Bowls England National Championships (Men's Fours)

The Bowls England National Championships (Men's Fours) is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

History

The event was called the Charles Wood Australian Cup in its early days.[2] During the 1908 final, the skip of the Upper Clapton team Mr H Grounds collapsed and died during play. The title was awarded to Carlisle Edenside.[3]

Past Winners

Year County Champions County Runners-up Score
1905CumberlandUnknown
(Carlisle Subscription)
MiddlesexH.Rowlands, J.L.Thomas, C.Welch, H.C.Rowlands
(Bounds Green)
by 17 points
1906NorthumberlandJ.Telford
(Newcastle West End)
MiddlesexUnknown
(Upper Clapton)
24-10
1907CumberlandJohnson
(Carlisle West End)
KentStewart
(Forest Hill)
21-18
1908CumberlandA. Smith, Nelson, Ridley, James Emmerson
(Carlisle Edenside)
MiddlesexAnderson, Woolven, Mackay, H. Grounds
(Upper Clapton)
w/o / scr
1909NorthamptonshireJ. T. Goode, C. Vorley, J. W. Bellamy, G. P. Coe
(Wellingborough)
NorthumberlandLane, Fairfield, James Telford, W F Hamilton
(Newcastle West End)
20-17
1910SomersetA. H. Pearse, S. O. Hall, W. N. Wake, F. Blackmore
(Victoria, Weston-super-Mare)
CumberlandJ. J. Ridley, E. Edmondson, H. McQuillan, W. Johnson
(Carlisle Subscription)
17-14
1911OxfordshireJohn Fingland, A Thornitt, T Croft, W. A. Wilks
(Banbury Chestnuts)
BerkshireT.Waldron, F.E.Blackmore, F.W.Thompson
H.F.Lindars (Reading)
24-17
1912NorthamptonshireJ. T. Goode, Mitchell, G. P. Coe, Woolston
(Wellingborough)
MiddlesexMcKinstry, Brown, Birtles, Croxford
(Paddington)
25-22
1913SurreyT. G. Dunno, P. Laing, F. MacGregor, W. Taylor
(Dulwich)
KentJ. Muter, W. R. Moore, A. J. Tyler, J. Galloway,
(Bellingham)
25-16
1914BerkshireT. Waldron, J. Higgs, J. Burling, H. F. Lindars
(Reading)
KentA. M. Rix, H. G. Woodcock, S. Cornelins, D. T. Baguley
(Gillingham)
26-10
1915-1918 No competition due to war
1919LeicestershireH Howard, W Glover, J Cope, W Cope
(Belgrave, Leicester)
SurreyF Jelf, J Alexander, S Fewings, F MacGregor
(Dulwich)
30-26
1920DurhamW. T. Wallace, R. Peacock, W. B. Shaw, C. Gibb
(Ashbrooke, Sunderland)
OxfordshireH. E. Alden, T. Basson, J. Elson, F. C. Sherlock
(South Oxford)
20-15
1921NorthumberlandS. J. Dawson, W. Oliver, G. Elder, James Frith
(Belgrave, Newcastle)
NorthamptonshireS. Booth, R. Dexter, C. Vorley, W. J. Mitchell
(Wellingborough)
22-15
1922LeicestershireH. Howard, W. Glover, J. Cope, W. Cope
(Belgrave, Leicester)
DurhamE. Dinsley, T. Eckford, T. F. Heslop, J. J. Hall
(Darlington East Park)
20-18
1923NorthumberlandW. Nixon, C. Thompson, W. E. Pitt, F. Hindmarsh
(Alnwick)
EssexW. J Rigby, C. J Barratt, W. C Warwick, E. G Griffin
(Central Park)
26-13
1924EssexF. Lucking, F. Taylor, W. Whife, G. Owen
(Southend-on-Sea)
NorthumberlandJ. Bell, J. E Gowland, W Jackson, Frank Taylor
(Summerhill)
20-19
1925NorthumberlandS. J. Dawson, J. A. Gibson, A. Butterfield, W. H. Pallett
(Belgrave, Newcastle)
BerkshireH. Brown, J. A. Wells, W. Foxcrfot, W. G. Lawrence
(Prospect Park)
28-14
1926SussexA.Robinson, C Wheater, W.T.Cripps, R.John
(Preston, Brighton)
BerkshireW. J. Jones, H. A. Cannan, T. Webb, F. Bennett
(Newbury)
25-24
1927KentA.Y.Robertson, Percy Snow, G.Rogers, J.T.Dalton
(Margate)
MiddlesexE.Potts, H.S.Wright, J.Booth, Tom Potts
(Harrow)
18-17
1928BedfordshireS. J. Tomlin, R. Hawkins, W. Plowman, A. J. Tibbett
(Luton Town)
NorthumberlandJ. Parr, J. Gray, J. Buglass, W. E. Pitt
(Alnwick)
28-10
1929HampshireD. Spencer, W. G. Dear, T. Hopkins, C. H. Noyce
(Basingstoke Town)
SomersetH.Rebbeck, R.Bishop, F.Shell, A.S.Pearce
(Frome Selwood Printing Works)
22-20
1930MiddlesexR. E. Dyer, S. Haigh, A. Richings, Fred Hindmarsh
(Lammas, Ealing)
HertfordshireH. W. Wentworth, F. Williams, A. Pikesley, A. D. Spary
(St Albans)
19-17
1931SurreyW.J. Suckling, E.W.J. Coffee, W.H. Mowlam, G. Redstone
(Kingston Canbury)
Isle of WightH. Castle, A. J. Hurman, Edwin Topp, T. Hodgkinson
(Ryde)
24-23
1932HampshireH. Parsons, E. S. Fuidge, J. Pollock, James Edney
(Atherley, Southampton)
SomersetF.Ross, J.Phipps, Reginald Bryant, W.Price
(Sydney Gardens, Bath)
23-18
1933HampshireB. H. Matthews, H. J. Head, H.W.J ohnson, J.W. Rhodes
(Southsea Waverley)
DevonA. L. Ainsworth, H. A. Bellamy, J. W. Fisher, Harold Webber
(Torbay Country Club)
27-17
1934SussexA. Cole, W. T. Bevan, S. C. Griffin, R. Whiteside
(Worthing)
HampshireJ. R. Sims, G. H. Middleton, A. Hitchcock, P. E. Hall
(Southbourne)
23-13
1935DurhamC. Pickersgill, J. S. Reed, J. Pickersgill, C. Gibb
(Sunderland)
WarwickshireC. D. Billington, W. J. Wrigley
J. A. Meredith, F. T. Miller (Avenue, Leamington Spa)
20-9
1936HampshireE. Havelock, A. Walters, H. Perkins, George Curtis
(Boscombe Cliff)
MiddlesexC. Clark, A. Bailey, S. Nugent, W Glynne
(Parsons Green)
20-14
1937SurreyJ. Killick, P. C. W. Silcock, W. Taylor, J. A. Morrison
(Sheen Common)
LeicestershireC.Thorne, J.Garratt, G. Orams, W.F.Wade
Hinckley
19-14
1938MiddlesexH.A.Betteridge, G.Canning,
Major W.H.Godby, C.A.Birtles (Paddington)
CumberlandH. Stevens, A. Millar,
G. Roden, J. Kilgour (Siddick)
16-15
1939BuckinghamshireL. Hart, E. Yates, V. Cartwright, E. Jefferies
(High Wycombe)
BedfordshireW. Inskip, A. Gillett, H. Bull, S. Crawley
(Bedford Borough)
18-14
1940-1944 No competition due to war
1945EssexC. W. J. Miller, W. C. Porter, H. N. Porter, R. Wadsworth
(Ilford)
KentT. H. Harman, B. Bassant, Sidney Filmer, Colin Walton
(Faversham)
18-11
1946KentT. H. Harman, B. Bassant, Sidney Filmer, Colin Walton
(Faversham)
SuffolkUnknown
(Marlborough, Ipswich)
22-8
1947SurreyG. Godwin, S. A. Vallance,
C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder (Redhill)
OxfordshireJ. W. Gordon, M. L. King,
H. J. Wallace, S. H. Smith (South Oxford)
17-14
1948OxfordshireH. T. Allen, H. I. Fisher, J. Holden, Algernon R. Allen
(Oxford City & County)
GloucestershireUnknown
Gloucester Wagon Works
20-16
1949BedfordshireF. Oliver, H. Burgon, C. Jones, C. Tomlin
(SKF Luton)
DurhamR. Haggle, J. Rosser, J. Pannett, A. E. Jones
(Stockton United)
31-16
1950HampshireL. A. Walters, J. W. Curtis, H. W. Richardson &
W. E. Oxenham (Richmond Park)
KentUnknown
(Eltham)
21-19
1951OxfordshireH. T. Allen, J. Fingland, J. Holden, Algernon R. Allen
(Oxford City & County)
SurreyUnknown
(Motspur Park)
22-20
1952BerkshireC. Snow, N. Wakefield, R. H. Wrate, V. C. Wakefield
(Prospect Park, Reading)
HampshireUnknown
(Fleming Park, Eastleigh)
22-21
1953DorsetUnknown
(Poole Park)
HampshireUnknown
(Moordown)
23-20
1954LeicestershireJock Latto, R Burton,
A Toach, B Branston (Belgrave)
NorthamptonshireW. J. Stone, Frank Purser, C. J. Knight, Albert Knight (Abington, Northampton)28-14
1955WiltshireG. King, John Day, A. Boulter, C. R. Waite
(Wootton Bassett)
DurhamJ. E. Archibold, D. W. Richie, S. Thompson &
J. E. Addis (Eldon Grove, West Hartlepool)
20-15
1956HampshireT. Ellis, R. Squires, L. Lane, A. Spooner
(Fleet United)
Suffolkunknown
(Rookery)
19-17
1957SomersetReginald Bryant, David Bryant, L.Harris, Roger Harris
(Clevedon)
BerkshireM. Manifold, J. Rivers, C. S. Reed, G. K. Collyer
(Wokingham)
25-15
1958CumberlandH. Heap, J. A. Wilson, G. Sewell, J. Bell
(Morton Sundour)
KentS.Martin
(Livesey Memorial)
21-18
1959BuckinghamshireE.Barnard, E.Goodchild, J Paton, W Clark
(Princes Risborough)
CornwallT H Tonkin, F H Tonkin, J. Blewett, J F Stafford
(Penlee)
17-11
1960EssexA.Pratt, R.Stevens, H. G.Brigstock, P.Smith
(Essex County)
DurhamR. Wealands, C. Holiday, G. Coates, C. Richardson
(Darlington Park)
25-11
1961SussexGordon Sparkes & Arthur Knowling Jr.,
John Scadgell, Harry Ward (Worthing)
HerefordshireN.Knight
(Hereford)
27-13
1962BuckinghamshireA.Whitehead, H.Harwood, H.Soen, L.Hall
(Slough I.C.I.)
OxfordshireW. R. Scaldwell, R. J. Room, C. W. Lester &
Algernon R. Allen (Oxford City & County)
20-16
1963NorthamptonshireStan Carter, Frank Marchant, Les Hough &
Bobby Stenhouse (Wellingborough)
BuckinghamshireH. Phillips, J. Abbot, C. Small, A. W. Philbey
(Aylesbury Borough)
21-12
1964SussexJ. Evans, J. B. Hogan, H. Turrell &
Ralph Lewis (Preston, Brighton)
MiddlesexMichael Stone, Arthur Stone, Arthur Morgan &
Tom Smith (Clissold)
21-12
1965HampshireA. Carter, W. T. Rich, R. A. Stephens, J. A. Gibson
(Bournemouth Electric)
EssexF.Humphrey, A. E. Moore, G. H. Salter, W.F.Johns
(Colchester West End)
26-9
1966NorthumberlandW. Charlton, Arnold Bryson, George Boag &
Fred Lumley (Summerhill)
GloucestershireR.Aubrey, H.Robertson, A.Bailey, W.Holder
(Greyfriars)
28-15
1967KentJack McMeakin, Ibbotson
(Sandwich)
HampshireJack Stainer, Daniel Hishon
(Civil Service, Portsmouth)
22-20
1968SomersetWilliam Elliott, Reg Bryant, David Rhys Jones &
David Bryant (Clevedon)
HampshireC. Jones, S. Bonner, Jimmy Davidson, Walter Phillips
(Boscombe Cliff)
21-20
1969SomersetWilliam Elliott, Reg Bryant, David Rhys Jones &
David Bryant MBE (Clevedon)
Hampshireunknown
(British Legion Farnborough)
20-13
1970DurhamEric Alderton, Danny Winning, Harold Strong, Bob Main
(Blackhall C. W.)
Middlesexunknown
(Cambridge) Park
21-19
1971SomersetJohn Knight, William Elliott,
David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE (Clevedon)
LincolnshireRoyal Mail Cart27-13
1972LincolnshireDick Meades, Brian Sherriff
Dick Vinters, Ray Stanley (Burton House)
MiddlesexMaurice Ellicott, Dave Thomas, Stan Hayward. Eddie Hunt (Paddington)25-16
1973DorsetKen Edmonds, Don Carrier, Eric Blaston, Ron Porter
(Poole Park)
SomersetFrank Worth
(Bristol)
18-8
1974WorcestershireA.C.Hall, Alec Jackson,
R. Watkins, Tony Russell (Brotherhood)
MiddlesexJack Horn, J.Sambrook, P.Down, Tony Bantock
(A.E.C.Southall)
19-17
1975NorfolkArthur Rix, Cecil Whitwood,
George Ward, Chris Ward (Cromer & District (EBA))
MiddlesexReginald Paine
(London Transport)
23-19
1976HertfordshireReginald Cross, Gordon Turner,
Norman Kemp, Ernest Barker (Baldock Town)
SomersetJohn Knight, William Elliott,
David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE (Clevedon)
25-8
1977EssexFred Bromley, Dennis Cullum,
Clifford Smith, David Wakefield (Aveley)
HampshireJack Gough, Norman Shelley,
John Wiseman, Peter Line (Atherley)
20-15
1978WarwickshireRuss Robinson, Reg Hacker, Ken Dodd &
Keith Robinson(Erdington Court)
BuckinghamshireLen Somers
(Chesham)
22-10
1979CumbriaI. Graham, H. Graham, J. Heap &
R. Moore(Carlisle Subscription)
BerkshireGeorge Shepherd, Neil Stradling, Brian Griffiths &
Michael Willis (Wantage)
Unknown
1980NorfolkGraham Pease, George Ward, Reggie Baker &
Chris Ward (Cromer & District (EBA))
HampshireGraham Standley, Ray Bundy, Norman Shelley &
Peter Line (Banister Park)
19-16
1981DurhamDavid Kilner, Maurice Alsop, Ronnie Pringle,
Cliff Simpson (Owton Lodge)
NorthumberlandSteve Proctor, Chris Palmer, Ian Spoor &
Kevin Bone(Gosforth)
27-11
1982NottinghamshireA. Lovatt, B. Clark,
K. Euerby, Bob Dickens (Castle)
SurreyD. Walsh, J. Fitzharris,
D. Campbell, J. Rideout (Old Dean, Camberley)
21-14
1983LancashireDuncan Wilson, Tony Horobin,
Alec Atkinson, Gordon Niven (Bolton)
OxfordshirePeter Sargeant, David Lewis,
Clive Weston, Robin Hewson (Summertown)
25-18
1984HampshireLaurie Pull, Peter Pull,
Russell Morgan, Chris Paice (Boscombe Cliff)
YorkshireRonnie Baker, Dick Moore,
Les Berry, Tony Frosdick (Middlesbrough)
18-16
1985EssexDavid Griggs, David Jarrold,
Graham Arnold, Jim Aiton (Aldersbrook)
CambridgeshireTony Harley, Mick Chamberlain,
Derek Rutter, Colin Chamberlain (Christchurch)
27-15
1986BuckinghamshireJohn Hobden, Martin Ballantyne,
Peter Dickinson, Melvin Vickers
(Stony Stratford)
SussexAlan Clarke, Chris Reynolds,
Malcolm Fever, Doug Whetstone (Lindfield)
Unknown
1987BuckinghamshireDerek Plater, Colin Perrotet,
Les Richardson, Mick Richardson (Aylesbury Town)
SurreyMark Whatling, Gary Davidson,
Tim Orr, Kelvin Barnard (Temple)
20-17
1988OxfordshireSteve Beacon, Chris Quainton,
Chris Allen, Gary Harrington (Summertown)
MiddlesexColin Hopper, Bob Middleton,
Gerry Smyth, Steve Halmai (Paddington)
15-14
1989KentJohn Chandler, Jimmy Cross,
Terry Heppell, Martyn Sekjer (Blackheath & Greenwich)
LeicestershireAlan Hewitt, Ian Wynter,
David Hemstock, Colin Shaw (Brush)
17-16
1990SomersetSteve Gait, Derek Chivers,
Terry Perkins, Ian Middlemast (Bath)
NottinghamshirePaul Jackson, Geoff Hufton Jr.,
Geoff Hufton Sr., Jamie Mills (Mansfield Colliery)
20-13
1991BerkshireJohn Smith, Bill Bayliss, Ian Baker, Jim Clarke
(Wokingham)
WiltshireNorman Remington, Iain Cameron,
Steve Remington, Andy Moore (Spencer, Melksham)
21-20
1992HampshireIan Rawlinson, Mark Warren,
Chris Stanger, Nicky Jones (Bournemouth)
HampshireMichael Scripps, John Winkley,
Robert Robinson, James Marsland, (Cove)
17-15
1993BerkshireGraham Waldron, Adam Graves,
Robert Newman, Michael Newman (Reading)
MiddlesexS. Wheeler, W. Hulbert,
A. Lines, Gerry Smyth (Shepherds Bush Cricket)
22-13
1994GloucestershireAndrew Wills, Les Gillett,
Simon Jones, Tony Allcock MBE (Cheltenham)
HampshireK. Manderson, D. Archibald,
Peter Line, Graham Standley (Atherley)
21-13
1995SussexJohn Pannett, Michael Rapley,
James Morley, Leigh Prince (Hollingbury Park)
MiddlesexA. J. L. Barker, R. M. Clarke,
L. P. Mulligan, Steven Stockley (Parsons Green)
18-17
1996CambridgeshireMaurice Miller, Brian Baxter,
Tony Merrell, Lee Miller (March Conservative)
CumbriaKen Johnston, David Taylor
Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor (Courtfield)
20-18
1997WiltshireMark Dyer, Tony Stevenson,
Mel Biggs, Steve Warren (Swindon Westlecot)
SomersetBarrie Smith, Mike Davies,
Richard Billington, Don Fowkes (Bridgewater BCL)
19-15
1998OxfordshireAlan Prew, George Moon,
Greg Moon, Les Gillett (Banbury Borough)
NorthumberlandKeith Wood, Mike Bennett,
Mick McGreevy, Richard Train (Summerhill)
20-13
1999BuckinghamshireMark Bantock, Alan Price,
John McGuinness, Kirk Smith (Gerrards Cross)
KentBen Hornsby, Martyn Sekjer,
Gary Smith, Andy Thomson (Blackheath & Greenwich)
21- 5
2000LancashireAlan Mayne, Gary Harrington,
Ian Mayne, David Holt (Acton Bridge)
CumbriaCraig Docherty, David Taylor,
Stuart Airey, Trevor Taylor (Courtfield)
24-14
2001DerbyshireAndrew Harris, Darren Allsopp, Martin Allsopp &
Stuart Thomas (South Derbyshire Miners Welfare)
DurhamTony Bousfield, Neil Buckley, Peter Edwards &
Andrew Kirtland (Darlington Railway Athletic)
24-14
2002NottinghamshireNick Cammack, Michael Owen,
Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley (Siemens)
CornwallGary Watkins, Tim Phillips,
Mark Foster, Steven Lawer (Carnon Downs)
25-12
2003CornwallIan Powell, Mike Sturtridge,
Ian Ball, Richard Bray (Stenalees)
LancashireDuncan Wilson, Martin Crellin,Fergus Muat &
Alec Atkinson (Manchester Commonwealth)
20-17
2004SurreyNorman Vigor, Andy Hawes,
Graham Vigor, Dave Clark (Croydon)
DurhamTony Bousfield, Neil Buckley, Peter Edwards &
Andrew Kirtland (Darlington Railway Athletic)
22-14
2005BerkshireDale Hall, Malcolm Edney,
Ian Snowden, John Stradling (Hagbourne)
HampshireBarrie Seymour, Derick Faulkner,
Roy Leake, Peter Ward (Ringwood)
18-17
2006CornwallCharlie Gay, Bill Lawer,
Dave Perrin, Tim Phillips (Carnon Downs)
LancashireMark Dawes, John Walker,
Barry Kitson, David Colbourne (Bolton)
21-20
2007CumbriaDanny May, Ian Airey,
Richard Chandler, Stuart Airey (Carlisle Subscription)
EssexSteven Mahoney, Brian Whiteley,
Mark Morhall, Joe Stamper (Falcon)
20-18
2008SomersetJames Branfield, Pip Branfield,
Darren Mason, John Hick (Clevedon)
NottinghamshirePaul Martlew, Mike Owen,
Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley (Trent Vale)
18-17
2009LeicestershireJohn Torrington, Vic Mayes,
Steven Wade, Andrew Irons (Blaby)
DevonMark Hopkins, Jeff Tolchard,
Alan Hirst, Sean Johnson (Kings, Torquay)
23-22
2010CambridgeshireMartin Pankhurst, Kevin Bane,
Ian Miller, Richard Catton (Cambridge & County)
KentDavid Mason, Scott Whiting,
Joe Kelly, Grant Allen (Herne Bay)
18-17
2011BerkshireBernard Byles, Matthew Hyde,
Simon Jones, Alan Price (Desborough)
SomersetBen Hamilton, Matt Hamilton,
Steve Turner, Louis Ridout (Ilminster)
27-14
2012NorthamptonshireMark Corbyn, Darren Lyman,
Neil Corbyn, Paul Broderick (Wellingborough)
CambridgeshireMartin Pankhurst, Kevin Bane,
Ian Miller, Richard Catton (Cambridge & County)
29-10
2013CornwallColin Smith, David Parr,
Nigel Laity, Colin Binny (Chacewater)
CambridgeshireRoger Mansfield, Les Bradford,
Neil Flack, Steve Jacobs (Sawston)
27-7
2014DurhamPhil Dixon, Neal Ridley,
Ian Riches, David Bolt (Silksworth)
YorkshireBen Render, Shaun Wells,
Dominic Kelly, Nigel Brignall (Nafferton)
21-19
2015WorcestershireTony Yapp, Mark Atkins,
Allan Griffiths, Ryan Atkins (St Dunstans)
DevonJoe Melmore, Matt Bass,
Louis Ridout, Sam Tolchard (Kings)
19-14
2016Northamptonshire [4]Rob White, Ian Bland, Wayne Stanley,
Dominic Graham (Northampton Express)
DevonOllie Lewis, Stuart Evans,
Lee Haywood, Ryan Whitlock (Shaldon)
20-19
2017Herefordshire [5]Tom Holmes, Mark Atkins,
Phil Middleton, Ryan Atkins (Ledbury)
KentJosh Tingey, Roger Williams,
Dex Weyand, Ken Weyand (St Lawrence)
27-12
2018Wiltshire [6]Kyle Anderson, Mike Snell,
Dave Godwin, Steve Snell (Royal Wootton Bassett)
LancashireJason Parkinson, David Lockhart,
Ian Mayne, Chris Gale (Heaton Hall)
17-15
2019Buckinghamshire [7]Tom McGuinness, David Ross,
Kirk Smith, John McGuinness (Gerrards Cross)
BerkshireGareth Colebrooke, Ray Nash,
Mitchell Cooper, Ryan Buckett (Suttons)
23-22
2020cancelleddue to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

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