Bowls England National Championships (mixed pairs)

The mixed pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

The event was inaugurated in Brighton during 1985. ^[3]

Venues

• 1985–1985 (Brighton)
• 1986–1986 (Bedford)
• 1988–1988 (Maidenhead)
• 2014–present (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors

• 1986–1988 (McCarthy Stone)
• 2023–present (Aviva)

Past winners

Year	Champions	County	Runners-up	County	Score	Ref
1985	John Kilyon & Jean Kilyon	Leics	Mary Player & Ian Spreadborough	Devon	19–18	[3]
1986	June Measures & John McConnell	Beds	Mike Trimble & Patsy Trimble	Wilts	24–19
1987	Pat James & Terry James	Northants	Wendy Line & Peter Line	Hants	26–25
1988	Myra Smith & David Wakefield	Essex	Mary Duffy & Trevor West	Surrey	27–12	[4]
1989	Ray Gaskins & Carol Gaskins	Oxon	Wendy Line & Peter Line	Hants	22–15
1990	Wendy Line & Peter Line	Hants	Pat Bradley & Tony Allcock	Glocs	23–16
1991	Mr & Mrs Gary Smith	Beds	Mr & Mrs P. Day	Devon	22–16
1992	Mr & Mrs Alan Jones	Warks	Mr & Mrs R. Riley	Kent	22–21
1993	Yvonne Lyons & John Crosby	Herts	Mrs B. Carey & B. Kilby	Glocs	26–10
1994	Mr & Mrs C. Bailey	Hants	Mr & Mrs Roy Rodgers	Bucks	21–13
1995	Mrs J. Bailey & Phil Dickens	Notts	Jayne Roylance & Chris Ward	Norfolk	21–13
1996	Allyson Flint & James Marsland	Hants	Enid Adams & Graham Roe	Notts	19–18
1997	Sue Bard-Bodek & Ken Allen	Middx	Carol McGrail & Timothy Orr	Surrey	29–12
1998	Barbara Prew & Alan Prew	Glocs/Oxon	Lynne Whitehead & Ian Wones	Norfolk	18–17
1999	Viv Sayward & Alec Atkinson	Lancs	Mrs J. Turner & Duncan Robinson	Notts	22–10
2000	Mr & Mrs John Searle	Dorset	Mr & Mrs Ray Gaskins	Oxon/Bucks	22–21
2001	Sue Harriott & William Davis	Devon	Janet Walby & Steve Marrett	Middx	23–16
2002	June Hartley & Mark Walton	Yorks	Irene Barber & Gerry Smyth	Bucks/Middx	25–18
2003	Mr & Mrs Roy Rodgers	Bucks	Noreen Fleet & David Gregory	Cumbria	24–22
2004e	Tina Burgess & Paul Broderick	Northants	Kitty Mullholland & Calvin Mullholland	Dorset	31–21
2005	Rebecca Smith & Allan Seth	Essex	Gail Hunter & Richard Bolton	Essex	21–16
2006	Elaine & Andrew Irons	Leics	Marilyn Gozna & Terry Barnes	Som	19–18
2007	Tina Burgess & Paul Broderick	Northants	Sue Westoby & Mark Walton	Yorks	17–16
2008	Sally Butcher & Mark Royal	Suffolk	Jean Arnaud & Peter Ward	Hants	20–9
2009	Natalie Melmore & Griff Sanders	Devon	Sarah Jenkinson & David Baird	Notts	24–8
2010	Debbie Shadwell & Graham Shadwell	Wilts	Sue Willmott & David Richardson	Sussex	26–14
2011	Alan Dent & Amy Gowshall	Lins	Debbie Shadwell & Graham Shadwell	Wilts	19–5
2012	Debbie Shadwell & Graham Shadwell	Wilts	Catherine Popple & Stuart Popple	Hunts	21–15
2013	Annalisa Bellamy & Scott Dunham	Lincs	Emily Ferguson & Perry Martin	Kent	23–9
2014	Katie Smith & Jamie Walker	Leics/Northants	Marilyn Gozna & Ian Chapman	Northants	22–13
2015	Barbara Bellamy & Sam Tolchard	Devon	Julie Hudson & Chris Daniels	Hants	26–11
2016	Amy Stanton & Andy Walters	Worcs	Sylvia Bloomfield & Tim Mould	Essex	22–12
2017	Amy Walters & Andy Walters	Worcs	Elaine Score & Ed Morris	Essex	20–19
2018	Denise Butchers & Martin Butchers	IOW	Sally Butcher & Mark Royal / Martin Heitzmann (sub)	Sussex	26–20	[5]
2019	Lucy Smith & Mike Titcombe	Wilts	Sara Trotter & Dave Mason	Sussex	24–8	[6]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic						[7]
2021	Elaine Score & Ed Morris	Essex	Sue Allen & Mark Walton	Yorks	23–5	[8]
2022	Sylvia Bloomfield & Paul Smyth	Essex	Jean Collier & Russell Francis	Wilts	13–11	[9]
2023	Wayne Willgress & Rebecca Willgress	Norfolk	Grant Burgess & Maddie Burgess	Worcs	18–13	[10]
2024	Alan Dent Jnr & Amy Pharaoh	Lincs	Rhianna Russell & Glenn Williams	Herts	23–7	[11]
2025	Curtis Johnson & Billie Swift	Northants	Alan Dent Jnr & Amy Pharaoh	Lincs	18–15	[12]

References

1. "Past Records". Bowls England.
2. "Mixed pairs winners". Bowls England.
3. "Bowls pair in triumph" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 23 September 1985. Retrieved 4 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Last-minute pair just lose out" . Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 30 September 1988. Retrieved 4 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "2018 mixed pairs results" (PDF). Bowls England.
6. "2019 mixed pairs results" (PDF). Bowls England.
7. "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
8. "CONGRATULATIONS! AGAIN!!". BECBA. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
9. "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
10. "2023 National Championships mixed pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
11. "2024 National Championships mixed pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
12. "Mixed Pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 17 August 2025.