Bowls England National Championships (mixed fours) explained

The mixed fours is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.^{[1] [2]}

Past winners

Year	County	Champions	County	Runners-up	Score	Ref
1989	Gloucestershire	Mrs J. Bishop, Pam Margrett, M. Bishop, E. Kavanagh	Lincolnshire	Mrs J. Tomlin, Mrs D. Wilson, A. Bates, M. Tomlin	21-20
1990	Cornwall	Norma May, Sylvia Strutt, Howard Strutt, A. May	Hampshire	Mrs N. Goosey, W. Britchford, Mrs M. Britchford, E. Rodgers	31-9
1991	Essex	Mrs E. Smith, Mrs A. Moore, C. Bryan, W. Whiteman	Norfolk	Sally Smith, Jayne Roylance, Ian Wones, Martin Christmas	15-13
1992	Middlesex	Irene Barber, Brenda Lines, A. Lines, Gerry Smyth	Cumbria	Mrs J. Armstrong, Mrs S. Flitcroft, Ian Carruthers, John Wills	26-14
1993	Middlesex	Pat Launders, Jean Staples, Robin Bellion, Gary Little	Warwickshire	Sue Jones, Jean Perry, Geoffrey Green, Cliff Jones	28-16
1994	Lancashire	Miss I. Howlett, Miss C. Swan, David Lockhart, Gordon Niven	Hampshire	Mrs R. Bailey, Mrs R. Ford, K. Ford, C. Bailey	21-10
1995	Oxfordshire	Katherine Hawes, Jackie Harrington, Howard Watts, Gary Harrington	Yorkshire	Mrs S. Chilton,Mrs M. Walker, Edward Boyle, Iain M. Boyle	24-23
1996	Yorkshire	Mrs J. Drury, Mrs J. Hartley, Mark Walton, Neil Brignall	Norfolk	Miss S. Lee, Mrs H. Sadler, M. Long, B. Sadler	20-11
1997	Berkshire	Patricia Smith, Joyce Evans, Gordon Evans, Ian Snowden	Hampshire	Christine Shearing, Joan Belcher, Peter Shearing, Anthony Shearing	22-14
1998	Norfolk	Christine Webb, Jayne Roylance, Trevor Webb, David Ward	Essex	Dee Killington, Mary Oliver, John Rodwell, John Tully	29-13
1999	Oxfordshire	Katherine Hawes, Jackie Harrington, Glenn Allen, Howard Watts	Yorkshire	Jean Drury, June Hartley, Mark Walton, Neil Brignall	19-17
2000	Essex	Liz Garrett, Jean Foster, Mark Garrett, Alan Foster	Wiltshire	June Corbett, Sue Gravell, Sid Corbett, Les Sullivan	21-9
2001	Middlesex Buckinghamshire	Irene Barber, Brenda Lines, Bob Bass, Gerry Smyth	Hampshire	Anne Pearce, Mrs H. Phillips, Chris Thresher, Peter Ward	23-19
2002	Hampshire	Rosemary Bailey, Sandy Moyse, Fred Voller, Charles Bailey	Lancashire	Joyce Bristow, Viv Tomlinson, Fergus Muat, Alec Atkinson	23-11
2003	Warwickshire	Margaret Lawson, Mary Entwistle, Paul Dale, Simon Gilbert	Devon	Elizabeth Haynes, Sue Harriott, Terry Reardon, William Davis	28-27
2004	Somerset	Molly Manning, Carol Grenfell, Craig Doughty, Nick Grenfell	Kent	Pat Andrews, Mary Johnson, A. Johnson, Bob Flint	19-10
2005	Northamptonshire	Tina Burgess, Karen Leveridge, Darren Lyman, Paul Broderick	Surrey	Kelly Jenkins, Irene Jenkins, Kevin Clarke, Ian Jenkins	23-19
2006	Devon	Mrs J. Short, Paul Kinsman, Pam Parkhouse, John Short	Hampshire	Anne Pearce, Wendy Line, Peter Line, Chris Thresher	23-20
2007	Wiltshire		Yorkshire		26-11
2008	Devon		Essex	Sirikan Holmes, Val Chaney, Steven Mitchinson, Jamie Holmes	27-12
2009	Lincolnshire	Christine Gowshall, Stacy Dent Jonathan Darley, Bernard Gowshall	Berkshire		24-14
2010	Essex	Elaine Score, Ann Score, Gerry Bone, Raymond Bone	Hampshire	Karen Cranham, Jean Philip, Chris Cranham, Leo May	24-13
2011	Hampshire	Anne Pearce, Wendy Line, Peter Line, Colin Thresher	Northumberland	Geraldine Jamieson, Norma Craig, Peter Duffy, Simon Richardson	20-13
2012	Devon		Worcestershire	Lynne Bowen, Amy Stanton, Adrian Burbridge, Andrew Walters	22-8
2013	Cambridgeshire Huntingdonshire		Devon		22-5
2014	Leicestershire Northamptonshire		Wiltshire		23-15
2015	Devon	Sophie Tolchard, Harriet Stevens Lee Haywood, Ryan Whitlock	Warwickshire	Lisa Smith, Moira Parsons Matt Wordingham, Andy Smith	28-18
2016	Northamptonshire		Essex		19-18
2017	Essex		Oxfordshire	Carol Galletly, Katherine Hawes Mark Sykes, Howard Watts	23-16	^[3]
2018	Surrey	Debbie Souter, Liz Anderson Mark Bishopp, Charlie Souter	Essex		18-13	^[4]
2019	Gloucestershire	Joan Surman, Penny Callaghan Lee Williamson, Nathan Kitchen	Lincolnshire	Ruby Hill, Chelsea Tomlin Ashley Caress, Martin Spence	23-15	^[5]
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic	^[6]
	Kent	Amy Cheeseman, Christine Hewison Michael Cheeseman, Tom Bishop	Cambridgeshire	Ellen Falkner MBE, Cheryl Salisbury Jamie Barker, Scott Walton	13–11	^[7]
	Surrey	Faye Ludlow, Hayley Halford Paul Jenkins, Dennis Hennessy	Berkshire	Jane Murphy, Bev Wall Scott Winskill, Mark Hancock	13–12	^[8]
2023	Northumberland	Chris Yeomans, Kayleigh Proctor Rachel Cartwright, Simon Richardson	Huntingdonshire	Chloe Brett, Rebecca Moorbey, Lewis Baker, Nick Brett	21–17	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
2. Web site: Mixed fours winners. Bowls England.
3. Web site: 2017 mixed fours results. Bowls England.
4. Web site: 2018 mixed fours results. Bowls England.
5. Web site: 2019 mixed fours results. Bowls England.
6. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
7. Web site: Daily Round Up. Bowls England. 28 August 2021.
8. Web site: 2022 National Championships . Bowls England . 11 September 2022.
9. Web site: 2023 National Championships mixed fours . Bowls England . 21 August 2023.