Bowls England National Championships (top club)
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 top club is one of the men's team events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1][2] Kings BC, arguably the leading team in England have won the event four years running and the team includes Louis Ridout, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[3]
Past winners
[edit]Year | Champions | County | Runner-up | County | Score | Ref |
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2003 | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Suffolk | Westlecot | Wilts | 3–2 | |
2004 | North Walsham (EBA) | Norfolk | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | 3–2 | |
2005 | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | Gosforth | Northumb | 3–2 | |
2006 | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Suffolk | Worcester | Worcs | 4–1 | |
2007 | Banbury Borough | Oxon | Westlecot | Wiltshire | 3–2 | |
2008 | Aldershot Traction Athletic | Hants | Romford | Essex | 3–2 | |
2009 | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | Bristol | Som | 5–0 | |
2010 | Rugby | Warks | Shaldon | Devon | 3–2 | |
2011 | Worcester | Worcs | Rugby | Warks | 3–2 | |
2012 | Worcester | Worcs | Shaldon | Devon | 3–2 | |
2013 | Cavaliers | Notts | Stenalees | Cornwall | 3.5–1.5 | |
2014 | St Austell | Cornwall | Kingsthorpe | Northants | 3–2 | |
2015 | Gosforth | Northumb | Garston | Herts | 3–2 | |
2016 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Royal Wootton Bassett | Wilts | 4–1 | |
2017 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Reading | Berks | 5–0 | |
2018 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Norfolk BC | Norfolk | 3–2 | |
2019 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | 4–1 | [3] |
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | |||||
2021 | Bromley | Kent | Culm Vale | Devon | 3–2 | [5] |
2022 | Cheltenham | Glocs | Culm Vale | Devon | 3–2 | [6] |
2023 | Appleyard | Kent | Shanklin | IOW | 3–2 | [7] |
2024 | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | Reading | Berks | 3.5–1.5 | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Top Club winners". Bowls England.
- ^ a b "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "Top Club". Bowls England. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships men's top club". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "2024 National Championships men's top club". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.