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

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

The event is for women aged 55 and over on 1 April in the year of competition. Until 1988 it was for over 60s.[2]

Past winners

YearChampionCountyRunner-upCountyRef
1974W Thatcher & J Lucking Berks
1975E Hollick & W Griffiths Devon
1976Ruth Towle & Anne Cockayne Notts [3]
1977Peggy King & Elsie Batchelor Middx
1978R Murray & N Horner Northumb [4]
1979B Robertson & I Smallbone Worcs
1980Olive Bennett & Betty Neillis Som [5]
1981M Hewlett & M Howard Surrey
1982Jean Holden & Betty Warters Hunts Gladys Cuthbert & Elsie French Cambs [6]
1983T Drayton & P Soulsby Surrey Christine Featherstone & Kathleen WarneDevon [7]
1984Mabel Simons & Claire Reynolds Notts Margaret Harrison & Kath Saill Glocs [8]
1985J Ward & another Norfolk
1986L Maynard & G Berry Herts B Bratton & A Marshall Wilts
1987Eileen Smith & Joan Steven Sussex Elfreda Saunders & Doreen Fletcher Hants [9]
1988Barbara Carey & Peggy Edwards Glocs Pauline Bray & Audrey Wright Northants [10]
1989Audrey Galasinski & Philippa Green Leics Lilian Wright & Joan Daniels Cambs[11] [12]
1990Peggy Edwards & Barbara Carey Glocs Irene Molyneux & Margaret Ellis Oxon[13]
1991M Harrison & D Brown Dorset S Drage & J Pittam Northants[14]
1992L Gadd & L Ward Sussex H Morley & J Foster Yorks
1993Joyce Morgan & June Larter CambsE Brough & E MasseyDevon [15]
1994Joyce Chelin & Brenda Keller Yorks Lilian Gibbs & Patsy Walker Middx
1995Pat Oliver & Peggy Roache Glocs Rosemary Ludar-Smith Essex
1996Wendy Anderson & Doris Woodley Wilts Win Sowerby & Audrey Reeves Cumbria
1997Irene Barber & Pat Launders Middx Marian Williams & Molly Rackham Lincs
1998Jean Rees & Mary Collard Som Jacqui Cook & Margaret Grosvenor Warwicks
1999
2000Cindy Edmundson & Noreen Fleet Cumbria Joyce Chelin & Anita Haw Yorks
2001Nova Edwards & Jill Price BucksPat Terry & Joyce Harman Sussex
2002Ruth Bond & Christine Theedom Devon Jacqui Cook & Margaret Grosvenor Warwicks
2003Jenny Moore & Wendy Barnard Devon Doreen Hodson Smith & Sue Larkins Herts
2004Som Maureen Christmas & Rene Bretherton Cambs
2005Una Prideaux & Crystal Eathorne Cornwall Gill Blackmore & Carolyne Morgan Oxon
2006Jayne Roylance & Margaret Hannant NorfolkBrenda Lines & Pam Hughes Middx
2007Janet Cropper & Evelyn Franklin Lancs Notts
2008Brenda Thomas & Sue Springell Bucks Hazel Bass & Anne Hadley Hunts
2009Margaret McColl & Pam Margrett Glocs Mary Taylor & Kay Kerley Hants
2010Gwen Xuereb & Geraldine Reeve Norfolk Teresa Pearson & Gill Jones Durham
2011Teresa Pearson & Gill Jones Durham Lydia Munn & Carol Morton Kent
2012Judith Staunton & Joan Walmsley Somerset Joyce Jones & Janet CropperLancs
2013Ingar Newman & Norma Beales Surrey Karen Tandler & Marian Wheatley Herefords
2014Yvonne Woodcock & Wendy Davies Sussex Carole Robertson & Pamela Armstrong Bucks
2015Pat Logan & Marjorie Crowe WorcestershireJudy Bacon & Beverley Wall Berks
2016Carol Inserra & Lynn Green LeicestershireLinda Challenger & Lindsay Collin Glocs
2017Lesley Johnson & Margaret Holden HampshireRita Gerry & Julia Stannard Glocs
2018Glynis Morgan & Joan Rodgerson Durham Lesley Johnson & Margaret Holden Hants[16]
2019Lorraine Hume & Rachel Mackriell SussexPat Clarke & Christine Webb Norfolk[17]
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[18]
Moira Self & Julie Spice SuffolkKirsty Cox & Caroline Cullum Lincolnshire[19]
Lynn Williams & Elaine Amery SomersetPatricia Browne & Sheila Storey Northumberland[20]
Linda Churchman & Cheryl SalisburyCambridgeshireMargaret Smith & Teresa OrrissSurrey[21]

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: Holiday bowls win . Nottingham Evening Post . 19 October 1976 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  4. News: Tournament could stay in Torquay . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 30 September 1978 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  5. News: Holiday for champions . Central Somerset Gazette . 16 October 1980 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  6. News: Duller is champion . Cambridge Daily News . 23 September 1982 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  7. News: Bitton pair reach final . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 15 September 1983 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  8. News: Bowls . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . 17 September 1984 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  9. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. 1987. 120-121. Telegraph Publications. 0-86367-220-5.
  10. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 89. 1989. 163-165. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31093-3.
  11. News: Bowling with Harry Reynolds . Rugby Advertiser . 21 September 1989 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  12. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 90. 1990. 157-158. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31364-9.
  13. Book: Newby, Donald. Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. 1991. 149-150. Telegraph Publications. 0-330-31664-8.
  14. News: Jacox by a whisker . Rugby Advertiser . 21 September 1991 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  15. News: Duo come up trumps . Cambridge Daily News . 11 September 1993 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 21 August 2024.
  16. Web site: 2018 Senior Pairs. Bowls England.
  17. Web site: 2018 Senior Pairs. Bowls England.
  18. Web site: Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak. Bowls England.
  19. Web site: Daily Round Up. Bowls England. 28 August 2021.
  20. Web site: 2022 National Championships . Bowls England . 8 September 2022.
  21. Web site: 2023 National Championships women's senior pairs . Bowls England . 21 August 2023.