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2021 Bowls England National Finals
The 2021 Bowls England National Finals are a series of lawn bowls events to determine the National champions of England. The Championships were held from 19 August to 19 September 2021, at the Royal Leamington Spa Bowls Club in Victoria Park, Leamington Spa. They are organised by Bowls England, and are open to lawn bowlers who qualify via their County Championships. The 2021 finals were streamed live for the first time on YouTube. The National Finals had been cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' Sam Tolchard won his sixth and seventh men's national championship title after winning the men's singles and two wood singles. His sister Sophie Tolchard won her eighth national title when winning the triples with Harriet Stevens and Emma Cooper. Stef Branfield emulated Sam Tolchard in claiming two singles titles at the Championships, the bowler from the Clevedon club (made famous by the legendary David Bryant) won the singles and followed it with the two wood singles a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Park, Leamington Spa
Victoria Park is a public park in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It is situated about half a mile (800 m) west of the town centre and is on the south bank of the River Leam. The total area of the park as it stands today is . History & Features Up until the 1830s the park was just part of farmland on the edge of the growing spa town. It was at that time that one of the local land owning families, the Willes, began to hold archery competitions on the land. In the middle of the nineteenth century Leamington Cricket club made their first home there and in the 1860s the New Riverside Walk was opened. The park was extensively landscaped and redesigned in 1899 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Before the Royal Show moved to Stoneleigh Park one of its venues was Victoria Park. The bowling greens are amongst the best in England, hosting the English Men's and Women's Bowling Championships annually as well as the Women's event at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowls England National Championships (Women's Champion Of Champions)
The women's champion of champions is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships. History The event started in 1989, five years after the inuguration of the equivalent men's event, the Bowls England National Championships (men's champion of champions). Venues *1989–2023 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa) Sponsors *1991–1994 (Henselite) *2000 (National Express) *2005 (Thomas Cook) *2023 (Aviva Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 18 million customers across its core markets of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general ...) Past winners References {{reflist Bowls in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Hawes
Katherine Elizabeth Alice Hawes (born 1969) is an English female lawn and indoor bowler international. Bowls career International events In 1997 she won the pairs gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships with Mary Price. The following year she represented England in the pairs again with Mary Price, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 1999 she won a fours silver at the Atlantic Championships in Cape Town and the following year she won a triples silver medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa. National events Hawes has won five National titles. At the 2021 Bowls England National Finals, she just missed out on winning a sixth title after finishing runner-up to Stef Branfield in the two wood singles, losing 16–10. National titles *1992 Bowls England National Championships (Women's Triples) *1997 Bowls England National Championships (Women's Singles Two Wood) *2010 Bowls England National Championships (W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowls England National Championships (Women's Singles Four Wood)
The women's singles four wood is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships. The four-wood singles is the traditional variation of the game; see Glossary of bowls terms. Venues *1932–1933 (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 *1981–1985 ( Lombard) *1986–1993 (Liverpool Victoria) *1994–1996 (Double Century Sherry) *2000, 2002–2004 (National Express) *2001–2001 (Steradent) *2023–2023 (Aviva Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 18 million customers across its core markets of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general ...) Past winners References {{reflist Bowls in England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowls England National Championships (Men's Fours)
The men's fours is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships. History From 1905 until 1914, the event was called the Charles Wood Australian Cup. 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. 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) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Ridout
Louis Ridout is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player. Bowls career In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard. The bowler who represents Devon represented England during the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard. He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final. He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year. He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016–2019. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The team of Ridout, Nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Willgress
Wayne Willgress (born 1988) in Mulbarton, Norfolk, is an English male lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Willgress was an England Junior international and was the National triples champion in 2007 and singles runner-up in 2012 during the Men's National Championships. He knocked out the world number one Greg Harlow to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship. Willgress reached the quarter-finals of Men's Singles at the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship The 2021 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship took place at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–24 January 2021. The event was organised by the World Bowls Tour, televised by the BBC and streamed live on YouT ... but he and his quarter final opponent Perry Martin were both forced to withdraw following a positive Coronavirus test. In 2021, he won the pairs National title with John Tufts. Two years later, he won another national title at the 2023 Bowls E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Royal
Mark Royal (born 1975) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Outdoors Royal won the Men's Champion of Champions singles title in 2003, at the National Championships. In 2021, he reached the final of the event again, only to lose out to Jamie Chestney 21–11. Indoors Indoors he reached a career high world indoor ranking of 2 in 2009 and has been in the worlds top 16 since 2003. Major successes include winning the Welsh Open in 2008 and 2011. Awards He was awarded the 2009 Players Player of the Year and Performance of the Year by the World Bowls Tour. Personal life By trade he works with Potters Leisure Resort and its manager Greg Harlow Greg Harlow (born 6 July 1968) is an English international indoor bowls player. Bowls career World Indoor Championships Born in Ely, Greg Harlow rose to the world ranking of number one indoors during 2006. Despite being world number one it was n ... in regard to their bowls organisation. He is married with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |