Rushden Research Group: Thurston Cup

Thurston Cup

Spencer Park Bowls Club

Mr Charles Thurston used to bring his fairground to Rushden and origianlly set up on land opposite the Queen Victoria Hotel in 1904.

In 1997 a Blue Plaque was erected to his memory, and has recently been moved to inside Asda's store.

Later he moved to Spencer Park and presented the Bowls Club that played there with a cup to be presented annually to winners of a competition.

Thurston Cup
Presented by
Mr Charles Thurston
to
The Rushden Urban District Council
For Annual Competition of
Spencer Park Bowling Club
25th Sept. 1933

The competition ceased in 1993.

The Cup
Courtesy of Rushden Museum

1923	W	FULLER	1948	W	SHORLEY	1971	E	LACK
1924	J	BUGBY	1949	L	HART	1972	S	WRIGHT
1925	W	GRIFFIN	1950	W	HILLS	1973	E	LACK
1926	J	PANTER	1951	"no competition"		1974	Mrs G	NEWMAN
1927	J	PANTER	1952	H	CLIPSTONE	1975	R	BRITTEN
1928	J	PANTER	1953	G	GREEN	1977	R	BRITTEN
1929	R	TWELVETREE	1954	C	THACKER	1978	B	SNAREY
1930	E	PARTRIDGE	1955	A	BETTS	1979	D	MOSS
1931	J	PANTER	1956	F	RICE	1980	D	MOSS
1932	W	KNIGHT	1957	P	THOMPSON	1981	B	SNAREY
1933	S	HARBOUR	1958	C	THACKER	1982	C E	THACKER
1935	S	HARBOUR	1959	R	SANDERS	1983	L	WILMOTT
1937	R	TWELVETREE	1960	C	PINNOCK	1984	D	MOSS
1938	S	HARBOUR	1961	B	RICE	1985	R	DANBY
1939	B	BAYES	1962	R	CLAYTON	1986	C E	THACKER
1940	R	TWELVETREE	1963	C	PINNOCK	1987	R C	BAYES
1941	R	TWELVETREE	1964	A	RICHARDSON	1988	I	ROBERTS
1942	L	HART	1965	C	PINNOCK	1989	D	MOSS
1943	F	RICE	1966	A	RICHARDSON	1990	I	ROBERTS
1944	W	FULLER	1967	E	LACK	1991	K	KNIGHT
1945	W	FULLER	1968	J	COOPER	1992	N	CHANDLER
1946	F	RICE	1969	F	RICE	1993	D	MOSS
1947	G	WARD	1970	E	LACK

Rushden Town Bowls Club

Early Bowls

1950s