Bowls England National Championships (women's fours)
Appearance
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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 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1981–1985 (Lombard)
- 1986–1993 (Liverpool Victoria)
- 1994–1996 (Double Century Sherry)
- 2000, 2002–2004 (National Express)
- 2001–2001 (Steradent)
- 2023–2024 (Aviva)
Past winners
[edit]Year | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | County | Ref | |
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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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