Norfolk
Bowls Association
Men’s County
Championship history & statistics
I have collated
details of the history of our County Championships by event, year & the players/clubs
involved and have produced some statistics which you & your members may find
of interest.
I would point
out that statistics can be adjusted to whatever you want to show but what I
have come up with does give picture of the history of the Championships. In
addition, it is always a danger comparing different eras as the game has changed
so much now to what it was in the past.
Please note I
have treated the main four individual championship events namely Singles (4
bowl), Pairs, Triples & Fours separately as these have been played over a
much longer period to the others and I will call these the ‘grand slam’
championships. The Singles, Pairs & Fours have been played since 1937 (with
a break for the War years) and the Triples since 1945. The other championships
namely two bowl Singles, Junior Singles, Junior Pairs & Senior Fours were
introduced much later.
As you may
imagine compiling these statistics has been a complicated task & errors are
possible. Although I am confident the information is accurate please let me
know if you find any errors or omissions.
In addition to
the details shown, I have a record of each person who has won an individual
County Championship title and I can provide specific details on request.
John Ottaway
Hon.
Men’s Secretary
Norfolk
Bowls Association
Sept
2023 (revised 19/09/2023)
The records
show that the most wins in the ‘grand slam’ championships for those players who have
won on a total of 5 or more occasions are:-
NAME |
Fours |
Pairs |
Singles |
Triples |
TOTAL |
Ottaway J |
2 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
21 |
Willgress W |
7 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
Ward C |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
Tufts J |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
Ward D |
4 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
|
Nicholson M |
6 |
4 |
10 |
||
Taylor B |
5 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
King M |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
Barr P |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
|
Tubby G |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
Webb T |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
Ward G |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
Taylor R |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
|
Long M |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
Summers R |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
Bakewell J |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Blake G |
3 |
3 |
6 |
||
King J |
3 |
3 |
6 |
||
Willgress C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
West C |
2 |
3 |
5 |
||
Watts S |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Whitwood C |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
Guy R |
3 |
2 |
5 |
||
Segger P |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
Thacker R |
4 |
1 |
5 |
||
Jary A |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
Harding W |
3 |
2 |
5 |
||
Richmond D |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
If all championships are included,
being the ‘grand slam’ events plus the others then the statistics (I have
included those with a total of 5 or more) are:-
NAME |
2 wood |
Fours |
Pairs |
Singles |
Triples |
Junior
Pairs |
Senior
Fours |
Junior
Singles |
Grand
Total |
Willgress W |
2 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
3 |
22 |
Ottaway J |
|
2 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
|
|
|
21 |
Ward C |
|
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
16 |
Tufts J |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
13 |
Taylor B |
|
5 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
11 |
Nicholson M |
|
6 |
|
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
11 |
King M |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
2 |
11 |
Tubby G |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
10 |
Ward D |
|
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
Barr P |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
Webb T |
|
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
8 |
Ward G |
|
3 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
Boldero P |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
7 |
Taylor R |
|
4 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
Segolo T |
|
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
7 |
Long M |
|
3 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
7 |
Willgress C |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
Blake G |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
Summers R |
|
3 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
6 |
King J |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
Bakewell J |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
Thacker R |
|
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
Hunt B |
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Guy R |
|
|
3 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
Lewis R |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
5 |
Harlow P |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
5 |
Whitwood C |
|
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
Watts S |
|
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
Jary A |
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
5 |
West C |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
Seabourne D |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
5 |
Harding W |
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Richmond D |
|
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
Segger P |
|
1 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
As for each one
of the ‘grand slam’ championships, those players who have won each on the most
occasions are:-
Singles
(2 or more)
NAME |
Singles |
Ottaway J |
11 |
Ward C |
6 |
Tubby G |
3 |
Willgress W |
2 |
Bowman A |
2 |
Bakewell J |
2 |
Rye C snr |
2 |
Barr P |
2 |
King M |
2 |
Watts S |
2 |
Whitwood C |
2 |
Pairs
(3 or more)
NAME |
Pairs |
Ward D |
5 |
Tufts J |
4 |
Ottaway J |
4 |
Willgress W |
4 |
Guy R |
3 |
Long M |
3 |
Webb T |
3 |
Triples
(3 or more)
NAME |
Triples |
Ward C |
6 |
Willgress W |
4 |
Taylor B |
4 |
Nicholson M |
4 |
Ottaway J |
4 |
King M |
4 |
Segger P |
3 |
Willgress C |
3 |
West C |
3 |
Blake G |
3 |
Naunton D |
3 |
Farrow A |
3 |
Ward G |
3 |
Frost D |
3 |
Gotts G |
3 |
King J |
3 |
Fours
(3 or more)
NAME |
Fours |
Willgress W |
7 |
Nicholson M |
6 |
Tufts J |
5 |
Taylor B |
5 |
Taylor R |
4 |
Ward D |
4 |
Thacker R |
4 |
Barr P |
4 |
Harding W |
3 |
McGregor C |
3 |
Long M |
3 |
Blake G |
3 |
Dunton A |
3 |
Ward G |
3 |
Hunt B |
3 |
Woodhouse M |
3 |
Ward C |
3 |
Smith C |
3 |
Moulton N |
3 |
Summers R |
3 |
Webb T |
3 |
Pease G |
3 |
Richmond D |
3 |
King J |
3 |
Finally, for
the ‘grand slam’ championships, those players who have won each championship on
at least one occasion are:-
NAME |
Fours |
Pairs |
Singles |
Triples |
Grand Total |
Ottaway J |
2 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
21 |
Willgress W |
7 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
Ward C |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
Tufts J |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
King M |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
Tubby G |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
Bakewell J |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Alston J |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Turning to our Junior Events:
Summarised
below are players who have won the Junior
Singles title on more than one occasion
NAME |
Total |
Utting S |
3 |
Willgress W |
3 |
Tufts J |
2 |
King M |
2 |
Holland D |
2 |
Willgress J |
2 |
Winter S |
2 |
Mills D |
2 |
Segolo T |
2 |
Bailey J |
2 |
Summarised
below are all players who have won the Junior
Pairs title
Name |
Total |
Larter J |
2 |
Wells J |
2 |
Rudling D |
1 |
Mills D |
1 |
Deal A |
1 |
Seabourne D |
1 |
Finch J |
1 |
Segolo J |
1 |
Cater H |
1 |
Segolo T |
1 |
Now for the Senior Fours & below are players who have won
this on more than one occasion
NAME |
Total |
Flatt B |
2 |
Lewis R |
2 |
Gooch J |
2 |
Boldero P |
2 |
Chestney P |
2 |
Goodrum G |
2 |
I will now turn
to the ‘team’ Championships, namely Bales Cup, Lord Fermoy Cup, Jermy Cup &
the County League Championship
Bales
Cup (Club Championship) –
played since 1938
Winners |
Total |
Wymondham Dell |
13 |
County Arts |
12 |
Norfolk BC |
10 |
Cromer EBA |
9 |
North Walsham |
7 |
Downham Market |
4 |
St Marks |
3 |
Hunstanton EBA |
3 |
Freethorpe |
2 |
Sheringham Morley |
2 |
RG Carter |
2 |
Wootton Park |
1 |
Gorleston |
1 |
Diss & District |
1 |
North Walsham New Road |
1 |
Thetford GWS |
1 |
Harleston Magpie |
1 |
Gt Yarmouth |
1 |
Dereham St Nicholas |
1 |
Shouldham |
1 |
Lord
Fermoy Cup – played
since 1955
Club |
Total |
County Arts BC |
16 |
Wymondham Dell BC |
10 |
Norfolk BC |
8 |
Downham Market BC |
5 |
Cromer & Dist. BC |
5 |
Hunstanton BC |
3 |
St. Marks BC |
2 |
Freethorpe BC |
2 |
Gt. Yarmouth EBA |
2 |
Acle St. Edmunds BC |
2 |
R. G. Carter Group BC |
2 |
North Walsham EBA BC |
2 |
Gt. Plumstead BC |
1 |
Weeting BC |
1 |
Dereham St. Nicholas |
1 |
Rocklands White Hart |
1 |
Wortwell BC |
1 |
Shouldham BC |
1 |
Dereham Kings Arms B |
1 |
Gorleston EBA |
1 |
Thetford G.W. Staniforth |
1 |
Jermy
Cup – played since
1995
Club |
Total |
Norfolk BC |
6 |
County Arts BC |
6 |
Diss & District BC |
2 |
Acle St Edmunds |
2 |
GW Staniforth |
2 |
Cromer EBA |
2 |
North Walsham EBA |
2 |
Sculthorpe BC |
1 |
Freethorpe |
1 |
Downham Conservatives |
1 |
Sheringham Morley |
1 |
Downham Ex-Service |
1 |
Downham Market |
1 |
League
Championship - WP Baker
Cup until 1981 & then Premier League Cromer Cup
Club |
Cromer Cup |
WP Baker Cup |
Grand Total |
Wymondham Dell |
11 |
4 |
15 |
Norfolk BC |
11 |
1 |
12 |
Cromer EBA |
4 |
3 |
7 |
Acle St Edmunds |
4 |
4 |
|
County Arts |
1 |
3 |
4 |
North Walsham |
4 |
4 |
|
Downham Market |
3 |
3 |
|
Dereham St Nicholas |
2 |
2 |
|
Freethorpe |
2 |
2 |
|
Swaffham Town |
2 |
2 |
|
Shouldham |
1 |
1 |
|
St Marks |
1 |
1 |
I hope you find the above of interest.
I have full records for each individual Club and their players since the
inception of each County Championships and will be happy to provide a breakdown
or further details on request.
John Ottaway
Hon. Men’s Secretary
Norfolk Bowls Association
SEPTEMBER 2023