The Kent Area Championships were first held at the Top Rank Bowling Centre, Chatham in 1963.

For the first three years the tournament was handicap only.

The scratch events and All Events sections were first contested in 1966
when the venue was Cliftonville Bowling Centre.

In 1966 K.T.B.A. became South Eastern Bowling Association (S.E.B.A).

In 1968 the B.T.B.A. County Associations were formed on County boundaries
S.E.B.A being Essex and Kent.

In 1990 S.E.B.A. was disbanded and K.T.B.A. re-established.

The Area Championships consists of 16 Categories as follows:

RECORD SCORE

765 KEITH HODGE (1998)
771 KEITH HODGE (1998)
642 JENNY BEALE (2003)
727 CHRISTINE LODGE (1988)

1394 C. MITCHELL & K.HODGE (1997)
1454 C.MITCHELL & K.HODGE (1997)
1198 N.HARVEY & J.HODGE (1997)
1349 D.SMITH & A. COTTEE (1979)

3166 HOLLYWOOD ALL STARS (1997)
3334 HOLLYWOOD ALL STARS (1997)
2886 TUTTI FRUTTI (1997)
3204 TUTTI FRUTTI (1997)

2115 KEITH HODGE (1998)
2173 KEITH HODGE (1998)
1829 JAN HODGE (2005)
2006 ANN FINCH (1980)

EVENT

Singles Regular Scratch
Singles Regular Handicap
Singles Ladies Scratch
Singles Ladies Handicap

Doubles Regular Scratch
Doubles Regular Handicap
Doubles Ladies Scratch
Doubles Ladies Handicap

Team Regular Scratch
Team Regular Handicap
Team Ladies Scratch
Team Ladies Handicap

All Events Regular Scratch
All events Regular Handicap
All Events Ladies Scratch
All Events Ladies Handicap

Please note that team event was a five person team until 2007 when it was changed to 4 person.