Honours - EIBA Nationals

E.I.B.A. National Competition Honours

Many Durham bowlers have done welll over the years in the EIBA Nationals which involve a series of knockout matches starting in the bowlers own local EIBA Area. After several eliminating ties, for the successful there is a trip to the National Finals the venue for which changes each year.


Name Club Event Year Position
M. Hughes Hartlepool Singles 1975 Winner
M. Hughes Hartlepool Singles 1976 Runner Up
D Bell Hartlepool Singles 1980 Winner
C Simpson Hartlepool Singles 1983 Winner
G Skipp Hartlepool Singles 2008 Runner Up
G R Smith Sunderland Singles 2000 Runner Up
G R Smith Stanley Singles 2008 Winner
K Illingworth & G Turley Hartlepool Pairs 1980 Winners
J Barnes & E P Hanger Sunderland Pairs 1981 Winners
T R Scott & D W Webb Gateshead Pairs 1990 Winners
B Arkley & A Theobold Stanley Pairs 2003 Runners Up
I Lambert, J Thurlbeck & J Lambert Sunderland Triples 1983 Runners Up
I Lambert, J Thurlbeck & J Lambert Stanley Triples 1985 Winners
K Illingworth, G Turley & M Hughes Hartlepool Triples 1985 Runners Up
R McKie, J Lambert & G R Smith Sunderland Triples 1990 Winners
C Palmer, J Thurlbeck & J Leeman Stanley Triples 1992 Runners Up
I Peacock, C Palmer & J Leeman Stanley Triples 1995 Runners Up
I Peacock, C Palmer & J Leeman Stanley Triples 1996 Winners
J Gray, K Storey, D Dawson & T Buller Gateshead Fours 1976 Winners
K Illiingworth, G W Newton, G Turley & M Hughes Hartlepool Fours 1980 Winners
K Illiingworth, G W Newton, G Turley & M Hughes Hartlepool Fours 1981 Winners
T Bousefield, E Ramsdale, D Ramsdale & D Joyce Darlington Fours 1988 Runners Up
A Metcalfe, D Dowson, D Barron & J Potter Gt Aycliffe Fours 1996 Runners Up
I Peacock, E Henry, J Leeman & C Palmer Stanley Fours 1997 Winners
I Peacock, E Henry, J Leeman & C Palmer Stanley Fours 1998 Runners Up
D Sykes, P Smithson, S Jones & D Bolt Sunderland Fours 2005 Runners Up
K Tinkler, M Jones, A Lacey, A Kirtland Darlington Fours 2010 Winners
J Leeman Stanley U31 Singles 1985 Winner
K Renwick Sunderland U31 Singles 1985 Runner Up
D Ramsdale Darlington U25 Singles 1987 Winner
W Bell Stanley 60+ Singles 2000 Winner
W Bell Stanley 60+ Singles 2001 Winner
J Leeman Stanley C of Champs 1985 Winner
I Peacock Stanley C of Champs 1991 Runner Up
W Condron Spennymoor C of Champs 1995 Runner Up
J Wells Hartlepool C of Champs 2004 Winner
K Peters, W Maddison & R Heath Ferryhill 50+ Triples 2005 Winners
B Hutchinson, J Maddison, K Peters , W Maddison Shildon Over 60 Fours 2010 Winners
Denny Cup
Club Year Winner / Runner-Up
Hartlepool 1978 Winners
Hartlepool 1983 Runners Up
Hartlepool 1984 Winners
Hartlepool 1985 Winners
Hartlepool 1988 Runners Up
Darlington 1992 Runners Up
Stanley 1993 Runners Up
Stanley 1994 Runners Up
Sunderland 1996 Runners Up
Stanley 1997 Runners Up
Denny Plate
Hartlepool 2002 Winners
Darlington 2003 Winners
Darlington 2009 Winners