title for Wellingboro' . Daily Herald . 12 August 1932 . 14. British Newspaper Archive.
  11. News: Devon Pair Win Title . North Devon Journal . 26 August 1948 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  12. News: Darlington Pair win EBA title . Western Daily Press . 19 August 1949 . 14 August 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  13. News: Poole Park win title . Nottingham Journal . 18 August 1950 . 14 August 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  14. News: Worthing pair are champions . Nottingham Evening Post . 18 August 1955 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  15. News: E.B.A. pairs champions . Nottingham Evening News . 23 August 1956 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  16. News: Percy 67, proves he still tops . Daily Mirror . 23 August 1962 . 15 August 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  17. News: Worthing players fail in bowls pairs title bid . Worthing Herald . 20 August 1965 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  18. News: Scadgell double in the pairs . Western Daily Press . 18 August 1966 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  19. News: Livesey's hat-trick . Thanet Times . 10 August 1971 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  20. News: Winner Ron Forgets . Daily Mirror . 23 August 1973 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  21. News: Family affair . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 18 August 1983 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  22. News: Local pair in Bisley title . Worthing Herald . 21 August 1987 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  23. News: Champion John Strikes Again . Lancing Herald . 24 August 1990 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  24. News: CBowls . Kent Evening Post . 22 August 1991 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  25. News: Shoobridge bid for fourth titel foiled . Maidstone Telegraph . 7 August 1992 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  26. News: Andy's wisdom beyond his years . Worthing Herald . 7 September 2000 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  27. Web site: Somerset Win Men’s Pairs And Ed Morris Takes Two Wood Crown. Bowls International.
  28. Web site: Men’s Pairs. Bowls England.
  29. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
  30. Web site: Bowls England National Finals 2021. Bowls England. 23 August 2021.
  31. Web site: The Delivery, Delight for duo Baker and Brett on day six. Bowls England . 3 September 2022.
  32. Web site: 2023 National Championships Men's pairs . Bowls England . 15 August 2023.
  33. Web site: 2024 National Championships men's pairs . Bowls England . 19 August 2024.