Bowls England National Championships (women's fours)

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The women's fours originally known as the women's rinks is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.^[1]^[2]

Venues

1932–1933 (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)

Past winners

More information Year, Champion ...

Year	Champion	Club	County	Runner-up	Club	County	Ref
1932	Gilchrist, Ethel Tigg Mrs E. M Privett, Mrs S. Holman	Waddon Residents	Surrey	Miss Johnston	Windsor & Eton	Berks	^[3]
1933	Fry, White Llewelyn, Clara Johns	Cavendish Eastbourne	Sussex	Gilchrist, Ethel Tigg Mrs E. M Privett, Mrs S. Holman	Waddon Residents	Surrey	^[4]
1934	Fry, White Llewelyn, Clara Johns	Cavendish Eastbourne	Sussex	Mrs Wignall, Miss Biscombe, Mrs Harrington, Mrs E. J. Woodcock	Southbourne & Bournemouth	Hants	^[5]
1935	Fry, White Llewelyn, Clara Johns	Cavendish Eastbourne	Sussex	Mrs R. C Codd, Mrs Shewan, Mrs Batsford, Mrs Ward	Temple Fortune	Middx	^[6]
1936	Nash, Foord Tyler, Ling	Preston Park Brighton	Sussex	Mrs Ruffnell, Mrs Spencer Mrs Morton, Mrs Fawcett	Kingston Canbury	Surrey	^[7]
1937	Mrs Swann, Mrs Reed Mrs West, Miss Wardle	Bloomfield Bath	Somerset	Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Morton Mrs Spencer, Little	Kingston Canbury	Surrey	^[8]
1938	Mrs L. Sharpe, Allen E. Sharp, Woolridge	Grovelands	Middx	Mrs Elliott, Mrs Shearn, Mrs Burge, Mrs Cale	Beach Park Worthing	Sussex	^[9]
1939	Holmes, Reader Fulton, Bassett	Hastings & St. Leonards	Sussex	Mrs Carr, Mrs Haywood, Mrs Cumming, Mrs Bott	Western Park	Leics	^[10]
1940–1945 No competition due to war
1946	Mrs S. Holman, Mrs G. F. Barnes Miss Lambert, Louisa King	Waddon Residents	Surrey	Lucy, Drew Dale, Violet Woodhead	Newton Abbot	Devon	^[11]
1947	Carvell, Benstead Green, Culverhouse	Gunnersbury	Middx	Hooper, Campbell-Dykes Finch, Blick	Maidenhead Town	Bucks & Berks	^[12]
1948	Mills, Gomm Ainsley, Cale	Beach House	Sussex	Rosetta Capstick, Ireland Carvell, Green	Gunnersbury	Middx	^[13]
1949	A. Twigger, Hemming Brooks, Barlow	Stoke	Warks	Gill, Gould Marshall, Chandler	South Norwood	Surrey	^[14]^[15]
1950	Lucy, Kerslake Dale, Violet Woodhead	Paignton	Devon	Smythe, Abrams Sievwright, McWilliams	Corby	Surrey	^[16]
1951	Ena Buckland, Medland Durban, George	South Norwood	Surrey	Florence Stewart, Pocock Roff, Cotes	Misbourne	Berks & Bucks	^[17]
1952	J. Grievison, A. Nesbit O. Punton, O. Wright	Choppington Welfare	Northumb	Mrs G. Gilchrist, Mrs Pitcher Mrs A. Wrigley, Mrs M. Wright	Burton House	Lincs	^[18]
1953	Rosetta Capstick, Warfield Carvell, Green	Gunnersbury	Middx	Osbourne, Dickson Dorothy Payne, Matthews	Dorchester	Dorset	^[19]
1954	Wake, White Wilkinson, Spowart	Cowpen & Crofton	Northumb	Willingham, Powesland Morgan, Hollow	Newton Abbot	Devon	^[20]
1955	Mrs G. Gilchrist, Mrs Pitcher Mrs A. Wrigley, Mrs M. Wright	Burton House	Lincs	Mrs L. Stain, Mrs D. Hatton Mrs P. Silcock, Mrs K. Orgill	Blidworth Colliery	Notts	^[21]
1956	I Linney, H J Cockney T C Purkiss, W Jackson	Wimbledon Park	Surrey	E Vellere, E Grant R Dibble, Roma Townsend	Tally Ho	Warks	^[22]
1957	D Vincent, S Lucas Florrie Wilson, A V Webster	Hastings & St. Leonards	Sussex	D Helliker, V Bright E Johnson, A Fisher	Pageant	Glocs	^[23]
1958	H Delnevo, D Turner Venora Stew, M Lynn	City & County	Oxon	N Malia, Ivy Todd Lorna Shields, Ella Johnston	Exhibition Park	Northumb	^[24]
1959	E Turner, A Welshman L E Slater, R M B Robertson	Muswell Hill	Middx	L Cawson, N Horlock P Mortimer, M E Quick	Newton Abbot	Devon	^[25]
1960	L Garrod, E Marjoram R Sayer, Mary Smith	Kensington Gardens	Suffolk	F A Morgan, E M Fookes E F Wilson, V Doyle	Hastings & St. Leonards	Sussex	^[26]
1961	Mary Riddlestone, Dorothy Panks Mary Williams, Hilda Rule	Boxford	Suffolk	H Hopkins, O Marshall E Frost, Ena Buckland	South Norwood	Surrey	^[27]
1962	Winifred Hall, F Churcher E McCrae, W Lambert	Culver Stanmore	Middx	R Lawford, S Waters Doreen Clark, M Astle	Lakeside	Notts	^[28]
1963	L Robertson, G Smith V Stevens, Mavis Steele	Watling	Middx	M Green, Jeanette Webber Joan Colley, I Hill	Torbay	Devon	^[29]
1964	G Sharp, B Needham, M Watchorn, E Wrigley	Burton House	Lincs	E Robertson, I Smallbone J Riely, D King	Broadway	Worcs	^[30]
1965	M Sansom, M Ashdown E Swain, M Young	Luton Town	Beds	E Dodge, I Scott N Denny, O Freeman	Felixstowe & Suffolk	Suffolk	^[31]
1966	F Rudkin, I Jones I L Jones, C Hornsby	South Woodford	Essex	M Ashton, N Wildbore M Cox, S Clarke	Enderby	Leics	^[32]
1967	S Mulhern, M Barnston D Hills, M Kinnersley	Morpeth	Northumb	I Power, E Salter E Lockington, M Wadsworth	Egham	Surrey	^[33]
1968	E Wright, E Easton R Young, Evelyn Bryant	Bournemouth	Hants	V Easton, M Baxter E Haile, Eleanor Routledge	Silloth	Cumb	^[34]
1969	B Mackerness, M Bartlett V Stevens, Mavis Steele	Watling	Middx	R Jamieson, H W Warner V D Roche, E Steventon	Florence Park	Oxon	^[35]
1970	P Woodhouse, B Marigold M Albery, E Smith	Homefield Park	Sussex	K Lee, P Briggs B Coombs, I Mouland	Moordown	Hants	^[36]
1971	E Robertson, M Clifford L Turner, A Gould	Hook & Southborough	Surrey	I Young, E Pink M Dunn, M Cross	Den Teignmouth	Devon	^[37]
1972	T Bates, R Steels N Johnson, M Wright	Burton House	Lincs	M Jones, W Morgan I Crew, F Wright	Redland	Glocs	^[38]
1973	M Chiltern, G Hopkinson L Ward, D Francis	Cornfield Road	Yorks	D McNair, J Williamson J Catterall, C Pilkington	Heaton Hall	Lancs	^[39]
1974	Audrey Neal, D Redgrave Betty Annison, Jean Youngs	County Arts	Norfolk	M Florey, F Joyce Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux	Oxford City & County	Oxon	^[40]
1975	A Edginton, A Lee E Greaves, Edna Harris	Goodwood	Leics	E James, D Cook M Ruskin, M Rich	Moordown	Hants	^[41]
1976	E Moore, A Jones M Gibson, G Marlow	Blackpool	Lancs	A Townsend, M McVittie Chris Wessier, Jean Valls	Raynes Park	Surrey	^[42]
1977	B Johnson, M Clark M Burnett, Norma Shaw	Ropner Park	Durham	Gwen Bryan, Cath Steele Ann Cockayne, Claire Reynolds	Waverley	Notts	^[43]
1978	Anita Kaye, D Walsh Helen Allsop, Alice Steventon	Torbay County	Devon	Bernice Trafford, Pamela Allison Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux	Oxford City & County	Oxon	^[44]
1979	Pat Davies, Eileen Rolf Joan Moffett, Eve Bruntnell	Leominster	Herefords	Bernice Trafford, Pamela Allison Margaret Lockwood, Irene Molyneux	Oxford City & County	Oxon	^[45]
1980	Daphne Kennedy, Doreen Williams Margaret Amos, Win Doubleday	Canterbury	Kent	Anne Pascoe, Betty Collins Mary Brokenshire, Gloria Thomas	Helston	Cornwall	^[46]
1981	Wendy Clarke, E Hicks C Croad, Enid Fairhall	Southampton	Hants	Kate Exton, Marion Jackson Joan Ayliff, June Fowler	Bourne	Lincs	^[47]
1982	Gwen Rochester, F Lilly Mary Atkinson, Barbara Fuller	Broomfield	Middx	M Shepherd, E Norris N Halse, M Halse	Lammas	Middx	^[48]
1983	Pamela Gill, Valerie Chapman Sybil Symonds, Margaret Doggett	County Arts	Norfolk	Elizabeth Johnson, Joyce Jones Marie Clark, Norma Shaw	Ropner Park	Durham	^[49]
1984	Ann Anderson, Rene Gordon Mary Burdess, Edna Wailes	Woodland	Durham	J Tiner, J Hennessey J Downer, A Taylor	Guildford	Surrey	^[50]
1985	Christine Webb, Pat Emery Jenny Andrews, Jayne Roylance	Cromer Marrams	Norfolk	A Roxton, G Williams I Foote, S White	Edmonton	Middx	^[51]
1986	Greta Winstone, Margaret Ellis Bernice Trafford, Irene Molyneux	Oxford City & County	Oxon	J Curgenven, P Clarke M Venn, M Robertson	Tiverton Borough	Devon	^[52]
1987	Eileen Vigor, Marjorie Salter Muriel Kelly, Pam Ward	Croydon	Surrey	I Glover, S Butler J Burbage, J Armstrong	Edenside	Cumbria	^[53]
1988	M Norris, Wyn Sowerby M Bray, Margaret Heggie	Edenside	Cumbria	M Zimmoch, E Coultas J Chelin, P Napier	Bert Keech	Yorks	^[54]
1989	Hazel Dobbs, Marjorie Curtis Jo Hardy, Diana Whittingham	Kingsway Hove	Sussex	Norma May, Janet Smith Sylvia Coak, Vera Ireland	West Cornwall	Cornwall	^[55]
1990	Sheila Turner, Jill Gush Carol Waters, Betty Mackerness	Starcross	Devon	Brenda Wills, Sue Bagshaw Gill Fitzgerald, Mavis Buckby	Kettering	Northants	^[56]
1991	Ann Foxton, Gwen Williams Ina Foote, Sheila White	Edmonton	Middx	Mary Taylor, S Cowcher Margaret Fellows, Edna Bessell	Yeovil	Somerset	^[57]
1992	Ann Harrison, Joan Heath Rita Vane, Ann Smith	Kearnsey	Kent	Susan Mart, Barbara Clark Jackie Bailey, Gladys Hofton	Players	Notts	^[58]
1993	Jean Chudley, R Pittman I Porter, R Peters	Broadstone	Dorset	Sandra Lake, Vera Bence Sue Falconer, Joan Abel	Wellingborough	Northants	^[59]
1994	Sarah Newson, Valerie Newson Mandy Brundle, Catherine Anton	Peterborough & Dis	Hunts	Jackie Turner, Ann Parker Sheila Keeling, Brenda Atherton	Carlton Conway	Notts	^[60]
1995	Dawn Chittock, Hilda Hines Ann Cox, Lynne Thelwell	Marlow	Bucks	Maureen Barker, Jean Baker Jean Thomson, Glennis Haines	Blackwell	Derbys	^[61]
1996	Norma Beales, Sheila O'Hara Jan Millard, Mary Price	Burnham	Bucks	Nora Hall, Margaret Leggett Christine Gowshall, Amy Gowshall	Park Avenue	Lincs	^[62]
1997	Maureen Barker, Jean Baker Jean Thompson, Glennis Haines	Blackwell	Derbys	Jean Meneely, J Atyed Freda Linberry, Wendy Davies	Field Place Worthing	Sussex	^[63]
1998	Marlene Kemp, Margaret Payle Marion Collins, Pat Sutton	Atherley	Hants	Jane Herbert, Sheila Reed Pam Turner, Joyce Needham	Western Park	Leics	^[64]
1999	Moreen Sellars, Rose Rowsell Sybil Bisset, Margaret Dyer	Clevedon Promenade	Somerset	Elisa Simmons, Sue Jordan-Smith Pat Lawrence, Norma Hazzeldine	Long Eaton Silver Band	Derbys	^[65]
2000	Ann Haywood, Rose Castle Gill Carver, Shirley Page	Baldock	Herts	Audrey Mainwaring, Lesley Storer Carol Penson, Irene Molyneux	Oxford City & County	Oxon	^[66]
2001	Sue Roach, Barbara Rowie Olive Polglase, Margaret Warren	Portleven	Cornwall	Eileen Perry, Lin Wright Pat Rogers, Sue Sprigell	Chesham	Bucks	^[67]
2002	Margaret Robson, Maureen Gowland Edna Stokoe, Gillian Jones	Consett Park	Durham	Gwen Daniels, Liz Swadling Pat Jose, Judith Reynolds	Penryn	Cornwall	^[68]
2003	Emma Thurston, Mary Malton Wendy Lutkin, Pat Reynolds	Whittlesey Manor	Hunts	Inger Newman, Pam Garden Irene Jenkins, Doreen Hankin	Egham	Surrey	^[69]
2004	Sarah Newson, Doris Flowers Val Newson, Catherine Popple	Peterborough	Hunts	Vaunder Lee, Barbara Pendrich Cynthia Perrin, Joyce Hadfield	Newquay Trenance	Cornwall	^[70]
2005	Inger Newman, Pam Garden Kath Strutt, Pat Launders	Egham	Surrey	Dot Kennelly, Sue Taylor Sue Tomlinson, Carol Instone	Dunnington	Yorks	^[71]
2006	Lynne Whitehead, Pauline Marples Jean Baker, Pat Oliver	Blackwell	Derbys	Jean Drury, Lois Kirkwood Mary Bryan, June Hartley	Nafferton	Yorks	^[72]
2007	Sarah Newson, Julie Masters Val Newson, Catherine Popple	Peterborough	Hunts	Zelma French, Jill Nicholson Elizabeth Tunn, Brenda Brown	Colchester West End	Essex	^[73]
2008	Ann Warrington, Rosemarie Hilton Sheron Mitchell & Carole Cuell	Croydon	Surrey	Anne Haywood, Heather Stapleford Rosie Castle & Shirley Page	Baldock	Herts	^[74]
2009	Sarah Newson, Val Newson Wendy Harrold & Catherine Popple	Peterborough & Dis	Hunts	Daphne Anderson, Bridget Collins Wendy Adams & April Janman	Chichester Priory	Sussex	^[74]
2010	Carole Andrews, Sandra Maguire Rose Lewis & Brenda Atherton	Forest Oaks	Notts	Shirley Dutton, Marion Evans Nell Westlake & Lilian Holliday	Wokingham	Berks	^[74]
2011	Tracey Dent, Kirsty Burnett-Cox Christine Gowshall & Amy Gowshall	Cleethorpes	Lincs	Margaret Watts, Veronica Gribble Rebecca Wigfield & Sharon Hall	Desborough Town	Northants	^[74]
2012	Pa Walker, Jan Everitt Jennie Groves & Diane Hurst	Birstall	Leics	Kirsty Richards, Pat Humpage Ruth Phillips & Sandra Smith	Bournville	Warks	^[74]
2013	Sheila Seddon, Zoe Hollins Gill Platt & Caroline Stevens	Milford	Surrey	Val Molton, Pat Baker Pam Salvage & Sue Osborne	Kingswood & Hanham	Glocs	^[74]
2014	Myra Lewis, Donna Knight Gail Gilkes & Katherine Hawes	Oxford City & County	Oxon	Maggie Edwards, Jasmin Spear Yvonne McKee & Brenda Bishop	Kingsthorpe	Northants	^[74]
2015	Margaret Watts, Jeannie Flippance Katie Smith & Rebecca Wigfield	Desborough Town	Northants	Chris Thomas, Jenny Goodman Kathy Green & Brenda Davies	Hurstpierpoint	Sussex	^[74]
2016	Doreen Hankin, Glenda Dexter Norma Beales & Pauline Clarke	Egham	Surrey	Rebecca Field, Carole Baker Harriett Segasby & Jackie Devitt	Norfolk BC	Norfolk	^[74]
2017	Cathy Taylor, Nadine Mullins Jean Staples & Ann Halliday	Cambridge Park	Middx	Dee Moores, Elisabeth Anderson Shan Maylin & Debbie Souter	Southey	Surrey	^[74]
2018	Sophie Tolchard, Kelly Atkinson Lorraine Hackett & Natalie Chestney	Kings Torquay	Devon	Emily Ferguson, Sandy Hazell Wendy King & Sian Honnor	UK Paper	Kent	^[75]
2019	Lauren Hackett, Hayley James Emma Cooper & Harriet Stevens	Kings Torquay	Devon	Steph Pinson, Sandie Smith Bridget Hodder & Penny Cresswell	Poole Park	Dorset	^[76]^[77]
2020 No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic							^[78]
2021	Hayley Kenny, Michelle Squires Serena Madgewick & Rebecca Smith	Clockhouse	Essex	Louise Williams, Brenda Benney Nicola Ellis & Frances Phillips	Helston	Cornwall	^[79]
2022	Helen Butler, Louise Whyers Penny Strong, Annalisa Dunham & Pearl Flowers	Carters Park	Lincs	Donna Knight, Carol Gaskins Katherine Hawes & Lorraine Kuhler	Oxford City & County	Oxon	^[80]
2023	Jemma Tuohy, Yasmina Hasan Elizabeth Anderson & Debbie Souter	Egham	Surrey	Sally Gilbert, Angela Service Helen Moore & Lynn Orlando	Didcot	Berks	^[81]
2024	Michelle Meadowcroft, Ellie Hamblett Emily Kernick & Kirsty Richards	Royal Leamington Spa	Warks	Sara George, Jacquil Branfield Laura Holden & Stef Branfield	Clevedon	Som	^[82]
2025	Sara George, Olivia Starr, Laura Holden, Stef Branfield	Clevedon	Som	Karen Millward, Pip Maxwell, Aqua Griffiths, Izzie White	Chester Road	Worcs	^[83]

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Bowls England National Championships (women's fours)

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