Bowls England National Championships (men's triples)
Appearance
English National Bowls Championships | ||
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Men elite | singles | singles 2w |
singlesCC | pairs | |
triples | fours | |
Women elite | singles | singles 2w |
singlesCC | pairs | |
triples | fours | |
Men junior | singles | pairs |
Women junior | singles | pairs |
Men senior | singles | pairs |
fours | ||
Women senior | singles | pairs |
fours | ||
Men team | Middleton | Balcomb |
WhiteRose | TopClub | |
2Fours | ||
Women team | Johns | Walker |
AmyRose | TopClub | |
Mixed | Pairs | Fours |
The Bowls England National Championships (Men's Triples) is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]
Venues
- 1945–1957 (Paddington Recreation Ground)
- 1958–1973 (Watney's Sports Club, Mortlake)
- 1974–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
- 2014–2023 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)
Sponsors
- 1982-1987 (Gateway Building Society)
- 1988-1991 (The Woolwich)
- 1993-1995 (Sanatogen)
- 2003–2005 (National Express)
- 2006 (Waitrose)
- 2023 (Aviva)
Past winners
Year | County | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | Score | Ref |
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1945 | Cornwall | Leslie Pascoe, Tom McCulloch, Maurice Ferris | Penzance | Middlesex | J.G Peart, H. Anderson, Andy Wilson | Parsons Green | 20-10 | |
1946 | Yorkshire | Bill Jones, T. Fennell, Arthur Gladders | Saltburn | Surrey | E Bowditch, A. Brown, W. J. Weare | Magdalen Park | 19-9 | [2] |
1947 | Surrey | S. A. Vallance, C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder | Redhill | Sussex | Arthur Knowling, Albert Knowling, Fred Sparks | Worthing | 20-19 | |
1948 | [Kent | B. Bassant, Sidney Filmer, Colin Walton | Faversham | Devon | L Parkinson, Harold Webber, N Willington | Torbay Country Club | 14-11 | |
1949 | Sussex | Percy Brazier, Harry Skingley, Henry Mann | Worthing Pavilion | Warwickshire | H. Butterill, Frank M. Edge, Howard E. Beard | Three Spires, Coventry | 16-8 | |
1950 | Herefordshire | Joe Mee, Dick Beaven, Billy Edwards | Hereford | Northamptonshire | H. Wills, F. Tye, G. Fox | Rushden Town | 21-11 | [3] |
1951 | Oxfordshire | E. F. Bowtell, H. C. Halliday, B. L. Rogers | North Oxford | Middlesex | W. Hooper, C. A. Birtles, F. Rogers | Century | 21-13 | |
1952 | Berkshire | W. J. Stone, L. G. Stone, F. H Thomas | Reading | County Durham | R. H. Stokeld, T. D. Brown, L. Whitworth | New Herrington | 20-13 | |
1953 | County Durham | S. R. Bates, W. R. Vickerton, S. J. Bates | Darlington Woodland | Northamptonshire | Frank Purser, Albert Knight, C. J. Knight | Abington | 19-11 | |
1954 | Suffolk | N.Richards, P.Richards, E Dodge | Rookery | Devon | J. P. Copp, R. G. Grater, Harold Shapland | Tiverton Borough | 23-9 | |
1955 | Hampshire | J. Jones, E. Maindonald, R. Taylor | Southbourne | Worcestershire | R. A. Fry, E. Perritt, G. Grove | Evesham | 23-12 | |
1956 | Warwickshire | H. Bryan, G. Higginson, Arthur H. Meredith | Avenue, Leamington Spa | Wiltshire | Walter Barnett, Bill Winchcombe, Granville Poppitt | Swindon North End | 22-18 | |
1957 | Lincolnshire | C.Bass, D.Else, H Campbell | Redbourn | Middlesex | I.Walters, E.Brandon, J Stewart | Crouch Hill | 29-15 | |
1958 | Lancashire | C. Garside, W. Mailin, J. Cragg | Blackpool | Hertfordshire | W. McWhirr, A. W. Barker, G.Frost | Townsend, St. Albans | 17-10 | |
1959 | Hertfordshire | F.I.Smith, G.W.Scott | Hatfield | Hampshire | E. S. Hayes, H. Lewry, Peter Line | Banister Park | 26-10 | |
1960 | Dorset | Percy Baker, Ernie Milnthorpe, Harry Shave | Poole Park | Cumberland | J. Kelly, J. Dominey, J. Hodgson | Edenside | 13-12 | |
1961 | Gloucestershire | H.Sadler, F.Price, G.Ham | Stroud | Lincolnshire | P.Blythin, G.Robinson, S.Batchelor | Grimsby New Clee | 17-15 | |
1962 | Warwickshire | Thomas R. Whittaker, Gilbert Fuller, Victor Amphlett | Leamington Spa | Middlesex | E. Sussex, W. Simpson, J. Holliday | West Ealing | 19-12 | |
1963 | Middlesex | W. J. Thomas, Maurice Ellicott, Jim Girdwood | Paddington | Suffolk | J. Clarke, J. Strang, H.G. Stammers | Rookery | 20-14 | |
1964 | Kent | W. Stevenson, J. Drummond, C. V. Sweeting | Forest Hill | Northamptonshire | Stan Carter, Ray Brook, Bobby Stenhouse | Wellingborough Town | 17-16 | |
1965 | Northamptonshire | Ernest Willson, Les Coker, Mick Cooper | Kettering Lodge | Surrey | A.Owen, T.G.Howard, A.Martin | Dulwich | 21-10 | |
1966 | Somerset | William Elliott, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant | Clevedon | Hampshire | E.Websell, A Ashworth, Harry Powell | British Legion, Farnborough | 22-12 | |
1967 | Northumberland | Arnold Bryson, George Boag, Fred Lumley | Summerhill | Isle of Wight | S. Vidler, Cecil Baker, S. G. Wade | Ryde | 18-15 | |
1968 | Northamptonshire | Harold Sturgess, Jack Forster, Ron Crawley | Wellingborough Town | Surrey | R. Greenway, J. Slater, Fred Mortimore | Esher | 20-18 | |
1969 | Northamptonshire | Eric Randell, George Wills, Mick Cooper | Rushden Town | Kent | J. Armstrong, Les Rowan, John McMeakin | Sandwich | 18-15 | |
1970 | Bedfordshire | R. Wicks, Dick Meyrick, W. Mead | Luton, George Kent | Nottinghamshire | R. Smedley, J. Smedley, George Smedley | Yeoman Hill Park | 25-11 | |
1971 | Buckinghamshire | John Lewis, Ian Harvey, Arthur Plested | Marlow | Oxfordshire | J. Hazlewood, B. Boscot, Fred Beer | Banbury Chestnuts | 16-15 | |
1972 | Cornwall | David Cutler, Chris Yelland, Bill Olver | St. Austell | Yorkshire | T. W. Roberts, E. Fennell, Gill Gillis | Hull Road Park | 16-14 | |
1973 | Northumberland | George Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Bolton | Swan Hunter and W. R. Ltd | County Durham | R. Irwin, A. Ridley, W. C. Watson | Herrington Workmens | 14-13 | |
1974 | Warwickshire | John Barratt, Ralph Shakespeare, Ronald Gildert | English Electric | Norfolk | Brian Taylor, Frank Hart, Peter Paul | County Arts | 19-16 | |
1975 | Hampshire | G. Kirby, W. Stewart, Harry Powell | British Legion, Farnborough | Cambridgeshire | David Cornwell, John Campton | City of Ely | 23-15 | |
1976 | Cumbria | Ron Baxter, Joe Baxter, John Bell | Wigton | Norfolk | Ted Browne, Arthur Waters, Sidney Wisdom | Wymondham Dell | 18-11 | |
1977 | Somerset | John Knight, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE | Clevedon | Devon | Eric Fricker, Brian Lee, Norman Chalk | Torbay C.C. | 22-13 | |
1978 | Nottinghamshire | William Thompson, Dave Thompson, Geoffrey Mee | Rainworth Miners Welfare | Essex | Roy Howard, Alan McElrea, Ernest Edwards | Crittall Silver End | 23-16 | |
1979 | Somerset | Roy Hedges, Frankie Brown, Peter Brimble | Bristol | Somerset | S. Pitman, D. Avery, J. Sleeman | Victoria, Weston-Super-Mare | 25-20 | [4] |
1980 | Lancashire | Charles Pilkington, Tony Horobin, Gordon Niven | Heaton Hall | Hampshire | Graham Standley, Norman Shelley, Peter Line | Banister Park | 20-12 | |
1981 | Huntingdonshire | George Heathcote, Mick Durber, David Howells | St. Peters | Yorkshire | Melvin West, George Cuthbertson, Gordon Stevenson | Y.P.I. Hull | 22-9 | |
1982 | Kent | Bob Stewart, Oliver Jones, Len Haynes | Lenham | Northamptonshire | John Clipston, Eric Thomason, Ernie Tredwell | Kingsthorpe | 25-11 | |
1983 | Suffolk | John Barell, Graham Cutts, Roy Cutts | Marlborough | Suffolk | Keith Caddy, Roger Denny, Ken Freeman | Framlingham Castle | 19-18 | |
1984 | Somerset | Gordon James, Len Branfield, Pip Branfield | Clevedon | Northamptonshire | Chris Bussey, Rab Donoghue, Tony Holmes | Kettering Lodge | 15-12 | |
1985 | Somerset | Kenneth Frost, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant CBE | Clevedon | Cumbria | Ron Baxter, Ronald Gass, John Bell | Wigton | 20-11 | |
1986 | Dorset | Adam Tidby, Barry Stone, Chris Martin | Poole Park | Kent | Martin Wilde, Geoff Chapman, Martyn Sekjer | Maidstone | 19-6 | |
1987 | Worcestershire | Mark Weaver, John Weaver, Grant Burgess | Worcester County Ground | Gloucestershire | Paul Glastonbury, Martin Brown, Nigel Dolphin | Stroud | 24-10 | |
1988 | Leicestershire | Dave Sheppard, John Stephenson, Paul Clarke | Belgrave | Somerset | Ron Tuggey, Dave Bessant, Pip Branfield | Clevedon | 17-11 | |
1989 | Sussex | Paul Butler, Colin Knight, Andrew Jordan | Southbourne | Wiltshire | Ken Norman, Arthur Jackson, Hedley Bowen | Swindon | 20-18 | |
1990 | Gloucestershire | Andrew Wills, Jack Drummond-Henderson, Tony Allcock | Cheltenham | Warwickshire | Michael Hawkins, David Bennett, Simon Davies | Welford on Avon | 18-16 | |
1991 | Cumbria | Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, John Bell | Wigton | Oxfordshire | Ian Henwood, Mark Peachy, Robert Mackie | Summertown | 16-15 | |
1992 | Buckinghamshire | Maurice Cracknell, Ray Gaskins, Ted Hanger | Chandos Park | Dorset | Bob Powell, Mark Tomberry Adam Tidby | Poole Park | 19-3 | |
1993 | Sussex | Paul Lewis, Mark Ireland, David Williams< | Preston, Brighton | Suffolk | Ashley Sale, John Barrell, Roy Cutts | Marlborough | 21-20 | |
1994 | Devon | E. Collins, John C. Evans, Danny Denison | Torquay | Berkshire | Graham Waldron, Robert Newman, Michael Newman | Reading B.C | 15-12 | |
1995 | Gloucestershire | Andrew Wills, Simon Jones, Tony Allcock | Cheltenham | Cumbria | Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor, David Taylor | Courtfield | 16-14 | |
1996 | Somerset | Barrie Smith, Mike Davies, Don Fowkes | British Cellophane | Isle of Wight | Chris New, Peter Furmidge, Peter Dunstan | Cowes Medina | 21-17 | |
1997 | Cumbria | Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, Steven Farish | Wigton | Lincolnshire | Billy Jackson, Kim Kielty, Danny Brown | St. Giles, Lincoln | 15-13 | |
1998 | Lancashire | Tony King, Barry Kitson, David Colbourne | Bolton | Kent | Clive Miles, Mike Arnold, Gordon Charlton | Sandwich | 23-17 | |
1999 | Hampshire | Dean Morgan, Russell Morgan, Julian Haines | Boscombe Cliff | Warwickshire | Kenneth Ashby, Colin Jacox, Graham Ashby | Stoke, Coventry | 19-11 | |
2000 | Northumberland | Paul Ging, Stephen Birdsey, Stanley Lant | Northern Electric | Hampshire | Matthew Marchant, Charlie Bailey, Dorian Bishop | Civil Service Portsmouth | 15-12 | |
2001 | Nottinghamshire | Nick Cammack, Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley | Siemens | Kent | Matt Lonie, Dave Clark, Chris Taylor | Folkestone Park | 21-11 | |
2002 | [Oxfordshire | Gary Lucas, Alan Prew, Greg Moon | Banbury Borough | Nottinghamshire | Michael Bowley, David Baird, Phil Dickens | Cavaliers | 23-17 | |
2003 | Berkshire | Bernard Greenough, Robert Newman, Michael Newman | Reading | Suffolk | George Ward, Duncan Snape, Brian Andrews | Melton | 15-13 | |
2004 | Yorkshire | Stephen Dilks, Christopher Kelly, Mark Walton | Nafferton | Berkshire | Gordon Knapper, Andrew Knapper, Bill Hing | Desborough | 29-6 | |
2005 | Wiltshire | Mel Biggs, Neil Hope, Mark Dyer | Westlecot | Cornwall | Ian Powell, Mark Read, Richard Bray | Stenalees | 19-16 | |
2006 | Leicestershire | John Torrington, Steven Wade, Andrew Irons | Blaby | Oxfordshire | Greg Moon, Alan Prew, Gary Lucas | Banbury Borough | 19- 5 | |
2007 | Norfolk | Charles West, Chris Willgress, Wayne Willgress | Norfolk | Leicestershire | Matthew Bass, Christoper Rogers, Neil Hope | Holwell Sports | 16-14 | |
2008 | Northamptonshire | Richard Mann, Roger Tansley, Vernon Geary | Kingsthorpe | Essex | Lee Chaplin, Kevin Maguire, John Tully | Elm Park | 14-12 | |
2009 | Cambridgeshire | Jamie Stewart, Rob Drew, Richard Catton | Cambridge & County | Devon | Dave Veal, Glenn Allen, Robert Paxton | Exonia | 17-14 | [5] |
2010 | Suffolk | Mark Todd, John Catchpole, Ian Catchpole | Halesworth Angel | Devon | Tony Coombes, Michael Coombes, Terry Evans | Bitton Park | 19- 9 | |
2011 | Devon | Darren James, Neil Popham, Steve Bonetta | Bideford | Bedfordshire | Rhys Lee, Steven Mead, Luke Nunn | Barton-le-Clay | 17-15 | |
2012 | Sussex | Glen Newton, Nick Wingfield, Shaun Godfrey | White Rock | Wiltshire | James Nobbs, Neil Smith, Gary Morphet | Wootton Bassett | 25-10 | |
2013 | Berkshire | Dan Weatherly‐Emberson, Adrian Collins & Andrew Knapper | Tilehurst | Gloucestershire | Nick Holliday, Mark Perry, Stuart Hodges | Cheltenham | 19-12 | |
2014 | Wiltshire | Andrew Colebrooke, Russell Francis & Graham Shadwell | Spencer Moulton | Oxfordshire | David Clanfield, Paul Sharman & Alan Prew | Carterton | 15-14 | |
2015 | Huntingdonshire | James Harford, Simon Law & Stuart Popple | Parkway | Leicestershire | Ken Frost, Roger Cooper & Shane Hayes | Leicester | 16-10 | |
2016 | Devon | Ian Lesley, James Webber & Ollie Lucas | Shaldon | Middlesex | Paul Reynolds, Chris Harris & Tony Waller | Ladygate | 15–14 | |
2017 | Huntingdonshire | Ean Morton, Mike Robertson & Tristan Morton | Parkway | Devon | Louis Ridout, Sam Tolchard & Jamie Chestney | Kings Torquay | 15–14 | |
2018 | Lancashire | David Lockhart, Ian Mayne & Chris Gale | Heaton Hall | Devon | Louis Ridout, Sam Tolchard & Jamie Chestney | Kings Torquay | 18–12 | [6] |
2019 | Berkshire | Scott Winskill, Mark Hancock & Andrew Knapper | Tilehurst | Cumbria | Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin | Aspatria | 16–13 | [7] |
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [8] | |||||||
2021 | Essex | Christopher Muir, Steve Gunnell & Edward Morris | Essex County | Devon | Lee Phillips, James Hampton & Kevin Phillips | Topsham | 18–11 | |
2022 | Cumbria | Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin | Aspatria | Derbyshire | Josh Grant, Dan Thornhill & Phil Broughton | Stute | 14–10 | [9] |
2023 | Bucks | Michael Gomme, Matthew Hyde & Andrew Briden | Gerrards Cross | Essex | Simon Kittle, Steve Gunnell & Ed Morris | Essex County | 15–14 | [10] |
References
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Triple Bowls son by Saltburn". Western DDaily Herald. 28 August 1946. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hereford win Triples". Nottingham Journal. 23 August 1950. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sports Summary". Daily Mirror. 20 August 1979. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "'Historic win for trio'". The Times. 17 August 2009. p. 55. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "triples results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "triples results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships Men's pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2023.