The men's junior singles is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]
Venues
edit- 1975–1982 (Saffrons Club, Eastbourne)
- 1983–1987, 1991–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
- 1988–1990 (Bristol BC)
- 2014–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)
Sponsors
edit- 1980–1987 (Kodak)
- 1988–1990 (Bristol & West Building Society)
- 2023–2024 (Aviva)
Past winners
editYear | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | County | Score | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | David Cutler | St. Austell | Cornwall | Tony Allcock | Belgrave | Leics | 21–17 | [2] |
1975 | Tony Allcock | Belgrave | Leics | David Snell | St Austell | Cornwall | 21–19 | [3] |
1976 | Jimmy Hobday | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | Bob Rodwell | Hatfield | Herts | 21–20 | |
1977 | Tony Allcock | Belgrave | Leics | Gary Smith | Old Coleians | Kent | 21–13 | |
1978 | Alec Atkinson | Middlesbrough | Yorks | David Dunford | RAE | Hants | 21–19 | |
1979 | Peter Mattravers | Ilminster | Som | Derek Plater | Aylesbury Town | Bucks | 21–10 | |
1980 | Graham Spencer | Temple | Surrey | Russell Kemp | Fleming Park | Hants | 21-15 | [4] |
1981 | Tony Allcock MBE | Cheltenham | Glocs | Keith Blackman | Essex County | Essex | 21–12 | |
1982 | Ian Grady | Gaywood Park | Norfolk | David Henley | Palmers | Durham | 21–10 | [5] |
1983 | Andrew Irons | Knighton Victoria | Leics | Gerry Smyth | Paddington | Middx | 21–19 | |
1984 | Brett Morley | Plessey | Notts | Jim Squires | Fleet | Hants | 21–14 | [6] |
1985 | Jeffrey Bates | Falcon | Essex | John Simmons | Garston | Herts | 21–8 | [7] |
1986 | Chris Ackland | Brentham | Middx | Paul Sharman | Oxford City & County | Oxon | 21–18 | [8] |
1987 | John Rednall | Marlborough Ipswich | Suffolk | Iain Boyle | Weybridge | Surrey | 21–12 | [9] |
1988 | Iain Boyle | Bert Keech | Yorks | Mervyn King | Hunstanton | Norfolk | 21–15 | [10] |
1989 | Alan Darling | Worthing | Sussex | Mervyn King | Hunstanton | Norfolk | 25–24 | [11] |
1990 | Neil Westlake | Winscombe | Som | Mark Bantock | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | 25–21 | [12] |
1991 | Barry Jenkins | Hounslow Sports | Middx | Nathan Farrant | Exmouth Madeira | Devon | 21–12 | [13] |
1992 | Stuart Thomas | Blossomfield | Warks | Karl Jameson | St. Georges | Northum | 21–12 | |
1993 | Les Gillett | Cheltenham | Glocs | Stuart Popple | Parkway | Hunts | 21–13 | [14] |
1994 | Steven Mead | Dunstable Town | Beds | David Baxter | Wigton | Cumbria | 21–16 | |
1995 | David Bell | Ely Sports & Social | Cambs | Ian Mayne | Bolton | Lancs | 21–15 | [15] |
1996 | Jason Parkinson | Bolton | Lancs | Ian Drew | Stenalees | Cornwall | 21–5 | |
1997 | Neil Chandler | Victory Park | Glocs | Clive James | Canterbury | Kent | 21–6 | [16] |
1998 | Nick Brett | White Hart | Hunts | David Bolt | Silksworth | Durham | 21–17 | |
1999 | Graham Shadwell | Cooper Avon | Wilts | Robert Newman | Reading | Berks | 21–7 | [17] |
2000 | Mark Bishopp | Weybridge | Surrey | Dean Hemming | Worcester | Worcs | 21–15 | [18][19] |
2001 | David Hubbard | Hove and Kingsway | Sussex | Russell Francis | Spencer Moulton | Wilts | 21–13 | |
2002 | Simon Gilbert | Avenue Leamington | Warks | Chris Gale | Acton Bridge | Lancs | 21–18 | |
2003 | Tom Cawdell | Luton Town | Beds | Nick Welsh | Rover Cowley | Oxon | 21–18 | |
2004 | Robert Chisholm | Northern Electric | Northum | Stephen Winter | House on the Green | Norfolk | 21–16 | |
2005 | Mark Dawes | Bolton | Lancs | Stuart Holland | Rosemount | Sussex | 2–0* sets | |
2006 | Matthew Coppen | Royston | Herts | Mark Dawes | Bolton | Lancs | 2–1* sets | |
2007 | Stuart Holland | Rosemount | Sussex | Josh Hadfield | Budleigh Salterton | Devon | 21–12 | |
2008 | Aaron Sexton | Preston | Sussex | Ben Paulley | Greenhill | Dorset | 21–14 | |
2009 | Jamie Chestney | Hunstanton | Norfolk | Tristan Morton | Parkway | Hunts | 21–8 | |
2010 | Mark Nullmeyers | Elm Park | Essex | Tristan Morton | White Hart | Hunts | 21–13 | |
2011 | Jamie Walker | Northampton West End | Northants | Kyle Mallandain | Desborough | Berks | 21–16 | |
2012 | Martin Spencer | Royal Mail Cart | Lincs | Jamie Walker | Northampton West End | Northants | 21–20 | |
2013 | Jamie Walker | Northampton West End | Northants | Liam Pearcey | Rugby | Warks | 21–15 | |
2014 | Martin Puckett | Greenhill | Dorset | Tom Muir | Harpenden | Herts | 21–11 | |
2015 | Jamie Barker | St Neots | Cambs | Perry Martin | Milton Regis | Kent | 21–7 | |
2016 | Jamie Walker | Northampton West End | Northants | Jack Emmerson | Cavaliers | Notts | 21–2 | |
2017 | Travis Meller | Shanklin | IOW | Bernard Byles | Reading | Berk | 21–20 | [20] |
2018 | Dan Mills | County Arts | Norfolk | Anthony Booth-Young | Bolton | Lancs | 21–18 | [21] |
2019 | Jason Avery | Folkestone Park | Kent | Tom Newman | Avon | Wilts | 21–11 | [22] |
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [23] | |||||||
2021 | Jordan Philpott | Royal Mail Cart | Lincs | Harry Goodwin | Kings Torquay | Devon | 21–16 | |
2022 | Daniel Ellicott | Avenue Leamington | Warks | Lloyd Milligan | Heaton Hall | Lancs | 21–20 | [24] |
2023 | Tom Holmes | Ross-on-Wye | Herefords | Oli Collins | Ilminster | Som | 21–11 | [25] |
2024 | Kieran Jaycock | Broadway | Bucks | Dylan Martin | Garston | Herts | 21–9 | [26] |
References
edit- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "National bolwing contest". Thanet Times. 17 September 1974. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tony Allcock is champion". Leicester Daily Mercury. 2 September 1975. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Miscellaneous". Diss Express. 12 September 1980. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ian reveals a tough streak". Lynn Advertiser. 3 September 1982. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Allan, G. (1984) 'Bowls'". The Times. 17 September 1984. p. 23. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "'Bowls'". The Times. 16 September 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Ackland storms to National title". South Wales Echo. 15 September 1986. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rednall's title". Bury Free Press. 18 September 1987. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "King pipped". Lynn Advertiser. 16 September 1988. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Darling dethrones the King". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 29 September 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mark out of luck". Mersham Advertiser. 19 September 1990. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champion". Greenford & Northolt Gazette. 23 August 1991. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gillett target". Gloucestershire Echo. 7 September 1993. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bell rings out". Birmingham Daily Post. 4 September 1995. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Super Jackson battles back to grab England title". Western Daily Press. 18 August 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bowls". Sandwell Evening Mail. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "'For the record'". The Times. 21 August 2000. p. 37. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Bishopp blessed with singles title". Worthing Herald. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2017 junior results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "2018 junior results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "2019 junior results" (PDF). Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships, men's junior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "2024 National Championships men's junior singles". Bowls England. Retrieved 21 August 2024.