GREAT BRITAIN (MOTHER COUNTRY) CAPTAINS and ADJUTANTS SINCE 1871 YEAR WINNERS SCORE MOTHER COUNTRY/GB CAPTAIN MOTHER COUNTRY/GB ADJUTANT Snider Rifles used 1871 Mother Country 1155 Not known Not known 1872 Canada 532* Capt JWP Field Not known 1873 Mother Country 437 Capt JWP Field Not known 1874 Mother Country 542* Lt Col JHA Macdonald Not known 1875 Canada 635* +Lt Col JHA Macdonald Not known 1876 Mother Country 568 Lt Col JHA Macdonald Not known 1877 Mother Country 608 Capt JWP Field Not known 1878 Mother Country 622 +Capt JWP Field Not known 1879 Mother Country 653* +Maj CB Waller Not known 1880 Mother Country 639 Maj CB Waller Not known 1881 Canada 609 Maj CB Waller Not known 1882 Mother Country 536 Col A Wilson Not known Martini-Henry Rifles used 1883 Mother Country 698* Col A Wilson Not known 1884 Canada 665 Col A Wilson Not known 1885 Mother Country 650 Lt Col CT Burt Not known
1886 Mother Country 666 Col A Wilson Not known 1887 Mother Country 710* Col A Wilson Not known 1888 Mother Country 687 Lt Col CT Burt Not known 1889 Canada 687 Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart 1890 Mother Country 704 Lt Col CT Burt + Capt GR Gratwicke 1891 Mother Country 679 Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart 1892 Mother Country 684 Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart 1893 Mother Country 741* Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart 1894 Mother Country 699 Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart 1895 Mother Country 638 Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart 1896 Canada 656 Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart.303 rifles used 1897 Victoria 751* Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart VD 1898 Guernsey 744 Maj W Thorburn + Maj T Stewart VD 1899 Mother Country 768* Maj W Thorburn Maj T Stewart VD 1900 Mother Country 732 Maj H Brock Maj T Stewart VD 1901 Mother Country 759 Maj H Brock Maj T Stewart VD 1902 Australia 770* Lt Col WH Davison + Maj H Brock 1903 Australia 771* Lt Col WH Davison Maj H Brock 1904 New Zealand 719 Maj PW Richardson Maj HC Porter
1905 Canada 758 Capt T Ranken Capt W Dunlop 1906 Canada 729 Maj PW Richardson VD + Maj HC Porter 1907 Mother Country 778* Capt T Ranken Col GA Wilson VD 1908 Mother Country 762 Maj PW Richardson VD Maj HC Porter 1909 Canada 765 Maj T Ranken + Col GA Wilson VD 1910 Mother Country 798* Pte WJM Burton Maj TV Scully VD 1911 Mother Country 759 Pte WJM Burton Lt GSG Strachan 1912 Mother Country 761 Pte WJM Burton Lt GSG Strachan 1913 Mother Country 790 Pte WJM Burton Lt GSG Strachan 1914 Australia 776 Capt CD Miller Lt GSG Strachan 1915-1918 No Matches 1919 Mother Country 1060* Capt CD Miller Maj CW Wirgman TD 1920 South Africa 1111* Lt Col LN Langford Lloyd CMG DSO Maj EL Parnell TD 1921 Mother Country 1083 Lt Col Sir Philip Richardson Bt OBE VD Maj EL Parnell TD 1922 Mother Country 1080 Maj EL Parnell TD Capt GSG Strachan 1923 Mother Country 1129* Lt Col D Campbell TD Maj EL Parnell TD 1924 South Africa 1115 Maj EL Parnell TD 1925 Canada 1099 Lt Col D Campbell TD Capt GSG Strachan 1926 Canada 1119 Lt Col D Campbell TD Capt GSG Strachan 1927 Canada 1138* Maj FE Varley Capt GSG Strachan
1928 Mother Country 1094 Maj FE Varley Capt GSG Strachan 1929 Canada 1083 Capt GSG Strachan Cdr AW Brooks DSO RN 1930 Mother Country 1122 Maj EG Monro OBETD Capt GSG Strachan 1931 Mother Country 1106 Capt GSG Strachan Cdr AW Brooks DSO RN 1932 Canada 1123 Cdr Sir Lionel Fletcher CBE RNR Col ED Ridley MC 1933 Mother Country 1115 Air Vice Marshal FC Halahan CMG CBE DSO MVO AFC RAF Col ED Ridley MC 1934 Canada 1126 Sgt HG Burr *1 Cdr Sir Lionel Fletcher CBE RNR 1935 India 1147* Maj DS Frazer Capt AJ Andrews 1936 Mother Country 1113 Maj DS Frazer Lt W Barber RN 1937 Australia 1121 Rear Admiral JC Hamilton RN Lt W Barber RN 1938 Canada 1110 Capt H Douglas +Lt Col WF McLean MC 1939 Mother Country 1107 Capt H Douglas Sgt SH Grist 1940-1945 No Matches 1946 Mother Country 1088 Lt Col TS Smith Maj AE Martin 1947 Mother Country 1119 Capt DS Swanston OBE RN Maj SE Johnson 1948 Mother Country 1118 Rear Admiral FEP Hutton CB RN Maj SE Johnson 1949 Mother Country 1114 Lt Col IH Stockwood The Rev'd CW Lewis 1950 Mother Country 1113 Capt JL Milne Lt Col DAG Horton-Smith MBE TD 1951 Canada 1120 GR King Cdr Lord Southwell RN
1952 South Africa 1123 Capt H St G Maxwell Maj JA Crawford 1953 Australia 1125 GF Booth MBE Dr JP Michael 1954 Mother Country 1112 Maj SE Johnson LW Mallabar 1955 Mother Country 1108 Sgt SH Grist Lt A Moody RN *2 1956 Mother Country 1130 Maj HC Patrick DL The Rev'd CW Lewis 1957 Mother Country 1140 Lt AG Fulton MBE DCM Maj ATK Debenham MBE 1958 Mother Country 1120 Brig JA Barlow CBE Maj T Vezey 1959 Mother Country 1127 Maj JA Crawford Maj R St G Maxwell 1960 New Zealand 1130 Maj NW McCaw OBE TD Capt CW Seward 1961 Mother Country 1133 Maj FB Smith BEM Capt RA Reid 1962 Mother Country 1116 Lt Col REW Johnson OBE TD Maj E Nicholson MBE TD 1963 Mother Country 1135 Sen Cdr ME Foster MBE AB Brown 1964 Australia 1135 Maj T Anstey TD WC Prince-Cox 1965 Southern Rhodesia 1125 Lt Col DAG Horton-Smith MBE TD Lt AE Barker 1966 Mother Country 1132 Maj DD Lovell TD JA Slocock 1967 Mother Country 1143 Lt SF Wheeler Lt Col DE Elford 1968 Mother Country 1145 Maj JB Green GE Tribe 7.62mm rifles used 1969 Canada 1120 Lt Col BD Shaw MM TD Maj DE Woods 1970 Mother Country 1154* Maj FG Little DL JP Lt Cdr JFO Willcox RN
1971 Mother Country 1159* Maj E Nicholson MBE TD FR Payne 1972 Canada 1142 The Rt Hon the Lord Swansea DL Mrs JR Orpen-Smellie 1973 Canada 1163* Maj RA Fulton TD Capt GW Brion 1974 Mother Country 1151 Maj GE Twine Wg Cdr IB Westmacott DFC RAF 1975 Mother Country 1151 Wg Cdr IB Westmacott DFC RAF Col HJ Thompson OBE 1976 Australia 1164* AB Brown RS Mason 1977 Mother Country 1168* Sir Ronald Melville KCB CS O'Brien 1978 Australia 1167 Dr CW Seward Dr CL Hall 1979 Mother Country 1166 Maj WH Magnay EM McGibbon 1980 Canada 1166 Lt Col HJ Orpen-Smellie OBE Col RH Gilbertson 1981 Mother Country 1148 Lt Col JEC Anderson OBE TD Maj J Gilmour 1982 Great Britain 1172* Maj HN Cooper RM TR Webster 1983 Great Britain 1173* DF Cantlay EM McGibbon 1984 Jersey 1153 Miss J Owens Maj MG Farnan 1985 Australia 1174* Dr CL Hall WJ Hanna 1986 Great Britain 1169 CS O'Brien FR Payne 1987 Canada 1170 Mrs JR Orpen-Smellie KC Meldrum 1988 Great Britain 1165 LE Hoddle Maj S Armour RM 1989 Great Britain 1181* NEC Molyneux *3 LT Wicker 1990 Great Britain 1178 KM Pilcher JP Hakim
1991 Great Britain 1182.164* FR Payne ME Barr 1992 Great Britain 1172.151 AE Clarke VC Carpenter 1993 Great Britain 1177.176 A Chown JMB Baillie-Hamilton 1994 Great Britain 1183.169* KE Chard Wg Cdr CJ Hockley MBE RAF 1995 Jersey 1156.128 CN McEachran KO Pugh 1996 Great Britain 1188.170* Lt Col CCC Cheshire OBE PN Hinchliffe *4 1997 Great Britain 1175.176 JR Killian JGM Webster 1998 Great Britain 1176.140 A St G Tucker Dr AF Aspin 1999 Great Britain 1193.154* JF Jackman CM Brooks 2000 Great Britain 1182.146 S Belither Dr AF Aspin 2001 Great Britain 1189.160 ME Barr Eur Ing CA Painting 2002 Great Britain 1197.175* Dr AF Aspin MJ Wood 2003 Great Britain 1195.180 PN Hinchliffe Dr JD Warburton 2004 Great Britain 1188.158 MK Townsend CP Weeden 2005 Great Britain 1189.180 KO Pugh PG Kent 2006 Great Britain 1191.170 JGM Webster JWE Lewis 2007 Great Britain 1190.165 JDI Hossack NBS Logan 2008 Great Britain 1179.155 SA Thomas GK Alexander 2009 Great Britain 1193.169 Dr R Pizer TG Rylands *5 2010 Great Britain 1196.195 JMA Thompson Miss MZJ Boston
2011 Great Britain 1188.176 Miss JH Messer S Harding 2012 Great Britain 1199.201* CN Tremlett D Lowe 2013 Great Britain 1191.163 Dr JD Warburton PB Bromley 2014 Great Britain 1192.177 RP Rosling JPS Bloomfield 2015 Great Britain 1172.131 PB Bromley Dr JD Warburton 2016 Great Britain 1196.151 RM Roberts NJ Ball 2017 Great Britain 1174.121 LM Peden SNS Penrose + = name to be confirmed * = record scores *1 Col. E.D. Ridley originally appointed but he died before the Match *2 Lord Southwell was originally appointed *3 Col. H.J. Thompson O.B.E. was originally appointed but had to withdraw because of illness *4 J.M.A. Thompson was originally appointed *5 JDS Langley was orginally appointed but had to withdraw due to illness