South African National Bowls Championships

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South African National Bowls Championships
Tournament information
SportLawn bowls
LocationSouth Africa
Established1897
Administrator Bowls South Africa
Website Bowls South Africa

The South African National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls South Africa (BSA). The first National Singles Championships were held in 1897 in Kimberley despite the fact that the South African Bowls Association was not formed until 1904. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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The Rinks was first held in 1906 at Kimberley. The winner received the Pyott Cup and runner-up the Dewar Shield (until 1927 when the Dewar Shield was renamed the Sir David Harris Cup). The event was not held during the Second World War and when it returned in 1948, it featured a squad of up to five players. [1]

Men's Singles Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
1897F Wightman (Kimberley)
1898James Watson (Gardens)G Hankinson (Gardens)
1899W H Smith (Kimberley)J Johnston (Gardens)
1903J P Williamson (Kimberley)R Sumner (Kimberley)
1904J F Thomson (Port Elizabeth)D Byrne (Kimberley)
1905George Roulston (Kimberley)H Parkin (Port Elizabeth)
1906R Sumner (Kimberley)D Byrne (Kimberley)
1907J F Thomson (Port Elizabeth)J Bauchop (Pretoria)
1908F Wightman (Kimberley)R Rosser (Gardens)
1909S B Malcolm (Pretoria)A H Stirrat (Johannesburg)
1910J Bauchop (Pretoria)J F Gough (Victoria Park)
1911J Roxburgh (Gardens)J Farish (Port Elizabeth)
1912James Gilbert (Port Elizabeth)R Sumner (Kimberley)
1913R Paterson (Johannesburg)D Watson (Durban)
1914W Paterson (Johannesburg)T A Duncan (East London)
1919J Johnson (Green & Sea Point)W Lester (Wynberg)
1920R W Boyd (Kimberley Mine)A W T Downie (Pretoria)
1921A G Webber (Berea)J A Stewart (Maritzburg East)
1922T McMurray (Kensington)R Sumner (Kimberley Mine)
1923T McMurray (Kensington)J A Stewart (Maritzburg East)
1924J G Donaldson (Brakpan)D Cuthbert (Crown Mines)
1925H J Matthew (Boskburg)C Marr (New Modder)
1926J E Miller (Grahamstown)C J Crawford (Rondebosch)
1927H J Matthew (Boskburg)A J Ogg (Port Elizabeth)
1928A Kopel (Boskburg)D Sneddon (Stadium)
1929L Sewell (Plumstead)W McCracken (Liesbeck Park)
1930F Stevenson (Brakpan)W Gibb (Kimberley Mine)
1931J Steel (Brakpan)H S Walters (Wanderers)
1932N Foulds (Camps Bay)A McMillan (Berea)
1933John Southern (Stadium)H Oldbury (Kensington)
1934John Southern (Stadium)C A Proudfoot (Observatory)
1935W F Keppler (Maritzburg Railway)J Clark (Bloemfontein)
1936J G Donaldson (Brakpan)S Young (West Rand Cons.)
1937 Horace Harvey (Brakpan)J Henderson (Maritzburg)
1938J Thomson (Durban Prisons)W Eaton (Rondebosch)
1939T Willmott (Durban Deep) Norman Snowy Walker (Pretoria West)
1940Gert Fourie (Parys)W Davidson (Pretoria)
1948C Marshall (S.A Lands)S S Paterson (Durban)
1949G Jacobs (Berea Park)H J van Zyl (Green & Sea Point)
1950T Winter (Wit. Knights)F Matthews (Silverton)
1951I G Moir (Berea)O V Gillman (V.F.P Johannesburg)
1952 Herbert Currer (Pretoria West)C K Crossman (Kroonstad)
1953 Arthur Saunders (East London Railway)H C Dyer (Silverton)
1954 Norman Snowy Walker (Pretoria West)D E Singer (Stella Park)
1955E C Hillier (Klipbank) Herbert Currer (Pretoria West)
1956H J van Zyl (Pinelands)A I MacNamara (Robinson Deep)
1957 Pinky Danilowitz (Kadimah)E Lyttle (Mowbray)
1958M D Vilettaz (Pretoria)R A Coats (Old Edwardians)
1962 Kelvin Lightfoot
1967 Brian Ellwood (Berea Park)
1969 Kelvin Lightfoot
1971 Edgar Davey (Florida, West Transvaal) [5] Cecil Bransky (Balfour Park, South Transvaal)
1972 Cecil Bransky (Balfour Park, South Transvaal) [5]
1996Keith Rees-Gibbs (Benoni Municipals)
2006 Wayne Perry (Bloemfontein Municipals)
2009 Wayne Perry (Bloemfontein Municipals)Reagan Jacobus (Westville)
2010 Bruce Makkink (R.D.L.I)Hertzog Meiring (BFN)
2011 Bruce Makkink (R.D.L.I)Andrew Barrow (Delville Germiston)
2012Arthur Langley (Somerset East)Willie Kilian (Walmer)
2013 Bobby Donnelly (Wanderers)Francois Koen (Wingate Park)
2014Morgan Muvhango (Discovery)Billy Radloff (George)
2015 Rudi Jacobs (Parys)Thinus Oelofse (Brakpan Mines)
2016Kenny Kyriacou (PHSOB)Joel Roebert (WPCC)
2017 Wayne Rittmuller (Stella Park) Bradley Robinson (Lynwood)
2018 Wayne Rittmuller (Stella Park)Joel Roebert (Mowbray)
2019Grant George (Lekkerbreek)Wayne York (Ramblers)
2020cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Niksa Benguric (Wingate Park) Bradley Robinson (Bryanston Sports) [6] [7]
2022Shaun Thomas (Roosevelt Park) [8] Jason Evans (Morningside CC)
2023Paul White [9] Jason Evans

Men's Pairs Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
1959 Kelvin Lightfoot
1971 Doug Watson (Springwood)
2009 Bobby Donnelly & Shaun Lotter (Johannesburg Northern Suburbs)Dawie Nell & Philip Bailey (CCB Old Boys)
2010Clinton Ingliis, Graham Turner, Chris Scaife (Westville) Gidion Vermeulen & Gawie Lessing (Westville)
2011Daniel Loubser & Joel Roebert (WPCC)Wayne York, Louis Heyns (BFN Municipals)
2012Billy Radloff & Japie Combrink (George)Nick Rusling & Louis Fourie (Discovery)
2013Robin Ashby & Thomas Minnie, (Harlequins)Dylon Stafford & Shaun Nell (Wanderers JHBG)
2014Joel Roebert & Robin Gibbs (WPCC)Tony van der Poel & David Pillay (Milnerton)
2015Robby Piketh & Theo van der Walt (Edgemead)Adrian Rakic & Michael Mashabela (Dunkeld)
2016Robby Piketh & Theo van der Walt (Edgemead) Gerry Baker & Kepler Wessels (Belgravia)
2017Morgan Muvhango & Wilson Malobolo (The Nest) Pierre Breitenbach & Carl Smit (Potchefstroom Town)
2018Gawie du Toit & Tinus Crous (Correctional Services)Alexander Miller & Tommy Potgieter (Stella Park)
2019Brendan Ferns & Andre Rousseau & Ernst Wagner (Wingate Park)Gerald May & Gordon May (Edenvale)
2020cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Jason Evans & Luan Cronje (Roosevelt Park)Wayne Roberts & Deon Audie (Stella Park) [6] [7]
2022 Wayne Rittmuller & Jason Lott (Hillary) [8] Brendan Ferns & Andre Rousseau (Wingate Park)
2023 Bradley Robinson & Gerry Baker [10] Jason Evans & John Ingram

Men's Fours/Rinks Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
1906Kimberley Mine
1907Gardens, Cape TownKimberley
1908JohannesburgJohannesburg & Gardnes
1909Gardens, Cape TownKimberley
1910Port Elizabeth+Kimberley Mine+
1911JohannesburgJohannesburg
1912Kimberley MineMaritzburg
1913JohannesburgWynberg, Cape Town
1914Kimberley MineKimberley Mine
1919Wynberg, Cape TownEast Rand Proprietary Mines
1920BoskburgKimberley Mine
1921Brakpan MinesBrakpan Mines
1922Mowbray, Cape TownBoksburg
1923DurbanPort Elizabeth
1924Green & Sea PointGreen & Sea Point
1925Kimberley MineState Mines
1926Crown MinesKimberley Mine
1927Observatory, Cape TownCrown Mines
1928JohannesburgKensington
1929Kimberley MineCrown Mines
1930StadiumBoksburg
1931Maritzburg EastBerea
1932Pretoria CityHoy Park
1933K and A E RailwayBrakpan
1934ObservatoryOrangia
1935Pretoria WestBrakpan
1936BrakpanKimberley Mine
1937GrahamstownBrakpan Mine
1938DurbanEast Rand Proprietary Mines
1939Southern SuburbsBerea Park
1940MowbrayKimberley Mine
1948 Norman Snowy Walker, D D Reich, Herbert Currer, Y Sinclair, R Sinclair (Pretoria West)J Lindsay, S S Paterson, J Keir, A F T Whyte, John Anderson (Durban)
1949J S Anderson, J Lindsay, G W Grose, A F T Whyte, John Anderson (Durban)J F A Oordt, A F Lawson, W Millican, V Beagley, E E Kahn (Wanderers)
1950W G Lavington, M T Phillips, Tommy Press, Frank Mitchell, P C Burnley (Pretoria)W Jackson, R Bayne, H Price, G M Fullerton, I Grant (Johannesburg)
1951 Wilfred Randall, C Williams, J N Pearce, H B Williams, J McMillan (Kensington) Norman Snowy Walker, Herbert Currer, Y Sinclair, R Sinclair, R B Dunlop (Pretoria West)
1952 Frank Mitchell, M D Vilettaz, J F G Slattery, P C Burnley, P A Street (Pretoria)E McElroy, W A Thompson, J Taylor, C W Whiting, J P Zietsman (Regent)
1953C A Proudfoot, H C Millar, A A Robb, D C A Begg, A F Buchanan (Rondebosch)W S Snowden, D A Walker, D W Norris, L Glover, A F J Hayes, A V Smith (Hoy Park)
1954 Norman Snowy Walker, Herbert Currer, Y Sinclair, H Rynners, J Campbell (Pretoria West)W May, J Henderson, C Perry, W J James (Ridgeview)
1955W Atkinson, N McPhail, H E Bell, A P Murray, C de V Thompson (Chamber of Mines) Tommy Press, C G Barnard, W Rodd, J A Tennant, A Mattison (Roodepoort)
1956 John Myrdal, C E Elsworth, C R Corbishley, A H Rider, D S Keggie (Sherwood) Wilfred Randall, J N Pearce, H B Williams, J Rayner, C B Hubbard (Kensington)
1957 Edward Stuart, G A Dixon, C Wilson, A Green, J Chadwick (Observatory)F Black, G Templer, A Sharwood, H Beyers, L Ward (Humewood)
1958M D Vilettaz, Frank Mitchell, M C Leslie, P C Burnley, P T J Wilson (Pretoria)D A Adamson, J W Trevorrow, W G Funston, W Bell, A Horwitz (Brooklyn)
1962 Kelvin Lightfoot
1968 Doug Watson (Springwood)
1971P. Ravenna, Bill Moseley, R. Wood, G. Walker, H. Boon (Ridge Park) [5]
1972F. Golding, T. Hall, M. Vey, A.McClymont, J. Bull (Germiston) [5]
1975 Nando Gatti
2009Ronnie Palmer (Potchefstroom)Theo van der Walt (Discovery)
2010Nic Russling , Mervyn Lynn, John Bedford-Owen, Louis Fourie (Discovery)Clinton Bisset, Robbie Johnston, Gary Moffat, Deon Maritz (Bluff)
2011 Bruce Makkink, Colin Best, Andrew Caldwell, Kerry Gilder (RDLI) Gerry Baker, Bill Moseley, Johnnie Pieterse, Dave Renaud (Belgravia)
2012Robin Ashby, Dawie Nel, Willem van Niekerk, Thomas Minnie (Harlequins)Billy Radloff, Japie Combrink, Piet Lourens, Peter Hufkie (George)
2013 Pierre Breitenbach, Pikkie Abbott, Jakkals Mouton, Smithie Smit (Potchefstroom Town) Gerry Baker, Jason Evans, Kepler Wessels, Johnnie Pieterse (Belgravia)
2014 Duanne Abrahams, Des Day, Allen Rowe, Martin Lewis (Bedfordview)Gary Roach, Ghanie Pick, Enricko Lombard, Jaco Koegelenberg (SANDF)
2015Robby Piketh, Theo van der Walt, Tony O’Reilly, Chas O'Reilly (Edgemead)Francois Koen, Tommy Jamie, Basil Le Grange, Bernardus van der Spuy (Wingate Park)
2016 Theuns Fraser, Mike Marnewick, Morgan Muvhango, Wilson Malobolo (The Nest)Dave Riley, Louis Tolmay, Joe Marais, Daniel Taljaard (Umhlali)
2017Francois Koen, Tommy Jamie, Jaco du Preez, Bernardus van der Spuy (Wingate Park)Kenny Kyriacou, Nico Boezart, Robert Parsons, Cobus Britz (PHSOB)
2018Hennie Slabbert, Gary Vermaak, Hilton Cherry, Shaun Cherry (The Woods)Charles Joyce, Duncan Spence-Ross, Francois Steyn, Paolo Vitali (Knysna)
2019Jake Ireland, Ian Ireland, Haig Randall, Barry Ireland (Jeppe Quondam)Craig Rimmington, Cecil Behrens, Wade Ferguson, Willem Giesing (Brakpan Mines)
2020cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Mike O'Connor Snr, Dylan Mitchell, Garth Wait, Buks Botma (Pretoria Municipals)Ferdie Jansen, Andre Meyer, Jaco Diedericks, Andre Human (Rustenburg Impala) [6] [7]
2022Wilson Malobolo, Prince Neluonde, Ian Mckenzie, Greg Valjalo, Kelvine Theunis (Bryanston Sports) [8] Greg Burns, David Nel, Gordon May, Matthew Phiri (Edenvale)
2023Wayne Roberts, Doug Bashford, Roger Boulle, Nick Horne [9] Niksa Benguric, Dylan Mitchell, Pieter Fourie, Stevan Scott

Women's Singles Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
2010Cheryl Mostert (Ladysmith)Heather Phelan (Collegians)
2011 Esme Steyn (Linden)Louise Larkin (RDLI)
2012 Esme Steyn (Linden) Sharon Glenn (Bedfordview)
2013 Jill Hackland (Umhlali)Maria Dreyer (Northlands)
2014 Nici Neal (Leases)Nan Roos (Dundee)
2015Trish Young (WPCC)Linda Stringer (Constantia)
2016 Nici Neal (Leases)Sue Tarr (Harlequins)
2017 Loraine Victor (Wingate Park) Elma Davis (George)
2018 Esme Kruger (CBCOB)Hana Gevers (Dundee)
2019Lourenza van der Merwe (Western Suburbs)Bridget Calitz (Leases) [11]
2020cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Esme Haley (Linden) Nici Neal (Leases) [12]
2022Ina Fourie (CBCOB)Helen Jansen (Rustenburg) [13]
2023Charlotte RossouwSue Tarr [14]

Women's Pairs Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
2010Antoinette Jacobs & Tracy Meyeridricks (Bryanston Sports) Loraine Victor, Esme Kruger (Wingate Park)
2011Patricia Stallwood & Margaretha Thomas (Durbanville)Glenda Matthews & Bronwyn Webber (RDLI)
2012Tracy Meyeridricks & Charlotte Rossouw (Bryanston Sports)Glenda Matthews & Bronwyn Webber (RDLI)
2013Tracy Meyeridricks & Charlotte Rossouw (Bryanston Sports)Nan Roos & Hanna Gevers (Vryheid)
2014Rika Lynn, Ute Smith (Discovery) Susan Nel & Anette de Wet (Rustenberg Impala)
2015Nan Roos & Noela Dreyer (Dundee)Rosa Tunstead & Ilda Forbes (Walmer)
2016 Elma Davis & Arlene Bosse (George) (EDB)Tracy Meyeridricks & Charlotte Rossouw (Bryanston Sports)
2017Anita Groenewald & Sylvia Burns (Edgemead)Sue Tarr & Liette Jordaan Van Zyl (Harlequins)
2018 Colleen Piketh & Elma Davis (George)Nan Roos & Noela Dreyer (Dundee)
2019Sue Tarr & Liette Jordaan Van Zyl (Harlequins)Nan Roos & Noela Dreyer (Dundee)
2020cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Colleen Piketh & Thabelo Muvhango (Discovery) Esme Kruger & Trudie le Grange (CBCOB) [12]
2022Nan Roos & Jenny Raymond (Hartenbos) [13] Sheila Smith & Beata Coetzer (Alberton)
2023Heather Pembroke & Esme HaleyTaz Bright & Colleen Marshall [14]

Women's Fours Champions

YearChampionRunner-Up
2010 Ellen Cawker, Marthie Pringle, Lenie Geyer, Maureen Muller (Margate) Loraine Victor, Ina Jooste, Esme Kruger, Arlene Neukircher (Wingate Park)
2011Kobie Stander, Denise Westerveld, Dora Vosloo, Helen Proctor (Margate)Nanette Roos, Yvonne Steenkamp, Hanna Gevers, Noela Dreyer (Vryheid)
2012 Loraine Victor, Esme Kruger, Vicky Frost, Jean Erasmus (Wingate Park)Sheila Buncombe, Eileen Burt, Sylvia Joubert, Trish Watling (Edenvale)
2013 Elma Davis, Maureen Muller, Theuna Grobler, Rozanne Rossouw (George)Lolly Reed, Estelle Hamblin, Wilna Gouws, Liese Hayward (Western Suburbs)
2014 Elma Davis, Maureen Muller, Arlene Bosse, Jenny Raymand (George)Linda van der Berg, Tracy Herrigton, Dawn Vosloo, Di Smith (Belgravia)
2015 Elma Davis, Maureen Muller, Arlene Bosse, Jenny Raymond (George)Cheery Ann Mills, Mary Barnard, Walda Gary, Vanessa Herron (Boksburg)
2016 Nici Neal, Lynne Marnewick, Debbie Peruca, Karen Gerber (Leases)Nan Roos, Sylvia Malan, Noela Dreyer, Essel Schoeman (Dundee)
2017Maggie van Zyl, Rene Swanepoel, Lydia Maritz, Margaret Thomas (Durbanville)Marina Brink, Trysie Jute, Julie van der Westhuizen, Rona Grobler (Gordons Bay)
2018 Loraine Victor, Jean Erasmus, Gillian Bingham, Rea Potgieter (Wingate Park)Cherry-Ann Mills, Tracy Graham, Eileen Frame, Ronwen Monoyoudis (Boksburg)
2019Patricia Tiltmann, Nola Warner, Jane Bursey, Jayne Minnie (Old Selbornians)Annette Dimant, Claire Turner, Dot Savage, Jenny Eagar (Bryanston Sports)
2020cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Esme Kruger, Ina Fourie, Trudie le Grange, Rolinda Fourie (CBCOB)Sega Mokoto, Baby Mojanaga, Rhonda Kallis, Natasha Kallis (Potchefstroom) [12]
2022Sue Tarr, Liette Jordaan-van Zyl, Chantal Nell, Leone Du Rand (Harlequins) [13] Dezi Rosenblatt, Desire Vermaak, Charlene Colyn, Lanell Cherry (The Woods)
2023 Jacqui Janse van Rensburg, Emma Murphy, Francesca Baleri, Shannon Davies [14] Michele Schliesser, Esme Murphy, Joyce Erasmus, Hayley Erasmus

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