Highlights
The 2026 Competition:
The final of the 2026 Jack & Jean Isherwood Veterans Championship will be held at Prees Cricket & Recreation Bowls Club in Shropshire on Wednesday 1st July, starting at 10.00am.
Results will appear here on the day. Following the individual county qualifying competitions, the draw for the final will appear here as soon as possible.
Qualifying competitions may be found on each counties website. See – Regional Information
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | Mark Bull (Wales) | 2 | ||
3 | Ian Whitehouse (Staffordshire) | Brian Sharrock (South Yorkshire) | 4 | ||
5 | Martin Gilphin (Cumbria) | Dave Harvey (North Midlands) | 6 | ||
7 | Andrew Jarrold (North Lancs & Fylde) | Julian Cooke (Shropshire) | 8 | ||
9 | Paul Stretton (Derbyshire) | Andy Procter (Cheshire) | 10 | ||
11 | Keith Hanley (Warwick & Worcester) | Paul Richards (Wales) | 12 | ||
13 | Paul Crossland (Cumbria) | Paul Harris (Lancashire) | 14 | ||
15 | Gill McAleny (Merseyside) | Dave Nichols (Shropshire) | 16 | ||
17 | Brenda Goddard (Greater Manchester) | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | 18 | ||
19 | Gerry Riley (Merseyside) | Tommy Johnstone (Cheshire) | 20 | ||
21 | Keith Wall (Wales) | John Coupe (North Lancs & Fylde) | 22 | ||
23 | Tony Cockburn (Cumbria) | Peter Tilley (Lancashire) | 24 | ||
25 | Robert Wiltshire (South Yorkshire) | Paul Wilson (North Lancs & Fylde) | 26 | ||
27 | Kerry Morris (Potteries & District) | George Chadwick (Lancashire) | 28 | ||
29 | Neil Howard (Derbyshire) | Steve Lediard (Warwick & Worcester) | 30 | ||
31 | Garry Roberts (Wales) | Colin Richards (North Midlands) | 32 |
The Grocott Family Charitable Trust – Over many years, the Group’s owners David and Linda Grocott, alongside their late father Ray Grocott who died in 2023, have been committed to supporting their local community, with an emphasis on the areas in Shropshire where their former business was based, Whitchurch, and their home village of Prees.
The Jack & Jean Isherwood Veterans Championship was held at Prees Cricket & Recreation B.C. in Shropshire on Wednesday 1st July 2026. The result is below:
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | 21 | 18 | Mark Bull (Wales) | 2 |
3 | Ian Whitehouse (Staffordshire) | 0 | 21 | Brian Sharrock (South Yorkshire) | 4 |
5 | Martin Gilpin (Cumbria) | 21 | 19 | Dave Harvey (North Midlands) | 6 |
7 | Andrew Jarrold (North Lancs & Fylde) | 7 | 21 | Julian Cooke (Shropshire) | 8 |
9 | Paul Stretton (Derbyshire) | 21 | 19 | Andy Procter (Cheshire) | 10 |
11 | Keith Hanley (Warwick & Worcester) | 14 | 21 | Paul Richards (Wales) | 12 |
13 | Paul Crossland (Cumbria) | 18 | 21 | Paul Harris (Lancashire) | 14 |
15 | Gill McAleny (Merseyside) | 21 | 15 | Dave Nichols (Shropshire) | 16 |
17 | Brenda Goddard (Greater Manchester) | 16 | 21 | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | 18 |
19 | Gerry Riley (Merseyside) | 8 | 21 | Tommy Johnstone (Cheshire) | 20 |
21 | Keith Wall (Wales) | 21 | 18 | John Coupe (North Lancs & Fylde) | 22 |
23 | Tony Cockburn (Cumbria) | 20 | 21 | Peter Tilley (Lancashire) | 24 |
25 | Robert Wiltshire (South Yorkshire) | 20 | 21 | Paul Wilson (North Lancs & Fylde) | 26 |
27 | Barry Booth (Potteries & District) | 21 | 13 | Eamonn Delaney (Lancashire) | 28 |
29 | Neil Howard (Derbyshire) | 18 | 21 | Steve Lediard (Warwick & Worcester) | 30 |
31 | Garry Roberts (Wales) | 21 | 11 | Colin Richards (North Midlands) | 32 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | 21 | 10 | Brian Sharrock (South Yorkshire) | 4 |
5 | Martin Gilpin (Cumbria) | 21 | 19 | Julian Cooke (Shropshire) | 8 |
9 | Paul Stretton (Derbyshire) | 17 | 21 | Paul Richards (Wales) | 12 |
14 | Paul Harris (Lancashire) | 21 | 11 | Gill McAleny (Merseyside) | 15 |
18 | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | 21 | 15 | Tommy Johnstone (Cheshire) | 20 |
21 | Keith Wall (Wales) | 21 | 14 | Peter Tilley (Lancashire) | 24 |
26 | Paul Wilson (North Lancs & Fylde) | 21 | 11 | Barry Booth (Potteries & District) | 27 |
30 | Steve Lediard (Warwick & Worcester) | 21 | 18 | Garry Roberts (Wales) | 31 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | 21 | 13 | Martin Gilpin | 5 |
12 | Paul Richards (Wales) | 7 | 21 | Paul Harris (Lancashire) | 14 |
18 | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | 21 | 20 | Keith Wall (Wales) | 21 |
26 | Paul Wilson (North Lancs & Fylde) | 21 | 11 | Steve Lediard (Warwick & Worcester) | 30 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | 21 | 7 | Paul Harris (Lancashire) | 14 |
18 | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | 21 | 12 | Paul Wilson (North Lancs & Fylde) | 26 |
No. | Player | Score | Score | Player | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | 11 | 21 | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | 18 |
The Jack & Jean Isherwood Veterans Championship cover items such as eligibility, qualifying competitions, qualifying numbers, officials and dress code for the finals day.
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 | Nick Jellyman (Derbyshire) | Mark Reagan (Yorkshire) | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2025 | Kerry Morris (Potteries & District) | Steve Atkinson (North Lancs & Fylde) | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2024 | Clive Chapman (Greater Manchester) | Gareth M Williams (Wales) | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2023 | Martin Simcock (Potteries & District) | Andrew Sorsby (South Yorkshire) | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2022 | Andy Proctor (Cheshire) | Mark Melvin (British Parks) | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2021 | Keith Pessall (Shropshire) | Nigel McDermott (South Yorkshire) | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2020 | No Competition | No Competition | No Competition |
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Paul Stretton (Derbyshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2018 | Ian Johnson (Derbyshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2017 | Gerald Merry (Cheshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2016 | Noel Burrows (Cheshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2015 | Michael Leach (North Lancs & Fylde) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2014 | Andy Mailer (South Yorkshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2013 | Alan France (Potteries & District) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2012 | David Walker (Greater Manchester) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2011 | Merwyn Williams (Wales) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2010 | Tony Rawlinson (Lancashire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
Year | Winner | Runner Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Rodney Ross (South Yorkshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2008 | Frank Griffin (Yorkshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2007 | Tony Rawlinson (Lancashire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2006 | Arthur Bromley (Derbyshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2005 | Branny White (South Yorkshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2004 | Branny White (South Yorkshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2003 | Eddie Lonergan (Derbyshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2002 | Roy Sutton (North Lancs & Fylde) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2001 | Derek Heath (Derbyshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
2000 | Roy Armson (Cheshire) | TBC | Prees Cricket & B.C (Shropshire) |
