Bowls England National Championships (women's triples)

The women's triples is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1][2]

Venues edit

  • 1933 (Blackheath & Greenwich Club)
  • 1934–1934 (Balham Constitutional Bowls Club)
  • 1935–1936 (Pitshanger Park, Ealing)
  • 1937–1974 (Wimbledon Park)
  • 1975–2023 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

Sponsors edit

Past winners edit

Year Champion Club County Runner-up Club County Ref
1933 Morton, Rodgers, Louisa King Waddon Residents Surrey Hilly Fields Kent [3]
1934 May Soppitt, Mabel Damon, Mrs Brown Strawberry Hill Middlesex Mrs Kingston Gravesend Kent [4]
1935 G .F Barnes, Mrs E. M Privett, Ethel Tigg Waddon Residents Surrey Mrs Ling Preston Park Brighton Sussex [5]
1936 G. F. Barnes, Mrs E. M Privett, Ethel Tigg Waddon Residents Surrey Pryke, Stephenson, Miss Mitchell Colchester Essex [6]
1937 Mrs Crawford, Mrs Excel, Mrs Dennis Bristol Pageant Gloucs Williamson, Gower, Smith Blackheath Kent [7]
1938 Mrs Cale, Burge, Elliott Beach Park Worthing Sussex Williamson, Gower, Smith Forest Hill Kent [8]
1939 Hole, Nelson, Thorne Wokingham Berks & Bucks Mrs Wills, Mrs Lodge, Miss Huggett Cavendish Eastbourne Sussex [9]
1940–1945 No competition due to war
1946 Isaac, Blay, Osey Oxford City Berks & Bucks B Bigley, G Bigley, Mrs Jones Letchworth Herts [10]
1947 Mrs A. Gadbury, Mrs N. Davis, Mrs G. Martin Ardagh Gloucs Mrs Tanner, Mrs Rook, Mrs Nye Tunbridge Wells Kent [11]
1948 Horn, Slade, Tolchard Torquay Devon Linney, Cooke, Wolsey-Smith Wimbledon Park Surrey [12]
1949 G. Beck, W. A. Collins, H. L. Karn Dorchester Dorset Gibbons, Clark, Rowe Stretham Park Cambs [13]
1950 Joyce Bettridge, Gertrude Bowyer, Winifred Jarrett Norwood Green Middx Foster, Dassell, Wright Motspur Park Surrey [14]
1951 Finch, Whitfield, Rivers Hurst Berks & Bucks Green, Wilson, Fisher Torquay Devon [15]
1952 Rosetta Capstick, Carvell, Green Gunnersbury Middx Ainsley, Gallagher, Mills Beach Park Sussex [16]
1953 W. Murdoch, M. Dawes, Garner Bournemouth Hants R. Howe, Skinner, Archer Greyfields Durham [17]
1954 M. Speight, B. A. Calvert, E. Walker Wallsend Northumb Bayley, Eveleigh, Norah Crees City of Exeter Devon [18]
1955 Mrs L.A. Linney, Mrs T. C. Purkiss, Mrs W. Jackson Wimbledon Park Surrey Osbourne, Bolt, Dorothy Payne Dorchester Dorset [19]
1956 R Clarke, W Dyos, L Merry Egham Surrey J. Smallbone, K. Riley, D. King Broadway Worcs [20]
1957 C Tyler, A Wrigglesworth, D Hyland Bexhill Sussex Annie May Pummell, Rose Excell, Bessie Burden Ashford Kent [21]
1958 Lily Scott, Marian Howe, Marjorie Marshall Barnes Park Durham J Brittain, M Cobb, E Barton St Neots Cambs [22]
1959 Winifred Hall, E McCree, W Lambert Culver Stanmore Middx D E Marshall, E A Frost, Ena Buckland South Norwood Surrey
1960 D Hamer, Mary Shoesmith, Pamela Sawyer Canoe Lake Hants G I Cozens, D Christopher, S Dickson Dorchester Dorset [23]
1961 D Penicud, G Foreman, G Wood Windsor & Eton Berks A M Child, E Marvin, E A Grewcock Earl Shilton Leics [24]
1962 Lilian Bufton, L Randall, Minnie Powell Tally Ho Warks K Redrup, H Biggs, G Barnard Princes Risborough Bucks [25]
1963 K Hedges, M Tildesley, V Hehges Droitwich Worcs Margaret Green, Joan Colley, Joyce Hill Torbay Devon [26]
1964 Ivy Kelly, Marjorie Newbury, Winnie Hollow Newton Abbot Devon T Wickenden, E Rawlinson, D L Wagstaff Prittlewell Essex [27]
1965 F Sharp, M McCarthy, M Blick Maidenhead Berks V Corner, F Bulmer, L Truby Bowburn Durham [28]
1966 W Anderson, J Mills, Joan Sparkes Falcon Chelmsford Essex M Kent, E Wright, H Baker Mellows Park Surrey [29]
1967 H Garner, O Marshall, Ena Buckland South Norwood Surrey E Hindes, Mavis Cripps, E Strachan Dovercourt Essex [30]
1968 Lois Robertson, V Stevens, Mavis Steele Watling Association Middx S Symonds, A Wyand, H Eglington County Arts Norfolk [31]
1969 M Blanch, G Taylor, J V Howes Bognor Regis Sussex M Collins, J Lang, G Patten Ilminster Somerset [32]
1970 P Briggs, B Coombs, I Mouland Moordown Hants M Spears, O Walkley, M Waterstone Burton House Lincs [33]
1971 I Cassidy, E Dean, C Gosling Ilford Essex M Gooding, E Whitworth, D Rowland Madeira Exmouth Devon [34]
1972 P Carrot, W Anderson, Joan Sparkes Central Park Essex L Warren, M Brooks, D Theaker Bulwell Notts [35]
1973 Parsons, B Taylor, M Welling Atherley Hants B Gardiner, M Parry, M Perrett Devizes Wilts
1974 R Ley, Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux Oxford City & County Oxon W March, E Dunn, M Sschacht Shildon Durham [36]
1975 G Davis, K Saill, E Howe Cheltenham Spa Glocs P Page, V Chantler, G Savage Owls Herts [37]
1976 B Colgate, P White, Christine Wessier Raynes Park Surrey B Stoten, J Fisher, M Thorne Maulden Beds [38]
1977 Penny Kauz, Olive Williams, Muriel Momber Bristol St Andrews Glocs B Colgate, P White, Christine Wessier Raynes Park Surrey [39]
1978 May Martin, Betty Ansell, Danny Danvers Western Park Leics E Croft, G Matthews, Madeline Gooding Madeira Devon [40]
1979 Bernice Trafford, Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux Oxford City & County Oxon P Selwyn, B Dingley, Phyllis Derrick Magdalen Park Surrey [41]
1980 A Tucker, S Goodenough, D Fletcher Fleet Hants P Dance, K Rouse, Jess Millard Shanklin IOW [42]
1981 June Searle, Irene Briggs, Margaret Poots Greenhill Dorset Anna Gordon, Sylvia Perkins, Ellen West Bellingham Kent [43]
1982 Joyce Jones, Marie Clark, Norma Shaw Ropner Park Durham M Cracknell, B Tuck, Betty Pullen Wymondham Dell Norfolk [44]
1983 T Tull, A Stone, D Cave Blackheath & Greenwich Kent Joyce Jones, Marie Clark, Norma Shaw Ropner Park Durham
1984 Gwen Rochester, Mary Atkinson, Barbara Fuller Broomfield Middx Ruby Airey, Iris Lawson, Joyce Hull Spennymoor Durham [45]
1985 Betty Jacob, Wendy Line, Enid Fairhall Southampton Hants Kath Adams, Sigrid Thomas, Maureen Edwards Rugby Thornfield Warks [46]
1986 Joyce Collinson, Ann Jones, Mary Price Burnham Bucks Sue Swatland, Pip Green, Dorothy Lewis Oadby Leics [47]
1987 E Vigor, J Richards, M James Croydon Surrey J Gurney-Read, M Alstead, E Smith Norfolk CC Staff Norfolk [48]
1988 Joyce Collinson, Ann Erridge, Mary Price Burnham Bucks S McNeil, L Brownlie, Mavis Steele Sunbury Sports Middx [49]
1989 C Webb, Jenny Andrews, Jayne Roylance North Walsham Norfolk B Bridge, S Offler, M Osbourne Sherwood Notts [50]
1990 Ann Haywood, Jill Ward, Shirley Page Baldock Herts Ann Bellamy, Cath Smith, Sheila Wilson North Scarle Lincs [51]
1991 Audrey Mainwaring, Greta Winstone, Irene Molyneux Oxford City & County Oxon Mary Taylor, Margaret Fellows, Edna Bessell Yeovil Somerset
1992 Gill Blackmore, Katherine Hawes, Sylvia Rogers Oxford City & County Oxfordshire Janet Marshall, Sheila Sewell, Pam Wynn Chesterton Cambs [52]
1993 Wendy Buckingham, Val Haste, Jill Polley Great Baddow Essex Nora Hall, Amy Gowshall, Christine Gowshall Park Avenue Grimsby Lincs
1994 Chris Winter, Pam Garden, Doreen Hankin Egham Surrey Elizabeth Swadling, Pat Jose, Judith Reynolds Penryn Cornwall [53]
1995 Joyce Morgan, Sue Ritchie, June Larter Chesterton Cambs Rita Payne, Mary Watson, Carol Clarke Northfleet Kent [54]
1996 Audrey Mainwaring, Greta Winstone, Irene Molyneux Oxford City & County Oxon Jean Morris, Cath Smith, Jill Edson Lincoln Park Lincs [55]
1997 Margaret Nester, Margaret Walters, Dorothy Briars Skegness Lincs Pat Rist, Sylvia Rogers, Sue Lacey Oxford City & County Oxon [56]
1998 Liz Tunn, Jenny Nicholson, Brenda Brown Colchester Essex Jenny Whitlock, Maureen Monkton, Edna Bessell Yeovil Somerset [57]
1999 Carol Double, Dorothy Vincent, Carol McGrail Temple Surrey Jean Sanderson, Anne Whittaker, Sandra White Wooler Northumb [58]
2000 Margaret Lawrence, Sian Maylin, Caroline Duarte Magdalen Park Surrey Rita Moore, Carol Nichols, Dorothy Bannister Kingscroft Leics [59]
2001 Yvonne Wallington, Wendy King, Linda Ryan Civil Service Kent Eileen West, Pam Lewis, Audrey Height Rushden Town Northants
2002 Donna Marples, Jessie Hague, Pauline Marples Blackwell Derbyshire Dawn Soughton, Joan Balding, Freda Shaw Spalding Town Lincs [60]
2003 Sheila Phillips, Linda Smith, Sharon Parnell Plymouth City Bus Devon Yvonne Sheldon, Kathleen Draper, Lynne Mountain Lincoln Park Lincs [61]
2004 Jean Meneely, Freda Linberry, Wendy Davies Field Place Sussex Lynne Whitehead, Pauline Marples, Jean Baker Blackwell Derbyshire [62]
2005 Sarah Newsom, Val Newsom, Catherine Popple Peterborough Hunts Beryl Vickory, Dorothy Gardner, Cynthia May Bude Cornwall [63]
2006 Lynne Whitehead, Pat Oliver, Jean Baker Blackwell Derbyshire Pat Walker, Linda Parker, Maureen Walker Clarence Gardens Yorks
2007 Dorothy Bowers, Sue Alexander, Ellen Falkner City of Ely Cambs Veronica Battersby, Joyce Hadfield, Joan Rees St Austell Cornwall [64]
2008 Carole Galletly, Stella Amos & Caroline Campion Banbury Central Oxon Dorothy Bowers, Sue Alexander & Ellen Falkner City of Ely Cambs [65]
2009 June Wilson, Di Wilson & Penny Strong Dunholme Lincolnshire Carol Gaskins, Donna Grant & Katherine Hawes Oxford City & County Oxon [65]
2010 Helen Mason, Jo Skelton & Kerry Bowley Stute Derbyshire Margaret Watts, Rebecca Wigfield & Sharon Hall Desborough Northants [65]
2011 Ruth Rogers, Sophie Tolchard & Natalie Melmore Kings Torquay Devon Jean Barwise, Sheila Dixon & Liz Garrity Croft Cumbria [65]
2012 Debbie Baker, Judy Banes & Amy Banes Sheerness St George's Kent Sally Gilbert, Helen Moore & Jane Porter Didcot Berkshire [65]
2013 Kathleen Bowe, Eleanor Gass & Nicola Bowe Wigton Cumbria Carole Galletly, Stella Amos & Caroline Campion Banbury Central Oxon [65]
2014 Helen Jones, Lorraine Kuhler & Sian Honnor Homefield PaArk Sussex Lorraine Hume, Mary Williams & Denise Hodd Polegrove Sussex [65]
2015 Jenny Mitchell, Kimberley Tift & Jenny Dowers Leighton Buzzard Beds Di Hurst, Jan Everitt & Pa Walker Birstall Leics [65]
2016 Sophie Tolchard, Lorraine Hackett & Natalie Chestney Kings Torquay Devon Sharmista Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret Smith Sutton Surrey [65]
2017 Chris Mitchell, Julie Jones & Alison Fail Purton Wiltshire Terrie Wombwell, Liz Munro & Janet Eames Dukeries Notts [66]
2018 Sharmishta Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret Smith Sutton Surrey Margaret Watts, Katie Smith & Rebecca Wigfield Desborough Northants [67]
2019 Julie Leake, Bridget Hodder & Penny Cresswell Poole Park Dorset Sharmishta Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret Smith Sutton Surrey [68]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [69]
2021 Harriet Stevens, Sophie Tolchard & Emma Cooper Kings Torquay Devon Charlotte Emanuel, Kat Hornbrook & Zoe Hollins Milford Surrey [70]
2022 Denise Hodd, Rachel Mackriell & Nina Allbut Polegrove Sussex Helen Lewis-Wall, Sally-Ann Lewis-Wall & Jamie-Lea Winch Kingscroft Leics [71]
2023 Sophie Tolchard, Nicole Rogers, Harriet Stevens Kings Torquay Devon Rachel Gingell, Kelly Jenkins & Pam Garden Egham Surrey [72]

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