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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Indoor bowls |
| Established | men (1967) women (1973) |
| Website | British Isles Indoor Bowls Council |
The British Isles Indoor Bowls Championships is an annual tournament organised by the British Isles Indoor Bowls Council and held between the respective men's and women's champions from England, Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and combined Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) in singles, pairs, triples, fours, and junior singles, and senior fours (over 60s) in the men's event. The tournament runs alongside the annual International Series contested by England, Scotland, Wales and combined Ireland.[1][2]
The tournament is usually held at the beginning of the indoor season after each of the champions won their respective titles.[1]
History
[edit]The men's events started in 1967, with the triples added for the first time in 1972, the junior singles in 1988 and the senior fours in 2009. The first women's events started in 1973, with triples added for the first time in 1977 and junior singles in 2002.[2]
The first men's singles champion was legendary England bowler David Bryant CBE in 1967[3], and Enid Fairhall from the Atherley Bowling Club in Hampshire made it an England double by winning the first women's singles title in 1973.[4]
Men's Singles Champions
[edit]Playing for the John Coles Trophy.
| Year | Nation | Champion | Nation | Runner-up | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | England | David Bryant (Bristol) | - | - | - | Crystal Palace |
| 1968 | Wales | W J Mills (Llanishen) | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1969 | England | David Bryant (Bristol) | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | Wales | W J Mills (Llanishen) | - | - | - | Belfast |
| 1971 | Scotland | Willie McQueen (Lanarkshire) | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | Ireland | Brendan McBrien | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | England | Bryn Mattravers (Ilminster) | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1974 | Scotland | W Wilkie (Dundee) | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | England | Mal Hughes (Hartlepool) | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | England | Alan Windsor (Wey Valley) | - | - | - | Rugby |
| 1977 | England | David Bryant (Clevedon) | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1978 | Scotland | J Blake (West of Scotland) | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | England | David Bryant (Clevedon) | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Ireland | Billy McKelvey | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Ireland | Jim Baker | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1982 | Scotland | J Fullarton (Ardrossan) | - | - | - | Teeside |
| 1983 | Scotland | Bob Sutherland (West Lothian) | - | - | - | Ardrossan |
| 1984 | Ireland | Michael Dunlop | - | - | - | Folkestone |
| 1985 | England | Andy Ross (Longmeadow) | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Scotland | Jim Muir (Irvine) | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Ireland | David Corkill (Belfast) | - | - | - | Aberdeen |
| 1988 | England | Tony Allcock (Cotswold) | - | - | - | Hartlepool |
| 1989 | Wales | Bryan Kingdon (Llanelli) | - | - | - | Swansea |
| 1990 | Scotland | Graham Robertson (East Lothian) | - | - | - | Prestwick |
| 1991 | England | Andy Thomson (Cyphers) | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | England | Andy Thomson (Cyphers) | - | - | - | Teignbridge |
| 1993 | Wales | John Price (Swansea) | - | - | - | Swansea |
| 1994 | Ireland | Jeremy Henry | - | - | - | Rushcliffe |
| 1995 | England | Mervyn King (Pinewood Park) | - | - | - | Rushcliffe |
| 1996 | Wales | John Price (Swansea) | - | - | - | Auchinleck |
| 1997 | Scotland | Robert Marshall (Bainfield) | Ireland | Neil Booth (County Antrim) | 21-18 | Ballymoney |
| 1998 | England | Robert Newman (Whiteknights) | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Scotland | Paul Foster (Irvine) | - | - | - | Bournemouth |
| 2000 | Ireland | Neil Booth | - | - | - | Prestwick |
| 2001 | Scotland | Darren Burnett (Arbroath) | Ireland | David Corkill (Belfast) | 21-13 | Belfast |
| 2002 | Ireland | Jonathan Ross | Wales | Mike Prosser (Rhondda) | 21-17 | Swansea |
| 2003 | Ireland | Jonathan Ross | Scotland | Stuart Cruickshank (Elgin) | 21-11 | Thornaby |
| 2004 | England | Billy Jackson (Lincoln & District) | Ireland | Jeremy Henry | 21-11 | Perth |
| 2005 | Scotland | Darren Burnett (Arbroath) | - | - | - | Belfast |
| 2006 | Scotland | Darren Burnett (Arbroath) | - | - | - | Llanelli |
| 2007 | Scotland | Iain McLean (Blantyre) | Channel Islands | Nick Donaldson (Guernsey) | 21-14 | Thornaby |
| 2008 | England | Craig Docherty (Cumbria) | - | - | - | Perth |
| 2009 | Scotland | Stewart Anderson (Auchinleck) | Wales | Ben Thomas (Port Talbot) | 21-13 | Belfast |
| 2010 | Scotland | Michael Stepney (Elgin) | Ireland | Ian McClure | 21-9 | Perth |
| 2011 | Scotland | Robert Grant (Lanarkshire) | Ireland | David Corkill (Belfast) | 21-11 | Stanley |
| 2012 | Ireland | Mark McPeak (Belfast) | Scotland | Iain McLean (Blantyre) | 21-18 | Swansea |
| 2013 | Ireland | Simon Martin (Belfast) | England | Perry Martin (Swale) | 21-16 | Stanley |
| 2014 | England | Mark Dawes (Blackpool) | Channel Islands | Todd Priaulx (Guernsey) | 21-9 | Stanley |
| 2015 | Wales | Damian Doubler (Cardiff) | England | Jamie Walker (Wellingborough) | 21-19 | Stanley |
| 2016 | Wales | David Harding (Cardiff) | England | Greg Harlow (City of Ely) | 21-15 | Llanelli |
| 2017 | Scotland | Paul Foster (Prestwick) | England | Martin Spencer (Spalding) | 21-19 | Belfast |
| 2018 | Scotland | Paul Foster (Prestwick) | - | - | - | Paisley |
| 2019 | England | Jack Bird (Scarborough) | Scotland | Paul Foster (Prestwick) | 21-14 | Chelmsford |
| 2020 | England | Andrew Walters (Welford-on-Avon) | Scotland | Connor Milne (Turriff) | 21-15 | Llanelli |
| 2021 | no championship due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2022 | Ireland | Ian McClure (Ballybrakes) | Scotland | Michael Stepney (Elgin) | 21-19 | Belfast |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | Abbeyview |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | Chelmsford |
WOMEN'S
Women's Singles Champions
[edit]Playing for the Ardrossan Trophy.
| Year | Nation | Champion | Nation | Runner-up | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | England | Enid Fairhill (Atherley) | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1974 | Ireland | Ellen Cameron | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | England | Eileen Smith (Worthing) | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | Scotland | M Ross (Ardrossan) | - | - | - | Rugby |
| 1977 | Wales | Margaret Pomeroy (Cardiff) | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1978 | England | Norma Shaw (Teesside) (1/4) | - | - | - | TOLWORTH |
| 1979 | England | T Barton (Croydon) | - | - | - | Teeside |
| 1980 | England | Norma Shaw (Teesside) (2/4) | - | - | - | Cardiff |
| 1981 | England | Norma Shaw (Teesside) (3/4) | - | - | - | Ardrossan |
| 1982 | England | Irene Molyneux (Cherwell) | - | - | - | Hartlepool |
| 1983 | Wales | Ann Dainton (Vale of Glamorgan) | - | - | - | Prestwick |
| 1984 | Scotland | Sarah Gourlay (Prestwick) | - | - | - | Swansea |
| 1985 | Scotland | Jeanette Conlan (Midlothian) | - | - | - | Auchinleck |
| 1986 | England | Lynda Jarman (Chesterton) | - | - | - | Darlington |
| 1987 | Ireland | Margaret Johnston (Provincial Towns) (1/2) | - | - | - | Auchinleck |
| 1988 | England | Norma Shaw MBE (Teesside) (4/4) | - | - | - | Llanelli |
| 1989 | Scotland | Marion Mungall (Coatbridge) | - | - | - | Glasgow |
| 1990 | Ireland | Margaret Johnston (Provincial Towns) (2/2) | - | - | - | Cliftonville |
| 1991 | Scotland | Margaret Letham (Blantyre) | - | - | - | Prestwick |
| 1992 | England | Mary Price (Desborough) | - | - | - | Llanelli |
| 1993 | Wales | Betty Morgan (Radnorshire) | - | - | - | Perth |
| 1994 | Wales | Julie Davies (Ogwr) (1/2) | - | - | - | Blackpool |
| 1995 | England | Mary Price (Desborough) | - | - | - | Ballymoney |
| 1996 | Scotland | Joyce Lindores (Tweedbank) (1/2) | - | - | - | Llanelli |
| 1997 | England | Sandy Hazell (Mote Park) | - | - | - | Perth |
| 1998 | Scotland | Caroline McAllister (Lochwinnoch) | Ireland | Margaret Johnston MBE (Provincial Towns) | 21-11 | Darlington |
| 1999 | England | Chris Hiom (Boston) | - | - | - | Belfast |
| 2000 | Wales | Julie Davies (Ogwr) (2/2) | - | - | - | Swansea |
| 2001 | England | Edna Bessell (Yeovil) | Scotland | Betty Brown (Auchinieck) | 21-16 | Auchinleck |
| 2002 | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien (Guernsey) (1/6) | Wales | Betty Morgan (Radnorshire) | 21-13 | Bournemouth |
| 2003 | Scotland | Joyce Lindores (Tweedbank) (2/2) | Ireland | Muriel Wilkinson (County Antrim) | 21-8 | Belfast |
| 2004 | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) (1/5) | Wales | Betty Morgan (Radnorshire) | 21-7 | Llanelli |
| 2005 | England | Theresa Darnell-Langton (Loddon Vale) | Scotland | Margaret Letham (Blantyre) | 21-15 | Prestwick |
| 2006 | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien (Guernsey) (2/6) | England | Carol Ashby (Eastbourne) | 21-17 | South Shields |
| 2007 | England | Carol Ashby (Eastbourne) | Ireland | Catherine McMillen (Belfast) | - | Belfast |
| 2008 | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien (Guernsey) (3/6) | - | - | - | Llanelli |
| 2009 | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien (Guernsey) (4/6) | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) | 21-15 | Belfast |
| 2010 | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) (2/5) | Channel Islands | Lucy Beere (Guernsey) | 21-12 | Perth |
| 2011 | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) (3/5) | Ireland | Bernie O'Neill (Provincial Towns) | 21-11 | Stanley |
| 2012 | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) (5/6) | Scotland | Lynn Stein (East Fife) | 21-13 | Swansea |
| 2013 | England | Rebecca Field (Norfolk) | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) | 21-15 | Stanley |
| 2014 | Scotland | Lynn Stein (East Fife) | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) | 21-13 | Stanley |
| 2015 | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) (6/6) | Ireland | Chloe Watson (Belfast) | 21-11 | Stanley |
| 2016 | England | Katherine Rednall (Ipswich & District) | Scotland | Lesley Doig (East Fife) | 21-19 | Llanelli |
| 2017 | Scotland | Caroline Brown (Blantyre) (1/2) | Ireland | Chloe Watson (Belfast) | 21-15 | Belfast |
| 2018 | Scotland | Caroline Brown (Blantyre) (2/2) | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) | 21-4 | Paisley |
| 2019 | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) (4/5) | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) | 21-17 | Chelmsford |
| 2020 | Scotland | Julie Forrest (Teviotdale) (5/5) | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) | 21-13 | Llanelli |
| 2021 | no championship due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2022 | Wales | Amy Williams (Newport) | Channel Islands | Alison Merrien MBE (Guernsey) | 21-15 | Belfast |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | Abbeyview |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | Chelmsford |
U25
Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
The Divisional Championship was an annual rugby union competition in England that ran over two separate periods between the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, contested by representative teams from four geographical regions of England.
Launched at a time when there was no formalised league structure for club matches in England, the competition was devised to allow players to gain experience of representative rugby, and concentrate the country's strongest players into a single competitive tournament below international level, thereby providing a better basis for selecting a successful England team.[5]
The first version of the championship began during the 1977/78 season, with a brief hiatus in the early 1980s, before it returned in a slightly altered format for the 1985/86 season. The championship ended for a second time during the 1995/96 season as the professional era of rugby union began. All matches were generally played in the December of each season, to prepare players ahead of the start of the Five Nations Championship in the new year.[5][6][7][8]
History
[edit]1977-1980
[edit]Open Under 25 2016
[edit]Open Under-25 Singles
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 Joseph Mower
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
 Martin Puckett
| 9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Puckett
| 7 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Ryan
| 10 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Ellen Ryan
| 10 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Jason Banks
| 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
https://worldbowlstour.tv/ellen-ryan-wins-the-2017-wbts-world-indoor-under-25s-singles-title/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230123234516/https://worldbowlstour.tv/ellen-ryan-wins-the-2017-wbts-world-indoor-under-25s-singles-title/
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ a b "Brief History of the British Isles Indoor Bowls Council". British Isles Indoor Bowls Council. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Never just a pipe dream". Clevedon Bowling Club. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Venue no odds to champion Theresa". Southern Daily Echo, 3 March 2005. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Vivian (Editor). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1978-79. Macdonald and Jane's, Queen Anne Press. pp 115. ISBN 0354-09047-X.
- ^ Jenkins, Vivian (Editor). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82. Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp 130. ISBN 0 907574 05 X.
- ^ "North show little solemnity at funeral". The Independent, 11 December 1995. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Club game shoulders the blame". The Independent, 19 December 1995. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "SCOTLAND'S JULIE FORREST IS THE NEW 'JUST' 2019 LADIES WORLD INDOOR SINGLES CHAMPION". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.