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1893-1903 - Handicap trophy the first to be provided.

Season

Champion

Major

Minor

Match Score

Handicap

 

1893/4

R. Westhorpe

-

-

-

-

 

1894/5

-

-

-

-

A.A. Percival

 

1895/6

-

-

-

C. Hammond

N. Phillip

 

1896/7

-

-

-

-

W.S. Palmer

 

1897/8

-

-

-

-

G.W. Richmond

 

1898/9

-

-

-

-

W.S. Anderson

 

1899/90

-

-

-

T.F. Lawrence

J.S. Runtz [1]

 

1900/1

-

-

-

T.F. Lawrence

G.S. Robinson

 

1901/2

-

-

-

C.J. Woon [2]

G.W. Richmond

 

1902/3

-

-

-

-

G.C. Houghton & A.A. Percival

 

 [1] First recipient of the Handicap Trophy. The previous two winners, however, were engraved on the trophy at a later date.

 [2] Best score in London League matches.

 

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1903-1915 - Handicap the main competition

Season

Champion

Major

Minor

Match Score

Handicap

 

1903/4

-

-

-

-

G.W. Richmond

 

1904/5

-

-

-

-

A.A. Percival

 

1905/6

-

-

-

-

M.L. Owen

 

1906/7

-

-

-

-

H.C. Hunter

 

1907/8

-

-

-

-

S.J.W. Findlow

 

1908/9

-

-

-

-

A.W. Rogues

 

1909/10

G. Wansey-Smith

-

-

-

A.H. Elder

 

1910/1

E.H. Shaw

-

-

-

E.H. Shaw

 

1911/2

-

-

-

A. Furlong

R. Hitchcox

 

1912/3

-

-

-

-

A. Bain

 

1913/4

-

-

-

-

H.A. Salter

 

1914/5

-

-

-

-

Alfred Tooke

 

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1915-1919 - Cessation of activities for the duration of the first World War.

1919-1930 - Championship established (Durham hat trick), followed by Major and Minor

Season

Champion

Major

Minor

Match Score

Handicap

 

1919/20

-

-

-

-

J.J. Chambers

 

1920/1

-

-

-

-

T.L. Coates

 

1921/2

-

-

-

-

F. Gosling

 

1922/3

Alfred Tooke [3]

-

-

-

C.S. Barry

 

1923/4

A.H. Knight [3]

-

-

-

G.F. Dolittle

 

1924/5

L.A. Durham [3]

-

-

-

L.A. Durham

 

1925/6

L.A. Durham [3]

-

-

-

A.E. Luck

 

1926/7

L.A. Durham [3]

-

-

-

Alfred Tooke

 

1927/8

Alfred Tooke [3]

-

-

-

Alfred Tooke

 

1928/9

L.A. Durham [3]

H.G. Slater

E.J. Findlay & E.C. Morris

-

-

 

1929/30

G. Tregaskis [4]

F.H. Leonard [3]

A.V. Penrose

-

-

 

 [3]  Awarded the Handicap Trophy. This trophy was used for the Championship from 1922/23-1928/29, then awarded for the Major from 1929/30 onwards.
 [4] First recipient of the Ryan Trophy.

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1930-1939 - Len Durham sets the record of nine Championships

Season

Champion

Major

Minor

Match Score

 

 

1930/1

L.A. Durham

P.W. Flack

S.N. Hancock

-

 

 

1931/2

G. Tregaskis

R.N. Coles

G.C. Nurse & F.W.J. Hills

-

 

 

1932/3

L.A. Durham

A. Furlong

S.J. Briggs

-

 

 

1933/4

L.A. Durham

G.C. Mansfield

E.R. Gomm

-

 

 

1934/5

S.H. Crockett

W.H. Kingston

N.H. Snow

-

 

 

1935/6

R.N. Coles

J. Mason

L.H. Sheaves

-

 

 

1936/7

R.N. Coles

C.S. Frost

G. Talbot

-

 

 

1937/8

L.A. Durham

L.F. Ratcliff

T.W. Osmond

-

 

 

1938/9

L.A. Durham

G. Talbot

A.N. Cole

-

 

 

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1939-1945 Cessation of activities for the duration of the second World War.

1945-1956 - Restart after the War;Veitch hat trick; establishment of Tooke Memorial Prize

Season

Champion

Major

Minor

Tooke [5]

 

 

1945/46

- [6]

-

-

-

 

 

1946/7

S.H. Crockett

W.C. Cohen

F.E. Seal

-

 

 

1947/8

D.G. Durham

E.D. Moller

K.E.R. Green

G.C. Nurse [7]

 

 

1948/9

W. Veitch

L.A. Hulf & J.S. Wilson

A.M. Gould

Alfred Tooke

 

 

1949/50

W. Veitch