Bowls England National Championships (men's pairs)
| English National Bowls Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 men's pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]
Past winners[]
| Year | County | Champions | County | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Somerset | Osmond & Clout (Clarence Park) | Surrey | Woollacott & Watson (Malden) | 30–18 |
| 1913 | Kent | C. Booth & A. Godsall (Forest Hill) | Essex | W. T. Darke & F. T. Fisher (Southend-on-Sea) | 29–16 |
| 1914 | Somerset | A.P.Derrick & S.T.Ewens (Bristol) | Northumberland | R. B. Charlton & N. C. Barnfather (Hexham-on-Tyne) | 17–16 |
| 1915–1918 No competition due to war | |||||
| 1919 | Bedfordshire | R. Hutchinson & D. B. Dawson (Beech Hill, Luton) | Middlesex | A. R. Gordon & E Woodroffe (Met. Special Constabulary, Y Div.) | 27–10 |
| 1920 | Somerset | H. M Cooper & P. E. Hall (Taunton Deane)[2] | Middlesex | W. McFarlane & A. Grassick (Crouch Hill) | 26–16 |
| 1921 | Sussex | R. John & T. Harwood (Preston, Brighton) | Leicestershire | A. Middleton & W. T. Hart (Abbey Park) | 28–11 |
| 1922 | Durham | J. J. Carr & T. W. Kirtley (Roker Park) | Oxfordshire | A. E. Allen & J. G. Darlow (East Oxford) | 20–14 |
| 1923 | Northumberland | Jos. Robinson & J. W. Dick (Gosforth) | Devon | C. W. Webber & J. Lang (Exeter City) | 29–13 |
| 1924 | Somerset | H. M. Cooper & P. E. Hall (Taunton) | Wiltshire | A. E. Harris & R. Uncles (Bradford-on-Avon) | 21–16 |
| 1925 | Leicestershire | A. Ward & A. Middleton (Abbey Park) | Hampshire | E.C. Redman & G. F. Crabb (Banister Park) | 23–20 |
| 1926 | Dorset | Bamber & Dewland (Poole Park) | Berkshire | L. A. King & T. Tickle (Park Institute) | 24–13 |
| 1927 | Dorset | Read & Ramsbottom (Poole Park) | Kent | W. Jeffrey & C. Walton (Faversham) | 22–10 |
| 1928 | Northamptonshire | W. Pendred & W. J. Mitchell (Wellingborough) | Middlesex | W Thomas & F Euscher (Downhills, Tottenham) | 31–13 |
| 1929 | Cumberland | T. Sibson & Dr. Lambert (Carlisle Subscription) | Wiltshire | B. S. Case & E. J. Case (Salisbury) | 30–15 |
| 1930 | Somerset | W. F. Wheeler & W. Date (Frome Selwood) | Cumberland | H. Graham & J. Turner (Carlisle Subscription) | 24–12 |
| 1931 | Somerset | J. Williams & E. W. Fortune (St. George's) | Warwickshire | R. J. Bowden & Rev. J. S. Crole (Tally Ho) | 29–15 |
| 1932 | Northamptonshire | Arthur Bull & George Bull (Wellingborough) | Kent | William Jeffrey & Colin Walton (Faversham) | 25–14 |
| 1933 | Kent | Robert Slater & Billy Buckell (Callenders) | Hampshire | C.W.Phillips & W.H.Brett (Richmond Park) | 30–14 |
| 1934 | Kent | Robert Slater & Billy Buckell (Callenders) | Berkshire | J. F. Thomas & T. Tickle (Park Institute) | 21–14 |
| 1935 | Yorkshire | Bill Jones & G. Gladders (Saltburn-by-Sea) | Kent | H. V. Kay & H. O. Bristow (Blackheath & Greenwich) | 23–13 |
| 1936 | Sussex | J.T.F.Fountain & W.Weekes (White Rock, Hastings) | Somerset | R. L. G. Simpson & G. Ellis (Bloomfield, Bath) | 19–18 |
| 1937 | Sussex | Arthur Knowling & Albert Knowling (Worthing) | Gloucestershire | J.J. Armer & F.R. Robinson (Bristol St Andrews) | 27–13 |
| 1938 | Sussex | Arthur Knowling & Albert Knowling (Worthing) | Yorkshire | R. B. Latheron & E. Raine (Harrogate) | 22–16 |
| 1939 | Durham | J. Mitchell & R. L. Snowball (Durham City) | Northumberland | J. A. Bagley & J. Hall (Summerhill) | 24–16 |
| 1940–1944 No competition due to war | |||||
| 1945 | Kent | G. Douglas & Jack Snelgar (Bellingham) | Northamptonshire | W. T. Lawton & Albert Knight (Abington) | 17–15 |
| 1946 | Cornwall | W H Daniel & Maurice Ferris (Penzance) | Wiltshire | Cyril Daniel & Reg Cooper (Swindon) | 24–23 |
| 1947 | Worcestershire | W. Lock & S. E. Adams (County Ground) | Wiltshire | E. E. Jenkins & Ernie Pullin (Chippenham) | 26–21 |
| 1948 | Devon | Harold Shapland & Reg Grater (Tiverton Boro) | Yorkshire | Ted Ashton & Albert Allison 'Bert' Keech (Bootham) | 22–17 |
| 1949 | Durham | Sid Race & Bob Gittins (Darlington R. A.) | Buckinghamshire | D. Harvey & G.W. Morton (Marlow) | 24–20 |
| 1950 | Dorset | Percy Baker & Len Piper (Poole Park) | Cumberland | L. Benson & J. Hodgson (Edenside) | 22–15 |
| 1951 | Oxfordshire | R. Duke & P. Harvey (South Oxford) | Devon | B. Morgan & Freddie Horn (Torquay) | 19–15 |
| 1952 | Devon | B. Morgan & Freddie Horn (Torquay) | Northumberland | T. Cook & C. T. Coffer (Collingwood) | 23–11 |
| 1953 | Yorkshire | J. Fowler & T. Mitchell (Bootham) | Dorset | Percy Baker & Len Piper (Poole Park) | 19–15 |
| 1954 | Durham | P. Bell & Wiffles Heath (Dean and Chapter) | Wiltshire | G. W. Chapman & W. T. Clements (Trowbridge Town) | 22–19 |
| 1955 | Sussex | Harry Ward & John Scadgell (Worthing) | Surrey | Vic Oliver & Harry Gardiner (Croydon) | 24–14 |
| 1956 | Durham | Harry Watson & Les Watson (Darlington East Park) | Wiltshire | Ernie Pullin & Alec Pullin (Chippenham Town) | 16–14 |
| 1957 | Sussex | Gordon Sparkes & Arthur Knowling Jr. (Worthing) | Oxfordshire | J.Smart & F.Baldwin (Banbury Borough) | 22–9 |
| 1958 | Surrey | Joe Martin & Arthur Hatto (Mid-Surrey) | Nottinghamshire | S. Morley & K. S. Cooper (Lenton Unionists) | 24–12 |
| 1959 | Middlesex | Fred Harris & Jim Brayley (Paddington) | Somerset | Roger Harris & David Bryant (Clevedon) | 19–17 |
| 1960 | Buckinghamshire | Charlie Plater & Arthur Philbey (Aylesbury Boro) | Somerset | G. W. Brett & Peter Brimble (Bristol) | 23–12 |
| 1961 | Suffolk | Albert Race & Percy Denny (Marlborough) | Surrey | Ron Merritt & Reg Norris (Chipstead) | 17–15 |
| 1962 | Dorset | Percy Baker & Harry Shave (Poole Park) | Hampshire | G.Hooker & A Houghton (Atherley) | 21–14 |
| 1963 | Dorset | Bill Reynolds & Tom Rogers (Greenhill) | Cambridgeshire | Horace Lake & Fred Green (March Conservative) | 22–17 |
| 1964 | Worcestershire | Gerald Webb & Peter Coates (M. E. B.) | Cumberland | John Dixon & L. Dixon (Penrith Castle Park) | 19–17 |
| 1965 | Somerset | David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant (Clevedon) | Sussex | Rex Glover-Phillips & John Scadgell (Worthing) | 24–21 |
| 1966 | Sussex | Rex Glover-Phillips & John Scadgell (Worthing) | Kent | Les Rowan & John McMeakin (Sandwich) | 23–17 |
| 1967 | Northamptonshire | Trevor Morgan & John Hope (County Ground) | Suffolk | Frank Morris & Vic Woodward (Marlborough) | 18–15 |
| 1968 | Surrey | Alan Barnett & Noel Jackson (Dulwich) | Northumberland | Philip Furness & Harry Kinnersley (Morpeth) | 21–16 |
| 1969 | Somerset | David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) | Bedfordshire | Alan Papworth & George Crawley (Arlesey) | 25–11 |
| 1970 | Durham | Billy Thompson & Tommy Bransby (Pennywell) | Lincolnshire | Roy Goom & Alf Beck (Bristol) | 21–10 |
| 1971 | Kent | Denis Cross & Dave Crocker (Livesey Memorial) | Warwickshire | Ernest Over & Bert Jacox (Stoke, Coventry) | 23–17 |
| 1972 | Dorset | Ray Dawes & Charles Price (Greenhill) | Northumberland | John Comballack & Mike Kirkpatrick (Angus) | 20–19 |
| 1973 | Cumberland | Tommy Armstrong & Ronald Milburn (Penrith Castle Pk) | Middlesex | Roger Gibbins & Reginald Paine (L.T.A.S.S.A.) | 25–15 |
| 1974 | Somerset | David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE (Clevedon) | Lincolnshire | Bernard Gedney & Fred Smith (Burton House) | 17–14 |
| 1975 | Northumberland | George Davis & John Nelson (North Shields West End) | Yorkshire | William Campbell & Peter Inch (Middlesbrough Co-Op) | 22–14 |
| 1976 | Nottinghamshire | Peter Goulding & Jeff Berrington (Plessey) | Kent | Maurice Phillips & Frank Sekjer (Thames Poly) | 16–12 |
| 1977 | Worcestershire | Clive Hall & Tony Russell (Brotherhood) | Somerset | Paul Branfield & Pip Branfield (Clevedon) | 21–18 |
| 1978 | Northumberland | Stanley Lant & Robert Keenleyside (Angus) | Hampshire | Jimmy Hobday & Anthony Gabb (Boscombe Cliff) | 23–22 |
| 1979 | Norfolk | Eddie Bell & Malcolm Wade (Wymondham Dell) | Leicestershire | Paul Clarke & Tony Allcock (Belgrave) | 21–19 |
| 1980 | Suffolk | Keith Cady & Roger Denny (Framlingham Castle) | Cornwall | Richard Worth & Peter Gilbert (Kensey Vale) | 24–18 |
| 1981 | Lincolnshire | Alan Bates & Richard White (Burton House) | Worcestershire | Alec Jackson & Clive Hall (Brotherhood) | 24–13 |
| 1982 | Bedfordshire | David Hirst & John McConnell (Bedford Borough) | Northumberland | Alan Mackenzie & Michael McGreevy (Angus) | 22–12 |
| 1983 | Durham | George Turley & Mal Hughes (Eldon Grove) | Yorkshire | Keith Parker & Mick Parker (Scarcroft) | 17–16 |
| 1984 | Kent | Ollie Jones & Len Haynes (Lenham) | Buckinghamshire | Jim Higgs & Geoff Springell (Marlow) | 17–15 |
| 1985 | Yorkshire | Peter Richardson & Frank Maxwell (Haxby Road) | Durham | Ken Briscoe & Keith Renwick (Hylton Colliery) | 16–15 |
| 1986 | Durham | David Kilner & Cliff Simpson (Owton Lodge) | Norfolk | Brian Taylor & Gary Blake (County Arts) | 26–10 |
| 1987 | Lancashire | David Holt & Thomas Armstrong (Bolton) | Middlesex | Dave Rowlands & Ken Morrison (Uxbridge) | 23–21 |
| 1988 | Leicestershire | John Stephenson & Paul Clarke (Belgrave) | Nottinghamshire | Brett Morley & Peter Goulding (Plessey) | 17–14 |
| 1989 | Essex | David McCathie & Paul Maynard (Essex County) | Lancashire | Mike Leach & Charles Tattersall (Newton Hall) | 25–16 |
| 1990 | Norfolk | John Ottaway & Roger Guy (Wymondham Dell) | Middlesex | Colin Harman & Paul Cater (West Ealing) | 19–15 |
| 1991 | Cumbria | Ronald Gass & John Bell (Wigton) | Middlesex | Jim Marsh & Dave Hall (N.P.L.) | 29–16 |
| 1992 | Kent | Gary Smith & Andy Thomson (Blackheath & Greenwich) | Sussex | John Durrant & Richard Moses (Hollingbury Park) | 24–17 |
| 1993 | Warwickshire | Rob Robinson & Richard Brittan (Erdington Court) | Kent | Gary Smith & Andy Thomson (Blackheath & G) | 25–24 |
| 1994 | Northumberland | Keith Wood & Michael Bennett (Ponteland) | Durham | Alan Theobald & Dave Webb (Gateshead) | 26–6 |
| 1995 | Wiltshire | Mel Biggs & Steve Warren (Westlecot) | Essex | J. Donnelly & Roy Farrant (Loxford Park) | 21–20 |
| 1996 | Worcestershire | Ian Maddox & Robert Stanley (Bank House Hotel) | Gloucestershire | Andrew Wills & Tony Allcock MBE (Cheltenham) | 20–19 |
| 1997 | Dorset | Shaun Nutman & Adam Tidby (Dorchester) | Northumberland | Bryan Taylor & Anthony Kempster (Gosforth) | 19–14 |
| 1998 | Warwickshire | Kenneth Ashby & Graham Ashby (Stoke, Coventry) | Lincolnshire | Kim Keilty & Daniel Brown (St Giles, Lincoln) | 24–12 |
| 1999 | Northamptonshire | Barry Fokerd & Paul Broderick (Wellingborough) | Kent | Michael Arnold & Gordon Charlton (Sandwich) | 24–23 |
| 2000 | Cumbria | Paul Barlow & Stephen Farish (Wigton) | Suffolk | John Rednall & Clive Webb (Felixstowe & Suffolk) | 24–14 |
| 2001 | Cambridgeshire | Maurice Miller & Tony Merrell (March Conservative) | Surrey | Ray Otley & Mark Overington (Cranleigh R.B.L.) | 18–17 |
| 2002 | Buckinghamshire | Peter Picknell & Keith Hawes (Iver Heath) | Worcestershire | Mark Stones & Grant Burgess (Gilt Edge) | 17–13 |
| 2003 | Suffolk | John Rednall & Clive Webb (Felixstowe & Suffolk) | Worcestershire | Simon Jones & Mark Atkins (Worcester) | 20–10 |
| 2004 | Norfolk | Ian Wynter & Jamie Chestney (Downham Ex-Service) | Bedfordshire | Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn (Barton-le-Clay) | 19–16 |
| 2005 | Warwickshire | Simon Gilbert & Andrew Smith (Avenue, L Spa) | Yorkshire | Scott Burrell & Mark Walton (Nafferton) | 24–9 |
| 2006 | Oxfordshire | Greg Moon & Gary Lucas (Banbury Borough) | Dorset | Dave Smith & Neil Burroughs (Greenhill) | 17–16 |
| 2007 | Kent | Colin Goldsmith & Gordon Charlton (Sandwich) | Buckinghamshire | Eric Smith & Peter McGuinness (Gerrards Cross) | 22–21 |
| 2008 | Suffolk | Andy Meikle & Adrian Holden (Felixstowe & Suffolk) | Cumbria | John Baird & Rick Gallagher (Carlisle Subscription) | 20–10 |
| 2009 | Dorset | Martin Pavey & Jamie Lockwood (Dorchester) | Surrey | Michael O'Leary & Jeff O'Leary (Epsom Park) | 24–11 |
| 2010 | Huntingdonshire | Wayne Bailey & Tristan Morton (White Hart) | Lancashire | Chris Gale & Jason Parkinson (Manchester Commonwealth) | 22–19 |
| 2011 | Worcestershire | Dean Hemming & Robert Stanley (Worcester) | Nottinghamshire | Duncan Robinson & Brett Morley (Trent Vale) | 23–11 |
| 2012 | Bedfordshire | Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn (Barton-le-Clay) | Berkshire | Adrian Chipper & Chris Holliday (Wokingham) | 19–18 |
| 2013 | Essex | Lloyd Sabatini & Edward Morris (Essex County) | Northumberland | Steve Pallas & Chris Yeomans (Gosforth) | 21–16 |
| 2014 | Warwickshire | Craig Carter & Tom Millership (Rugby) | Lincolnshire | Nick Orrey & Mathew Orrey (Grantham) | 22–4 |
| 2015 | Somerset | Peter Shaw & James Amery (Taunton) | Buckinghamshire | Malcolm Drage & Dean Brookes (Bletchley Town) | 20–16 |
| 2016 | Devon | Sam Tolchard & Louis Ridout (Kings) | Herefordshire | Mike Ricketts & Dan Holmes (Ledbury) | 20–13 |
| 2017 | Lincolnshire | Steve Hill & Martin Spencer (Royal Mail Cart) | Cumbria | John Baird & Rick Gallagher (Carlisle Subscription) | 20–19 |
| 2018 | Somerset | Neil Williams & Sam Steel (Watchet) [3] | Surrey | Mark Dunne & Mark Jones (West End) | 19–12 |
| 2019 | Kent | Jason Haskins & Roger Kendrick (VCD) [4] | Isle of Wight | Darren Griffith & Jack Berry (Shanklin) | 18–8 |
| 2020 | No competition due to COVID–19 pandemic[5] | ||||
| 2021 | Norfolk | John Tufts & Wayne Willgress (Norfolk BC)[6] | Devon | Sam Tolchard & Louis Ridout (Kings, Torquay) | 15–6 |
References[]
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Sporting Gossip". Gloucestershire Echo. 31 July 1920. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Somerset Win Men's Pairs And Ed Morris Takes Two Wood Crown". Bowls International.
- ^ "Men's Pairs" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "Bowls England National Finals 2021". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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