# Bowls England National Championships (men's pairs)

The men's pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.

## History

From 1912 and 1920 the winner received the Sir Thomas Dewar Cup.

## Venues

* 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)
* 1929 (Victoria Park & Westcote clubs, Leicester)
* 1930–1934, 1937, 1945–1957 (Paddington Recreation Ground)
* 1958–1973 (Watney's Sports Club, Mortlake)
* 1974–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, Beach House Park)
* 2014–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

## Sponsors

* 1982-1987 (Gateway Building Society)
* 1988-1991 (The Woolwich)
* 1993-1995 (Sanatogen)
* 2001-2001 (Yoplait)
* 2003–2005 (National Express)
* 2006–2006 (Waitrose)
* 2023–2024 (Aviva)

## Past winners

| Year | County | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | Score |
| 1912 | Somerset | J. Osmond & S. Clout | Clarence Park | Surrey | Woollacott & Watson | Malden | 30–18 |
| 1913 | Kent | C. Booth & A. E. Godsall | Forest Hill | Essex | W. T. Darke & F. T. Fisher | Southend-on-Sea | 29–16 |
| 1914 | Somerset | A.P.Derrick & S.T.Ewens | Bristol | Northumberland | R. B. Charlton & N. C. Barnfather | Hexham-on-Tyne | 17–16 |
| 1915–1918 No competition due to war |||||||||
| 1919 | Bedfordshire | R. Hutchinson & D. B. Dawson | Beech Hill, Luton | Middlesex | A. R. Gordon & E Woodroffe | Met. Special Constabulary, Y Div | 27–10 |
| 1920 | Somerset | Montagu Cooper & P. E. Hall | Taunton Deane | Middlesex | W. McFarlane & A. Grassick | Crouch Hill | 26–16 |
| 1921 | Sussex | R. John & T. Harwood | Preston, Brighton | Leicestershire | A. Middleton & W. T. Hart | Abbey Park | 28–11 |
| 1922 | Durham | J. J. Carr & T. W. Kirtley | Roker Park | Oxfordshire | A. E. Allen & J. G. Darlow | East Oxford | 20–14 |
| 1923 | Northumberland | Jos. Robinson & James W. Dick | Gosforth | Devon | C. W. Webber & J. Lang | Exeter City | 29–13 |
| 1924 | Somerset | H. M. Cooper & P. E. Hall | Taunton | Wiltshire | A. E. Harris & R. Uncles | Bradford-on-Avon | 21–16 |
| 1925 | Leicestershire | A. Ward & A. Middleton | Abbey Park | Hampshire | E.C. Redman & G. F. Crabb | Banister Park | 23–20 |
| 1926 | Dorset | Bamber & Dewland | Poole Park | Berkshire | L. A. King & Tom Tickle | Park Institute | 24–13 |
| 1927 | Dorset | Read & Ramsbottom | Poole Park | Kent | W. Jeffrey & C. Walton | Faversham | 22–10 |
| 1928 | Northamptonshire | W. Pendred & W. J. Mitchell | Wellingborough | Middlesex | W Thomas & F Euscher | Downhills, Tottenham | 31–13 |
| 1929 | Cumberland | T. Sibson & Dr. Lambert | Carlisle Subscription | Wiltshire | B. S. Case & E. J. Case | Salisbury | 30–15 |
| 1930 | Somerset | W. F. Wheeler & W. Date | Frome Selwood | Cumberland | H. Graham & J. Turner | Carlisle Subscription | 24–12 |
| 1931 | Somerset | J. Williams & E. W. Fortune | St. George's | Warwickshire | R. J. Bowden & Rev. J. S. Crole | Tally Ho | 29–15 |
| 1932 | Northamptonshire | Arthur Bull & George Bull | Wellingborough | Kent | William Jeffrey & Colin Walton | Faversham | 25–14 |
| 1933 | Kent | Robert Slater & Billy Buckell | Callenders | Hampshire | C.W.Phillips & W.H.Brett | Richmond Park | 30–14 |
| 1934 | Kent | Robert Slater & Billy Buckell | Callenders | Berkshire | J. F. Thomas & Tom Tickle | Park Institute | 21–14 |
| 1935 | Yorkshire | Bill Jones & G. Gladders | Saltburn-by-Sea | Kent | H. V. Kay & H. O. Bristow | Blackheath & Greenwich | 23–13 |
| 1936 | Sussex | J.T.F.Fountain & W.Weekes | White Rock, Hastings | Somerset | R. L. G. Simpson & G. Ellis | Bloomfield, Bath | 19–18 |
| 1937 | Sussex | Arthur Knowling & Albert Knowling | Worthing | Gloucestershire | J.J. Armer & F.R. Robinson | Bristol St Andrews | 27–13 |
| 1938 | Sussex | Arthur Knowling & Albert Knowling | Worthing | Yorkshire | R. B. Latheron & E. Raine | Harrogate | 22–16 |
| 1939 | County Durham | J. Mitchell & R. L. Snowball | Durham City | Northumberland | J. A. Bagley & J. Hall | Summerhill | 24–16 |
| 1940–1944 No competition due to war |||||||||
| 1945 | Kent | G. Douglas & Jack Snelgar | Bellingham | Northamptonshire | W. T. Lawton & Albert Knight | Abington | 17–15 |
| 1946 | Cornwall | W H Daniel & Maurice Ferris | Penzance | Wiltshire | Cyril Daniel & Reg Cooper | Swindon | 24–23 |
| 1947 | Worcestershire | Will Lock & Sid Adams | County Ground | Wiltshire | E. E. Jenkins & Ernie Pullin | Chippenham | 26–21 |
| 1948 | Devon | Harold Shapland & Reg Grater | Tiverton Boro | Yorkshire | Ted Ashton & Albert Allison 'Bert' Keech | Bootham | 22–17 |
| 1949 | County Durham | Sid Race & Bob Gittins | Darlington R. A. | Buckinghamshire | D. Harvey & G.W. Morton | Marlow | 24–20 |
| 1950 | Dorset | Percy Baker & Len Piper | Poole Park | Cumberland | Isaac Benson & Joseph Hodgson | Edenside | 22–15 |
| 1951 | Oxfordshire | R. Duke & P. Harvey | South Oxford | Devon | B. Morgan & Freddie Horn | Torquay | 19–15 |
| 1952 | Devon | B. Morgan & Freddie Horn | Torquay | Northumberland | T. Cook & C. T. Coffer | Collingwood | 23–11 |
| 1953 | Yorkshire | J. Fowler & T. Mitchell | Bootham | Dorset | Percy Baker & Len Piper | Poole Park | 19–15 |
| 1954 | County Durham | P. Bell & Wiffles Heath | Dean and Chapter | Wiltshire | G. W. Chapman & W. T. Clements | Trowbridge Town | 22–19 |
| 1955 | Sussex | Harry Ward & John Scadgell | Worthing | Surrey | Vic Oliver & Harry Gardiner | Croydon | 24–14 |
| 1956 | County Durham | Harry Watson & Les Watson | Darlington East Park | Wiltshire | Ernie Pullin & Alec Pullin | Chippenham Town | 16–14 |
| 1957 | Sussex | Gordon Sparkes & Arthur Knowling Jr. | Worthing | Oxfordshire | J.Smart & F.Baldwin | Banbury Borough | 22–9 |
| 1958 | Surrey | Joe Martin & Arthur Hatto | Mid-Surrey | Nottinghamshire | Stan Morley & Ken Cooper | Lenton Unionists | 24–12 |
| 1959 | Middlesex | Fred Harris & Jim Brayley | Paddington | Somerset | Roger Harris & David Bryant | Clevedon | 19–17 |
| 1960 | Buckinghamshire | Charlie Plater & Arthur Philbey | Aylesbury Boro | Somerset | George Brett & Peter Brimble | Bristol | 23–12 |
| 1961 | Suffolk | Albert Race & Percy Denny | Marlborough | Surrey | Ron Merritt & Reg Norris | Chipstead | 17–15 |
| 1962 | Dorset | Percy Baker & Harry Shave | Poole Park | Hampshire | George Hooker & Arthur Houghton | Atherley | 21–14 |
| 1963 | Dorset | Bill Reynolds & Tom Rogers | Greenhill | Cambridgeshire | Horace Lake & Fred Green | March Conservative | 22–17 |
| 1964 | Worcestershire | Gerald Webb & Peter Coates | M. E. B. | Cumberland | John Dixon & L. Dixon | Penrith Castle Park | 19–17 |
| 1965 | Somerset | David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant | Clevedon | Sussex | Rex Glover-Phillips & John Scadgell | Worthing | 24–21 |
| 1966 | Sussex | Rex Glover-Phillips & John Scadgell | Worthing | Kent | Les Rowan & John McMeakin | Sandwich | 23–17 |
| 1967 | Northamptonshire | Trevor Morgan & John Hope | County Ground | Suffolk | Frank Morris & Vic Woodward | Marlborough | 18–15 |
| 1968 | Surrey | Alan Barnett & Noel Jackson | Dulwich | Northumberland | Philip Furness & Harry Kinnersley | Morpeth | 21–16 |
| 1969 | Somerset | David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE | Clevedon | Bedfordshire | Alan Papworth & George Crawley | Arlesey | 25–11 |
| 1970 | County Durham | Billy Thompson & Tommy Bransby | Pennywell | Lincolnshire | Roy Goom & Alf Beck | Bristol | 21–10 |
| 1971 | Kent | Denis Cross & Dave Crocker | Livesey Memorial | Warwickshire | Ernest Over & Bert Jacox | Stoke, Coventry | 23–17 |
| 1972 | Dorset | Ray Dawes & Charles Price | Greenhill | Northumberland | John Comballack & Mike Kirkpatrick | Angus | 20–19 |
| 1973 | Cumberland | Tommy Armstrong & Ronald Milburn | Penrith Castle Pk | Middlesex | Roger Gibbins & Reginald Paine | L.T.A.S.S.A. | 25–15 |
| 1974 | Somerset | David Rhys-Jones & David Bryant MBE | Clevedon | Lincolnshire | Bernard Gedney & Fred Smith | Burton House | 17–14 |
| 1975 | Northumberland | George Davis & John Nelson | North Shields West End | Yorkshire | William Campbell & Peter Inch | Middlesbrough Co-Op | 22–14 |
| 1976 | Nottinghamshire | Peter Goulding & Jeff Berrington | Plessey | Kent | Maurice Phillips & Frank Sekjer | Thames Poly | 16–12 |
| 1977 | Worcestershire | Clive Hall & Tony Russell | Brotherhood | Somerset | Paul Branfield & Pip Branfield | Clevedon | 21–18 |
| 1978 | Northumberland | Stanley Lant & Robert Keenleyside | Angus | Hampshire | Jimmy Hobday & Anthony Gabb | Boscombe Cliff | 23–22 |
| 1979 | Norfolk | Eddie Bell & Malcolm Wade | Wymondham Dell | Leicestershire | Paul Clarke & Tony Allcock | Belgrave | 21–19 |
| 1980 | Suffolk | Keith Cady & Roger Denny | Framlingham Castle | Cornwall | Richard Worth & Peter Gilbert | Kensey Vale | 24–18 |
| 1981 | Lincolnshire | Alan Bates & Richard White | Burton House | Worcestershire | Alec Jackson & Clive Hall | Brotherhood | 24–13 |
| 1982 | Bedfordshire | David Hirst & John McConnell | Bedford Borough | Northumberland | Alan Mackenzie & Michael McGreevy | Angus | 22–12 |
| 1983 | County Durham | George Turley & Mal Hughes | Eldon Grove | Yorkshire | Keith Parker & Mick Parker | Scarcroft | 17–16 |
| 1984 | Kent | Ollie Jones & Len Haynes | Lenham | Buckinghamshire | Jim Higgs & Geoff Springell | Marlow | 17–15 |
| 1985 | Yorkshire | Peter Richardson & Frank Maxwell | Haxby Road | County Durham | Ken Briscoe & Keith Renwick | Hylton Colliery | 16–15 |
| 1986 | County Durham | David Kilner & Cliff Simpson | Owton Lodge | Norfolk | Brian Taylor & Gary Blake | County Arts | 26–10 |
| 1987 | Lancashire | David Holt & Thomas Armstrong | Bolton | Middlesex | Dave Rowlands & Ken Morrison | Uxbridge | 23–21 |
| 1988 | Leicestershire | John Stephenson & Paul Clarke | Belgrave | Nottinghamshire | Brett Morley & Peter Goulding | Plessey | 17–14 |
| 1989 | Essex | David McCathie & Paul Maynard | Essex County | Lancashire | Mike Leach & Charles Tattersall | Newton Hall | 25–16 |
| 1990 | Norfolk | John Ottaway & Roger Guy | Wymondham Dell | Middlesex | Colin Harman & Paul Cater | West Ealing | 19–15 |
| 1991 | Cumbria | Ronald Gass & John Bell | Wigton | Middlesex | Jim Marsh & Dave Hall | N.P.L. | 29–16 |
| 1992 | Kent | Gary Smith & Andy Thomson | Blackheath & Greenwich | Sussex | John Durrant & Richard Moses | Hollingbury Park | 24–17 |
| 1993 | Warwickshire | Rob Robinson & Richard Brittan | Erdington Court | Kent | Gary Smith & Andy Thomson | Blackheath & Greewich | 25–24 |
| 1994 | Northumberland | Keith Wood & Michael Bennett | Ponteland | County Durham | Alan Theobald & Dave Webb | Gateshead | 26–6 |
| 1995 | Wiltshire | Mel Biggs & Steve Warren | Westlecot | Essex | J. Donnelly & Roy Farrant | Loxford Park | 21–20 |
| 1996 | Worcestershire | Ian Maddox & Robert Stanley | Bank House Hotel | Gloucestershire | Andrew Wills & Tony Allcock MBE | Cheltenham | 20–19 |
| 1997 | Dorset | Shaun Nutman & Adam Tidby | Dorchester | Northumberland | Bryan Taylor & Anthony Kempster | Gosforth | 19–14 |
| 1998 | Warwickshire | Kenneth Ashby & Graham Ashby | Stoke, Coventry | Lincolnshire | Kim Keilty & Daniel Brown | St Giles, Lincoln | 24–12 |
| 1999 | Northamptonshire | Barry Fokerd & Paul Broderick | Wellingborough | Kent | Michael Arnold & Gordon Charlton | Sandwich | 24–23 |
| 2000 | Cumbria | Paul Barlow & Stephen Farish | Wigton | Suffolk | John Rednall & Clive Webb | Felixstowe & Suffolk | 24–14 |
| 2001 | Cambridgeshire | Maurice Miller & Tony Merrell | March Conservative | Surrey | Ray Otley & Mark Overington | Cranleigh R.B.L. | 18–17 |
| 2002 | Buckinghamshire | Peter Picknell & Keith Hawes | Iver Heath | Worcestershire | Mark Stones & Grant Burgess | Gilt Edge | 17–13 |
| 2003 | Suffolk | John Rednall & Clive Webb | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Worcestershire | Simon Jones & Mark Atkins | Worcester | 20–10 |
| 2004 | Norfolk | Ian Wynter & Jamie Chestney | Downham Ex-Service | Bedfordshire | Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn | Barton-le-Clay | 19–16 |
| 2005 | Warwickshire | Simon Gilbert & Andrew Smith | Avenue, L Spa | Yorkshire | Scott Burrell & Mark Walton | Nafferton | 24–9 |
| 2006 | Oxfordshire | Greg Moon & Gary Lucas | Banbury Borough | Dorset | Dave Smith & Neil Burroughs | Greenhill | 17–16 |
| 2007 | Kent | Colin Goldsmith & Gordon Charlton | Sandwich | Buckinghamshire | Eric Smith & Peter McGuinness | Gerrards Cross | 22–21 |
| 2008 | Suffolk | Andy Meikle & Adrian Holden | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Cumbria | John Baird & Rick Gallagher | Carlisle Subscription | 20–10 |
| 2009 | Dorset | Martin Pavey & Jamie Lockwood | Dorchester | Surrey | Michael O'Leary & Jeff O'Leary | Epsom Park | 24–11 |
| 2010 | Huntingdonshire | Wayne Bailey & Tristan Morton | White Hart | Lancashire | Chris Gale & Jason Parkinson | (Manchester Commonwealth | 22–19 |
| 2011 | Worcestershire | Dean Hemming & Robert Stanley | Worcester | Nottinghamshire | Duncan Robinson & Brett Morley | Trent Vale | 23–11 |
| 2012 | Bedfordshire | Rhys Lee & Luke Nunn | Barton-le-Clay | Berkshire | Adrian Chipper & Chris Holliday | Wokingham | 19–18 |
| 2013 | Essex | Lloyd Sabatini & Edward Morris | Essex County | Northumberland | Steve Pallas & Chris Yeomans | Gosforth | 21–16 |
| 2014 | Warwickshire | Craig Carter & Tom Millership | Rugby | Lincolnshire | Nick Orrey & Mathew Orrey | Grantham | 22–4 |
| 2015 | Somerset | Peter Shaw & James Amery | Taunton | Buckinghamshire | Malcolm Drage & Dean Brookes | Bletchley Town | 20–16 |
| 2016 | Devon | Sam Tolchard & Louis Ridout | Kings Torquay | Herefordshire | Mike Ricketts & Dan Holmes | Ledbury | 20–13 |
| 2017 | Lincolnshire | Steve Hill & Martin Spencer | Royal Mail Cart | Cumbria | John Baird & Rick Gallagher | Carlisle Subscription | 20–19 |
| 2018 | Somerset | Neil Williams & Sam Steel | Watchet | Surrey | Mark Dunne & Mark Jones | West End | 19–12 |
| 2019 | Kent | Jason Haskins & Roger Kendrick | VCD | Isle of Wight | Darren Griffith & Jack Berry | Shanklin | 18–8 |
| 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Norfolk | John Tufts & Wayne Willgress | Norfolk BC | Devon | Sam Tolchard & Louis Ridout | Kings, Torquay | 15–6 |
| 2022 | Huntingdonshire | Lewis Baker & Nick Brett | Brampton BC | Buckinghamshire | Matt Hyde & Andrew Briden | Gerrards Cross | 20–9 |
| 2023 | Leicestershire | Nick Wardle & Joe Dawson | Kingscroft | Essex | Steve Gunnell & Edward Morris | Essex County | 16–15 |
| 2024 | Hunts | Ean Morton & Tristan Morton | Parkway | Warwicks | Dan Box & Andrew Walters | Welford-On-Avon | 23–9 |