Australian National Bowls Championships

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The Australian National Bowls Championships and the Australian Open are organised by Bowls Australia. Bowls dates back to 1845 in Australia but it was not until 1910, during the 1910 Carnival of bowls that South Australia proposed the formation of the Australian Bowling Council (consisting of the six states) which duly formed the following year in 1911. The first National Singles Championships were held in 1913, with each state holding the Championships in turn.[1][2][3] The Championships were also known as the Carnival at one stage.[2]

Australian National Bowls Championships
Tournament information
SportLawn bowls
LocationAustralia
Established1913
AdministratorBowls Australia
WebsiteBowls Australia

The Championships were not held for a twelve year period from 2005 until 2016 when the Australian Open effectively replaced the National Championships. They Nationals returned in 2017 at the Club Sapphire Merimbula but the Australian Open continued to be held and remains a significant national event.[4][5]

The Championships were severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic with the 2020 Championships held over until May 2021. When they eventually took place not all of the events could be completed due to further problems with the pandemic.[6] The 2021 championships were finally held in April 2022.[7]

Australian Men's National Championships

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Year Singles Pairs Triples Fours Ref
1913 W E Sayers (Ballarat) not held not held W Arnott
G A Chapman
J Yeo
Harry Moses
1914 Louis Waxman (Armadale) not held not held W A Hotchin
J C Stewart
S W Smith
L Waxman
1915–1921 not held due to World War I
1922 T A Williams (Ballarat) not held not held T Alexander
A Alexander
A Fuller
T Lewis
1923 not held
1924 John Gustafson (Fremantle) not held not held E J Whykes
T Young
W M Morgan
T A Williams
1925 not held
1926 Andy Oastler (Camberwell) not held not held H Maidment
M B Wilson
C Wyett
W Miller
1927 Frank Dobbie (City of Camberwell) not held not held H P Walsh
S Solomon
J Puls
F W Hardham
1928–1929 not held
1930 A B Stanley (Moreland) not held not held E Daley
G A Holmes
J A Ferguson
A B Stanley
1931 Frank Dobbie (City of Camberwell) not held not held W Bleach Jr.
W A Hotchin
J C Blair
W Bleach Sr.
1932–1933 not held
1934 T Williams (South Park) G L Jacobs
A U Alley (Composite)
not held Harold Murray
G A Holmes
J A Ferguson
A B Stanley
19351 not held
1936 E W Walker (Oakleigh) H W Brown
R T Harrison (Composite)
not held J Murray
N F Daws
G L Jacobs
A U Alley
1937 not held
1938 Frank Livingstone (Onehunga) Percy Hutton
Howard Mildren (South Park)
not held Harold Murray
Aub Murray
Charlie McNeill
Tom Kinder
1939–1946 not held due to World War II
1947 Jack Petchell (Sturt) J Bunce
T H Jackett (City of Hawthorn)
not held C Hill
A Toose
H Carne
F Winn
1948 Jack Gordon (Coorparoo) A E C Treloar
M C Wood (Adelaide)
not held F J Bleazby
W Jepson
C L P Lilburne
N F Daws
1949 Glyn Bosisto (Victoria) Bert Palm
W A Maughan (Bundaberg)
not held John Cobley
James Cobley
Len Knight
Charles Cordaiy
1950 not held
1951 Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) A E C Treloar
M C Wood (Adelaide)
not held T H Jackett
R T Rundle
A C Davies
Glyn Bosisto
1952 Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) J D Blackwell
M P Bussau (Nhill)
not held H Murrell
T R Salmond
H Rutherford
H Littler
1953 Glyn Bosisto (Auburn) David Long
John Bird (Ryde)
not held Elgar Collins
Walter Maling
Charles Beck
Neville Green
1954 not held
1955 Charlie McNeill (Hamilton) W J Truscott
Harry Snook (Composite)
not held J D Robinson
L A Beasley
G K Hutton
W R Tate
1956 not held
1957 Albert Newton (City) R L Davis
L A Fitzpatrick (Ballan)
not held C Jackson
C Hoath
K Spry
Glyn Bosisto
1958 not held
1959 Keith Downie (Newcastle City) not held Wally Bourne
Bert Flugge
Laurie Poole
Keith Poole
1960 not held
1961 Ellis Crew (NSW) J W West
Jim McCain (St George/Bexley)
not held Bill Sneyd
S Carter
E McCarthy
Ron Marshall
1962 not held
1963 Ron Marshall (Queensland) John Reynolds
Gus Bianchetto (NSW)
not held Dave Downie
H Hill
S Owen
W Dart
1964 not held
1965 Noel Osborne (Taree) John Slater
Alan Griffin (St George)
not held Alan Crawford
Harry Beveridge
Keith Martin
Geoff Kelly
1966 not held
1967 Tom Eastall (Penguin, Tas) Ron Soulsby
John Grant (Yarrawonga)
not held Harry Lyon
Abe Corrall
Stan Lane
Mick Reynolds
1968 not held
1969 Martin Millsom (Footscray City) Alan Smith
Albert Newton (City)
not held
1970 Merv Davy (Queensland) Bill Jackson (Gosford)
Bob Pinkerton (Camden)
not held Vic Hayes
R Morton
Peter Rheuben
Frank Soars
[2]
1971 not held
1972 Clive White (Queensland) [2] I Stanton
R Baird (Queensland) [2]
not held Stan Coomber
H Wyper
E Stewart
Keith Poole
[2]
1973 not held
1974 Colin Thorn (WA) Ron Butler
Col Lindsay (WA)
not held Tisha McIntosh
Barry Salter
Jim Woodward
Alan Freeman
1975 Cec Liddell Roy Souter (Wiseman Park)
Phil Flynn (Illawarra)
not held Tisha McIntosh
Barry Salter
Kenny Williams
Ken Woods
1976 not held
1977 Barrie Baxter (Queensland) Robert Parrella
Brian Gillett (Queensland)
not held Cecil Bransky
David Blumberg
Jim Hall
Reg Robinson
1978 not held
1979 Jim Yates (Moreland, Vic) Robert Parrella
Brian Gillett
not held
1980 not held
1981 Jack Hosking (Victoria) Wally Bonaguro
Keith Lindner (SA)
not held Clarrie Watkins
Bob Bartlett
Sam Clough
Jim McDonnell
1982 not held
1983 Jack Christey (NSW) not held Peter Rheuben
Ivan Vlatko
Jim Hall
David Blumberg
[8]
1984 not held
1985 Dennis Katunarich
not held Dennis Katunarich
Brian Katunarich
John Rainoldi
Paul Richards
1986 Peter Lawson (Tasmania) Dennis Katunarich
John Rainoldi (WA)
not held Charlie Hayes
1987 Terry Baldwin (Warilla, NSW) Rex Johnston
Bruce Linton
not held [9]
1988 Ian Ross (Victoria) Ian Schuback
Fred Diamond
not held John Hurst
Ian Jarvis
Colin Gee
Harold Fisher
1989 not held
1990 Peter Rheuben not held Cameron Curtis [10]
1991 not held
1992 not held
1993 not held
1994 John Noonan not held [11]
1995 not held
1996 not held
1997 not held
1998 not held
1999 not held
2000 Bill Cornehls not held
2001–2016 not held
2017 Aron Sherriff Anthony Kiepe
Des Cann Jr.
Sean Ingham
Kevin Anderson
Ryan Bester
Des Cann Jr.
Matthew Lucas
Brett Wilkie
Nathan Rice
2018 Ray Pearse Jade Groenewege
Sean Baker
Alan Howard
Peter Balderson
Mitchell Mears
Jordan Yates
Darren Burgess
Jay Bye-Norris
Anthony Flapper
2019 Matthew Baus Jade Groenewege
Sean Baker
Josh Berry
Chris Herden
Ben Twist
Joshua Appleyard
Brad Johns
Robert Meadows
Lee Schraner
[12][13][14]
2020 cancelled Lee Schraner
Brad Marron<
Corey Wedlock
Gary Kelly
Brendan Aquilina
Aaron Teys
Corey Wedlock
Brendan Aquilina
Jamie Turner
[15][16][17]
2021 Blake Nairn Aron Sherriff
Sean Ingham
Nick Cahill
Barrie Lester
Aron Sherriff
Paul Sinden
Adam Graham
Anthony Einfeld
Mark Masel
2022 Rob McMullen Jack McShane
Shawn Thompson
Nino Vlahovic
Winston Brackley
Brett Mahoney
Jordan Yates
Paul Williamson
Brad Willoughby
Anthony Flapper
2023 Cody Packer Corey Wedlock
Gary Kelly
Roger Stevens
Dean Drummond
Peter Brown
Craig Donaldson
Mathew Pietersen
David Ferguson
Ben Twist
[18][19][20][21]

Championships not held - 1915-21, 1913, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939–46, 1950, 1954, 1956, 2001-2016

Australian Women's National Championships

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Year Singles Pairs Triples Fours Ref
1969 Mary Ormsby
1986 Greta Fahey
2017 Kylie Whitehead Natasha Jones
Lynsey Clarke
Lynne Thompson
Genevieve Delves
Natasha Scott
Natasha Jones
Lynsey Clarke
Julie Keegan
Chloe Stewart
2018 Carla Krizanic Anne Johns
Kelsey Cottrell
Louise Cronin
Kate Walker
Katrina Wright
Laura Merz
Robyn O'Brien
Therese Hastings
Helen Morss
2019 Chloe Stewart Katelyn Inch
Julie Keegan
Val Hardy
Judy Beesley
Jo Martin [14]
Erin Swatridge
Kay Moran
Jamie-Lee Worsnop
Ellen Ryan
[22][13][23]
2020 cancelled Genevieve Delves
Natasha Van Eldik
Kate Matthews
Genevieve Delves
Natasha Van Eldik
Isabella Lawson
Leigh Fortington
Maria Rigby
Ester Regan
[15][16][17]
2021 Bolivia Millerick Cassandra Millerick
Kelsey Cottrell
Rebecca Van Asch
Debra Lee
Jess McMullen
Claire Sanders
Laureen Smith
Anne Miles
Kylie Whitehead
2022 Kelsey Cottrell Sam Ferguson
Anne Johns
Kerry Andersen
Rhonda Prosser
Kaye Blackwell
Amanda Masters
Shaan Saunders
Shari Solly
Jennie Bruce
2023 Jessie Cottell Claire Turley
Lynsey Clarke
Kate Matthews
Genevieve Delves
Natasha Van Eldik
Jamie-Lee Worsnop
Ellen Falkner
Ellen Ryan
Karen Murphy
[18][19][20][21]

Men's Australian Open

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Year Singles Pairs Fours
triples until 2014
Ref
2005 Shane Globits Bill Cornehls
Michael Wilks
Bill Cornehls
Kevin Walsh
Michael Wilks
2006 Russell Meyer Mark Nitz
Mark Strochnetter
Alan Dove
Graham Edwards
Wayne Roberts
2007 Robert Doody Matthew Marchant
Greg Harlow
Brody Pitham
John Bezear
Shane Garvey
2008 Leif Selby Ryan Bester
Gary Lawson
Carl Healey
Trentan Healey
Scott Bateup
2009 Brett Wilkie Ian McMahon
Mark Casey
Mark Berghofer
Robbie Thompson
Mark Jacobsen
2010 Aron Sherriff Mervyn King
Stuart Airey
Paul Jopson
Ben Twist
Kurt Brown
2011 Leif Selby Neville Rodda
Lee Schraner
Nick McIntyre
Matthew Flapper
Ali Forsyth
2012 Mark Casey Leif Selby
Nathan Rice
Ray Lawerson
James Pearce
Alan Dove
2013 Aaron Wilson Russell Green Jnr
Dylan Fisher
Tony Crammond
Dave Caldwell
Peter Bobrige
2014 Nathan Wilson Andrew Rees
Brendon Baker
Simon Mitchell
Brodie Turner
Jon Dimopoulos
Michael Cronin
2015 Aaron Teys Robbie Wild
Sean Baker
Steven Dennis
Nathan Pedersen
Wayne Ruediger
Scott Thulborn
2016 Aron Sherriff Steven Dennis
Nathan Pedersen
Steven Dennis
Nathan Pedersen
Wayne Ruediger
Scott Thulborn
2017 Nathan Pedersen Josh Thornton
Barrie Lester
Ryan Burnett
Darren Burnett
Paul Foster
Alex Marshall
2018 Ryan Bester Chris Herden
Carl Healey
Ryan Burnett
Nathan Rice
Jeremy Henry
Alex Marshall
2019 Aron Sherriff Ray Pearse
Aron Sherriff
Bradley Lawson
Scott De Jongh
Jamie Anderson
Kurt Brown
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Aaron Wilson Matt Johnstone
Cody Packer
Ray Pearse
Aaron Hewson
Ben Twist
David Ferguson
2022 Aron Sherriff Aaron Wilson
Ben Twist
Carl Healey
Wayne Ruediger
Nathan Pedersen
Gary Kelly
[24]
2023 Aron Sherriff Aaron Wilson
Ben Twist
Barrie Lester
Corey Wedlock
Aaron Teys
Aron Sherriff
[25]
2024 Aron Sherriff Joseph Clarke
Jack McShane
Ray Pearse
Peter Taylor
Gary Kelly
Carl Healey
[26][27]

Women's Australian Open

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Year Singles Pairs Fours
triples until 2014
Ref
2005 Roma Dunn Arleen Jeffrey
Maria Rigby
Brooke Edwards
Gayle Edwards
Jan Hurst
2006 Julie Keegan Margaret Fairbairn
Helen Bosisto
Katherine Hawes
Jean Baker
Catherine Popple
2007 Siti Zalina Ahmad Noi Tucker
Therese Hastings
Karin Wilkinson
Margaret Smith
Beth Quinlain
2008 Katrina Wright Linda Gardiner
Gail Waitai
Corinne Crouch
Kay Moran
Katrina Wright
2009 Kelsey Cottrell Lynsey Armitage
Karen Murphy
Kay Moran
Anne Johns
Karen Murphy
2010 Joyce Lindores Sharyn Renshaw
Therese Hastings
Clare McCaul
Jan Khan
Val Smith
2011 Lisa Phillips Kay Moran
Karen Murphy
Kelsey Cottrell
Anne Johns
Lynsey Armitage
2012 Lynsey Armitage Victoria Troster
Elise Cowan
Kelsey Cottrell
Anne Johns
Lynsey Armitage
2013 Lisa Phillips Kelsey Cottrell
Lynsey Armitage
Samantha Shannahan
Claire Turley
Lisa Phillips
2014 Anne Johns Emma Brown
Noelene Dutton
Anne Johns
Rebecca Van Asch
Kelsey Cottrell
Lynsey Clarke
2015 Ellen Ryan Emma Brown
Noelene Dutton
Samantha Noronha
Natalie Noronha
Carla Odgers
Natasha Scott
2016 Natasha Scott Anne Johns
Rebecca Van Asch
Tiffany Brodie
Amelia Bruggy
Georgia White
Chloe Stewart
2017 Ellen Ryan Ellen Ryan
Julie Keegan
Tiffany Brodie
Amelia Bruggy
Georgia White
Chloe Stewart
2018 Rebecca Van Asch Gayle Edwards
Brooke Edwards
Lindg Qu
Leeane Poulson
Dianne Strawbridge
Marilyn Emerton
2019 Natasha Scott Genevieve Delves
Dawn Hayman
Lynsey Clarke
Anne Johns
Kelsey Cottrell
Rebecca Van Asch
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Natasha Van Eldik Lynsey Clarke
Kelsey Cottrell
Sam Ferguson
Anne Johns
Lynsey Clarke
Kelsey Cottrell
2022 Kelsey Cottrell Paris Baker
Olivia Bloomfield
Sam Ferguson
Rebecca Van Asch
Lynsey Clarke
Kelsey Cottrell
[28]
2023 Cassandra Millerick Genevieve Delves
Natasha Van Eldik
Olivia Cartwright
Laura Butler
Chloe Stewart
Katelyn Inch
[25]
2024 Laura Butler Ellen Fife
Kristina Krstic
Louise Cronan
Leanne Chinery
Emma Boyd
Kelly McKerihen
[26][27]

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