Bowls England National Championships (men's senior pairs) explained

The men's senior pairs 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

YearChampionsCountyRunners-upCountyScoreRef
1974Frank Farey & Arthur Parkin Middx [3]
1975Bill Stowe & Fred Jenkins Warwicks Arthur Green & Les Banks Sussex 20–15 [4]
1976Les Traves & Ivor Boys Kent Eric Thulborn & Alf Page Cambs [5]
1977E. Rayner & Fred Summers Worcs [6]
1978F. Ash & H. Stevenson Surrey [7]
1979E. C. Weston & E. C. Websell Hants
1980G. C. Collinson & W. Hughes Glocs
1981J. Adams & A. Whitehead Bucks
1982Jim Grigor & Bernard ReadLincs Middx 24–11 [8]
1983T. S. Fenn & A. P. Lucas Suffolk
1984Wilf Firby & Harry WadhamSom John Nunn & Peter Hills Suffolk 21–20 [9] [10]
1985B. Walker & R. Kivell Devon
1986
1987Reg Theobald & Cyril Morgan Middx Joe Hughes & Raymond Wall Northumb 19-18 [11]
1988Alfred Baylis & Tony RussellWorcs Bev Thompson & Cecil Exton Wilts 25-16[12]
1989Cyril Bowers & Derek MeeNotts Gordon Townsend & Harry Reynolds Warwicks 27-16[13] [14]
1990Reg Jackson & Barney Fernandes WiltsRay Watson & Reg PaineMiddx 22-12[15]
1991Hants T. C. Clipston & Terry James Northants 25-22
1992R. S. Bell & J. Stothard Durham W. D. Gee & D. LewisBucks20-9
1993Hants Edward Hayward & Walter Hayward Sussex23-11[16]
1994Brian Arnold & Don GriffinHunts Henry Booth & Alan LeachLancs15-14[17]
1995F. A. Palmer & K. Broughton Sussex N. Chamberlain & W. FaulknerHerts 20-16
1996Bernard Walsham & Alan Walsham Lincs Ken Wardle & Robert BurchDevon 17-16[18]
1997Arthur Peacock & Luke WentEssex Michael Truran & Ian GoodingSussex28-8
1998Pat Pinnegar & Roy HennessyGlocs/SomBrian Miller & Dennis AldertonSussex 22-16
1999Michael Haywood & John Godden Leics Derek Balfour & Peter BryantBerks 20-14[19]
2000Chris Reynolds & Ian Watson Sussex Douglas Bale & Derek James Devon 24-11
2001F. Smith & R. Walters Cornwall D. Weston & D. CrowsonNorthants 23-20
2002David Macey & David Hynard SomPat Riley & Lyn JamesEssex 28-18
2003Alan Waite & Peter Picknell Bucks Robert Clews & David SnellWilts 22-21
2004Ken Marsh & Barry BendallHants J. Wilson & M. CraferEssex 27-11
2005Attilio Ciampini & Robert YeamansMiddx B. Nicholls & J. DobsonHants 29-8
2006John Crabb & Barry PattersonDorset Alan Cawdell & Len WildmanHerts 20–17
2007William Hamilton & Brian Pigott Warwicks Gordon Niven & Graham Booth Lancs 30–15
2008Vic Cole & Malcolm Stark Essex Keith Corris & Keith CorrisCornwall 21–20
2009Don Sheriff & Peter Adams Herts Roger Martin & Tony ScarrHunts 27–11
2010David Welsh & James Morley Sussex David McManus & Anthony LittleCumbria 25–21
2011David Parr & Charlie Gay Cornwall John Abson & Alan CawdellHerts 19–13
2012Richard Hall & Adrian Burbridge Worcs Eddie Hughes & Ray BreameCumbria25–8
2013David Snell, Mel Biggs & Paul Sloman Wilts Robert Fuller & John Haines Northants 20–18
2014Les Jinks & Dave Brennan Derbyshire Alan Ley & Mike Peterson Oxon20–18
2015David Snell & Mel Biggs Wilts Barry Williams & Tony AubreyBerks 26–13
2016John Bell & Rick Gallagher Cumbria Roy Burnett & David Hanger Dorset 21–14
2017Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage Bucks Ian Watson & Keith Holman Sussex 23–16
2018Paul Comley & Colin Whitehead OxonRonnie Thomas & Kevin Williams Cornwall 24–7
2019Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage Bucks Martin Smith & Mark Atkins Herefords 22–15[20]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[21]
Stuart Stephens & Jim Garner Dorset Howard Watts & Raymond GaskinsOxfordshire 17–10[22]
Steve Smith & Graham Ashby Warwicks Steve Parr & Ken WeyandKent19–6[23]
Philip Russell & Jerry RumballHertsMichael Jelfs & Phillip GladdenOxfordshire27–3[24]
2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
  2. News: Len Somers in national finals . Buckinghamshire Examiner . 13 September 1974 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  3. News: Southall Pair lift national bowls title . Middlesex County Times . 11 October 1974 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  4. News: Stratford, Stoke men to the fore . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 4 October 1975 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  5. News: Andrews victory in national singles . Cambridge Daily News. 2 October 1976 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 August 2024.
  6. News: News . Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail . 27 September 1979 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 August 2024.
  7. News: Tournament could stay in Torquay . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 30 September 1978 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  8. News: On top of the world . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian . 1 October 1982 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  9. News: Axeing spurs Wilf to final . Bristol Evening Post . 31 July 1985 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  10. News: Bowls . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 17 September 1984 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  11. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. 1987. 120-121. Telegraph Publications. 0-86367-220-5.
  12. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 89. 1989. 163-165. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31093-3.
  13. News: County Stars take a caning . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 30 September 1989 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  14. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. 1990. 157-158. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31364-9.
  15. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. 1991. 149-150. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  16. News: Bowls . Worthing Herald . 17 September 1993 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 August 2024.
  17. News: National champions . Cambridge Daily News . 17 September 1993 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  18. News: Alan moves jack to win the pairs . Nottingham Evening Post . 18 September 1996 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 20 August 2024.
  19. News: Around the bowling Greens . Worthing Herald . 16 September 1999 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  20. Web site: 2019 senior pairs results. Bowls England.
  21. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
  22. Web site: Daily Round Up. Bowls England. 5 September 2021.
  23. Web site: 2022 National Championships . Bowls England . 3 September 2022.
  24. Web site: 2023 National Championships senior pairs . Bowls England . 21 August 2023.