Controlling body World Bowls (WB) and host nation Bowls Australia (BA) have agreed to the rescheduled dates of the World Bowls Championships, confirming the event will be postponed a year from its original date.
As a result of the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, the 2020 World Bowls Championships, which were set to be staged on the Gold Coast, Queensland, has been moved to Tuesday 25th May to Sunday 6th June 6 2021.
The new dates for the event are as follows:
Practice days: Saturday 22 May – Monday 24 May 2021
Play Days: Tuesday 25 May – Sunday 6 June 2021
Rest Day: Monday 31 May 2021
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England Roll of Honour
| Year | Venue | Medals |
| 2016 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Gold – Men’s Triples – Jamie Walker, Andy Knapper & Robert Paxton Silver – Women’s Fours – Rebecca Wigfield, Jamie-Lea Winch, Wendy King & Ellen Falkner Bronze – Women’s Pairs – Sophie Tolchard & Ellen Falkner |
| 2012 | Adelaide, Australia | Bronze – Women’s Singles – Natalie Melmore Bronze – Men’s Pairs – Graham Shadwell & Jamie Chestney |
| 2008 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Silver – Women’s Singles – Ellen Falkner Silver – Women’s Pairs – Wendy King & Ellen Falkner Bronze – Men’s Fours – Mark Bantock, Graham Shadwell, Stephen Farish & Robert Newman |
| 2004 (Men’s) | Ayr, Scotland | Bronze – Men’s Triples – Mervyn King, Robert Newman & Andy Thomson Bronze – Men’s Fours – John Rednall, Mervyn King, Robert Newman & Andy Thomson |
| 2004 (Women’s) | Royal Leamington Spa, England | Gold – Women’s Fours – Jayne Christie, Jean Baker, Amy Monkhouse & Ellen Falkner Gold – Team Taylor Trophy |
| 2000 (Men’s) | Johannesburg, South Africa | Bronze – Men’s Singles – Tony Allcock MBE |
| 2000 (Women’s) | Moama, Australia | Gold – Team Taylor Trophy Silver – Women’s Triples – Katherine Hawes, Jill Polley & Norma Shaw Bronze – Women’s Pairs – Jean Baker & Mary Price |
| 1996 (Men’s) | Adelaide, Australia | Gold – Men’s Singles – Tony Allcock MBE Gold – Men’s Fours – Brett Morley, David Cutler, Andy Thomson & John Bell |
| 1996 (Women’s) | Royal Leamington Spa, England | Silver – Women’s Singles – Wendy Line Bronze – Women’s Fours – Norma Shaw, Jean Baker, Gill Fitzgerald & Mary Price |
| 1992 (Men’s) | Worthing, England | Gold – Men’s Singles – Tony Allcock MBE |
| 1992 (Women’s) | Ayr, Scotland | Bronze – Women’s Singles – Norma Shaw Bronze – Women’s Triples – Barbara Till, Edna Bessell, Norma Shaw & Babs Barlow (sub) Bronze – Women’s Fours – Jean Baker, Barbara Till, Edna Bessell & Mary Price |
| 1988 (Men’s) | Auckland, New Zealand | Gold – Men’s Singles – David Bryant CBE Gold – Leonard Denny Team Trophy Silver – Men’s Pairs – David Bryant CBE & Tony Allcock Bronze – Men’s Triples – John Ottaway, Wynne Richards & John Bell Bronze – Men’s Fours – John Ottaway, Wynne Richards, Tony Allcock & John Bell |
| 1988 (Women’s) | Auckland, New Zealand | Gold – Team Taylor Trophy Silver – Women’s Triples – Norma Shaw, Jayne Roylance & Barbara Fuller Silver – Women’s Fours – Norma Shaw, Jayne Roylance, Mary Price & Barbara Fuller Bronze – Women’s Pairs – Wendy Line & Mary Price |
| 1985 (Women’s) | Melbourne, Australia | Bronze – Women’s Pairs – Norma Shaw & Jean Valls Bronze – Women’s Fours – Jean Valls, Brenda Atherton, Betty Stubbings & Mavis Steele MBE |
| 1984 (Men’s) | Aberdeen, Scotland | Gold – Men’s Fours – George Turley, Julian Haines, John Bell & Tony Allcock Silver – Men’s Pairs – David Bryant CBE & Tony Allcock Bronze – Men’s Singles – David Bryant CBE |
| 1981 (Women’s) | Toronto, Canada | Gold – Women’s Singles – Norma Shaw Gold – Women’s Fours – Irene Molyneaux (sub), Eileen Fletcher, Gloria Thomas, Betty Stubbings & Mavis Steele Gold – Team Taylor Trophy Silver – Women’s Triples – Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele & Betty Stubbings Bronze – Women’s Pairs – Irene Molyneaux (sub), Gloria Thomas & Norma Shaw |
| 1980 (Men’s) | Melbourne, Australia | Gold – Men’s Singles – David Bryant CBE Gold – Men’s Triples – Jimmy Hobday, Tony Allcock & David Bryant CBE Gold – Leonard Denny Team Trophy |
| 1977 (Women’s) | Worthing, England | Silver – Women’s Fours – Margaret Lockwood, Joan Hunt, Mabel Darlington & Joan Sparkes |
| 1976 (Men’s) | Johannesburg, South Africa | Silver – Men’s Triples – Tommy Armstrong, Bill Irish & David Bryant Bronze – Men’s Singles – David Bryant Bronze – Men’s Fours – John Evans, Bill Irish, Tommy Armstrong & Peter Line |
| 1973 (Women’s) | Wellington, New Zealand | Silver – Women’s Singles – Mavis Steele Silver – Women’s Pairs – Mavis Steele & Phyl Derrick Silver – Women’s Fours – Nancie Colling, Eileen Smith, Joan Sparkes & Phyl Derrick |
| 1972 (Men’s) | Worthing, England | Gold – Men’s Fours – Norman King, Cliff Stroud, Ted Hayward & Peter Line |
| 1966 (Men’s) | New South Wales, Australia | Gold – Men’s Singles – David Bryant Bronze – Men’s Pairs – Cedric Smith & David Bryant |