The Browning Shield was presented by Mr R Browning, secretary of Canterbury Lawn Tennis, as the  Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub Association Challenge Shield
This competition is played for by the 4 sub-associations, Ellesmere, Malvern, Mid-Canterbury and Hurunui/North Canterbury plus the West Coast Association.  They play a round robin competition at various times during the season.  An Ellesmere selector will ring those eligible to ask them to play if required.  The team consists of 6 men and 6 women and play two sets with a third set tie break if necessary in singles, doubles and combined doubles.  A player must have played at least 2 games for their respective Ellesmere club or Country team before being eligible for the team.

Times sub-associations have won the shield (2018)
Malvern = 23
Ellesmere = 17
Mid Canterbury = 23
North Canterbury = 12
Hurunui = 6
Banks Peninsula = 0

BROWNING SHIELD WINNERS
The shield is played between Ellesmere, Hurunui,  Malvern,  Banks Peninsula,  Mid Canterbury and North Canterbury who are all members of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Sub Association - better known as Canterbury Country.  The West Coast joined in about 2002.  Banks Peninsula Tennis was disbanded in the early 1990’s and Hurunui combined with North Canterbury in 2006.
1936-37 North  Canterbury
1937-38 Ellesmere
1938-39 North Canterbury
1939-40 Mid Canterbury
1941-44 World War 2
1945-46 Mid Canterbury
1946-47 Mid Canterbury
1947-48 Malvern
1948-49 Mid Canterbury
1949-50 Malvern
1950-51 Malvern
1951-52 Ellesmere
1952-53 Malvern
1953-54 Mid Canterbury
1954-55 Ellesmere
1955-56 Mid Canterbury
1956-57 Mid Canterbury
1957-58 Malvern
1958-59 Mid Canterbury
1959-60 Malvern
1960-61 Malvern
1961-62 Mid Canterbury
1962-63 Mid Canterbury
1963-64 Malvern
1964-65 Mid Canterbury
1965-66 Mid Canterbury
1966-67 Not played
1967-68 Malvern
1968-69 Malvern
1969-70 Malvern
1970-71 Hurunui
1971-72 Malvern
1972-73 Malvern
1973-74 Hurunui
1974-75 Hurunui
1975-76 Hurunui
1976-77 Hurunui
1977-78 Hurunui
1978-79 Mid Canterbury
1979-80 Mid Canterbury
1980-81 Mid Canterbury
1981-82 Ellesmere
1982-83 Ellesmere
1983-84 Ellesmere
1984-85 North Canterbury
1985-86 Ellesmere
1986-87 Ellesmere
1987-88 Ellesmere
1988-89 North Canterbury
1989-90 North Canterbury
1990-91 North Canterbury
1991-92 Ellesmere  &  North Canterbury
1992-93 North Canterbury
1993-94 Ellesmere
1994-95 Ellesmere
1995-96 North Canterbury
1996-97 North Canterbury
1997-98 North Canterbury
1998-99 Malvern
1999-00 Ellesmere
2000-01 Malvern
2001-02 Malvern
2002-03 Malvern
2003-04 North Canterbury
2004-05 Malvern
2005-06 Malvern
2006-07 Ellesmere
2007-08 Ellesmere & Malvern
2008-09 Malvern
2009-10 Malvern
2010-11 Ellesmere
2011-12 Malvern
2012-13 Ellesmere
2013-14 Mid Canterbury/West Coast
2014-15 Mid Canterbury
2015-16 Mid Canterbury/West Coast

2016-17 Mid Canterbury

2017-2018 Mid Canterbury

2018-2019 Mid Canterbury

2019-2020 Mid Canterbury

2020-2021 Mid Canterbury

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