Highlights
The 2026 Competition:
The final of the 2026 Ladies Senior Individual Merit was held at Pennfields Bowls Club in Dudley & District on Saturday 11th July, starting at 10.00am.
Following the individual county qualifying competitions, the draw for the final will appear here as soon as possible. * Denotes County Merit Winners.
Qualifying competitions may be found on each counties website. See – Regional Information
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jane Bowler* (Wales) | Hannah McDonald (Burton & District) | 2 | ||
3 | Wendy Oxland (War. & Worc.) | Dawn Parkes* (Staffordshire) | 4 | ||
5 | Clair Russell (North Lancs & Fylde) | Cathy Wall* (Cheshire) | 6 | ||
7 | Alyson Evans* (North Midlands) | Louise Tebay (Isle of Man) | 8 | ||
9 | Elaine Milligan (Merseyside) | Sharon Jenkinson (Burton & District) | 10 | ||
11 | Louise Cotton (Shropshire) | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 12 | ||
13 | Paula Gamon (Mid Cheshire) | Emma Tobin* (Yorkshire) | 14 | ||
15 | Carol Matthews (Staffordshire) | Sian Maddock (Wales) | 16 | ||
17 | Hayley Scott (South Staffordshire) | Tracey Moore (Isle of Man) | 18 | ||
19 | Ann Breakwell (North Shropshire) | Julie Burgess (Staffordshire) | 20 | ||
21 | Stacey Dyson (Yorkshire) | Samantha Murray (Mid Cheshire) | 22 | ||
23 | Sarah Skidmore (Dudley & District) | Jenny Hadwin (Wales) | 24 | ||
25 | Adele Chadwick* (Lancashire) | Jayne Kent (South Yorkshire) | 26 | ||
27 | Denise Noble (Cumbria) | Connie Batty (Burton & District) | 28 | ||
29 | Debbie Formston-Wright (Merseyside) | Mandy Wilks (North Derbyshire) | 30 | ||
31 | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | Karen Gant (Yorkshire) | 32 | ||
33 | Lynsey Gorman (Merseyside) | Tina Ralph* (North Shropshire) | 34 | ||
35 | Jordan Picken* (South Staffordshire) | Janet Monk* (Isle of Man) | 36 | ||
37 | Jane Hollingworth (Yorkshire) | Amanda Nicholas (Wales) | 38 | ||
39 | Catherine Lockwood (North L & F) | Anne O'Loughlin (War. & Worc.) | 40 | ||
41 | Julie Bonnar* (North Derbyshire) | Danniella Hartshorn* (Burton & District) | 42 | ||
43 | Andrea Holt (North Lancs & Fylde) | Violet Dennison (Cumbria) | 44 | ||
45 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | Carleen Doody-Millington (Shropshire) | 46 | ||
47 | Kirsty Darling (War. & Worc.) | Jo Webster (Dudley & District) | 48 | ||
49 | Pam Wood (Yorkshire) | Jessica Pickthall* (Cumbria) | 50 | ||
51 | Jill Gibbon (Mid Warwickshire) | Katrina Lockwood (Merseyside) | 52 | ||
53 | Rachel Bennett* (Dudley & District) | Linda Williams (Wales) | 54 | ||
55 | Sian Skelton (Shropshire) | Jodie Pritchard (War. & Worc.) | 56 | ||
57 | Chloe Hirst (Yorkshire) | Sue Worrall (Mid Cheshire) | 58 | ||
59 | Sarah Edmonson* (North L & F) | Kate Williams* (Mid Warwickshire) | 60 | ||
61 | Helen Clee (Shropshire) | Sharon Rigden (Lancashire) | 62 | ||
63 | Sian Kelly (Cheshire) | Sue Gawne (Isle of Man) | 64 |
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The Ladies Senior Individual Merit was held at Pennfields in Staffordshire on Saturday 11th July 2026. The results is below:
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jane Bowler* (Wales) | 18 | 21 | Hannah McDonald (Burton & District) | 2 |
3 | Wendy Oxland (War. & Worc.) | 21 | 17 | Dawn Parkes* (Staffordshire) | 4 |
5 | Clair Russell (North Lancs & Fylde) | 17 | 21 | Cathy Wall* (Cheshire) | 6 |
7 | Alyson Evans* (North Midlands) | 21 | 6 | Louise Tebay (Isle of Man) | 8 |
9 | Elaine Milligan (Merseyside) | 21 | 18 | Sharon Jenkinson (Burton & District) | 10 |
11 | Louise Cotton (Shropshire) | 8 | 21 | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 12 |
13 | Paula Gamon (Mid Cheshire) | 8 | 21 | Emma Tobin* (Yorkshire) | 14 |
15 | Carol Matthews (Staffordshire) | 21 | 2 | Sian Maddock (Wales) | 16 |
17 | Hayley Scott (South Staffordshire) | 17 | 21 | Tracey Moore (Isle of Man) | 18 |
19 | Ann Breakwell (North Shropshire) | 8 | 21 | Amanda Biddulph (Staffordshire) | 20 |
21 | Stacey Dyson (Yorkshire) | 18 | 21 | Samantha Murray (Mid Cheshire) | 22 |
23 | Sarah Skidmore (Dudley & District) | 21 | 3 | Jenny Hadwin (Wales) | 24 |
25 | Adele Chadwick* (Lancashire) | 5 | 21 | Jayne Kent (South Yorkshire) | 26 |
27 | Denise Noble (Cumbria) | 6 | 21 | Connie Batty (Burton & District) | 28 |
29 | Debbie Formston-Wright (Merseyside) | 21 | 18 | Mandy Wilks (North Derbyshire) | 30 |
31 | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | 21 | 18 | Karen Gant (Yorkshire) | 32 |
33 | Lynsey Gorman (Merseyside) | 21 | 12 | Tina Ralph* (North Shropshire) | 34 |
35 | Jordan Picken* (South Staffordshire) | 10 | 21 | Janet Monk* (Isle of Man) | 36 |
37 | Jane Hollingworth (Yorkshire) | 21 | 13 | Amanda Nicholas (Wales) | 38 |
39 | Catherine Lockwood (North L & F) | 12 | 21 | Anne O'Loughlin (War. & Worc.) | 40 |
41 | Julie Bonnar* (North Derbyshire) | 21 | 12 | Danniella Hartshorn* (Burton & District) | 42 |
43 | Andrea Holt (North Lancs & Fylde) | 15 | 21 | Violet Dennison (Cumbria) | 44 |
45 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | 21 | 1 | Carleen Doody-Millington (Shropshire) | 46 |
47 | Kirsty Darling (War. & Worc.) | 14 | 21 | Jo Webster (Dudley & District) | 48 |
49 | Pam Wood (Yorkshire) | 16 | 21 | Jessica Pickthall* (Cumbria) | 50 |
51 | Jill Gibbon (Mid Warwickshire) | 11 | 21 | Katrina Lockwood (Merseyside) | 52 |
53 | Rachel Bennett* (Dudley & District) | 21 | 14 | Linda Williams (Wales) | 54 |
55 | Sian Skelton (Shropshire) | 15 | 21 | Jodie Pritchard (War. & Worc.) | 56 |
57 | Chloe Hirst (Yorkshire) | 21 | 8 | Sue Worrall (Mid Cheshire) | 58 |
59 | Sarah Edmonson* (North L & F) | 11 | 21 | Kate Williams* (Mid Warwickshire) | 60 |
61 | Helen Clee (Shropshire) | 8 | 21 | Sharon Rigden (Lancashire) | 62 |
63 | Sian Kelly (Cheshire) | 21 | 13 | Sue Gawne (Isle of Man) | 64 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Hannah McDonald (Burton & District) | 17 | 21 | Wendy Oxland (War. & Worc.) | 3 |
6 | Cathy Wall* (Cheshire) | 15 | 21 | Alyson Evans* (North Midlands) | 7 |
9 | Elaine Milligan (Merseyside) | 12 | 21 | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 12 |
14 | Emma Tobin* (Yorkshire) | 21 | 19 | Carol Matthews (Staffordshire) | 15 |
18 | Tracey Moore (Isle of Man) | 21 | 19 | Amanda Biddulph (Staffordshire) | 20 |
22 | Samantha Murray (Mid Cheshire) | 21 | 7 | Sarah Skidmore (Dudley & District) | 23 |
26 | Jayne Kent (South Yorkshire) | 21 | 17 | Connie Batty (Burton & District) | 28 |
29 | Debbie Formston-Wright (Merseyside) | 12 | 21 | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | 31 |
33 | Lynsey Gorman (Merseyside) | 21 | 15 | Janet Monk* (Isle of Man) | 36 |
37 | Jane Hollingworth (Yorkshire) | 21 | 13 | Anne O'Loughlin (War. & Worc.) | 40 |
41 | Julie Bonnar* (North Derbyshire) | 7 | 21 | Violet Dennison (Cumbria) | 44 |
45 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | 21 | 7 | Jo Webster (Dudley & District) | 48 |
50 | Jessica Pickthall* (Cumbria) | 21 | 3 | Katrina Lockwood (Merseyside) | 52 |
53 | Rachel Bennett* (Dudley & District) | 21 | 10 | Jodie Pritchard (War. & Worc.) | 56 |
57 | Chloe Hirst (Yorkshire) | 21 | 10 | Kate Williams* (Mid Warwickshire) | 60 |
62 | Sharon Rigden (Lancashire) | 21 | 15 | Sian Kelly (Cheshire) | 63 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Wendy Oxland (War. & Worc.) | 9 | 21 | Alyson Evans* (North Midlands) | 7 |
12 | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 21 | 17 | Emma Tobin* (Yorkshire) | 14 |
18 | Tracey Moore (Isle of Man) | 10 | 21 | Samantha Murray (Mid Cheshire) | 22 |
26 | Jayne Kent (South Yorkshire) | 21 | 16 | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | 31 |
33 | Lynsey Gorman (Merseyside) | 19 | 21 | Jane Hollingworth (Yorkshire) | 37 |
44 | Violet Dennison (Cumbria) | 20 | 21 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | 45 |
50 | Jessica Pickthall* (Cumbria) | 11 | 21 | Rachel Bennett* (Dudley & District) | 53 |
57 | Chloe Hirst (Yorkshire) | 21 | 14 | Sharon Rigden (Lancashire) | 62 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Alyson Evans* (North Midlands) | 18 | 21 | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 12 |
22 | Samantha Murray (Mid Cheshire) | 8 | 21 | Jayne Kent (South Yorkshire) | 26 |
37 | Jane Hollingworth (Yorkshire) | 20 | 21 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | 45 |
53 | Rachel Bennett* (Dudley & District) | 21 | 16 | Chloe Hirst (Yorkshire) | 57 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 21 | 15 | Jayne Kent (South Yorkshire) | 26 |
45 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | 21 | 18 | Rachel Bennett* (Dudley & District) | 53 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Andrea Ainley* (South Yorkshire) | 21 | 16 | Jess Lacey (Wales) | 45 |
The Ladies Senior Individual Merit rules document covers entry fee, eligibility, the host county rota, dress code and prize money.
All specific competition rule documents should be read in conjunction with the ‘Laws of the Game of Crown Green Bowls’.
Any rule query can be sent to: competitons@bcgba.org.uk
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Andrea Ainley (South Yorkshire) | Jess Lacey (Wales) | Pennfields B.C (Dudley & District) |
2025 | Sally King (Shropshire) | Jodie Dickenson (South Yorkshire) | Littleover B.C (North Derbyshire) |
2024 | Linda Williams (Wales) | Cheryl Caswell (Shropshire) | Hawcoat Park (Cumbria) |
2023 | Andrea Buckley (Yorkshire) | Jordan Picken (South Staffordshire) | Tarleton B.C (Lancashire) |
2022 | Chloe Hirst (Yorkshire) | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | Brighouse Sports Club (Yorkshire) |
2021 | Jenny Moore (Isle of Man) | Louise Ollerton (Greater Manchester) | Heaton Park (Greater Manchester) |
2020 | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition |
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | TBC | (Merseyside) |
2018 | Sarah Nicholas (Wales) | TBC | Helsby B.C (Cheshire) |
2017 | Kerry Brown (South Yorkshire) | Sharon Tatem (Burton & District) | Fox Lane B.C (North Lancs & Fylde) |
2016 | Tracy Ryan (Shropshire) | TBC | Owley Wood B.C (Mid Cheshire) |
2015 | Karen Gant (Yorkshire) | Sarah Fox (South Yorkshire) | Haunchwood B.C (North Warwickshire) |
2014 | Nicola Boulton (Mid Cheshire) | TBC | Pennfields B.C (South Staffordshire) |
2013 | Helen Gilroy (Yorkshire) | TBC | Washlands (Burton & District) |
2012 | Linda Williams (Wales) | Helen Gilroy (Yorkshire) | Florence Tennis & B.C (Staffordshire) |
2011 | Maliza Herbert (Warwickshire) | TBC | Bridgewater B.C (North Shropshire) |
2010 | Kirsty Darling (Warwickshire) | TBC | TBC |
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Maliza Herbert (Warwickshire) | TBC | TBC |
2008 | Catherine Lockwood (North Lancs & Fylde) | Maggie Barnes (Coventry & District) | Llay Miners Welfare (Wales) |
2007 | Sarah Hey (Wales) | TBC | TBC |
2006 | Betty Phillips (Wales) | TBC | TBC |
2005 | Maggie Barnes (Coventry & District) | TBC | TBC |
2004 | Sylvia Smith (Lancashire) | TBC | TBC |
2003 | Maggie Pailing (Warwickshire) | Mandy Padgett (Dudley & District) | Woodfield Sports & Social (South Staffordshire) |
2002 | Lynn Pritchatt (South Staffordshire) | Cynthia Tonge (South Yorkshire) | Edgbaston B.C (Dudley & District) |
2001 | Debbie Williams (Warwickshire) | TBC | TBC |
2000 | Lyn Baghurst (South Derbyshire) | Nicola Dolby (Wales) | Rolls Royce B.C (South Derbyshire) |
