Bowls England National Championships (men's champion of champions)

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The men's champion of champions is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships. [1]

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Past winners

YearCountyChampionClubCountyRunner-upClubScoreRef
1984Devon David Cutler Civil ServiceKentBrian WardLivesey Memorial21–17 [2]
1985Devon Danny Denison Newton AbbotSuffolkRoy CuttsMarlborough Ipswich21–18 [3]
1986Devon Danny Denison Newton AbbotDevonRon KeatingPlymouth Civil Service21–10 [4]
1987CornwallPeter GilbertKensey ValeNorfolk John Ottaway Wymondham Dell21–20 [5]
1988Gloucestershire Tony Allcock CheltenhamKent Gary A. Smith Blackheath & Greenwich21–6 [6]
1989WarwickshireRalph ShakespeareAvenue, Leamington SpaYorkshireIain BoyleBert Keech25–17 [7]
1990OxfordshireMike BennettWest WitneySurreyJohn DobsonEgham25–23 [8]
1991Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBECheltenhamDevonJohn KellyCivil Service21–11 [9]
1992Gloucestershire Tony Allcock MBECheltenhamCumbria John Bell Wigton21–20 [10]
1993Oxfordshire Gary Harrington SummertownWiltshireBarney FernandesSwindon21–15
1994KentMichael ArnoldMargateEssexMark ChristmasCroydon21–18
1995SussexCharles WrightWhite RockCounty DurhamHughie WhiteheadShildon21–7 [11]
1996NorthamptonshireTerry JamesThrapstonHampshireDean MorganBoscombe Cliff21–11
1997WorcestershireArthur JacksonBroadwayCounty DurhamRobert DykesRoker Marine21–20 [12]
1998LancashireIan MayneActon BridgeWarwickshireAndrew SmithWelford-on-Avon21–14 [13]
1999Devon Danny Denison TorquayNottinghamshireJohn MillerArnold Park21–11
2000Devon Danny Denison TorquaySomersetJimmy HobdayWest Backwell21–8 [14]
2001Norfolk John Ottaway Wymondham DellLincolnshireNigel CordyCleethorpes21–13
2002NorthamptonshireMick SharpeKingsthorpeCumbria Stephen Farish Wigton21–17
2003Suffolk Mark Royal IpswichNorthamptonshireMick SharpeKingsthorpe21–7
2004EssexSteve PickfordRomfordNorfolkBrian TaylorCounty Arts21–13
2005NorthamptonshirePaul BroderickWellingboroughKentMike GoordEltham2–0 sets
2006HampshireLeo MayPyestockBedfordshireGraham WhiteMeltis 962–1 sets
2007Devon Sam Tolchard Kings, TorquayBuckinghamshireRaymond GaskinsPrinces Risborough21–19
2008Lincolnshire Billy Jackson Perry SportsDevon Sam Tolchard Kings Torquay21–19
2009Suffolk John Rednall Felixstowe and SuffolkWorcestershire Andrew Walters Broadway21–19
2010NottinghamshireDavid ScottCavaliersHampshireChris DanielsBoscombe Cliff21–17
2011Somerset Louis Ridout IlminsterDerbyshire Simon Skelton Stute21–14
2012HertfordshireMatthew CoppenRoystonCambridgeshireRobert DrewCambridge & County21–17
2013LincolnshireScott DunhamCarter's ParkSurreyDuncan HeardWoodbridge Hill21–12
2014Hampshire Matthew Marchant Southsea WaverleyKentPaul WoolfordHerne Bay21–14
2015Northamptonshire Jamie Walker Northampton West EndHampshire Matthew Marchant Southsea Waverley21–9
2016Kent Perry Martin Milton RegisDevon Rob Paxton Crediton21–19
2017HertfordshireGlenn WilliamsRoystonWiltshireRussell FrancisSpencer Moulton21–17 [15]
2018CornwallAndrew BroadSt. StephenMiddlesexGlen AdamsHendon21–18 [16]
2019Devon Sam Tolchard Kings TorquayMiddlesexDavid PittMasonian21–4 [17]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [18]
2021 Devon Jamie Chestney Culm ValeSuffolk Mark Royal Rookery21–11 [19]
2022 Kent Harry Goodwin AppleyardCambridgeshireScott WaltonSt Neots21–18 [20]
2023 WarwickshireGraham AshbyNuneatonNorthumberlandPhil HarveySt Georges Dragons21–13 [21]

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References

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  7. "Branfield in Shakespeare tragedy" . Clevedon Mercury. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 24 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
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  9. "Champion Allcock shows why he's best" . Western Daily Press. 2 September 1991. Retrieved 24 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Tony's triumph" . Bristol Evening Post. 7 September 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "The Wright style" . Cambridge Daily News. 21 August 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Jones, D.R. (1997) 'Price fights back to keep title'" . The Times. 18 August 1997. p. 24. Retrieved 23 August 2023 via The Times Digital Archive.
  13. "'For the Record' (1998)" . The Times. 17 August 1998. p. 38. Retrieved 23 August 2023 via The Times Digital Archive.
  14. "'For the Record'" . The Times. 21 August 2000. p. 37. Retrieved 23 August 2023 via The Times Digital Archive.
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  18. "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
  19. "Daily Round Up". Bowls England. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  21. "2023 National Championships Men's cofc". Bowls England. Retrieved 15 August 2023.