British Isles Bowls Championships

The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, from England, Scotland, Wales, a combined Ireland, and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did not start until 1977.

The women's events started in June 1972, with the triples starting in 1982. The first women's singles winner was Lilian Nicholas of Wales. The first men's singles winner was Kenneth Coulson of England and the legendary David Bryant MBE holds the record for the most singles titles with four.

The tournament is held the year after each of the National champions have been crowned. The 2020 edition was initially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but because there were no National Championships held during 2020 (also due to the pandemic) the 2020 edition was rescheduled for 2021.

Men's singles YearChampionNationVenueRef1959/60 Kenneth Coulson England Paisley Park, Belfast1960/61 David Bryant MBE England Eastbourne1961/62 Ernest M. Johnson ScotlandGlasgow1962/63 Charles Mercer EnglandCardiff1963 Billy Tate IrelandBelfast1964 Billy Gibb ScotlandYork1965 John Hershaw ScotlandGlasgow1966 Leon Stanfield WalesLlanarcy1967 Roy Fulton IrelandBelfast1968 John Lamont ScotlandLondon1969 Bob Motroni ScotlandGlasgow1970 Paul Wright Wales Aberdare1971/72 David Bryant MBE EnglandBristol1973 David Bryant MBE EnglandBournemouth1974 David Bryant MBE EnglandEdinburgh1975 Bill Irish EnglandLlanelli1976 Jim McLagan ScotlandLarne1977 David McGill Jr. ScotlandWorthing1978 John Russell Evans WalesUddington1979 Charlie Burch EnglandPontypool1980 Sammy AllenIrelandNottingham1981 David Corkill IrelandWorthing1982 Fraser Muirhead ScotlandAyr1983 Chris Ward EnglandCardiff1984 John Bell EnglandLarne1985 Wynne Richards EnglandWorthing1986 Willie McLaughlin ScotlandPaisley1987 Angus Blair ScotlandLlanelli1988 Graham Robertson ScotlandLarne1989 Richard Bray EnglandWorthing1990 John Ottaway EnglandMethil1991 Will Thomas WalesEbbw Vale1992 Tony Allcock MBE EnglandLarne1993 Alex Lightbody IrelandWorthing 1994 Colin Best IrelandAyr1995 Brett Morley EnglandLlanelli1996 Noel GrahamIrelandLarne1997 Jeremy Henry IrelandWorthing1998 Richard Brittan EnglandAyr1999 Clifford Craig IrelandSt Brelade, Jersey2000 Nick Brett EnglandLlandrindod Wells2001 Robert Weale WalesBelfast2002 Steve Hill WalesWorthing2003 Darren Burnett ScotlandAyr2004 Oliver Morris WalesVale of Glamorgan 2005 Martin McHugh IrelandBelfast2006Darren Burnett ScotlandClevedon2007 Kevin James WalesSighthill2008 Sandy WotherspoonScotlandLlandrindod Wells2009 Roger Jones WalesBelmont2010 Alister Reid ScotlandWorthing2011 Richard Leonard IrelandSighthill2012 Paul Daly IrelandLlandrindod Wells2013 Ian McClure IrelandDublin2014 David Kingdon WalesLeamington Spa2015 Jason Greenslade WalesEddlewood2016 Martin McHugh IrelandLlandrindod Wells2017 Thomas Greechan JerseyBelmont2018 Ross Davis JerseyLeamington Spa2019 Louis Ridout EnglandAyr Northfield2020 & 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022 Ed Morris England Llandrindod Wells2023 Ed Morris England Ayr2024 Ross Owen Wales Victoria Park, Leamington Spa2025 Jamie Walker England Llandrindod Wells

Men's pairs YearLeadSkipNationVenueRef1960 Fred Harris Jim BrayleyEnglandBelfast1961 Charlie Plater Arthur PhilbeyEnglandEastbourne1962Alan Whyte William McGregor ScotlandGlasgow1963Harry Shave Percy Baker EnglandCardiff1964 Don Crichton William SommervilleScotlandBelfast1965 Charlie Taylor Tom Millar IrelandYork1966 David Rhys-Jones David Bryant MBEEnglandGlasgow1967 Charlie Taylor Roy Fulton IrelandBP Refineries, Llandarcy1968 Charlie Taylor Roy FultonIrelandBelfast1969 Alex Henderson Bill Scott ScotlandLondon1970 Jimmy McIntyre Willie Moore ScotlandGlasgow1971 Albert Ivett F. Bishop WalesAberdare1972 Denis Cross Dave Crocker EnglandBristol1973 Jacky Forrest Willie Dyet ScotlandBournemouth1974 Ronald Milburn Tommy Armstrong EnglandEdinburgh1975 David Rhys-Jones David Bryant MBE EnglandLlanelli1976 Lyn Perkins Spencer Wilshire WalesLarne1977 Norman Harris Ron Harris WalesWorthing1978 Jim Gallagher Cecil Beck IrelandUddington1979 Lyn Perkins Spencer Wilshire WalesPontypool1980Joe Rogan Micky Murray IrelandNottingham1981 Lyn Perkins Spencer Wilshire WalesWorthing1982 John Price Harry Price WalesAyr1983 Peter Evans Jock Thompson WalesCardiff1984 Jeff Wright Paul Webley WalesLarne1985 Hugh Dunlop Ken Hogg IrelandWorthing1986 Roy Pinder + Frank MaxwellEnglandPaisley1987Jock Brodie Jackie Greenwood ScotlandLlanelli1988 David Holt Thomas Armstrong EnglandLarne1989 John White Angus Blair ScotlandWorthing1990 John Male Mark Chard WalesMethil1991 Ian Emslie Alistair Will ScotlandEbbw Vale1992 Ronald Gass John Bell EnglandLarne1993 Gary Smith Andy Thomson EnglandWorthing1994 Peter Howells Gareth Jones WalesAyr1995 Keith Wood Michael Bennett EnglandLlanelli1996 Alec Allan Ian Robertson ScotlandLarne1997 Alan Gilmour Gary Mackie ScotlandWorthing1998 Peter Le Long David Le Marquand Channel IslandsAyr1999 Tom O'Hara John Keir ScotlandSt Brelade, Jersey2000 Peter Jenkins Malcolm Bishop WalesLlandrindod Wells2001 Paul Barlow Stephen Farish EnglandBelfast2002 Willie Rankin Davie Greig ScotlandWorthing2003 Peter Picknell Keith Hawes EnglandAyr2004 John Rednall Clive Webb EnglandLlandrindod Wells2005 Daniel De La Mare Matt Le Ber GuernseyBelmont BC, Belfast2006 Glyn Thomas Robert Horgan WalesClevedon2007 Barry Browne Martin McHugh IrelandSighthill2008 Colin Goldsmith Gordon Charlton EnglandLlandrindod Wells2009 Ian Henderson Martin Selway WalesBelmont BC, Belfast2010 Brian Hughes Gary Kelly IrelandWorthing2011 David Fisher Steven Fisher ScotlandSighthill2012 Mark McLees Stephan McLellan ScotlandLlandrindod Wells2013 Chris StevenDarren McKenny ScotlandDublin2014 Alister Kennedy Billy Mellors ScotlandLeamington Spa2015 Craig Carter Tom Millership EnglandEddlewood2016 Rodney Kane Barry Kane IrelandLlandrindod Wells2017 Louis RidoutSam Tolchard EnglandBelmont BC, Belfast2018 Aaron Tennant Gary Kelly Ireland Leamington Spa2019 Ross Davis Malcolm De Sousa JerseyAyr Northfield2020 & 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022Steve JonesSam Roff Wales Llandrindod Wells2023 Ross Davis Malcolm De Sousa Jersey Ayr2024 Nick Wardle Joe Dawson England Victoria Park, Leamington Spa2025 Mike Jackson John Roberts Wales Llandrindod Wells

Men's triples YearLeadSecondSkipCountryVenueRef1972 Arthur Plested Ian Harvey John Lewis EnglandBristol1973David Cutler Chris Yelland Bill Olver EnglandBournemouth1974 Robert Fowlds Alex Greig Peter Ball Scotland Edinburgh1975 George AdrainAlec McCartney Robert Bennie Scotland Llanelli1976 Raymond Weir Ken Hogg Willie Murray Ireland Larne1977 Joe Bain Jim Halliday Willie Halliday Scotland Worthing1978 John Higgins David Heatley Sammy Curry Ireland Uddington1979 William ThompsonDave ThompsonGeoffrey Mee EnglandPontypool1980 Robin Gray Marcus Craig Jim Craig IrelandNottingham1981 Charles Pilkington Tony Horobin Gordon Niven EnglandWorthing1982 Paul Moorehead Richard Darcy Paul Smyth Ireland Ayr1983 John Price Harry Price Ray Hill Wales Cardiff1984 John Barrell Graham Cutts Roy Cutts England Larne1985 Gordon James Len Branfield Pip Branfield England Worthing1986 Kenneth Frost David Rhys Jones David Bryant MBE England Paisley1987 Mervyn Jess David Craig Charlie Davis Ireland Llanelli1988 Dickie McDermottJoe WilliamsonRichard McDermott IrelandLarne1989 Davy Carson Davy Heatley Davy Johnston Ireland Worthing1990 Joe Whyte Clifford CraigErnie Parkinson Ireland Methilhill1991 Wyn Matthews Huw ThomasSteven Thomas Wales Ebbw Vale1992 Paul Barlow Andrew Baxter John Bell England Larne1993 Eric Sands Willie Smyth Jackie Smyth IrelandWorthing1994 Barry Moffett Jeremy Henry Ian McClure IrelandAyr1995 Colin Dickens Chris Blake Robert Wason Wales Llanelli1996 Craig Richmond Jim Fleming Garry Hood Scotland Larne1997 Paul Daly Brian Daly Davy Hamilton Ireland Worthing1998 Paul Barlow Andrew Baxter Stephen Farish EnglandAyr Northfield1999 Cecil Aicken John McLoughlin Noel Graham Ireland St Brelade, Jersey2000 Nick Davies Andrew Wason Mark Letman Wales Llandrindod Wells2001 Stephen Birdsey Paul Ging Stanley Lant England Belfast2002 Nick Cammack Duncan Robinson Brett Morley England Worthing2003 John Johnson Derek Logie Jason Williams Scotland Ayr2004 Jim Corrigan Alan McLean Jr. Brian Sinclair ScotlandLlandrindod Wells2005 Stephen Dilks Christopher Kelly Mark Walton England Belmont2006 Chris Williams David Gough Wayne Griffiths WalesClevedon2007 Graham Thomson John Docherty Robert Brown Scotland Sighthill2008 John RowcliffeAlan ShawCyril RenoufJersey Llandrindod Wells2009 Dave Lucas Len Le BerGary Pitschou Guernsey Belmont2010 Neil Taylor Geoff Simons Ross Tomlinson Wales Worthing2011 David Summers Chris Price Mark Thomas Wales Sighthill2012 Darren Smith Gary Nisbet Andrew Caldwell Scotland Llandrindod Wells2013 Gary McCann Scott McInall Jim McCann Scotland Dublin2014 Tom Pettigrew Ryan Crawford Wayne Hogg Scotland Leamington Spa2015 Michael Higgins Tony Bell Andy Hughes Ireland Eddlewood2016 John Keat Nigel Collins Matt Le Ber Guernsey Llandrindod Wells2017 Chris Ashman Phil Robbins Paul Taylor Wales Belmont2018 Ean Morton Mike Robertson Tristan Morton England Leamington Spa2019 Phil Carpenter Jarrad Breen Ross Owen Wales Ayr Northfield2020 & 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2022 Christopher Muir Steve Gunnell Ed Morris England Llandrindod Wells2023 Derek SmithGary McCloy Ian McClure Ireland Ayr2024 Derek Hutcheson Connar Robertson Dylan Robertson Scotland Victoria Park, Leamington Spa2025 Mark Letman Ross Lewis Daniel Salmon Wales Llandrindod Wells

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