Bowls England National Championships (men's singles four wood)

The men's singles four wood is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

English National Bowls Championships
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Women elitesinglessingles 2w
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Women juniorsinglespairs
Men seniorsinglespairs
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Women seniorsinglespairs
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Women teamJohnsWalker
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The four-wood singles is the traditional variation of the game; see Glossary of bowls terms.

Nick Brett 1999 champion

History

The singles event was originally contested to win the Sir Thomas Brook Hitchen gold medal and then from 1913 and 1920 it was called the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup.

The 1908 final was started at the Upper Clapton greens but was suspended with Knight leading 14–7 following the death of the skip during the fours event. The final resumed at the Streatham Constitutional Club the following day.[2]

Venues
  • 1905–1907, 1910 (Upper Clapton BC, Clapton, London)
  • 1908 (Streatham Constitutional Club, Streatham)
  • 1909 (Leicester BC, Leicester}
  • 1911 (Forest Hill BC, Forest Hill, London)
  • 1912–1913 (Belmont BC, Streatham)
  • 1914, 1926 (Bellingham BC, Bellingham, Catford)
  • 1919 (South London & Balham clubs, Balham/Wandsworth)
  • 1920 (Great Northern Railway AC, Gordon Hill, London)
  • 1921 (Summerhill Gosforth & Portland clubs, Newcastle upon Tyne)
  • 1922, 1928, 1935 (Croydon BC, South Croydon)
  • 1923 (Wellingborough BC, Wellingborough)
  • 1924, 1936, 1938–1939 (Temple Bowling Club, Denmark Hill)
  • 1925 (City & Spa clubs, Gloucester)
  • 1927 (Preston Park, Brighton)
  • 1929 (Victoria Park & Westcote clubs, Leicester)
  • 1930–1934, 1937, 1945–1957 (Paddington Recreation Ground)
  • 1958–1973 (Watney's Sports Club, Mortlake)
  • 1974–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
  • 2014–2023 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors

Past winners
Year County Champion Club County Runner-up Club Score Ref
1905MiddlesexJames CarruthersMuswell HillNorthumberlandJames TelfordNewcastle, West End21–1[3]
1906County DurhamC. L. CummingsSunderlandMiddlesexA. W. TaylorFinsbury Park21–8[4]
1907CumberlandJames EmmersonEdenside, CarlisleLeicestershireH. W. GibsonLeicester21–12[5]
1908SurreyR. KnightLoughborough JunctionCumberlandM. TurnerCarlisle Subscription21–9[6]
1909NorthumberlandJames W. DickGosforthBerkshireHarry ChildsReading21–10[7]
1910NorthamptonshireFrank ShatfordConservative KetteringSomersetJ. DauncyVictoria Weston-super-Mare21–10[8]
1911CumberlandJohn PostlethwaiteCarlisle CourtfieldKentJames WorkTunbridge Wells Grove21–14[9]
1912MiddlesexW. J. JonesCrouch HillCumberlandG. E. EdmondsonHolme Head, Carlisle23–12[10]
1913County DurhamCharles GibbSunderland AshbrookeMiddlesexJames CarruthersMuswell Hill21–9[11]
1914SurreyDouglas Irvine WatsonMaldonSurreyW. DeanBalham21–15[12]
1915–1918 No competition due to war
1919KentErnie MooreBellinghamHampshireE. DeanRichmond Park, Bournemouth21–16[13]
1920KentA. E. GodsallForest HillNorthumberlandWillie HamiltonSummerhill, Newcastle21–14[14]
1921SurreyA. F. WarnerBelmontSussexJ. HarwoodPreston, Brighton21–3[15]
1922NorthumberlandWillie HamiltonHexhamDevonC. G. RoachPlymouth Hoe21–16[16]
1923LeicestershireWilliam WadeHinckleyBuckinghamshireG. SainsburyWendover & Chiltern Hills21–15
1924DevonFrederick HodgeTorringtonHampshireEdward RedmanBanister Park21–18[17]
1925DevonHarold WebberPlymouthSomersetWilliam JenningsTaunton Deane21–15[18]
1926DevonRobert JackSir Francis Drake, PlymouthKentAlfred PoingdestreBromley21–16[19]
1927BerkshireTom TicklePark Institute, ReadingHampshireEdward RedmanBannister Park21–17[20]
1928HampshireGeorge WrightSouthern Railway, EastleighKentBill BarlowBellingham21–14[21]
1929KentRobert ColquhounBromleySussexErnie GudgeonPreston, Brighton21–20[22]
1930LeicestershireWilliam WadeHinckleyDevonHarold WebberPlymouth21–10
1931Isle of WightEdwin ToppRydeGloucestershireHenry DugganGloucester21–8[23]
1932DorsetPercy BakerPoole ParkSomersetErnie FortuneSt George's, Bristol21–14
1933MiddlesexJames McKinlayPaddingtonIsle of WightPercy GuyShanklin21–18
1934HampshireArchibald CochraneSouthamptonCounty DurhamMatthew BurdonDunelm21–7[24]
1935YorkshireBilly LintonSmith's DocksIsle of WightJack GallagherCowes21–15
1936BuckinghamshireDick GoodsonCheshamSussexArthur Knowling Jr.Worthing21–16[25]
1937YorkshireWilliam PrenticeRedcar, ZetlandDevonHarold WebberTorbay C. Club21–14[26]
1938HampshireKeith CrossCoshamNorthumberlandHarry CookTynemouth21–15
1939NorthumberlandJack LawsSummerhillOxfordshireAlgernon AllenCity & County Club, Oxford21–8
1940–1944 No competition due to war
1945YorkshireAlbert Allison 'Bert' KeechBoothamGloucestershireRobbie RobisonHenleaze21–19
1946DorsetPercy BakerPoole ParkBerkshireErnest NewtonWindsor & Eton21–20
1947SussexPeter MercerWorthingNorthumberlandJimmy ThompsonNorth Shields21–14
1948BerkshireErnie NewtonWindsor & EtonGloucestershireErnie FortuneBristol Greenbank21–9
1949OxfordshireAlgernon AllenOxford City & CountyMiddlesexArthur CollinsWest Ealing21–8
1950NorthumberlandJimmy ThompsonNorth Shields, West EndCounty DurhamLloyd WhitworthNew Herrington21–15
1951HertfordshireAlfred PikesleySt. AlbansBedfordshireStanley JacksonLuton Town21–17
1952DorsetPercy BakerPoole ParkOxfordshireAlgernon AllenOxford City & County21–20
1953EssexRichard CrampClay HallWarwickshireFrank WattsRugby21–12
1954NorthumberlandJohn GriffithsWallsend BoroughGloucestershireGeorge HamStroud21–14
1955DorsetPercy BakerPoole ParkYorkshireJack FletcherYork Co-op21–13
1956BerkshireNorman ButlerWindsor & EtonDevonCharlie WebberRock Park, Barnstaple21–16
1957MiddlesexNorman KingParliament HillHertfordshireFrank SmithHatfield21–4
1958HampshireHarry PowellFarnborough British LegionIsle of WightFrank CrockfordBembridge21–10
1959SurreyKenneth CoulsonCroydonYorkshireTom FlemingMiddlesbrough, Albert Park21–11
1960SomersetDavid BryantClevedonYorkshireTom FlemingMiddlesbrough, Albert Park21–11[27]
1961HampshirePeter LineBanister ParkLincolnshireErnie HopcroftRuston Bucyrus21–9
1962DorsetCharles MercerLyme RegisSurreyErnie LakeOld Coulsdon21–20
1963CumberlandCharlie GrahamEdenside, CarlisleHertfordshireHarry HaynesWelwyn Garden City21–20
1964HampshirePeter LineBanister ParkSussexJohn ScadgellWorthing21–19
1965SussexRalph LewisPreston, BrightonDorsetPercy BakerPoole Park21–16
1966SomersetDavid BryantClevedonNorthumberlandHarry KinnersleyMorpeth21–17
1967WorcestershireBill IrishDroitwich, Vines ParkDevonFreddie HornTorquay21–12
1968EssexNorman GrovesWithamHampshireWalter PhillipsBoscombe Cliff21–15
1969HampshireJimmy DavidsonBoscombe CliffDorsetJim BurnsGreenhill21–10
1970NorthumberlandHarry KershawHeaton VictoriaSomersetSandy SandallSt. Andrews21–12
1971SomersetDavid Bryant MBEClevedonCornwallJohn BlewettPenlee21–18
1972SomersetDavid Bryant MBEClevedonYorkshireBob RobertsonMiddlesbrough Co-op21–16
1973SomersetDavid Bryant MBEClevedonBuckinghamshireIan HarveyMarlow21–12
1974WorcestershireBill IrishDroitwich, Vines ParkNorthumberlandTom WilkinsonSwan Hunter21–10
1975SomersetDavid Bryant MBEClevedonMiddlesexRobert GibbinsL.T.A.S.S.A.22-15
1976SurreyTony O'ConnellWimbledon DurnsfordLincolnshireBill HobartBoston Sleaford Road21–17
1977NorfolkChris WardCromerBuckinghamshireDavid GoldringWoburn Sands21–9
1978SomersetCharlie BurchTauntonSomersetDavid Bryant MBEClevedon22-11
1979CornwallDavid CutlerSt. AustellSuffolkChris SouthgateRisbygate21–14
1980County DurhamTom BullerView Lane ParkDorsetLou TrimWest Moors Memorial21–18
1981KentAndy ThomsonBlackheath & GreenwichSurreyAlan WindsorWoking Park21–20
1982NorfolkChris WardCromerBuckinghamshireBret LongSlough21–10
1983CumbriaJohn BellWigton)NorthumberlandKevin BoneGosforth21–13
1984SurreyWynne RichardsMid SurreyLeicestershireJohn KilyonLoughborough21–15
1985DevonRon KeatingPlymouth Civil ServiceCumbriaRon GassWigton21–8[28]
1986SurreyWynne RichardsMid SurreyCumbriaDavid TaylorBritish Rail21–18
1987LancashireDavid HoltBoltonGloucestershireTony AllcockCheltenham21–5
1988CornwallRichard BrayStenaleesSomersetIan MiddlemastBath21–12
1989NorfolkJohn OttawayWymondham DellIsle of WightBarry CroadVentnor25-13
1990GloucestershireTony Allcock MBECheltenhamBuckinghamshireKirk SmithDenham25-12
1991GloucestershireTony Allcock MBECheltenhamWarwickshireDavid HobbisStratford upon Avon21–3
1992CumbriaStephen FarishWigtonYorkshireHugh DuffWest Park, Hull21–18
1993DevonJohn WickhamTotnesKentGordon CharltonFolkestone Park21–17
1994NottinghamshireBrett MorleyG.P.T.DerbyshirePaul WilkinsonLong Eaton Town21–14
1995County DurhamJohn LeemanCragheadGloucestershireLes GillettCheltenham21–13
1996NorfolkJohn OttawayWymondham DellCounty DurhamAndrew KirtlandHundens Park21–18
1997WarwickshireRichard BrittanErdington CourtHertfordshireMartyn ColesGarston21–17
1998WorcestershireGrant BurgessGilt EdgeOxfordshireLes GillettBanbury Borough21–20
1999HuntingdonshireNick BrettWhite HartWarwickshireGraham AshbyStoke, Coventry21–20
2000NorfolkJohn OttawayWymondham DellBuckinghamshireAndrew WiseMarlow21–9
2001KentGordon CharltonSandwichWarwickshireMark ClarkeKings Heath21–18
2002HampshireMartyn SekjerSouthampton SCHertfordshireAndrew BridenHerts BC21–2[29]
2003YorkshirePaul AllenbyRiverviewYorkshireMark WaltonNafferton21–13
2004YorkshireMark WaltonNaffertonEssexJoe StamperLionmede21–17
2005MiddlesexSimon JeeParsons GreenNottinghamshireNick CammackTrent Vale21–11[30]
2006YorkshireMark WaltonNaffertonGloucestershireLee WilliamsonBarnwood21–16
2007EssexAndrew SquireMaldonYorkshireMark WaltonNafferton21–10
2008DevonSam TolchardKings, TorquayDerbyshireSimon SkeltonStute21–8
2009DerbyshireSimon SkeltonStuteSurreySteve TuohyEgham21–20
2010EssexSteven MitchinsonRomfordSussexScott EdwardsHove & Kingsway21–8
2011County DurhamDavid BoltSilksworthWarwickshireGraham AshbyRugby21–15
2012HampshireTom BishopAtherleyNorfolkWayne WillgressNorfolk BC21–20
2013WorcestershireAndrew WaltersWorcesterSuffolkJohn RednallFelixstowe & Suffolk21–14
2014GloucestershireLee WilliamsonCheltenhamDevonJamie ChestneyKings, Torquay21–18
2015CumbriaBen SherwenWhitehavenYorkshireVinnie O'NeillMiddlesbrough21–19
2016KentSimon GreenSandwichWorcestershireAndrew WaltersWorcester21–13
2017NorthamptonshireJamie WalkerNorthampton West EndNorthamptonshireDarren ChildsNorthampton West End21–14
2018DevonLouis RidoutKings TorquayEssexAndrew SquireMaldon21–16[31]
2019EssexEd MorrisEssex CountyNorthamptonshireJamie WalkerNorthampton West End21–14[32]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic[33]
2021DevonSam TolchardKings, TorquayCounty DurhamDavid BoltSilksworth21–12[34]
2022EssexEd MorrisEssex CountyWarwickshireAndrew WaltersWelford-on-Avon21–17[35]
2023KentLewis KingAppleyardLeicestershireDarren AllsoppNew Lount21–10[36]

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