Bowls England National Championships (men's champion of champions)

English National Bowls Championships
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The men's champion of champions is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

Venues

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  • 1984–1986 (Hemel Hempstead BC)
  • 1987 (Bilton BC, Rugby)
  • 1988–1991 (Bath BC)
  • 1992–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
  • 2014–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors

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Past winners

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Year Champion Club County Runner-up Club County Score Ref
1984 David Cutler Civil Service Devon Brian Ward Livesey Memorial Kent 21–17 [2]
1985 Danny Denison Newton Abbot Devon Roy Cutts Marlborough Ipswich Suffolk 21–18 [3]
1986 Danny Denison Newton Abbot Devon Ron Keating Plymouth Civil Service Devon 21–10 [4]
1987 Peter Gilbert Kensey Vale Cornwall John Ottaway Wymondham Dell Norfolk 21–20 [5]
1988 Tony Allcock Cheltenham Glocs Gary A. Smith Blackheath & Greenwich Kent 21–6 [6]
1989 Ralph Shakespeare Avenue, Leamington Spa Warks Iain Boyle Bert Keech Yorks 25–17 [7]
1990 Mike Bennett West Witney Oxon John Dobson Egham Surrey 25–23 [8]
1991 Tony Allcock MBE Cheltenham Glocs John Kelly Civil Service Devon 21–11 [9]
1992 Tony Allcock MBE Cheltenham Glocs John Bell Wigton Cumbria 21–20 [10]
1993 Gary Harrington Summertown Oxon Barney Fernandes Swindon Wilts 21–15
1994 Michael Arnold Margate Kent Mark Christmas Croydon Essex 21–18
1995 Charles Wright White Rock Sussex Hughie Whitehead Shildon Durham 21–7 [11]
1996 Terry James Thrapston Northants Dean Morgan Boscombe Cliff Hants 21–11
1997 Arthur Jackson Broadway Worcs Robert Dykes Roker Marine Durham 21–20 [12]
1998 Ian Mayne Acton Bridge Lancs Andrew Smith Welford-on-Avon Warks 21–14 [13]
1999 Danny Denison Torquay Devon John Miller Arnold Park Notts 21–11
2000 Danny Denison Torquay Devon Jimmy Hobday West Backwell Som 21–8 [14][15]
2001 John Ottaway Wymondham Dell Norfolk Nigel Cordy Cleethorpes Lincs 21–13
2002 Mick Sharpe Kingsthorpe Northants Stephen Farish Wigton Cumbria 21–17
2003 Mark Royal Ipswich Suffolk Mick Sharpe Kingsthorpe Northants 21–7
2004 Steve Pickford Romford Essex Brian Taylor County Arts Norfolk 21–13
2005 Paul Broderick Wellingborough Kent Mike Goord Eltham Northants 2–0 sets
2006 Leo May Pyestock Hants Graham White Meltis 96 Beds 2–1 sets
2007 Sam Tolchard Kings, Torquay Devon Raymond Gaskins Princes Risborough Bucks 21–19
2008 Billy Jackson Perry Sports Lincs Sam Tolchard Kings Torquay Devon 21–19
2009 John Rednall Felixstowe & Suffolk Suffolk Andrew Walters Broadway Worcs 21–19
2010 David Scott Cavaliers Notts Chris Daniels Boscombe Cliff Hants 21–17
2011 Louis Ridout Ilminster Som Simon Skelton Stute Derbys 21–14
2012 Matthew Coppen Royston Herts Robert Drew Cambridge & County Cambs 21–17
2013 Scott Dunham Carter's Park Lincs Duncan Heard Woodbridge Hill Surrey 21–12
2014 Matthew Marchant Southsea Waverley Hants Paul Woolford Herne Bay Kent 21–14
2015 Jamie Walker Northampton West End Northants Matthew Marchant Southsea Waverley Hants 21–9
2016 Perry Martin Milton Regis Kent Rob Paxton Crediton Devon 21–19
2017 Glenn Williams Royston Herts Russell Francis Spencer Moulton Wilts 21–17 [16]
2018 Andrew Broad St. Stephen Cornwall Glen Adams Hendon Middx 21–18 [17]
2019 Sam Tolchard Kings Torquay Devon David Pitt Masonian Middx 21–4 [18]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [19]
2021 Jamie Chestney Culm Vale Devon Mark Royal Rookery Suffolk 21–11 [20]
2022 Harry Goodwin Appleyard Kent Scott Walton St Neots Cambs 21–18 [21]
2023 Graham Ashby Nuneaton Warks Phil Harvey St Georges Dragons Northumb 21–13 [22]
2024 Joe Dawson Kingscroft Leics Adam Barker St Neots Cambs 21–14 [23]

References

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  1. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  2. ^ "Taxman's windfall". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 September 1984. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "'Sports in Brief' (1985)". The Times. 2 September 1985. p. 22. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Hobart bowled out". Lincolnshire Echo. 1 September 1986. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Rugby bowler's champion look". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 30 August 1987. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Tony turns on that title magic". Western Daily Press. 29 August 1988. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Branfield in Shakespeare tragedy". Clevedon Mercury. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Sports World". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Champion Allcock shows why he's best". Western Daily Press. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Tony's triumph". Bristol Evening Post. 7 September 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "The Wright style". Cambridge Daily News. 21 August 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Jones, D.R. (1997) 'Price fights back to keep title'". The Times. 18 August 1997. p. 24. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  13. ^ "'For the Record' (1998)". The Times. 17 August 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  14. ^ "'For the Record'". The Times. 21 August 2000. p. 37. Retrieved 23 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  15. ^ "Bishopp blessed with singles title". Worthing Herald. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "results" (PDF). Bowls England.
  17. ^ "2018 champion of champions" (PDF). Bowls England.
  18. ^ "2019 champion of champions" (PDF). Bowls England.
  19. ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
  20. ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  21. ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  22. ^ "2023 National Championships Men's cofc". Bowls England. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  23. ^ "2024 National Championships Men's cofc". Bowls England. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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