Bowls England National Championships (men's junior singles) explained

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

Venues

Sponsors

Past winners

YearCountyChampionClubCountyRunner-upClubScoreRef
1974Cornwall St. Austell Leicestershire Belgrave 21–17[2]
1975Leicestershire Belgrave Cornwall David Snell St Austell 21–19[3]
1976Hampshire Boscombe Cliff Hertfordshire Bob Rodwell Hatfield 21–20
1977Leicestershire Belgrave Kent Old Coleians 21–13
1978Yorkshire Alec Atkinson Middlesbrough Hampshire David Dunford RAE 21–19
1979Somerset Peter Mattravers Ilminster Buckinghamshire Derek Plater Aylesbury Town 21–10
1980Surrey Graham Spencer Temple Hampshire Russell Kemp Fleming Park 21-15[4]
1981Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBE Cheltenham Essex Keith Blackman Essex County 21–12
1982Norfolk Ian Grady Gaywood Park County Durham David Henley Palmers 21–10[5]
1983Leicestershire Andrew Irons Knighton Victoria Middlesex Gerry Smyth Paddington21–19
1984Nottinghamshire Plessey Hampshire Jim Squires Fleet 21–14[6]
1985Essex Jeffrey Bates Falcon Hertfordshire John Simmons Garston 21–8[7]
1986Middlesex Chris Ackland Brentham Oxfordshire Paul Sharman Oxford City & County21–18[8]
1987Suffolk Marlborough Ipswich Surrey Iain Boyle Weybridge 21–12[9]
1988Yorkshire Iain Boyle Bert Keech Norfolk Hunstanton 21–15[10]
1989Sussex Alan Darling WorthingNorfolkHunstanton 25–24[11]
1990Somerset Neil Westlake Winscombe Buckinghamshire Gerrards Cross25–21[12]
1991Middlesex Barry Jenkins Hounslow Sports Devon Nathan Farrant Exmouth Madeira 21–12[13]
1992Warwickshire Stuart Thomas Blossomfield Northumberland Karl Jameson St. Georges21–12
1993Gloucestershire Cheltenham Huntingdonshire Stuart Popple Parkway 21–13
1994Bedfordshire Steven Mead Dunstable TownCumbria David Baxter Wigton 21–16
1995Cambridgeshire David Bell Ely Sports & SocialLancashire Ian Mayne Bolton21–15[14]
1996Lancashire Jason Parkinson Bolton CornwallIan Drew Stenalees 21–5
1997Gloucestershire Neil Chandler Victory Park Kent Clive James Canterbury 21–6[15]
1998Huntingdonshire White Hart County Durham Silksworth 21–17
1999Wiltshire Cooper Avon Berkshire Reading 21–7
2000Surrey Mark Bishopp Weybridge Worcestershire Dean Hemming Worcester 21–15[16]
2001Sussex David Hubbard Hove and Kingsway Wiltshire Russell Francis Spencer Moulton 21–13
2002Warwickshire Simon Gilbert Avenue Leamington Lancashire Acton Bridge21–18
2003Bedfordshire Tom Cawdell Luton Town Oxfordshire Nick Welsh Rover Cowley 21–18
2004Northumberland Northern Electric Norfolk Stephen Winter House on the Green 21–16
2005Lancashire Bolton Sussex Stuart Holland Rosemount2–0* sets
2006Hertfordshire Matthew Coppen Royston Lancashire Bolton 2–1* sets
2007Sussex Stuart Holland RosemountDevon Josh Hadfield Budleigh Salterton 21–12
2008Sussex Aaron Sexton Preston Dorset Ben Paulley Greenhill 21–14
2009Norfolk Hunstanton Huntingdonshire Tristan Morton Parkway 21–8
2010EssexMark Nullmeyers Elm Park Huntingdonshire Tristan Morton White Hart 21–13
2011Northamptonshire Northampton West End Berkshire Kyle Mallandain Desborough 21–16
2012LincolnshireMartin Spencer Royal Mail Cart Northamptonshire Northampton West End 21–20
2013Northamptonshire Northampton West End Warwickshire Liam Pearcey Rugby 21–15
2014Dorset Greenhill HertfordshireTom Muir Harpenden 21–11
2015Cambridgeshire Jamie Barker St Neots KentMilton Regis 21–7
2016Northamptonshire Northampton West End Nottinghamshire Jack Emmerson Cavaliers 21–2
2017Isle of Wight Travis Meller Shanklin Berkshire Bernard Byles Reading 21–20[17]
2018Norfolk Dan Mills County Arts Lancashire Anthony Booth-Young Bolton 21–18[18]
2019Kent Jason Avery Folkestone Park Wiltshire Tom Newman Avon 21–11[19]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[20]
Lincolnshire Jordan Philpott Royal Mail Cart Devon Kings Torquay 21–16
Warwickshire Daniel Ellicott Avenue LeamingtonLancashireLloyd Milligan Heaton Hall21–20[21]
Herefordshire Tom Holmes Ross-on-WyeSomersetOli Collins Ilminster21–11[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Past Records. Bowls England.
  2. News: National bolwing contest . Thanet Times . 17 September 1974 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 22 August 2024.
  3. News: Tony Allcock is champion . Leicester Daily Mercury . 2 September 1975 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 26 August 2023.
  4. News: Miscellaneous . Diss Express . 12 September 1980 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  5. News: Ian reveals a tough streak . Lynn Advertiser . 3 September 1982 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  6. News: Allan, G. (1984) 'Bowls' . 17 Sep 1984 . The Times . 28 Aug 2023 . 23 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  7. News: 'Bowls' . 16 Sep 1985 . The Times . 28 Aug 2023 . 23 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  8. News: Ackland storms to National title . South Wales Echo . 15 September 1986 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  9. News: Rednall's title . Bury Free Press . 18 September 1987 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  10. News: King pipped . Lynn Advertiser . 16 September 1988 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  11. News: Darling dethrones the King . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 29 September 1989 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  12. News: Mark out of luck . Mersham Advertiser . 19 September 1990 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  13. News: Champion . Greenford & Northolt Gazette . 23 August 1991 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  14. News: Bell rings out . Birmingham Daily Post . 4 September 1995 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  15. News: Super Jackson battles back to grab England title . Western Daily Press . 18 August 1997 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 28 August 2023.
  16. News: 'For the record' . 21 Aug 2000 . The Times . 28 Aug 2023 . 37 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  17. Web site: 2017 junior results. Bowls England.
  18. Web site: 2018 junior results. Bowls England.
  19. Web site: 2019 junior results. Bowls England.
  20. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
  21. Web site: 2022 National Championships . Bowls England . 3 September 2022.
  22. Web site: 2023 National Championships, men's junior singles . Bowls England . 25 August 2023.