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Bowls England National Championships (men's senior pairs)
The men's senior pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]
Past winners edit
| Year | County | Champions | County | Runners-up | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Worcestershire | A. Baylis & A. H. Russell | Wiltshire | B. Thompson & Cecil Exton (Malmesbury) | 25-16 | |
| 1989 | Nottinghamshire | C. Bowers & D. W. Mee | Warwickshire | Gordon Townsend & Harry Reynolds (G.E.C. Willans) | 27-16 | |
| 1990 | Wiltshire | Reg Jackson & Barney Fernandes (Swindon) | Middlesex | R. W. Watson (Ashford) & R. E. Paine (Feltham) | 22-12 | |
| 1991 | Hampshire | K. A. Manderson & Peter Line (Atherley) | Northamptonshire | T. C. Clipston & Terry James (Thrapston) | 25-22 | |
| 1992 | County Durham | R. S. Bell & J. Stothard (Glenholme) | Buckinghamshire | W. D. Gee & D. Lewis | 20- 9 | |
| 1993 | Hampshire | K. A. Manderson & Peter Line (Atherley) | Sussex | Edward Hayward & Walter Hayward | 23-11 | |
| 1994 | Huntingdonshire | B. A. Arnold & D. Griffin | Lancashire | H. G. Booth & A. Leach | 15-14 | |
| 1995 | Sussex | F. A. Palmer & K. Broughton | Hertfordshire | N. Chamberlain & W. Faulkner | 20-16 | |
| 1996 | Lincolnshire | B. Walsham & A. Walsham | Devon | Ken Wardle & Robert Burch | 17-16 | |
| 1997 | Essex | Arthur Peacock & Luke Went | Sussex | Michael Truran & Ian Gooding (St Francis) | 28-8 | |
| 1998 | Gloucestershire Somerset | P. Pinnegar (unknown) & R. Hennessy (Imperial) | Sussex | Brian Miller & Dennis Alderton (Preston) | 22-16 | |
| 1999 | Leicestershire | Michael Haywood & John Godden (Hinckley) | Berkshire | Derek Balfour & Peter Bryant | 20-14 | |
| 2000 | Sussex | Chris Reynolds & Ian Watson (Lindfield) | Devon | Douglas Bale & Derek James (Bideford Strand) | 24-11 | |
| 2001 | Cornwall | F. Smith & R. Walters (St Ives and Redruth) | Northamptonshire | D. Weston & D. Crowson (Kingsthorpe) | 23-20 | |
| 2002 | Somerset | David Macey & David Hynard (Donyatt) | Essex | Pat Riley & Lyn James | 28-18 | |
| 2003 | Buckinghamshire | Alan Waite & Peter Picknell (Iver Heath) | Wiltshire | Robert Clews & David Snell | 22-21 | |
| 2004 | Hampshire | Ken Marsh & Barry Bendall | Essex | J. Wilson & M. Crafer | 27-11 | |
| 2005 | Middlesex | Attilio Ciampini & Robert Yeamans (Ruislip) | Hampshire | B. Nicholls & J. Dobson | 29-8 | |
| 2006 | Dorset | John Crabb & Barry Patterson | Hertfordshire | Alan Cawdell & Len Wildman | 20–17 | |
| 2007 | Warwickshire | William Hamilton & Brian Pigott (Erdington Court) | Lancashire | Gordon Niven & Graham Booth (Bolton) | 30–15 | |
| 2008 | Essex | Vic Cole & Malcolm Stark (Braintree) | Cornwall | Keith Corris (Bodmin) & Keith Corris (Wadebridge) | 21–20 | |
| 2009 | Hertfordshire | Don Sheriff & Peter Adams (Royston) | Huntingdonshire | Roger Martin & Tony Scarr | 27–11 | |
| 2010 | Sussex | David Welsh & James Morley (Hurstpierpoint) | Cumbria | David McManus (Courtfield) & Anthony Little (Edenside) | 25–21 | |
| 2011 | Cornwall | David Parr (Chacewater) & Charlie Gay (Carnon Downs) | Hertfordshire | John Abson & Alan Cawdell (Oak Hill) | 19–13 | |
| 2012 | Worcestershire | Richard Hall & Adrian Burbridge (Worcester) | Cumbria | Eddie Hughes & Ray Breame (Bromley) | 25–8 | |
| 2013 | Wiltshire | David Snell, Mel Biggs & Paul Sloman (Wootton Bassett/Westlecot) | Northamptonshire | Robert Fuller & John Haines (Desborough) | 20–18 | |
| 2014 | Derbyshire | Les Jinks & Dave Brennan (South Derbyshire) | Oxfordshire | Alan Ley & Mike Peterson (Oxford City & County) | 20–18 | |
| 2015 | Wiltshire | David Snell & Mel Biggs (Wootton Bassett/Westlecot) | Berkshire | Barry Williams & Tony Aubrey (Thatcham) | 26–13 | |
| 2016 | Cumbria | John Bell & Rick Gallagher (Wigton/Carlisle Subscription) | Dorset | Roy Burnett & David Hanger (Wellworthy) | 21–14 | |
| 2017 | Buckinghamshire | Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage (Bletchley Town) | Sussex | Ian Watson & Keith Holman (Lindfield) | 23–16 | |
| 2018 | Oxfordshire | Paul Comley & Colin Whitehead (Headington) | Cornwall | Ronnie Thomas & Kevin Williams (Porthleven) | 24–7 | |
| 2019 | Buckinghamshire | Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage (Bletchley Town)[2] | Herefordshire | Martin Smith & Mark Atkins (Ross-On-Wye) | 22–15 | |
| 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [3] | |||||
| 2021 | Dorset | Stuart Stephens & Jim Garner | Oxfordshire | Howard Watts & Raymond Gaskins | 17–10 | [4] |
| 2022 | Warwickshire | Steve Smith & Graham Ashby | Kent | Steve Parr & Ken Weyand | 19–6 | [5] |
| 2023 | Hertfordshire | Philip Russell & Jerry Rumball | Oxfordshire | Michael Jelfs & Phillip Gladden | 27–3 | [6] |
References edit
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "2019 senior pairs results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships senior pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2023.