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Bowls England National Championships (women's fours)

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The women's fours originally known as the women's rinks is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1][2]

Venues

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  • 1932–1933 (Blackheath & Greenwich Club)
  • 1934–1934 (Balham Constitutional Bowls Club)
  • 1935–1936 (Pitshanger Park, Ealing)
  • 1937–1974 (Wimbledon Park)
  • 1975–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors

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Past winners

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Year Champion Club County Runner-up Club County Ref
1932 Gilchrist, Ethel Tigg
Mrs E. M Privett, Mrs S. Holman
Waddon Residents Surrey Miss Johnston Windsor & Eton Berks [3]
1933 Fry, White
Llewelyn, Clara Johns
Cavendish Eastbourne Sussex Gilchrist, Ethel Tigg
Mrs E. M Privett, Mrs S. Holman
Waddon Residents Surrey [4]
1934 Fry, White
Llewelyn, Clara Johns
Cavendish Eastbourne Sussex Mrs Wignall, Miss Biscombe, Mrs Harrington, Mrs E. J. Woodcock Southbourne & Bournemouth Hants [5]
1935 Fry, White
Llewelyn, Clara Johns
Cavendish Eastbourne Sussex Mrs R. C Codd, Mrs Shewan, Mrs Batsford, Mrs Ward Temple Fortune Middx [6]
1936 Nash, Foord
Tyler, Ling
Preston Park Brighton Sussex Mrs Ruffnell, Mrs Spencer
Mrs Morton, Mrs Fawcett
Kingston Canbury Surrey [7]
1937 Mrs Swann, Mrs Reed
Mrs West, Miss Wardle
Bloomfield Bath Somerset Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Morton
Mrs Spencer, Little
Kingston Canbury Surrey [8]
1938 Mrs L. Sharpe, Allen
E. Sharp, Woolridge
Grovelands Middx Mrs Elliott, Mrs Shearn, Mrs Burge, Mrs Cale Beach Park Worthing Sussex [9]
1939 Holmes, Reader
Fulton, Bassett
Hastings & St. Leonards Sussex Mrs Carr, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Cumming, Mrs Bott Western Park Leics [10]
1940–1945 No competition due to war
1946 Mrs S. Holman, Mrs G. F. Barnes
Miss Lambert, Louisa King
Waddon Residents Surrey Lucy, Drew
Dale, Violet Woodhead
Newton Abbot Devon [11]
1947 Carvell, Benstead
Green, Culverhouse
Gunnersbury Middx Hooper, Campbell-Dykes
Finch, Blick
Maidenhead Town Bucks & Berks [12]
1948 Mills, Gomm
Ainsley, Cale
Beach House Sussex Rosetta Capstick, Ireland
Carvell, Green
Gunnersbury Middx [13]
1949 A. Twigger, Hemming
Brooks, Barlow
Stoke Warks Gill, Gould
Marshall, Chandler
South Norwood Surrey [14][15]
1950 Lucy, Kerslake
Dale, Violet Woodhead
Paignton Devon Smythe, Abrams
Sievwright, McWilliams
Corby Surrey [16]
1951 Ena Buckland, Medland
Durban, George
South Norwood Surrey Florence Stewart, Pocock
Roff, Cotes
Misbourne Berks & Bucks [17]
1952 J. Grievison, A. Nesbit
O. Punton, O. Wright
Choppington Welfare Northumb Mrs G. Gilchrist, Mrs Pitcher
Mrs A. Wrigley, Mrs M. Wright
Burton House Lincs [18]
1953 Rosetta Capstick, Warfield
Carvell, Green
Gunnersbury Middx Osbourne, Dickson
Dorothy Payne, Matthews
Dorchester Dorset [19]
1954 Wake, White
Wilkinson, Spowart
Cowpen & Crofton Northumb Willingham, Powesland
Morgan, Hollow
Newton Abbot Devon [20]
1955 Mrs G. Gilchrist, Mrs Pitcher
Mrs A. Wrigley, Mrs M. Wright
Burton House Lincs Mrs L. Stain, Mrs D. Hatton
Mrs P. Silcock, Mrs K. Orgill
Blidworth Colliery Notts [21]
1956 I Linney, H J Cockney
T C Purkiss, W Jackson
Wimbledon Park Surrey E Vellere, E Grant
R Dibble, Roma Townsend
Tally Ho Warks [22]
1957 D Vincent, S Lucas
Florrie Wilson, A V Webster
Hastings & St. Leonards Sussex D Helliker, V Bright
E Johnson, A Fisher
Pageant Glocs [23]
1958 H Delnevo, D Turner
Venora Stew, M Lynn
City & County Oxon N Malia, Ivy Todd
Lorna Shields, Ella Johnston
Exhibition Park Northumb [24]
1959 E Turner, A Welshman
L E Slater, R M B Robertson
Muswell Hill Middx L Cawson, N Horlock
P Mortimer, M E Quick
Newton Abbot Devon [25]
1960 L Garrod, E Marjoram
R Sayer, Mary Smith
Kensington Gardens Suffolk F A Morgan, E M Fookes
E F Wilson, V Doyle
Hastings & St. Leonards Sussex [26]
1961 Mary Riddlestone, Dorothy Panks
Mary Williams, Hilda Rule
Boxford Suffolk H Hopkins, O Marshall
E Frost, Ena Buckland
South Norwood Surrey [27]
1962 Winifred Hall, F Churcher
E McCrae, W Lambert
Culver Stanmore Middx R Lawford, S Waters
Doreen Clark, M Astle
Lakeside Notts [28]
1963 L Robertson, G Smith
V Stevens, Mavis Steele
Watling Middx M Green, Jeanette Webber
Joan Colley, I Hill
Torbay Devon [29]
1964 G Sharp, B Needham,
M Watchorn, E Wrigley
Burton House Lincs E Robertson, I Smallbone
J Riely, D King
Broadway Worcs [30]
1965 M Sansom, M Ashdown
E Swain, M Young
Luton Town Beds E Dodge, I Scott
N Denny, O Freeman
Felixstowe & Suffolk Suffolk [31]
1966 F Rudkin, I Jones
I L Jones, C Hornsby
South Woodford Essex M Ashton, N Wildbore
M Cox, S Clarke
Enderby Leics [32]
1967 S Mulhern, M Barnston
D Hills, M Kinnersley
Morpeth Northumb I Power, E Salter
E Lockington, M Wadsworth
Egham Surrey [33]
1968 E Wright, E Easton
R Young, Evelyn Bryant
Bournemouth Hants V Easton, M Baxter
E Haile, Eleanor Routledge
Silloth Cumb [34]
1969 B Mackerness, M Bartlett
V Stevens, Mavis Steele
Watling Middx R Jamieson, H W Warner
V D Roche, E Steventon
Florence Park Oxon [35]
1970 P Woodhouse, B Marigold
M Albery, E Smith
Homefield Park Sussex K Lee, P Briggs
B Coombs, I Mouland
Moordown Hants [36]
1971 E Robertson, M Clifford
L Turner, A Gould
Hook & Southborough Surrey I Young, E Pink
M Dunn, M Cross
Den Teignmouth Devon [37]
1972 T Bates, R Steels
N Johnson, M Wright
Burton House Lincs M Jones, W Morgan
I Crew, F Wright
Redland Glocs [38]
1973 M Chiltern, G Hopkinson
L Ward, D Francis
Cornfield Road Yorks D McNair, J Williamson
J Catterall, C Pilkington
Heaton Hall Lancs [39]
1974 Audrey Neal, D Redgrave
Betty Annison, Jean Youngs
County Arts Norfolk M Florey, F Joyce
Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux
Oxford City & County Oxon [40]
1975 A Edginton, A Lee
E Greaves, Edna Harris
Goodwood Leics E James, D Cook
M Ruskin, M Rich
Moordown Hants [41]
1976 E Moore, A Jones
M Gibson, G Marlow
Blackpool Lancs A Townsend, M McVittie
Chris Wessier, Jean Valls
Raynes Park Surrey [42]
1977 B Johnson, M Clark
M Burnett, Norma Shaw
Ropner Park Durham Gwen Bryan, Cath Steele
Ann Cockayne, Claire Reynolds
Waverley Notts [43]
1978 Anita Kaye, D Walsh
Helen Allsop, Alice Steventon
Torbay County Devon Bernice Trafford, Pamela Allison
Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux
Oxford City & County Oxon [44]
1979 Pat Davies, Eileen Rolf
Joan Moffett, Eve Bruntnell
Leominster Herefords Bernice Trafford, Pamela Allison
Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux
Oxford City & County Oxon [45]
1980 Daphne Kennedy, Doreen Williams
Margaret Amos, Win Doubleday
Canterbury Kent Anne Pascoe, Betty Collins
Mary Brokenshire, Gloria Thomas
Helston Cornwall [46]
1981 Wendy Clarke, E Hicks
C Croad, Enid Fairhall
Southampton Hants Kate Exton, Marion Jackson
Joan Ayliff, June Fowler
Bourne Lincs [47]
1982 Gwen Rochester, F Lilly
Mary Atkinson, Barbara Fuller
Broomfield Middx M Shepherd, E Norris
N Halse, M Halse
Lammas Middx [48]
1983 Pamela Gill, Valerie Chapman
Sybil Symonds, Margaret Doggett
County Arts Norfolk Elizabeth Johnson, Joyce Jones
Marie Clark, Norma Shaw
Ropner Park Durham [49]
1984 Ann Anderson, Rene Gordon
Mary Burdess, Edna Wailes
Woodland Durham J Tiner, J Hennessey
J Downer, A Taylor
Guildford Surrey [50]
1985 Christine Webb, Pat Emery
Jenny Andrews, Jayne Roylance
Cromer Marrams Norfolk A Roxton, G Williams
I Foote, S White
Edmonton Middx [51]
1986 Greta Winstone, Margaret Ellis
Bernice Trafford, Irene Molyneux
Oxford City & County Oxon J Curgenven, P Clarke
M Venn, M Robertson
Tiverton Borough Devon [52]
1987 Eileen Vigor, Marjorie Salter
Muriel Kelly, Pam Ward
Croydon Surrey I Glover, S Butler
J Burbage, J Armstrong
Edenside Cumbria [53]
1988 M Norris, Wyn Sowerby
M Bray, Margaret Heggie
Edenside Cumbria M Zimmoch, E Coultas
J Chelin, P Napier
Bert Keech Yorks [54]
1989 Hazel Dobbs, Marjorie Curtis
Jo Hardy, Diana Whittingham
Kingsway Hove Sussex Norma May, Janet Smith
Sylvia Coak, Vera Ireland
West Cornwall Cornwall [55]
1990 Sheila Turner, Jill Gush
Carol Waters, Betty Mackerness
Starcross Devon Brenda Wills, Sue Bagshaw
Gill Fitzgerald, Mavis Buckby
Kettering Northants [56]
1991 Ann Foxton, Gwen Williams
Ina Foote, Sheila White
Edmonton Middx Mary Taylor, S Cowcher
Margaret Fellows, Edna Bessell
Yeovil Somerset [57]
1992 Ann Harrison, Joan Heath
Rita Vane, Ann Smith
Kearnsey Kent Susan Mart, Barbara Clark
Jackie Bailey, Gladys Hofton
Players Notts [58]
1993 Jean Chudley, R Pittman
I Porter, R Peters
Broadstone Dorset Sandra Lake, Vera Bence
Sue Falconer, Joan Abel
Wellingborough Northants [59]
1994 Sarah Newson, Valerie Newson
Mandy Brundle, Catherine Anton
Peterborough & Dis Hunts Jackie Turner, Ann Parker
Sheila Keeling, Brenda Atherton
Carlton Conway Notts [60]
1995 Dawn Chittock, Hilda Hines
Ann Cox, Lynne Thelwell
Marlow Bucks Maureen Barker, Jean Baker
Jean Thomson, Glennis Haines
Blackwell Derbys [61]
1996 Norma Beales, Sheila O'Hara
Jan Millard, Mary Price
Burnham Bucks Nora Hall, Margaret Leggett
Christine Gowshall, Amy Gowshall
Park Avenue Lincs [62]
1997 Maureen Barker, Jean Baker
Jean Thompson, Glennis Haines
Blackwell Derbys Jean Meneely, J Atyed
Freda Linberry, Wendy Davies
Field Place Worthing Sussex [63]
1998 Marlene Kemp, Margaret Payle
Marion Collins, Pat Sutton
Atherley Hants Jane Herbert, Sheila Reed
Pam Turner, Joyce Needham
Western Park Leics [64]
1999 Moreen Sellars, Rose Rowsell
Sybil Bisset, Margaret Dyer
Clevedon Promenade Somerset Elisa Simmons, Sue Jordan-Smith
Pat Lawrence, Norma Hazzeldine
Long Eaton Silver Band Derbys [65]
2000 Ann Haywood, Rose Castle
Gill Carver, Shirley Page
Baldock Herts Audrey Mainwaring, Lesley Storer
Carol Penson, Irene Molyneux
Oxford City & County Oxon [66]
2001 Sue Roach, Barbara Rowie
Olive Polglase, Margaret Warren
Portleven Cornwall Eileen Perry, Lin Wright
Pat Rogers, Sue Sprigell
Chesham Bucks [67]
2002 Margaret Robson, Maureen Gowland
Edna Stokoe, Gillian Jones
Consett Park Durham Gwen Daniels, Liz Swadling
Pat Jose, Judith Reynolds
Penryn Cornwall [68]
2003 Emma Thurston, Mary Malton
Wendy Lutkin, Pat Reynolds
Whittlesey Manor Hunts Inger Newman, Pam Garden
Irene Jenkins, Doreen Hankin
Egham Surrey [69]
2004 Sarah Newson, Doris Flowers
Val Newson, Catherine Popple
Peterborough Hunts Vaunder Lee, Barbara Pendrich
Cynthia Perrin, Joyce Hadfield
Newquay Trenance Cornwall [70]
2005 Inger Newman, Pam Garden
Kath Strutt, Pat Launders
Egham Surrey Dot Kennelly, Sue Taylor
Sue Tomlinson, Carol Instone
Dunnington Yorks [71]
2006 Lynne Whitehead, Pauline Marples
Jean Baker, Pat Oliver
Blackwell Derbys Jean Drury, Lois Kirkwood
Mary Bryan, June Hartley
Nafferton Yorks [72]
2007 Sarah Newson, Julie Masters
Val Newson, Catherine Popple
Peterborough Hunts Zelma French, Jill Nicholson
Elizabeth Tunn, Brenda Brown
Colchester West End Essex [73]
2008 Ann Warrington, Rosemarie Hilton
Sheron Mitchell & Carole Cuell
Croydon Surrey Anne Haywood, Heather Stapleford
Rosie Castle & Shirley Page
Baldock Herts [74]
2009 Sarah Newson, Val Newson
Wendy Harrold & Catherine Popple
Peterborough & Dis Hunts Daphne Anderson, Bridget Collins
Wendy Adams & April Janman
Chichester Priory Sussex [74]
2010 Carole Andrews, Sandra Maguire
Rose Lewis & Brenda Atherton
Forest Oaks Notts Shirley Dutton, Marion Evans
Nell Westlake & Lilian Holliday
Wokingham Berks [74]
2011 Tracey Dent, Kirsty Burnett-Cox
Christine Gowshall & Amy Gowshall
Cleethorpes Lincs Margaret Watts, Veronica Gribble
Rebecca Wigfield & Sharon Hall
Desborough Town Northants [74]
2012 Pa Walker, Jan Everitt
Jennie Groves & Diane Hurst
Birstall Leics Kirsty Richards, Pat Humpage
Ruth Phillips & Sandra Smith
Bournville Warks [74]
2013 Sheila Seddon, Zoe Hollins
Gill Platt & Caroline Stevens
Milford Surrey Val Molton, Pat Baker
Pam Salvage & Sue Osborne
Kingswood & Hanham Glocs [74]
2014 Myra Lewis, Donna Knight
Gail Gilkes & Katherine Hawes
Oxford City & County Oxon Maggie Edwards, Jasmin Spear
Yvonne McKee & Brenda Bishop
Kingsthorpe Northants [74]
2015 Margaret Watts, Jeannie Flippance
Katie Smith & Rebecca Wigfield
Desborough Town Northants Chris Thomas, Jenny Goodman
Kathy Green & Brenda Davies
Hurstpierpoint Sussex [74]
2016 Doreen Hankin, Glenda Dexter
Norma Beales & Pauline Clarke
Egham Surrey Rebecca Field, Carole Baker
Harriett Segasby & Jackie Devitt
Norfolk BC Norfolk [74]
2017 Cathy Taylor, Nadine Mullins
Jean Staples & Ann Halliday
Cambridge Park Middx Dee Moores, Elisabeth Anderson
Shan Maylin & Debbie Souter
Southey Surrey [74]
2018 Sophie Tolchard, Kelly Atkinson
Lorraine Hackett & Natalie Chestney
Kings Torquay Devon Emily Ferguson, Sandy Hazell
Wendy King & Sian Honnor
UK Paper Kent [75]
2019 Lauren Hackett, Hayley James
Emma Cooper & Harriet Stevens
Kings Torquay Devon Steph Pinson, Sandie Smith
Bridget Hodder & Penny Cresswell
Poole Park Dorset [76][77]
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic [78]
2021 Hayley Kenny, Michelle Squires
Serena Madgewick & Rebecca Smith
Clockhouse Essex Louise Williams, Brenda Benney
Nicola Ellis & Frances Phillips
Helston Cornwall [79]
2022 Helen Butler, Louise Whyers
Penny Strong, Annalisa Dunham & Pearl Flowers
Carters Park Lincs Donna Knight, Carol Gaskins
Katherine Hawes & Lorraine Kuhler
Oxford City & County Oxon [80]
2023 Jemma Tuohy, Yasmina Hasan
Elizabeth Anderson & Debbie Souter
Egham Surrey Sally Gilbert, Angela Service
Helen Moore & Lynn Orlando
Didcot Berks [81]
2024 Michelle Meadowcroft, Ellie Hamblett
Emily Kernick & Kirsty Richards
Royal Leamington Spa Warks Sara George, Jacquil Branfield
Laura Holden & Stef Branfield
Clevedon Som [82]

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