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The '''Bowls England National Championships (Men's Triples)''' is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/past-records|title=Past Records|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>
The '''Bowls England National Championships (Men's Triples)''' is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/past-records|title=Past Records|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>


==Past Winners==
== Venues ==
*1945–1957 ([[Paddington Recreation Ground]])
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*1958–1973 (Watney's Sports Club, [[Mortlake]])
*1974–2013 (Worthing Bowls Club, [[Beach House Park, Worthing|Beach House Park]])
*2014–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)

== Sponsors ==
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*1982-1987 ([[The Woolwich|Gateway Building Society]])
*1988-1991 ([[The Woolwich]])
*1993-1995 ([[Sanatogen]])
*2001-2001 ([[Yoplait]])
*2003–2005 ([[Mobico Group|National Express]])
*2006–2006 ([[Waitrose]])
*2023–2024 ([[Aviva]])
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== Past winners ==
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!width="30"|Year
!width="30"|Year
!width="110"|County
!width="110"|County
!width="400"|Champions
!width="300"|Champion
!width="150"|Club
!width="110"|County
!width="110"|County
!width="400"|Runners-up
!width="300"|Runner-up
!width="60" class="unsortable"|Score
!width="150"|Club
!width="60"|Score
!width="20"|Ref
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| align=center|1945|| Cornwall || Leslie Pascoe, Tom McCulloch, Maurice Ferris||Penzance || Middlesex ||J.G Peart, H. Anderson, [[Andrew Wilson (footballer, born 1896)|Andy Wilson]]||Parsons Green || 20-10||
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| align=center|1946|| Yorkshire || Bill Jones, T. Fennell, Arthur Gladders||Saltburn || Surrey ||E Bowditch, A. Brown, W. J. Weare||Magdalen Park || 19-9||<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19460828/082/0004 |title=Triple Bowls son by Saltburn |work=Western DDaily Herald |date=28 August 1946 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref>
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| align=center|1947|| Surrey || S. A. Vallance, C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder||Redhill || Sussex || Arthur Knowling, Albert Knowling, Fred Sparks||Worthing || 20-19||
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| align=center|1948||[Kent || B. Bassant, Sidney Filmer, Colin Walton||Faversham || Devon || L Parkinson, Harold Webber, N Willington||Torbay Country Club || 14-11||
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| align=center|1949|| Sussex || Percy Brazier, Harry Skingley, Henry Mann||Worthing Pavilion || Warwickshire || H. Butterill, Frank M. Edge, Howard E. Beard||Three Spires, Coventry || 16-8||
| align=center|1945|| [[Cornwall]] || Leslie Pascoe, T McCulloch, Maurice Ferris<br>(Penzance) || [[Middlesex]] || unknown<br>(Parsons Green) || Unknown
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| align=center|1950|| Herefordshire || Joe Mee, Dick Beaven, [[Billy Edwards (footballer, born 1895)|Billy Edwards]]||Hereford || Northamptonshire || H. Wills, F. Tye, G. Fox||Rushden Town || 21-11||<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19500823/057/0003 |title=Hereford win Triples |work=Nottingham Journal |date=23 August 1950 |page=3|via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
| align=center|1946|| [[Yorkshire]] || Bill Jones, T. Fennell, Arthur Gladders<br>(Saltburn) || [[Surrey]] || unknown<br>(Magdalen Park) || 19-9
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| align=center|1947|| [[Surrey]] || S. A. Vallance, C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder<br>(Redhill) || [[Sussex]] || unknown<br>(Worthing) || 20-19
| align=center|1951|| Oxfordshire || E. F. Bowtell, H. C. Halliday, B. L. Rogers||North Oxford || Middlesex || W. Hooper, C. A. Birtles, F. Rogers||Century || 21-13||
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| align=center|1948|| [[Kent]] || B. Bassant, S. W. Filmer, C. Walton<br>(Faversham) || [[Devon]] || unknown<br>(Torbay Country Club) || 14-11
| align=center|1952|| Berkshire || W. J. Stone, L. G. Stone, F. H Thomas||Reading || County Durham || R. H. Stokeld, T. D. Brown, L. Whitworth||New Herrington || 20-13||
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| align=center|1949|| [[Sussex]] || unknown<br>(Worthing Pavilion) || [[Warwickshire]] || H. Butterill, Frank M. Edge, Howard E. Beard<br>(Three Spires, Coventry) || 16-8
| align=center|1953|| County Durham || S. R. Bates, W. R. Vickerton, S. J. Bates||Darlington Woodland || Northamptonshire || Frank Purser, Albert Knight, C. J. Knight||Abington || 19-11||
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| align=center|1950|| [[Herefordshire]] || unknown<br>(Hereford) || [[Northamptonshire]] || H. Wills, F. Tye, G. Fox <br>(Rushden Town) || 21-11
| align=center|1954|| Suffolk || N.Richards, P.Richards, E Dodge||Rookery || Devon || J. P. Copp, R. G. Grater, [[Harold Shapland]]||Tiverton Borough || 23-9||
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| align=center|1951|| [[Oxfordshire]] || E. F. Bowtell, H. C. Halliday, B. L. Rogers <br>(North Oxford) || [[Middlesex]] || unknown<br>(Century) || 21-13
| align=center|1955|| Hampshire || J. Jones, E. Maindonald, R. Taylor||Southbourne || Worcestershire || R. A. Fry, E. Perritt, G. Grove||Evesham || 23-12||
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| align=center|1952|| [[Berkshire]] || W. J. Stone, L. G. Stone, F. H Thomas,<br> (Reading) || [[County Durham|Durham]] || R. H. Stokeld, T. D. Brown, L. Whitworth<br>(New Herrington) || 20-13
| align=center|1956|| Warwickshire || H. Bryan, G. Higginson, Arthur H. Meredith||Avenue, Leamington Spa || Wiltshire || Walter Barnett, Bill Winchcombe, Granville Poppitt ||Swindon North End || 22-18||
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| align=center|1953|| [[County Durham|Durham]] || S. R. Bates, W. R. Vickerton, S. J. Bates<br>(Darlington Woodland) || [[Northamptonshire]] || Frank Purser, Albert Knight, C. J. Knight<br>(Abington) || 19-11
| align=center|1957|| Lincolnshire || C.Bass, D.Else, H Campbell||Redbourn|| Middlesex || I.Walters, E.Brandon, J Stewart||Crouch Hill || 29-15||
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| align=center|1954|| [[Suffolk]] || N.Richards, P.Richards, E Dodge<br>(Rookery) || [[Devon]] || [[Harold Shapland]]<br>(Tiverton Borough) || 23-9
| align=center|1958|| Lancashire || C. Garside, W. Mailin, J. Cragg||Blackpool || Hertfordshire || W. McWhirr, A. W. Barker, G.Frost||Townsend, St. Albans || 17-10||
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| align=center|1955|| [[Hampshire]] || J. Jones, E. Maindonald, R. Taylor<br>(Southbourne) || [[Worcestershire]] || R. A. Fry, E. Perritt, G. Grove<br>(Evesham) || 23-12
| align=center|1959|| Hertfordshire || F.I.Smith, G.W.Scott||Hatfield|| Hampshire || E. S. Hayes, H. Lewry, [[Peter Line (bowls)|Peter Line]]||Banister Park || 26-10||
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| align=center|1956|| [[Warwickshire]] || H. Bryan, G. Higginson, Arthur H. Meredith<br>(Avenue, Leamington Spa) || [[Wiltshire]] || Walter Barnett, Bill Winchcombe, Granville Poppitt <br> (Swindon North End) || 22-18
| align=center|1960|| Dorset || [[Edwin Percy Baker|Percy Baker]], Ernie Milnthorpe, Harry Shave||Poole Park || Cumberland || J. Kelly, J. Dominey, J. Hodgson||Edenside || 13-12||
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| align=center|1957|| [[Lincolnshire]] || C.Bass, D.Else, H Campbell<br>(Redbourn) || [[Middlesex]] || I.Walters, E.Brandon, J Stewart<br>(Crouch Hill) || 29-15
| align=center|1961|| Gloucestershire || H.Sadler, F.Price, G.Ham||Stroud || Lincolnshire || P.Blythin, G.Robinson, S.Batchelor||Grimsby New Clee || 17-15||
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| align=center|1958|| [[Lancashire]] || C. Garside, W. Mailin, J. Cragg<br>(Blackpool) || [[Hertfordshire]] || G.Frost<br>(Townsend, St. Albans) || 17-10
| align=center|1962|| Warwickshire || Thomas R. Whittaker, Gilbert Fuller, Victor Amphlett||Leamington Spa || Middlesex || E. Sussex, W. Simpson, J. Holliday||West Ealing || 19-12||
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| align=center|1959|| [[Hertfordshire]] || F.I.Smith, G.W.Scott<br>(Hatfield) || [[Hampshire]] || [[Peter Line (bowls)|Peter Line]]<br>(Banister Park) || 26-10
| align=center|1963|| Middlesex || W. J. Thomas, Maurice Ellicott, Jim Girdwood ||Paddington || Suffolk || J. Clarke, J. Strang, H.G. Stammers||Rookery || 20-14||
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| align=center|1960|| [[Dorset]] || [[Edwin Percy Baker|Percy Baker]], Ernie Milnthorpe, Harry Shave<br>(Poole Park) || [[Cumberland]] || J. Kelly, J. Dominey, J. Hodgson<br>(Edenside) || 13-12
| align=center|1964|| Kent || W. Stevenson, J. Drummond, C. V. Sweeting||Forest Hill || Northamptonshire || Stan Carter, Ray Brook, [[Bobby Stenhouse]] ||Wellingborough Town || 17-16||
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| align=center|1965|| Northamptonshire || Ernest Willson, Les Coker, [[Mick Cooper]] ||Kettering Lodge || Surrey || A.Owen, T.G.Howard, A.Martin||Dulwich || 21-10||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19650816/203/0010 |title=Kettering Club win triples |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=16 August 1965 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1961|| [[Gloucestershire]] || H.Sadler, F.Price, G.Ham<br>(Stroud) || [[Lincolnshire]] || P.Blythin, G.Robinson, S.Batchelor<br>(Grimsby New Clee) || 17-15
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| align=center|1966|| Somerset|| William Elliott, David Rhys Jones, [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] ||Clevedon || Hampshire || E.Websell, A Ashworth, [[Harold Powell (bowls)|Harold Powell]]||British Legion, Farnborough || 22-12||
| align=center|1962|| [[Warwickshire]] || Thomas R. Whittaker, Gilbert Fuller, Victor Amphlett<br>(Leamington Spa) || [[Middlesex]] || E. Sussex, W. Simpson, J. Holliday<br>(West Ealing) || 19-12
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| align=center|1963|| [[Middlesex]] || W. J. Thomas, Maurice Ellicott, Jim Girdwood <br>(Paddington) || [[Suffolk]] || J. Clarke, J. Strang, H.G. Stammers <br>(Rookery) || 20-14
| align=center|1967|| Northumberland || Arnold Bryson, George Boag, Fred Lumley||Summerhill || Isle of Wight || S. Vidler, Cecil Baker, S. G. Wade||Ryde || 18-15||
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| align=center|1964|| [[Kent]] || W. Stevenson, J. Drummond, C. V. Sweeting<br>(Forest Hill) || [[Northamptonshire]] || Stan Carter, Ray Brook, [[Bobby Stenhouse]] <br>(Wellingborough Town) || 17-16
| align=center|1968|| Northamptonshire || Harold Sturgess, Jack Forster, Ron Crawley ||Wellingborough Town || Surrey || R. Greenway, J. Slater, Fred Mortimore||Esher || 20-18||
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| align=center|1969|| Northamptonshire || Eric Randell, George Wills, [[Mick Cooper]]||Rushden Town || Kent || J. Armstrong, Les Rowan, John McMeakin||Sandwich || 18-15||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004973/19690816/011/0011 |title=Bryant misses Grand Slam |work=Western Daily Press |date=16 August 1969 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1965|| [[Northamptonshire]] || Ernest Willson, Les Coker, [[Mick Cooper (bowls)|Mick Cooper]] <br>(Kettering Lodge) || [[Surrey]] || A.Owen, T.G.Howard, A.Martin<br>(Dulwich) || 21-10
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| align=center|1966|| [[Somerset]] || William Elliott, <br>David Rhys Jones, [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] (Clevedon) || [[Hampshire]] || E.Websell, A Ashworth, [[Harry Powell (bowls)|Harry Powell]]<br>(British Legion, Farnborough) || 22-12
| align=center|1970|| Bedfordshire || R. Wicks, Dick Meyrick, W. Mead ||Luton, George Kent || Nottinghamshire || R. Smedley, J. Smedley, George Smedley ||Yeoman Hill Park || 25-11||
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| align=center|1967|| [[Northumberland]] || Arnold Bryson, George Boag, Fred Lumley<br>(Summerhill) || [[Isle of Wight]] || S. Vidler, Cecil Baker, S. G. Wade<br>(Ryde) || 18-15
| align=center|1971|| Buckinghamshire || John Lewis, Ian Harvey, Arthur Plested||Marlow || Oxfordshire || J. Hazlewood, B. Boscot, Fred Beer||Banbury Chestnuts || 16-15||
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| align=center|1972|| Cornwall || [[David Cutler (bowls)|David Cutler]], Chris Yelland, Bill Olver||St. Austell || Yorkshire || T. W. Roberts, E. Fennell, Gill Gillis||[[Hull Road Park]] || 16-14||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19720820/031/0031 |title=Bowls victory for St Austell |work=Birmingham Weekly Mercury |date=20 August 1972 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1968|| [[Northamptonshire]] || Harold Sturgess, Jack Forster & <br>Ron Crawley (Wellingborough Town) || [[Surrey]] || Fred Mortimore<br>(Esher) || 20-18
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| align=center|1969|| [[Northamptonshire]] || Eric Randell, George Wills, [[Mick Cooper (bowls)|Mick Cooper]]<br>(Rushden Town) || [[Kent]] || J. Armstrong, Les Rowan, John McMeakin<br>(Sandwich) || 18-15
| align=center|1973|| Northumberland || George Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Bolton||Swan Hunter and W. R. Ltd || County Durham|| R. Irwin, A. Ridley, W. C. Watson||Herrington Workmens || 14-13||
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| align=center|1970|| [[Bedfordshire]] || R. Wicks, Dick Meyrick, W. Mead <br>(Luton, George Kent) || [[Nottinghamshire]] || R. Smedley, J. Smedley, George Smedley <br>(Yeoman Hill Park) || 25-11
| align=center|1974|| Warwickshire || John Barratt, Ralph Shakespeare, Ronald Gildert||English Electric || Norfolk || Brian Taylor, Frank Hart, Peter Paul||County Arts || 19-16||
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| align=center|1975|| Hampshire || G. Kirby, W. Stewart, [[Harold Powell (bowls)|Harold Powell]]||British Legion, Farnborough || Cambridgeshire || David Cornwell, John Campton||City of Ely || 23-15||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19750818/235/0008 |title=National Bowls Championship |work=Birmingham Daily Post|date=18 August 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1971|| [[Buckinghamshire]] || John Lewis, Ian Harvey, Arthur Plested<br>(Marlow) || [[Oxfordshire]] || J. Hazlewood, B. Boscot, Fred Beer<br>(Banbury Chestnuts) || 16-15
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| align=center|1976|| Cumbria ||Ron Baxter, Joe Baxter, [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] ||Wigton || Norfolk || Ted Browne, Arthur Waters, Sidney Wisdom ||Wymondham Dell || 18-11||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002454/19760815/311/0033 |title=Sheene admits it's gloomy |work=The People |date=15 August 1976 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1972|| [[Cornwall]] || [[David Cutler (bowls)|David Cutler]], Chris Yelland, Bill Olver<br>(St. Austell) || [[Yorkshire]] || T. W. Roberts, E. Fennell, Gill Gillis<br>(Hull Road Park) || 16-14
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| align=center|1973|| [[Northumberland]] || George Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Bolton<br>(Swan Hunter and W. R. Ltd) || [[County Durham|Durham]] || R. Irwin, A. Ridley, W. C. Watson<br>(Herrington Workmens) || 14-13
| align=center|1977|| Somerset || John Knight, David Rhys Jones, [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] MBE||Clevedon || Devon || Eric Fricker, Brian Lee, Norman Chalk||Torbay C.C. || 22-13||
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| align=center|1974|| [[Warwickshire]] || John Barratt, Ralph Shakespeare, Ronald Gildert <br>(English Electric) || [[Norfolk]] || unknown<br>(County Arts) || 19-16
| align=center|1978|| Nottinghamshire || William Thompson, Dave Thompson, Geoffrey Mee ||Rainworth Miners Welfare || Essex ||Roy Howard, Alan McElrea, Ernest Edwards||Crittall Silver End || 23-16||
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| align=center|1979|| Somerset || Roy Hedges, Frankie Brown, Peter Brimble ||Bristol || Somerset || S. Pitman, D. Avery, J. Sleeman ||Victoria, Weston-Super-Mare || 25-20||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19790820/221/0027 |title=Sports Summary |work=Daily Mirror |date=20 August 1979 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref>
| align=center|1975|| [[Hampshire]] || G. Kirby, W. Stewart, [[Harry Powell (bowls)|Harry Powell]]<br>(British Legion, Farnborough) || [[Cambridgeshire]] || David Cornwell, John Campton<br>(City of Ely) || 23-15
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| align=center|1976|| [[Cumbria]] ||Ron Baxter, Joe Baxter, [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] <br>(Wigton) || [[Norfolk]] || Ted Browne, Arthur Waters, Sidney Wisdom <br>(Wymondham Dell) || 18-11
| align=center|1980|| Lancashire || Charles Pilkington, Tony Horobin, Gordon Niven||Heaton Hall || Hampshire || Graham Standley, Norman Shelley, [[Peter Line (bowls)|Peter Line]] ||Banister Park || 20-12||
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| align=center|1977|| [[Somerset]] || John Knight, David Rhys Jones, [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] MBE<br>(Clevedon) || [[Devon]] || Eric Fricker, Brian Lee, Norman Chalk<br>(Torbay C.C.) || 22-13
| align=center|1981|| Huntingdonshire || George Heathcote, Mick Durber, David Howells||St. Peters|| Yorkshire || Melvin West, George Cuthbertson, Gordon Stevenson||Y.P.I. Hull || 22-9||
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| align=center|1978|| [[Nottinghamshire]] || William Thompson, D. Thompson, Geoffrey Mee <br>(Rainworth Miners Welfare) || [[Essex]] ||Roy Howard, Alan McElrea, Ernest Edwards<br> (Crittall Silver End) || 23-16
| align=center|1982|| Kent || Bob Stewart, Oliver Jones, Len Haynes||Lenham || Northamptonshire || John Clipston, Eric Thomason, Ernie Tredwell||Kingsthorpe || 25-11||
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| align=center|1983|| Suffolk ||John Barell, Graham Cutts, [[Roy Cutts]]||Marlborough || Suffolk || Keith Caddy, Roger Denny, Ken Freeman||Framlingham Castle || 19-18||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19830814/032/0032 |title=Three of a Kind! |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=14 August 1983 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1979|| [[Somerset]] || Roy Hedges, Frankie Brown, Peter Brimble <br>(Bristol) || [[Somerset]] || S. Pitman, D. Avery, J. Sleeman <br>(Victoria, Weston-Super-Mare) || Unknown
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| align=center|1984|| Somerset || Gordon James, Len Branfield, [[Pip Branfield]]||Clevedon || Northamptonshire || Chris Bussey, Rab Donoghue, Tony Holmes||Kettering Lodge || 15-12||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004769/19840822/040/0040 |title=Bowls |work=Bristol Evening Post |date=22 August 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1980|| [[Lancashire]] || Charles Pilkington, Anthony Horobin, Gordon Niven<br>(Heaton Hall) || [[Hampshire]] || Graham Standley, Norman Shelley, [[Peter Line (bowls)|Peter Line]] <br>(Banister Park) || 20-12
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| align=center|1981|| [[Huntingdonshire]] || George Heathcote, Mick Durber, David Howells <br>(St. Peters)|| [[Yorkshire]] || Melvin West, George Cuthbertson, Gordon Stevenson<br>(Y.P.I. Hull) || 22-9
| align=center|1985|| Somerset || Kenneth Frost, David Rhys Jones, [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] CBE||Clevedon || Cumbria ||Ron Baxter, Ronald Gass, [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] ||Wigton || 20-11||
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| align=center|1982|| [[Kent]] || Bob Stewart, Oliver Jones, Len Haynes<br>(Lenham) || [[Northamptonshire]] || John Clipston, Eric Thomason, Ernie Tredwell <br>(Kingsthorpe) || 25-11
| align=center|1986|| Dorset || Adam Tidby, Barry Stone, Chris Martin||Poole Park || Kent || Martin Wilde, Geoff Chapman, [[Martyn Sekjer]]||Maidstone || 19-6||
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| align=center|1987|| Worcestershire ||Mark Weaver, John Weaver, [[Grant Burgess]]||Worcester County Ground || Gloucestershire || Paul Glastonbury, Martin Brown, Nigel Dolphin||Stroud || 24-10||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19870816/039/0039 |title=Norma loses in final |work=Sunday Sun (Newcastle) |date=16 August 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1983|| [[Suffolk]] ||John Barell, Graham Cutts, [[Roy Cutts]]<br> (Marlborough) || [[Suffolk]] || Keith Caddy, Roger Denny, Ken Freeman<br>Framlingham Castle || 19-18
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| align=center|1984|| [[Somerset]] || Gordon James, Len Branfield, [[Pip Branfield]]<br>(Clevedon) || [[Northamptonshire]] || Chris Bussey, Rab Donoghue, Tony Holmes <br>(Kettering Lodge) || 15-12
| align=center|1988|| Leicestershire ||Dave Sheppard, John Stephenson, Paul Clarke||Belgrave || Somerset || Ron Tuggey, Dave Bessant, [[Pip Branfield]]||Clevedon || 17-11||
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| align=center|1985|| [[Somerset]] || Kenneth Frost, David Rhys Jones, [[David Bryant (bowls)|David Bryant]] CBE<br />(Clevedon) || [[Cumbria]] ||Ron Baxter, Ronald Gass, [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] <br />(Wigton) || 20-11
| align=center|1989|| Sussex || Paul Butler, Colin Knight, Andrew Jordan||Southbourne || Wiltshire || Ken Norman, Arthur Jackson, Hedley Bowen||Swindon || 20-18||
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| align=center|1986|| [[Dorset]] || Adam Tidby, Barry Stone, Chris Martin<br>(Poole Park) || [[Kent]] || Martin Wilde, Geoff Chapman, [[Martyn Sekjer]]<br />(Maidstone) || 19-6
| align=center|1990|| Gloucestershire ||Andrew Wills, Jack Drummond-Henderson, [[Tony Allcock]] ||Cheltenham || Warwickshire || Michael Hawkins, David Bennett, Simon Davies||Welford on Avon || 18-16||
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| align=center|1987|| [[Worcestershire]] ||Mark Weaver, John Weaver, [[Grant Burgess]]<br /> (Worcester County Ground) || [[Gloucestershire]] || Paul Glastonbury, Martin Brown, Nigel Dolphin<br />(Stroud) || 24-10
| align=center|1991|| Cumbria ||Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] ||Wigton || Oxfordshire || Ian Henwood, Mark Peachy, Robert Mackie||Summertown || 16-15||
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| align=center|1988|| [[Leicestershire]] ||Dave Sheppard, John Stephenson, Paul Clarke,<br /> (Belgrave) || [[Somerset]] || Ron Tuggey, Dave Bessant, [[Pip Branfield]]<br />(Clevedon) || 17-11
| align=center|1992|| Buckinghamshire || Maurice Cracknell, Ray Gaskins, Ted Hanger||Chandos Park || Dorset || Bob Powell, Mark Tomberry Adam Tidby||Poole Park || 19-3||
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| align=center|1989|| [[Sussex]] || Paul Butler, Colin Knight, Andrew Jordan<br />(Southbourne) || [[Wiltshire]] || Ken Norman, Arthur Jackson, Hedley Bowen<br />(Swindon) || 20-18
| align=center|1993|| Sussex || Paul Lewis, Mark Ireland, David Williams<||Preston, Brighton || Suffolk ||Ashley Sale, John Barrell, [[Roy Cutts]]||Marlborough || 21-20||
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| align=center|1994|| Devon ||Ted Collins, [[John Evans (bowls)|John C. Evans]], [[Danny Denison]]||Torquay || Berkshire || Graham Waldron, [[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]], Michael Newman||Reading B.C || 15-12||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000641/19940905/428/0040 |title=Bowls |work=Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette |date=5 September 1994 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1990|| [[Gloucestershire]] ||Andrew Wills, Jack Drummond-Henderson &<br> [[Tony Allcock]] (Cheltenham) || [[Warwickshire]] || Michael Hawkins, David Bennett, Simon Davies <br />(Welford on Avon) || 18-16
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| align=center|1991|| [[Cumbria]] ||Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, [[John Bell (bowls)|John Bell]] <br />(Wigton) || [[Oxfordshire]] || Ian Henwood, Mark Peachy, Robert Mackie <br />(Summertown) || 16-15
| align=center|1995|| Gloucestershire ||Andrew Wills, Simon Jones, [[Tony Allcock]]||Cheltenham || Cumbria ||Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor, David Taylor||Courtfield || 16-14||
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| align=center|1992|| [[Buckinghamshire]] || Maurice Cracknell, Ray Gaskins, Ted Hanger<br />(Chandos Park) || [[Dorset]] || Bob Powell, Mark Tomberry Adam Tidby<br />(Poole Park) || 19-3
| align=center|1996|| Somerset || Barrie Smith, Mike Davies, Don Fowkes ||British Cellophane || Isle of Wight ||Chris New, Peter Furmidge, Peter Dunstan||Cowes Medina || 21-17||
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| align=center|1997|| Cumbria ||Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, Steven Farish ||Wigton || Lincolnshire ||[[Billy Jackson (bowls)|Billy Jackson]], Kim Kielty, Danny Brown ||St. Giles, Lincoln || 15-13||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19970827/079/0079 |title=Notts pair chase the singles |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=27 August 1997 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1993|| [[Sussex]] || Paul Lewis, Mark Ireland, David Williams<br /> (Preston, Brighton) || [[Suffolk]] ||Ashley Sale, John Barrell, Roy Cutts<br /> (Marlborough) || 21-20
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| align=center|1994|| [[Devon]] ||E. Collins, [[John Evans (bowls)|John C. Evans]], [[Danny Denison]]<br /> (Torquay) || [[Berkshire]] || Graham Waldron, [[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]], Michael Newman<br /> (Reading B.C) || 15-12
| align=center|1998|| Lancashire || Tony King, Barry Kitson, David Colbourne||Bolton || Kent || Clive Miles, Mike Arnold, Gordon Charlton||Sandwich || 23-17||
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| align=center|1999|| Hampshire || Dean Morgan, Russell Morgan, [[Julian Haines]]||Boscombe Cliff|| Warwickshire || Kenneth Ashby, Colin Jacox, Graham Ashby ||Stoke, Coventry || 19-11||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19990823/028/0028 |title=County lose final |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=23 August 1999 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1995|| [[Gloucestershire]] ||Andrew Wills, Simon Jones, [[Tony Allcock]] <br />(Cheltenham) || [[Cumbria]] ||Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor, David Taylor<br /> (Courtfield) || 16-14
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| align=center|2000|| Northumberland || Paul Ging, Stephen Birdsey, Stanley Lant||Northern Electric || Hampshire || Matthew Marchant, Charlie Bailey, Dorian Bishop||Civil Service Portsmouth || 15-12||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005195/20000831/691/0070 |title=Bishopp blessed with singles title |work=Worthing Herald |date=31 August 2000 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1996|| [[Somerset]] || Barrie Smith, Mike Davies, Don Fowkes <br>(British Cellophane) || [[Isle of Wight]] ||Chris New, Peter Furmidge, Peter Dunstan<br> (Cowes Medina) || 21-17
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| align=center|2001|| Nottinghamshire || Nick Cammack, Duncan Robinson, [[Brett Morley]] ||Siemens || Kent|| Matt Lonie, Dave Clark, Chris Taylor||Folkestone Park || 21-11||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005195/20010830/570/0069 |title=Bowls |work=Worthing Herald |date=30 August 2001 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
| align=center|1997|| [[Cumbria]] ||Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, Steven Farish <br>(Wigton) || [[Lincolnshire]] ||[[Billy Jackson (bowls)|Billy Jackson]], Kim Kielty, Danny Brown <br>(St. Giles, Lincoln) || 15-13
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| align=center|1998|| [[Lancashire]] || Tony King, Barry Kitson, David Colbourne <br />(Bolton) || [[Kent]] || Clive Miles, Mike Arnold, Gordon Charlton<br />(Sandwich) || 23-17
| align=center|2002||Oxfordshire || Gary Lucas, Alan Prew, Greg Moon||Banbury Borough || Nottinghamshire || Michael Bowley, David Baird, Phil Dickens||Cavaliers || 23-17||
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| align=center|1999|| [[Hampshire]] || Dean Morgan, Russell Morgan, [[Julian Haines]] <br>(Boscombe Cliff) || [[Warwickshire]] || Kenneth Ashby, Colin Jacox, Graham Ashby <br>(Stoke, Coventry) || 19-11
| align=center|2003|| Berkshire || Bernard Greenough, [[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]], Michael Newman ||Reading || Suffolk || George Ward, Duncan Snape, Brian Andrews||Melton || 15-13||
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| align=center|2000|| [[Northumberland]] || Paul Ging, Stephen Birdsey, Stanley Lant<br>(Northern Electric) || [[Hampshire]] || Matthew Marchant, Charlie Bailey, Dorian Bishop<br>(Civil Service Portsmouth) || 15-12
| align=center|2004|| Yorkshire || Stephen Dilks, Christopher Kelly, [[Mark Walton (bowls)|Mark Walton]]||Nafferton || Berkshire || Gordon Knapper, [[Andrew Knapper]], Bill Hing||Desborough || 29-6||
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| align=center|2001|| [[Nottinghamshire]] || Nick Cammack, Duncan Robinson, [[Brett Morley]] <br>(Siemens) || [[Kent]] || Matt Lonie, Dave Clark, Chris Taylor<br>(Folkestone Park) || 21-11
| align=center|2005|| Wiltshire || Mel Biggs, Neil Hope, Mark Dyer ||Westlecot || Cornwall || Ian Powell, Mark Read, Richard Bray||Stenalees || 19-16||
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| align=center|2002|| [[Oxfordshire]] || Gary Lucas, Alan Prew, Greg Moon <br>(Banbury Borough) || [[Nottinghamshire]] || Michael Bowley, David Baird, Phil Dickens <br>(Cavaliers) || 23-17
| align=center|2006|| Leicestershire || John Torrington, Steven Wade, Andrew Irons||Blaby || Oxfordshire || Greg Moon, Alan Prew, Gary Lucas||Banbury Borough || 19- 5 ||
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| align=center|2003|| [[Berkshire]] || Bernard Greenough, [[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]] & <br>Michael Newman (Reading) || [[Suffolk]] || George Ward, Duncan Snape, Brian Andrews <br />(Melton) || 15-13
| align=center|2007|| Norfolk || Charles West, Chris Willgress, [[Wayne Willgress]] ||Norfolk || Leicestershire ||Matthew Bass, Christoper Rogers, Neil Hope||Holwell Sports || 16-14||
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| align=center|2004|| [[Yorkshire]] || Stephen Dilks, Christopher Kelly, [[Mark Walton (bowls)|Mark Walton]]<br />(Nafferton) || [[Berkshire]] || Gordon Knapper, [[Andrew Knapper]], Bill Hing<br /> (Desborough B.C.) || 29-6
|align=center|2008|| Northamptonshire || Richard Mann, Roger Tansley, Vernon Geary ||Kingsthorpe || Essex || Lee Chaplin, Kevin Maguire, John Tully ||Elm Park || 14-12||
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|align=center|2009|| Cambridgeshire || Jamie Stewart, Rob Drew, Richard Catton||Cambridge & County || Devon||Dave Veal, Glenn Allen, [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]] ||Exonia || 17-14||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503932602/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=de05f5ad |title='Historic win for trio' |date=17 Aug 2009 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=23 Aug 2023 |page=55 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
| align=center|2005|| [[Wiltshire]] || Mel Biggs, Neil Hope, Mark Dyer <br />(Westlecot) || [[Cornwall]] || Ian Powell, Mark Read, Richard Bray<br />(Stenalees) || 19-16
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| align=center|2006|| [[Leicestershire]] || John Torrington, Steven Wade, Andrew Irons<br />(Blaby) || [[Oxfordshire]] || Greg Moon, Alan Prew, Gary Lucas<br />(Banbury Borough) || 19- 5
|align=center|2010|| Suffolk || Mark Todd, John Catchpole, Ian Catchpole ||Halesworth Angel || Devon|| Tony Coombes, Michael Coombes, Terry Evans ||Bitton Park || 19- 9||
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| align=center|2007|| [[Norfolk]] || Charles West, Chris Willgress, [[Wayne Willgress]] <br />(Norfolk) || [[Leicestershire]] ||Matthew Bass, Christoper Rogers, Neil Hope<br /> (Holwell Sports) || 16-14
|align=center|2011|| Devon || Darren James, Neil Popham, Steve Bonetta ||Bideford || Bedfordshire|| Rhys Lee, Steven Mead, Luke Nunn ||Barton-le-Clay || 17-15||
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|align=center|2008|| [[Northamptonshire]] || Richard Mann, Roger Tansley, Vernon Geary <br />(Kingsthorpe) || [[Essex]] || Lee Chaplin, Kevin Maguire, John Tully <br />(Elm Park) || 14-12
|align=center|2012||Sussex || Glen Newton, Nick Wingfield, Shaun Godfrey ||White Rock || Wiltshire ||James Nobbs, Neil Smith, Gary Morphet ||Wootton Bassett || 25-10||
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|align=center|2009|| [[Cambridgeshire]] || Jamie Stewart, Rob Drew, Richard Catton <br />(Cambridge & County) || [[Devon]] ||Dave Veal, Glenn Allen, [[Robert Paxton (bowls)|Robert Paxton]] <br />(Exonia) || 17-14
|align=center|2013|| Berkshire|| Dan Weatherly-Emberson, Adrian Collins & [[Andrew Knapper]] ||Tilehurst ||Gloucestershire || Nick Holliday, Mark Perry, Stuart Hodges ||Cheltenham || 19-12||
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|align=center|2010|| [[Suffolk]] || Mark Todd, John Catchpole, Ian Catchpole <br />(Halesworth Angel) || [[Devon]] || Tony Coombes, Michael Coombes, Terry Evans <br />(Bitton Park) || 19- 9
|align=center|2014|| Wiltshire || Andrew Colebrooke, Russell Francis & [[Graham Shadwell]] ||Spencer Moulton || Oxfordshire|| David Clanfield, Paul Sharman & Alan Prew ||Carterton || 15-14||
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|align=center|2011|| [[Devon]] || Darren James, Neil Popham, Steve Bonetta <br />(Bideford) || [[Bedfordshire]] || Rhys Lee, Steven Mead, Luke Nunn <br />(Barton-le-Clay) || 17-15
|align=center|2015|| Huntingdonshire || James Harford, Simon Law & Stuart Popple ||Parkway || Leicestershire|| Ken Frost, Roger Cooper & Shane Hayes ||Leicester || 16-10||
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|align=center|2012||[[Sussex]] || Glen Newton, Nick Wingfield, Shaun Godfrey <br />(White Rock) || [[Wiltshire]] ||James Nobbs, Neil Smith, Gary Morphet <br />(Wootton Bassett) || 25-10
|align=center|2016|| Devon || [[Ian Lesley]], James Webber & Ollie Lucas ||Shaldon || Middlesex || Paul Reynolds, Chris Harris & Tony Waller||Ladygate || 15–14||
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|align=center|2013|| [[Berkshire]] || Dan Weatherly‐Emberson, Adrian Collins & <br>[[Andrew Knapper]] (Tilehurst) || [[Gloucestershire]] || Nick Holliday, Mark Perry, Stuart Hodges<br>(Cheltenham) || 19-12
|align=center|2017|| Huntingdonshire || Ean Morton, Mike Robertson & [[Tristan Morton]] ||Parkway || Devon || [[Louis Ridout]], [[Sam Tolchard]] & [[Jamie Chestney]] ||Kings Torquay || 15–14||
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|align=center|2018|| Lancashire || David Lockhart, Ian Mayne & [[Chris Gale (bowls)|Chris Gale]] ||Heaton Hall || Devon || [[Louis Ridout]], [[Sam Tolchard]] & [[Jamie Chestney]] ||Kings Torquay || 18–12||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsengland.247.tv/images/Mens_Triples.pdf|title=triples results|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>
|align=center|2014|| [[Wiltshire]] || Andrew Colebrooke, Russell Francis & [[Graham Shadwell]] <br>(Spencer Moulton) || [[Oxfordshire]] || David Clanfield, Paul Sharman & Alan Prew <br>(Carterton) || 15-14
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|align=center|2019|| Berkshire|| Scott Winskill, Mark Hancock & [[Andrew Knapper]] ||Tilehurst|| Cumbria || Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin||Aspatria || 16–13||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsengland.247.tv/images/National_Triples_final.pdf|title=triples results|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>
|align=center|2015|| [[Huntingdonshire]] || James Harford, Simon Law & Stuart Popple <br>(Parkway) || [[Leicestershire]] || Ken Frost, Roger Cooper & Shane Hayes <br>(Leicester) || 16-10
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|colspan=8 bgcolor="ececec"|''No competition due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''||align=left|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/plans-for-2020-season-in-response-to-coronavirus-outbreak/|title=Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref>
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|align=center|2016|| [[Devon]] || Ian Lesley, James Webber & Ollie Lucas<br>(Shaldon) || [[Middlesex]] || Paul Reynolds, Chris Harris & Tony Waller<br>(Ladygate) || 15-14
|align=center|[[2021 Bowls England National Finals|2021]]|| Essex || Christopher Muir, Steve Gunnell & [[Edward Morris (bowls)|Edward Morris]] ||Essex County || Devon|| Lee Phillips, James Hampton & Kevin Phillips ||Topsham || 18–11||
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|align=center|[[2022 Bowls England National Finals|2022]]|| Cumbria || Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin ||Aspatria || Derbyshire|| Josh Grant, Dan Thornhill & Phil Broughton ||Stute || 14–10||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/the-national-finals-2022-2/draws-and-results/|title=2022 National Championships |publisher=Bowls England |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>
|align=center|2017|| [[Huntingdonshire]] || Ean Morton, Mike Robertson & Tristan Morton<br>(Parkway) || [[Devon]] || [[Louis Ridout]], [[Sam Tolchard]] & [[Jamie Chestney]]<br>(Kings) || 15-14
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|align=center|[[2023 Bowls England National Finals|2023]]||Bucks||Michael Gomme, Matthew Hyde & Andrew Briden ||Gerrards Cross||Essex||Simon Kittle, Steve Gunnell & [[Ed Morris (bowls)|Ed Morris]] ||Essex County||15–14||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsenglandcomps.com/competition/fixture/178 |title=2023 National Championships Men's pairs |publisher=Bowls England |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref>
|align=center|2018|| [[Lancashire]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsengland.247.tv/images/Mens_Triples.pdf|title=triples results|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref> || David Lockhart, Ian Mayne & [[Chris Gale (bowls)|Chris Gale]]<br>(Heaton Hall) || [[Devon]] || [[Louis Ridout]], [[Sam Tolchard]] & [[Jamie Chestney]]<br>(Kings) || 18-12
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|align=center|[[2024 Bowls England National Finals|2024]]||Derbys||Josh Grant, Dan Thornhill & Philip Broughton||Stute||Lancs||Robert Stirling, Anthony Booth-Young & Lloyd Milligan||Heaton Hall||19–14||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsenglandcomps.com/competition/fixture/223 |title=2024 National Championships men's triples |publisher=Bowls England |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>
|align=center|2019|| [[Berkshire]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsengland.247.tv/images/National_Triples_final.pdf|title=triples results|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref> || Scott Winskill, Mark Hancock & [[Andrew Knapper]] <br>(Tilehurst) || [[Cumbria]] || Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin<br>(Aspatria) || 16-13
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The Bowls England National Championships (Men's Triples) is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

Venues

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Sponsors

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Past winners

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Year County Champion Club County Runner-up Club Score Ref
1945 Cornwall Leslie Pascoe, Tom McCulloch, Maurice Ferris Penzance Middlesex J.G Peart, H. Anderson, Andy Wilson Parsons Green 20-10
1946 Yorkshire Bill Jones, T. Fennell, Arthur Gladders Saltburn Surrey E Bowditch, A. Brown, W. J. Weare Magdalen Park 19-9 [2]
1947 Surrey S. A. Vallance, C. H. Godwin, Charles Walder Redhill Sussex Arthur Knowling, Albert Knowling, Fred Sparks Worthing 20-19
1948 [Kent B. Bassant, Sidney Filmer, Colin Walton Faversham Devon L Parkinson, Harold Webber, N Willington Torbay Country Club 14-11
1949 Sussex Percy Brazier, Harry Skingley, Henry Mann Worthing Pavilion Warwickshire H. Butterill, Frank M. Edge, Howard E. Beard Three Spires, Coventry 16-8
1950 Herefordshire Joe Mee, Dick Beaven, Billy Edwards Hereford Northamptonshire H. Wills, F. Tye, G. Fox Rushden Town 21-11 [3]
1951 Oxfordshire E. F. Bowtell, H. C. Halliday, B. L. Rogers North Oxford Middlesex W. Hooper, C. A. Birtles, F. Rogers Century 21-13
1952 Berkshire W. J. Stone, L. G. Stone, F. H Thomas Reading County Durham R. H. Stokeld, T. D. Brown, L. Whitworth New Herrington 20-13
1953 County Durham S. R. Bates, W. R. Vickerton, S. J. Bates Darlington Woodland Northamptonshire Frank Purser, Albert Knight, C. J. Knight Abington 19-11
1954 Suffolk N.Richards, P.Richards, E Dodge Rookery Devon J. P. Copp, R. G. Grater, Harold Shapland Tiverton Borough 23-9
1955 Hampshire J. Jones, E. Maindonald, R. Taylor Southbourne Worcestershire R. A. Fry, E. Perritt, G. Grove Evesham 23-12
1956 Warwickshire H. Bryan, G. Higginson, Arthur H. Meredith Avenue, Leamington Spa Wiltshire Walter Barnett, Bill Winchcombe, Granville Poppitt Swindon North End 22-18
1957 Lincolnshire C.Bass, D.Else, H Campbell Redbourn Middlesex I.Walters, E.Brandon, J Stewart Crouch Hill 29-15
1958 Lancashire C. Garside, W. Mailin, J. Cragg Blackpool Hertfordshire W. McWhirr, A. W. Barker, G.Frost Townsend, St. Albans 17-10
1959 Hertfordshire F.I.Smith, G.W.Scott Hatfield Hampshire E. S. Hayes, H. Lewry, Peter Line Banister Park 26-10
1960 Dorset Percy Baker, Ernie Milnthorpe, Harry Shave Poole Park Cumberland J. Kelly, J. Dominey, J. Hodgson Edenside 13-12
1961 Gloucestershire H.Sadler, F.Price, G.Ham Stroud Lincolnshire P.Blythin, G.Robinson, S.Batchelor Grimsby New Clee 17-15
1962 Warwickshire Thomas R. Whittaker, Gilbert Fuller, Victor Amphlett Leamington Spa Middlesex E. Sussex, W. Simpson, J. Holliday West Ealing 19-12
1963 Middlesex W. J. Thomas, Maurice Ellicott, Jim Girdwood Paddington Suffolk J. Clarke, J. Strang, H.G. Stammers Rookery 20-14
1964 Kent W. Stevenson, J. Drummond, C. V. Sweeting Forest Hill Northamptonshire Stan Carter, Ray Brook, Bobby Stenhouse Wellingborough Town 17-16
1965 Northamptonshire Ernest Willson, Les Coker, Mick Cooper Kettering Lodge Surrey A.Owen, T.G.Howard, A.Martin Dulwich 21-10 [4]
1966 Somerset William Elliott, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant Clevedon Hampshire E.Websell, A Ashworth, Harold Powell British Legion, Farnborough 22-12
1967 Northumberland Arnold Bryson, George Boag, Fred Lumley Summerhill Isle of Wight S. Vidler, Cecil Baker, S. G. Wade Ryde 18-15
1968 Northamptonshire Harold Sturgess, Jack Forster, Ron Crawley Wellingborough Town Surrey R. Greenway, J. Slater, Fred Mortimore Esher 20-18
1969 Northamptonshire Eric Randell, George Wills, Mick Cooper Rushden Town Kent J. Armstrong, Les Rowan, John McMeakin Sandwich 18-15 [5]
1970 Bedfordshire R. Wicks, Dick Meyrick, W. Mead Luton, George Kent Nottinghamshire R. Smedley, J. Smedley, George Smedley Yeoman Hill Park 25-11
1971 Buckinghamshire John Lewis, Ian Harvey, Arthur Plested Marlow Oxfordshire J. Hazlewood, B. Boscot, Fred Beer Banbury Chestnuts 16-15
1972 Cornwall David Cutler, Chris Yelland, Bill Olver St. Austell Yorkshire T. W. Roberts, E. Fennell, Gill Gillis Hull Road Park 16-14 [6]
1973 Northumberland George Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Bolton Swan Hunter and W. R. Ltd County Durham R. Irwin, A. Ridley, W. C. Watson Herrington Workmens 14-13
1974 Warwickshire John Barratt, Ralph Shakespeare, Ronald Gildert English Electric Norfolk Brian Taylor, Frank Hart, Peter Paul County Arts 19-16
1975 Hampshire G. Kirby, W. Stewart, Harold Powell British Legion, Farnborough Cambridgeshire David Cornwell, John Campton City of Ely 23-15 [7]
1976 Cumbria Ron Baxter, Joe Baxter, John Bell Wigton Norfolk Ted Browne, Arthur Waters, Sidney Wisdom Wymondham Dell 18-11 [8]
1977 Somerset John Knight, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant MBE Clevedon Devon Eric Fricker, Brian Lee, Norman Chalk Torbay C.C. 22-13
1978 Nottinghamshire William Thompson, Dave Thompson, Geoffrey Mee Rainworth Miners Welfare Essex Roy Howard, Alan McElrea, Ernest Edwards Crittall Silver End 23-16
1979 Somerset Roy Hedges, Frankie Brown, Peter Brimble Bristol Somerset S. Pitman, D. Avery, J. Sleeman Victoria, Weston-Super-Mare 25-20 [9]
1980 Lancashire Charles Pilkington, Tony Horobin, Gordon Niven Heaton Hall Hampshire Graham Standley, Norman Shelley, Peter Line Banister Park 20-12
1981 Huntingdonshire George Heathcote, Mick Durber, David Howells St. Peters Yorkshire Melvin West, George Cuthbertson, Gordon Stevenson Y.P.I. Hull 22-9
1982 Kent Bob Stewart, Oliver Jones, Len Haynes Lenham Northamptonshire John Clipston, Eric Thomason, Ernie Tredwell Kingsthorpe 25-11
1983 Suffolk John Barell, Graham Cutts, Roy Cutts Marlborough Suffolk Keith Caddy, Roger Denny, Ken Freeman Framlingham Castle 19-18 [10]
1984 Somerset Gordon James, Len Branfield, Pip Branfield Clevedon Northamptonshire Chris Bussey, Rab Donoghue, Tony Holmes Kettering Lodge 15-12 [11]
1985 Somerset Kenneth Frost, David Rhys Jones, David Bryant CBE Clevedon Cumbria Ron Baxter, Ronald Gass, John Bell Wigton 20-11
1986 Dorset Adam Tidby, Barry Stone, Chris Martin Poole Park Kent Martin Wilde, Geoff Chapman, Martyn Sekjer Maidstone 19-6
1987 Worcestershire Mark Weaver, John Weaver, Grant Burgess Worcester County Ground Gloucestershire Paul Glastonbury, Martin Brown, Nigel Dolphin Stroud 24-10 [12]
1988 Leicestershire Dave Sheppard, John Stephenson, Paul Clarke Belgrave Somerset Ron Tuggey, Dave Bessant, Pip Branfield Clevedon 17-11
1989 Sussex Paul Butler, Colin Knight, Andrew Jordan Southbourne Wiltshire Ken Norman, Arthur Jackson, Hedley Bowen Swindon 20-18
1990 Gloucestershire Andrew Wills, Jack Drummond-Henderson, Tony Allcock Cheltenham Warwickshire Michael Hawkins, David Bennett, Simon Davies Welford on Avon 18-16
1991 Cumbria Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, John Bell Wigton Oxfordshire Ian Henwood, Mark Peachy, Robert Mackie Summertown 16-15
1992 Buckinghamshire Maurice Cracknell, Ray Gaskins, Ted Hanger Chandos Park Dorset Bob Powell, Mark Tomberry Adam Tidby Poole Park 19-3
1993 Sussex Paul Lewis, Mark Ireland, David Williams< Preston, Brighton Suffolk Ashley Sale, John Barrell, Roy Cutts Marlborough 21-20
1994 Devon Ted Collins, John C. Evans, Danny Denison Torquay Berkshire Graham Waldron, Robert Newman, Michael Newman Reading B.C 15-12 [13]
1995 Gloucestershire Andrew Wills, Simon Jones, Tony Allcock Cheltenham Cumbria Richard Sampson, Trevor Taylor, David Taylor Courtfield 16-14
1996 Somerset Barrie Smith, Mike Davies, Don Fowkes British Cellophane Isle of Wight Chris New, Peter Furmidge, Peter Dunstan Cowes Medina 21-17
1997 Cumbria Paul Barlow, Andrew Baxter, Steven Farish Wigton Lincolnshire Billy Jackson, Kim Kielty, Danny Brown St. Giles, Lincoln 15-13 [14]
1998 Lancashire Tony King, Barry Kitson, David Colbourne Bolton Kent Clive Miles, Mike Arnold, Gordon Charlton Sandwich 23-17
1999 Hampshire Dean Morgan, Russell Morgan, Julian Haines Boscombe Cliff Warwickshire Kenneth Ashby, Colin Jacox, Graham Ashby Stoke, Coventry 19-11 [15]
2000 Northumberland Paul Ging, Stephen Birdsey, Stanley Lant Northern Electric Hampshire Matthew Marchant, Charlie Bailey, Dorian Bishop Civil Service Portsmouth 15-12 [16]
2001 Nottinghamshire Nick Cammack, Duncan Robinson, Brett Morley Siemens Kent Matt Lonie, Dave Clark, Chris Taylor Folkestone Park 21-11 [17]
2002 Oxfordshire Gary Lucas, Alan Prew, Greg Moon Banbury Borough Nottinghamshire Michael Bowley, David Baird, Phil Dickens Cavaliers 23-17
2003 Berkshire Bernard Greenough, Robert Newman, Michael Newman Reading Suffolk George Ward, Duncan Snape, Brian Andrews Melton 15-13
2004 Yorkshire Stephen Dilks, Christopher Kelly, Mark Walton Nafferton Berkshire Gordon Knapper, Andrew Knapper, Bill Hing Desborough 29-6
2005 Wiltshire Mel Biggs, Neil Hope, Mark Dyer Westlecot Cornwall Ian Powell, Mark Read, Richard Bray Stenalees 19-16
2006 Leicestershire John Torrington, Steven Wade, Andrew Irons Blaby Oxfordshire Greg Moon, Alan Prew, Gary Lucas Banbury Borough 19- 5
2007 Norfolk Charles West, Chris Willgress, Wayne Willgress Norfolk Leicestershire Matthew Bass, Christoper Rogers, Neil Hope Holwell Sports 16-14
2008 Northamptonshire Richard Mann, Roger Tansley, Vernon Geary Kingsthorpe Essex Lee Chaplin, Kevin Maguire, John Tully Elm Park 14-12
2009 Cambridgeshire Jamie Stewart, Rob Drew, Richard Catton Cambridge & County Devon Dave Veal, Glenn Allen, Robert Paxton Exonia 17-14 [18]
2010 Suffolk Mark Todd, John Catchpole, Ian Catchpole Halesworth Angel Devon Tony Coombes, Michael Coombes, Terry Evans Bitton Park 19- 9
2011 Devon Darren James, Neil Popham, Steve Bonetta Bideford Bedfordshire Rhys Lee, Steven Mead, Luke Nunn Barton-le-Clay 17-15
2012 Sussex Glen Newton, Nick Wingfield, Shaun Godfrey White Rock Wiltshire James Nobbs, Neil Smith, Gary Morphet Wootton Bassett 25-10
2013 Berkshire Dan Weatherly-Emberson, Adrian Collins & Andrew Knapper Tilehurst Gloucestershire Nick Holliday, Mark Perry, Stuart Hodges Cheltenham 19-12
2014 Wiltshire Andrew Colebrooke, Russell Francis & Graham Shadwell Spencer Moulton Oxfordshire David Clanfield, Paul Sharman & Alan Prew Carterton 15-14
2015 Huntingdonshire James Harford, Simon Law & Stuart Popple Parkway Leicestershire Ken Frost, Roger Cooper & Shane Hayes Leicester 16-10
2016 Devon Ian Lesley, James Webber & Ollie Lucas Shaldon Middlesex Paul Reynolds, Chris Harris & Tony Waller Ladygate 15–14
2017 Huntingdonshire Ean Morton, Mike Robertson & Tristan Morton Parkway Devon Louis Ridout, Sam Tolchard & Jamie Chestney Kings Torquay 15–14
2018 Lancashire David Lockhart, Ian Mayne & Chris Gale Heaton Hall Devon Louis Ridout, Sam Tolchard & Jamie Chestney Kings Torquay 18–12 [19]
2019 Berkshire Scott Winskill, Mark Hancock & Andrew Knapper Tilehurst Cumbria Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin Aspatria 16–13 [20]
No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [21]
2021 Essex Christopher Muir, Steve Gunnell & Edward Morris Essex County Devon Lee Phillips, James Hampton & Kevin Phillips Topsham 18–11
2022 Cumbria Kevin Harrison, Mark Irwin & Stuart Irwin Aspatria Derbyshire Josh Grant, Dan Thornhill & Phil Broughton Stute 14–10 [22]
2023 Bucks Michael Gomme, Matthew Hyde & Andrew Briden Gerrards Cross Essex Simon Kittle, Steve Gunnell & Ed Morris Essex County 15–14 [23]
2024 Derbys Josh Grant, Dan Thornhill & Philip Broughton Stute Lancs Robert Stirling, Anthony Booth-Young & Lloyd Milligan Heaton Hall 19–14 [24]

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