British lawn bowls event
The top club is one of the men's team events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1][2] Kings BC, arguably the leading team in England have won the event four years running and the team includes Louis Ridout, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[3]
Past winners
| Year
|
Champions
|
County
|
Runner-up
|
County
|
Score
|
Ref
|
| 2003 |
Felixstowe & Suffolk |
Suffolk |
Westlecot |
Wilts |
3–2 |
|
| 2004 |
North Walsham (EBA) |
Norfolk |
Gerrards Cross |
Bucks |
3–2 |
|
| 2005 |
Gerrards Cross |
Bucks |
Gosforth |
Northumb |
3–2 |
|
| 2006 |
Felixstowe & Suffolk |
Suffolk |
Worcester |
Worcs |
4–1 |
|
| 2007 |
Banbury Borough |
Oxon |
Westlecot |
Wiltshire |
3–2 |
|
| 2008 |
Aldershot Traction Athletic |
Hants |
Romford |
Essex |
3–2 |
|
| 2009 |
Boscombe Cliff |
Hants |
Bristol |
Som |
5–0 |
|
| 2010 |
Rugby |
Warks |
Shaldon |
Devon |
3–2 |
|
| 2011 |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Rugby |
Warks |
3–2 |
|
| 2012 |
Worcester |
Worcs |
Shaldon |
Devon |
3–2 |
|
| 2013 |
Cavaliers |
Notts |
Stenalees |
Cornwall |
3.5–1.5 |
|
| 2014 |
St Austell |
Cornwall |
Kingsthorpe |
Northants |
3–2 |
|
| 2015 |
Gosforth |
Northumb |
Garston |
Herts |
3–2 |
|
| 2016 |
Kings Torquay |
Devon |
Royal Wootton Bassett |
Wilts |
4–1 |
|
| 2017 |
Kings Torquay |
Devon |
Reading |
Berks |
5–0 |
|
| 2018 |
Kings Torquay |
Devon |
Norfolk BC |
Norfolk |
3–2 |
|
| 2019 |
Kings Torquay |
Devon |
Gerrards Cross |
Bucks |
4–1 |
[3]
|
| 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic |
[4]
|
| 2021 |
Bromley |
Kent |
Culm Vale |
Devon |
3–2 |
[5]
|
| 2022 |
Cheltenham |
Glocs |
Culm Vale |
Devon |
3–2 |
[6]
|
| 2023 |
Appleyard |
Kent |
Shanklin |
IOW |
3–2 |
[7]
|
| 2024 |
Gerrards Cross |
Bucks |
Reading |
Berks |
3.5–1.5 |
[8]
|
References
