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Bowls England National Championships (Middleton Cup)

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The Middleton Cup is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

It is an Inter-County Championship for six rinks of men's teams.

Past winners

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Year Champions Runners-up Score Ref
1911 Middlesex Surrey 88–85
1912 Kent Devon
1913 Middlesex Sussex 82–56
1914 Surrey Essex
1915–1918 No competition due to war
1919 Bedfordshire Devon
1920 Surrey Essex
1921 Surrey Devon
1922 Bedfordshire Berkshire
1923 Surrey Kent
1924 Surrey Middlesex
1925 Middlesex Kent 119–102
1926 Northumberland Essex
1927 Surrey Cumberland and Westmorland
1928 Surrey Devon
1929 Kent Northumberland
1930 Northumberland Essex
1931 Surrey Isle of Wight
1932 Northamptonshire Surrey
1933 Surrey Hampshire
1934 Northamptonshire Hampshire
1935 Hampshire Northamptonshire 121–100
1936 Gloucestershire Surrey
1937 Surrey Hampshire
1938 Dorset County Durham
1939 Surrey Northumberland
1940–1944 No competition due to war
1945 Northumberland Hampshire
1946 Yorkshire Sussex
1947 Yorkshire Devon
1948 Devon Gloucestershire
1949 Devon Surrey
1950 Devon Surrey
1951 Northumberland Middlesex
1952 Middlesex Surrey 121–109
1953 Yorkshire Surrey
1954 Middlesex Nottinghamshire 147–82
1955 Surrey Somerset
1956 Sussex Yorkshire
1957 Surrey Northamptonshire
1958 Surrey Buckinghamshire
1959 Devon Northumberland
1960 Surrey Hampshire
1961 Nottinghamshire Somerset
1962 Middlesex Hampshire 120–118
1963 Hampshire Essex 125–114
1964 Leicestershire Warwickshire
1965 Middlesex Northamptonshire 134–89
1966 Norfolk Hampshire
1967 Hampshire Middlesex 117–90
1968 Hampshire Suffolk 131–103
1969 Middlesex Hertfordshire
1970 Warwickshire Middlesex 124–115
1971 Hampshire Middlesex 110–104
1972 Surrey County Durham
1973 Yorkshire Middlesex
1974 Kent Lincolnshire
1975 Surrey Hampshire
1976 Lincolnshire Surrey
1977 Somerset Middlesex
1978 Yorkshire Nottinghamshire
1979 Somerset Hampshire
1980 Northamptonshire Somerset 125–112
1981 Somerset Norfolk
1982 Berkshire Nottinghamshire
1983 Surrey Somerset 109–108
1984 Somerset Northumberland 127–103 [2]
1985 Northumberland Lincolnshire 117–108
1986 Wiltshire Leicestershire 129–114
1987 Kent Essex 142–89
1988 Northumberland Lincolnshire 126–117
1989 Kent Lancashire 117–107
1990 Yorkshire Dorset 136–113
1991 Kent Devon 123–107
1992 Norfolk Cornwall 120–112
1993 Kent Cumbria 145–73
1994 Cumbria Middlesex 102–98
1995 Cumbria Suffolk 119–107
1996 Lincolnshire Worcestershire 112–102
1997 Norfolk Lancashire 113–109
1998 Lancashire Warwickshire 117–109
1999 Cumbria Kent 125–114
2000 County Durham Norfolk 123–117
2001 Cumbria Kent 112–109
2002 Devon Essex 122–113
2003 Devon Lincolnshire 128–122
2004 Devon Surrey 116–110
2005 Cumbria Oxfordshire 126–115
2006 Norfolk Cumbria 108–105
2007 Devon Huntingdonshire 125–112
2008 Devon Norfolk 120–109
2009 Cornwall Yorkshire 128–103
2010 Cornwall Huntingdonshire 126–109
2011 Devon Berkshire 117–106
2012 Norfolk Wiltshire 118–114
2013 Berkshire Devon 115–105
2014 Hampshire Norfolk 126–106
2015 Devon Cumbria 125–113
2016 Devon Kent 115–104
2017 Devon Kent 127–95
2018 Leicestershire Devon 119–119 (9–1 extra ends)
2019 Devon Kent 120–79 [3]
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2021 Kent Northamptonshire 121–111 [5]
2022 Berkshire Hertfordshire 133–95 [6]
2023 Lincolnshire Berkshire 115–98 [7]
2024 Wiltshire Northumberland 106–91 [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  2. ^ "Allan, G. (1984) 'Bowls'". The Times. 27 August 1984. p. 12. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "2019 Middleton Cup" (PDF). Bowls England.
  4. ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
  5. ^ "Middleton Cup - Fixtures". Bowls England. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ "2023 National Championships Middleton Cup". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 National Championships Middleton Cup". Bowls England. Retrieved 2 September 2024.