The men's senior pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The event is for men aged 55 and over on 1 April in the year of competition. Until 1988 it was for over 60s.
Past winners YearChampionsCountyRunners-upCountyScoreRef1974 Frank Farey & Arthur Parkin Middx 1975 Bill Stowe & Fred Jenkins Warwicks Arthur Green & Les Banks Sussex 20–15 1976 Les Traves & Ivor Boys Kent Eric Thulborn & Alf Page Cambs 1977 E. Rayner & Fred Summers Worcs 1978F. Ash & H. Stevenson Surrey 1979E. C. Weston & E. C. Websell Hants 1980G. C. Collinson & W. Hughes Glocs 1981J. Adams & A. Whitehead Bucks 1982Jim Grigor & Bernard Read Lincs Middx 24–11 1983T. S. Fenn & A. P. Lucas Suffolk 1984 Wilf Firby & Harry WadhamSom John Nunn & Peter Hills Suffolk 21–20 1985B. Walker & R. Kivell Devon 1986 1987 Reg Theobald & Cyril Morgan Middx Joe Hughes & Raymond Wall Northumb 19-18 1988 Alfred Baylis & Tony Russell Worcs Bev Thompson & Cecil Exton Wilts 25-161989 Cyril Bowers & Derek Mee Notts Gordon Townsend & Harry Reynolds Warwicks 27-161990Reg Jackson & Barney Fernandes WiltsRay Watson & Reg Paine Middx 22-121991Ken Manderson & Peter Line Hants T. C. Clipston & Terry James Northants 25-221992R. S. Bell & J. Stothard Durham W. D. Gee & D. LewisBucks 20-91993Ken Manderson & Peter Line Hants Edward Hayward & Walter Hayward Sussex 23-111994 Brian Arnold & Don GriffinHunts Henry Booth & Alan Leach Lancs 15-141995F. A. Palmer & K. Broughton Sussex N. Chamberlain & W. Faulkner Herts 20-161996Bernard Walsham & Alan Walsham Lincs Ken Wardle & Robert Burch Devon 17-161997Arthur Peacock & Luke WentEssex Michael Truran & Ian GoodingSussex 28-81998Pat Pinnegar & Roy HennessyGlocs/SomBrian Miller & Dennis AldertonSussex 22-161999Michael Haywood & John Godden Leics Derek Balfour & Peter BryantBerks 20-142000Chris Reynolds & Ian Watson Sussex Douglas Bale & Derek James Devon 24-112001F. Smith & R. Walters Cornwall D. Weston & D. CrowsonNorthants 23-202002David Macey & David Hynard SomPat Riley & Lyn JamesEssex 28-182003Alan Waite & Peter Picknell Bucks Robert Clews & David Snell Wilts 22-212004Ken Marsh & Barry BendallHants J. Wilson & M. Crafer Essex 27-112005Attilio Ciampini & Robert Yeamans Middx B. Nicholls & J. Dobson Hants 29-82006John Crabb & Barry PattersonDorset Alan Cawdell & Len WildmanHerts 20–17 2007William Hamilton & Brian Pigott Warwicks Gordon Niven & Graham Booth Lancs 30–152008Vic Cole & Malcolm Stark Essex Keith Corris & Keith CorrisCornwall 21–202009Don Sheriff & Peter Adams Herts Roger Martin & Tony Scarr Hunts 27–112010David Welsh & James Morley Sussex David McManus & Anthony LittleCumbria 25–212011David Parr & Charlie Gay Cornwall John Abson & Alan Cawdell Herts 19–13 2012Richard Hall & Adrian Burbridge Worcs Eddie Hughes & Ray BreameCumbria 25–8 2013David Snell, Mel Biggs & Paul Sloman Wilts Robert Fuller & John Haines Northants 20–182014Les Jinks & Dave Brennan Derbyshire Alan Ley & Mike Peterson Oxon 20–182015David Snell & Mel Biggs Wilts Barry Williams & Tony AubreyBerks 26–132016John Bell & Rick Gallagher Cumbria Roy Burnett & David Hanger Dorset 21–142017Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage Bucks Ian Watson & Keith Holman Sussex 23–162018Paul Comley & Colin Whitehead OxonRonnie Thomas & Kevin Williams Cornwall 24–72019Dave Labrum & Malcolm Drage Bucks Martin Smith & Mark Atkins Herefords 22–152020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Stuart Stephens & Jim Garner Dorset Howard Watts & Raymond GaskinsOxfordshire 17–102022 Steve Smith & Graham Ashby Warwicks Steve Parr & Ken WeyandKent19–62023 Philip Russell & Jerry RumballHertsMichael Jelfs & Phillip GladdenOxfordshire27–3 2024Ken Sawyer & Tim BloomerGlocsRichard Spriggs & Steve GunnellEssex22–212025 Phil Hackett & Robert HoneywellDevonGren Richardson & Bob McaveliaNorthumb17–15
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