Bowls England National Championships (women's triples)

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

Venues 1933 (Blackheath & Greenwich Club) 1934–1934 (Balham Constitutional Bowls Club) 1935–1936 (Pitshanger Park, Ealing) 1937–1974 (Wimbledon Park) 1975–present (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–present (Aviva)

Past winners YearChampionClubCountyRunner-upClubCountyRef1933 Morton, Rodgers, Louisa KingWaddon ResidentsSurrey Hilly FieldsKent1934 May Soppitt, Mabel Damon, Mrs Brown Strawberry Hill Middlesex Mrs Kingston Gravesend Kent1935 G .F Barnes, Mrs E. M Privett, Ethel TiggWaddon Residents SurreyMrs Ling Preston Park Brighton Sussex1936 G. F. Barnes, Mrs E. M Privett, Ethel TiggWaddon Residents SurreyPryke, Stephenson, Miss MitchellColchester Essex1937 Mrs Crawford, Mrs Excel, Mrs Dennis Bristol Pageant GloucsWilliamson, Gower, SmithBlackheath Kent 1938 Mrs Cale, Burge, Elliott Beach Park Worthing Sussex Williamson, Gower, Smith Forest Hill Kent 1939 Hole, Nelson, Thorne Wokingham Berks & Bucks Mrs Wills, Mrs Lodge, Miss Huggett Cavendish Eastbourne Sussex 1940–1945 No competition due to war1946 Isaac, Blay, Osey Oxford City Berks & Bucks B Bigley, G Bigley, Mrs JonesLetchworth Herts1947 Mrs A. Gadbury, Mrs N. Davis, Mrs G. MartinArdagh GloucsMrs Tanner, Mrs Rook, Mrs Nye Tunbridge Wells Kent1948 Horn, Slade, Tolchard Torquay Devon Linney, Cooke, Wolsey-Smith Wimbledon Park Surrey1949 G. Beck, W. A. Collins, H. L. Karn Dorchester Dorset Gibbons, Clark, Rowe Stretham Park Cambs1950 Joyce Bettridge, Gertrude Bowyer, Winifred Jarrett Norwood Green Middx Foster, Dassell, Wright Motspur ParkSurrey1951 Finch, Whitfield, Rivers Hurst Berks & Bucks Green, Wilson, Fisher Torquay Devon1952 Rosetta Capstick, Carvell, Green Gunnersbury MiddxAinsley, Gallagher, MillsBeach Park Sussex1953 W. Murdoch, M. Dawes, GarnerBournemouth HantsR. Howe, Skinner, ArcherGreyfields Durham1954 M. Speight, B. A. Calvert, E. Walker Wallsend NorthumbBayley, Eveleigh, Norah CreesCity of Exeter Devon1955 Mrs L.A. Linney, Mrs T. C. Purkiss, Mrs W. Jackson Wimbledon Park SurreyOsbourne, Bolt, Dorothy Payne Dorchester Dorset1956 R Clarke, W Dyos, L Merry Egham SurreyJ. Smallbone, K. Riley, D. King Broadway Worcs1957 C Tyler, A Wrigglesworth, D Hyland Bexhill Sussex Annie May Pummell, Rose Excell, Bessie Burden Ashford Kent1958 Lily Scott, Marian Howe, Marjorie MarshallBarnes Park DurhamJ Brittain, M Cobb, E BartonSt Neots Cambs1959 Winifred Hall, E McCree, W LambertCulver Stanmore MiddxD E Marshall, E A Frost, Ena BucklandSouth Norwood Surrey1960 D Hamer, Mary Shoesmith, Pamela Sawyer Canoe LakeHants G I Cozens, D Christopher, S DicksonDorchester Dorset1961 D Penicud, G Foreman, G WoodWindsor & Eton BerksA M Child, E Marvin, E A Grewcock Earl Shilton Leics1962 Lilian Bufton, L Randall, Minnie PowellTally Ho WarksK Redrup, H Biggs, G BarnardPrinces Risborough Bucks1963 K Hedges, M Tildesley, V HehgesDroitwich WorcsMargaret Green, Joan Colley, Joyce HillTorbay Devon1964 Ivy Kelly, Marjorie Newbury, Winnie Hollow Newton Abbot DevonT Wickenden, E Rawlinson, D L WagstaffPrittlewell Essex1965 F Sharp, M McCarthy, M Blick Maidenhead BerksV Corner, F Bulmer, L TrubyBowburn Durham1966 W Anderson, J Mills, Joan Sparkes Falcon Chelmsford EssexM Kent, E Wright, H BakerMellows Park Surrey1967 H Garner, O Marshall, Ena Buckland South Norwood SurreyE Hindes, Mavis Cripps, E StrachanDovercourt Essex1968 Lois Robertson, V Stevens, Mavis SteeleWatling Association Middx S Symonds, A Wyand, H Eglington County Arts Norfolk1969 M Blanch, G Taylor, J V HowesBognor Regis SussexM Collins, J Lang, G PattenIlminster Somerset1970 P Briggs, B Coombs, I MoulandMoordown HantsM Spears, O Walkley, M WaterstoneBurton House Lincs1971 I Cassidy, E Dean, C GoslingIlford EssexM Gooding, E Whitworth, D RowlandMadeira Exmouth Devon1972 P Carrot, W Anderson, Joan Sparkes Central Park EssexL Warren, M Brooks, D TheakerBulwell Notts1973 Parsons, B Taylor, M WellingAtherley HantsB Gardiner, M Parry, M PerrettDevizes Wilts1974 R Ley, Margaret Lockwood, Irene MolyneuxOxford City & County OxonW March, E Dunn, M SschachtShildonDurham1975 Gwen Davis, Kathy Saill, Edith Howe Cheltenham Spa GlocsPat Page, Viv Chantler, Gladys Savage Owls Herts1976 Beryl Colgate, Pat White, Christine WessierRaynes Park SurreyKate Stoten, Jane Fisher, Mary Thorne Maulden Beds1977 Penny Kauz, Olive Williams, Muriel MomberBristol St Andrews Glocs Beryl Colgate, Pat White, Christine WessierRaynes Park Surrey1978 May Martin, Betty Ansell, Danny DanversWestern Park LeicsE Croft, Gladys Matthews, Madeline GoodingMadeira Devon1979 Bernice Trafford, Margaret Lockwood, Irene MolyneuxOxford City & County OxonPearl Selwyn, Brenda Dingley, Phyllis DerrickMagdalen Park Surrey1980 Ann Tucker, Sylvia Goodenough, Doreen Fletcher Fleet HantsPatsy Dance, Kay Rouse, Jess MillardShanklin IOW1981 June Searle, Irene Briggs, Margaret PootsGreenhill DorsetAnna Gordon, Sylvia Perkins, Ellen West Bellingham Kent1982 Joyce Jones, Marie Clark, Norma Shaw Ropner ParkDurhamMargaret Cracknell, Brenda Tuck, Betty Pullen Wymondham Dell Norfolk1983 Trudy Tull, Ann Stone, Doris Cave Blackheath & Greenwich KentJoyce Jones, Marie Clark, Norma ShawRopner Park Durham1984 Gwen Rochester, Mary Atkinson, Barbara FullerBroomfield MiddxRuby Airey, Iris Lawson, Joyce HullSpennymoor Durham1985 Betty Jacob, Wendy Line, Enid FairhallSouthampton HantsKath Adams, Sigrid Thomas, Maureen EdwardsRugby Thornfield Warks1986 Joyce Collinson, Ann Jones, Mary Price Burnham BucksSue Swatland, Pip Green, Dorothy LewisOadby Leics1987 Eileen Vigor, Joyce Richards, Maureen JamesCroydon SurreyJ Gurney-Read, M Alstead, E SmithNorfolk CC Staff Norfolk1988 Joyce Collinson, Ann Erridge, Mary Price Burnham BucksS McNeil, Lucy Brownlie, Mavis SteeleSunbury Sports Middx1989 Christine Webb, Jenny Andrews, Jayne RoylanceNorth Walsham NorfolkBarbara Bridge, Sylvia Offler, Mavis OsbourneSherwood Notts1990 Ann Haywood, Jill Ward, Shirley PageBaldockHertsAnn Bellamy, Cath Smith, Sheila Wilson North Scarle Lincs1991 Audrey Mainwaring, Greta Winstone, Irene MolyneuxOxford City & County Oxon Mary Taylor, Margaret Fellows, Edna Bessell Yeovil Somerset1992 Gill Blackmore, Katherine Hawes, Sylvia RogersOxford City & County OxfordshireJanet Marshall, Sheila Sewell, Pam Wynn Chesterton Cambs1993 Wendy Buckingham, Val Haste, Jill Polley Great BaddowEssexNora Hall, Amy Gowshall, Christine GowshallPark Avenue Grimsby Lincs1994 Chris Winter, Pam Garden, Doreen HankinEgham SurreyElizabeth Swadling, Pat Jose, Judith ReynoldsPenryn Cornwall1995 Joyce Morgan, Sue Ritchie, June Larter Chesterton CambsRita Payne, Mary Watson, Carol ClarkeNorthfleet Kent1996 Audrey Mainwaring, Greta Winstone, Irene Molyneux Oxford City & County OxonJean Morris, Cath Smith, Jill Edson Lincoln Park Lincs1997 Margaret Nester, Margaret Walters, Dorothy BriarsSkegness LincsPat Rist, Sylvia Rogers, Sue LaceyOxford City & County Oxon1998 Liz Tunn, Jenny Nicholson, Brenda Brown Colchester EssexJenny Whitlock, Maureen Monkton, Edna Bessell Yeovil Somerset1999 Carol Double, Dorothy Vincent, Carol McGrailTemple SurreyJean Sanderson, Anne Whittaker, Sandra White Wooler Northumb2000 Margaret Lawrence, Sian Maylin, Caroline DuarteMagdalen Park SurreyRita Moore, Carol Nichols, Dorothy BannisterKingscroft Leics2001 Yvonne Wallington, Wendy King, Linda RyanCivil Service KentEileen West, Pam Lewis, Audrey HeightRushden Town Northants2002 Donna Marples, Jessie Hague, Pauline MarplesBlackwell DerbyshireDawn Soughton, Joan Balding, Freda ShawSpalding Town Lincs2003 Sheila Phillips, Linda Smith, Sharon Parnell Plymouth City BusDevonYvonne Sheldon, Kathleen Draper, Lynne Mountain Lincoln Park Lincs2004 Jean Meneely, Freda Linberry, Wendy DaviesField Place SussexLynne Whitehead, Pauline Marples, Jean Baker Blackwell Derbyshire2005 Sarah Newsom, Val Newsom, Catherine PopplePeterborough HuntsBeryl Vickory, Dorothy Gardner, Cynthia MayBude Cornwall2006 Lynne Whitehead, Pat Oliver, Jean Baker BlackwellDerbyshirePat Walker, Linda Parker, Maureen Walker Clarence Gardens Yorks2007 Dorothy Bowers, Sue Alexander, Ellen Falkner City of Ely CambsVeronica Battersby, Joyce Hadfield, Joan ReesSt Austell Cornwall2008 Carole Galletly, Stella Amos & Caroline Campion Banbury CentralOxon Dorothy Bowers, Sue Alexander & Ellen FalknerCity of Ely Cambs2009June Wilson, Di Wilson & Penny Strong DunholmeLincolnshire Carol Gaskins, Donna Grant & Katherine HawesOxford City & County Oxon2010Helen Mason, Jo Skelton & Kerry BowleyStute Derbyshire Margaret Watts, Rebecca Wigfield & Sharon HallDesborough Northants2011Ruth Rogers, Sophie Tolchard & Natalie Melmore Kings TorquayDevon Jean Barwise, Sheila Dixon & Liz GarrityCroft Cumbria2012Debbie Baker, Judy Banes & Amy BanesSheerness St George's Kent Sally Gilbert, Helen Moore & Jane PorterDidcot Berkshire2013Kathleen Bowe, Eleanor Gass & Nicola BoweWigton Cumbria Carole Galletly, Stella Amos & Caroline CampionBanbury Central Oxon2014Helen Jones, Lorraine Kuhler & Sian HonnorHomefield PaArk Sussex Lorraine Hume, Mary Williams & Denise HoddPolegrove Sussex2015Jenny Mitchell, Kimberley Tift & Jenny DowersLeighton Buzzard Beds Di Hurst, Jan Everitt & Pa WalkerBirstall Leics2016Sophie Tolchard, Lorraine Hackett & Natalie ChestneyKings TorquayDevonSharmista Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret SmithSutton Surrey2017 Chris Mitchell, Julie Jones & Alison FailPurton Wiltshire Terrie Wombwell, Liz Munro & Janet EamesDukeries Notts2018 Sharmishta Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret Smith Sutton Surrey Margaret Watts, Katie Smith & Rebecca WigfieldDesborough Northants2019 Julie Leake, Bridget Hodder & Penny Cresswell Poole Park Dorset Sharmishta Patel, Maureen Vandrau & Margaret Smith Sutton Surrey2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Harriet Stevens, Sophie Tolchard & Emma Cooper Kings TorquayDevon Charlotte Emanuel, Kat Hornbrook & Zoe HollinsMilford Surrey2022 Denise Hodd, Rachel Mackriell & Nina Allbut Polegrove Sussex Helen Lewis-Wall, Sally-Ann Lewis-Wall & Jamie-Lea WinchKingscroft Leics2023Sophie Tolchard, Nicole Rogers, Harriet StevensKings Torquay DevonRachel Gingell, Kelly Jenkins & Pam GardenEghamSurrey2024Louise Whyers, Penny Strong & Annalisa DunhamBurton HouseLincsRebecca Willgress, Christine Rednall & Katherine RednallNorfolk BCNorfolk2025 Ruby Philpott, Chelsea Spencer & Amy PharaohCleethorpesLincsDonna Grant, Katherine Hawes-Watts & Lorraine KuhlerHeadingtonOxfordshire

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