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Ladies Friendly Epsom 61 Ewell 44 |
Paston Cup Graham Pilbrow won his second round match 21 - 14 against Don Davies from Rosehill. |
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Yonwin Cup Disastrous night for Epsom against Cheam in the Yonwin Cup. Epsom suffered one of its worst defeats in this competition for many years. The game started very badly for one particular rink when they went behind by some 20 shots. This put some pressure on the other rinks to try to make up the shots. However, this proved a very difficult task and eventually all three rinks lost. Rink scores: Rink 5: Brian Kenyon, Terry Hoye, Peter Miller & Les Owen Lost 17 - 28 Rink 6: Stefan Tomm, Roy Doughty, David Sowdon & Jim Scott Lost 9 - 27 Rink 7: Bill Lawrence, John Hart, Graham Pilbrow & Pat Buckley Lost 17 - 25
Final Result: Epsom 43 Cheam 80 |
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East Surrey League Men against Wallington Over the years Epsom have had some very close matches against Wallington in various competitions, but this was the eighth year in a row that the Club have beaten Wallington in the East Surrey League. The result this year came very close to the biggest win against Wallington in 2005 (109 - 56). All four rinks won to secure the Club's first 6 - 0 win in the League for nearly 2 years. Hopefully this will put a bit of pressure on our old rivals Shirley Park & Old Coulsdon for the League title. Match Scores: Rink 2: Bill Lawrence, Martin Harbottle, Terry Hoye & Peter Miller Won 21 - 16 Rink 4: John Hart, Ron Snow, Graham Pilbrow & Pat Buckley Won 22 - 16 Rink 5: Brian Kenyon, John Warren, George Sperring & Les Owen Won 26 - 12 Rink 6: Stefan Tomm, Geoff Purrott, Roy Ward & Jim Scott Won 32 - 10
Final Result: Epsom 101 Wallington 54 Epsom 6 points Wallington 0 points
Ladies against Wallington The ladies also proved to be too strong against Wallington. Both rinks won comfortably. Match Scores: Rink 1: Lyz Warren, Jo Ellis, Joan Robson & Janet Cheesman Won 31 - 11 Rink 3: Anne Hoffmann, Maureen Trumble, Eileen Mills & Gill Sperring Won 24 - 9
Final Result: Epsom 55 Wallington 20 Epsom 4 points Wallington 0 points |
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East Surrey League Top 10 Competition Epsom played Purley in the 2nd round of this competition on Thursday 24th July. Singles: The singles turned out to be a very exciting game. Graham Pilbrow started off very badly and fell behind 5 - 15 at one stage. However, Graham dug deep and came back very strongly in the later stages of the game scoring a 2, 1, 3 & 4 to go ahead 19 - 18. The last few ends were very close but Graham eventually lost 20 - 21. Pairs: David Sowdon & Stefan Tomm made a strong start and raced ahead 13 - 3. Purley came back at them, but were always struggling to catch up. David played very well throughout the game and secured a comfortably win 23 - 18. Triples: The triple of Brian Kenyon, George Sperring & Les Owen had an outstanding game. Brian played exceptionally well setting up very good heads. At 9 ends Epsom were leading 15 - 8 and on the 10th end Les played an excellent bowl to create a count of 8 shots. From then on the Epsom triple were always in control and ran out easy winners by 29 - 12. Fours: The fours started very well. John Hart, Pat Buckley, Peter Miller & Jim Scott were playing well and built up a lead of 20 - 9 on the 16th end. Unfortunately they had two disastrous ends dropping a total of 10 shots. Going into the last end Epsom had a slender 1 shot lead. On this end the Purley skip had a very fortunate bowl and secured 1 shot to tie the rink.
Details: Rink 3 Singles Graham Pilbrow lost 20 - 21 Rink 4 Fours John Hart, Pat Buckley, Peter Miller & Jim Scott drew 21 - 21 Rink 5 Pairs Stefan Tomm & David Sowdon won 23 - 18 Rink 6 Triples Brian Kenyon, George Sperring & Les Owen won 29 - 12
Final Result Epsom 2½ Purley 1½
Epsom have reached three finals in this competition - losing each time to Shirley Park.
Epsom now play the winners of the Ashtead/Shirley Park game. |
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Eileen Mills's great run came to an end in the Final of the Surrey Singles Championship Singles on Wednesday 23rd July. Eileen played Sheila Seddon from Milford and lost 7 - 21. The score, however, does not reflect the game as Eileen played very well. The standard of bowling was very good from both ladies with some excellent heads throughout the game. Having reached the Final Eileen qualifies for the England Championships at Leamington Spa. Eileen plays her first game on 7th August. This has been a great achievement for Eileen as Epsom Bowling Club have had only two other players who have reached the Final since the Surrey Women's Bowling Association was founded in 1931. Margaret Lomas lost in the Final in 1987 and Fran Exton won the title in 1996.
Epsom Bowling Club congratulates Eileen on this superb performance on reaching the Surrey Championship Final.
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Here is a summary of matches played so far this season (up to 22/07/08). |
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During the season information on all the
Club matches played are recorded. These make interesting reading and
shows how the Club is making progress. Complete statistics will be available in the August Newsletter published on 1st August and distributed at the Club.
At the end of the season a complete record of results for the season will be available at the Club in a folder kept in the Captain's office.
Total number of players who have played in matches:-
East Surrey League - Men - 28 players
selected. Ladies - 13 players selected.
The number of men members who have played in the League, Friendly & Mixed games is 48 (total men members - 68). The number of ladies who have played in League & Friendly is 23 (total ladies members - 41)
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Past Times Epsom played Cheam Fields tonight and had a convincing win overall. The home rink of Ron Snow, John Hart, Graham Pilbrow & Pat Buckley were ahead 14 - 4 early on in the game but Cheam Fields came back well and levelled the scores on the 14th end. Epsom then picked up a four to go ahead, but Cheam Fields once again levelled. Going into the last end Epsom led 21 - 20. On this end Epsom were holding two shots but with his last bowl the Cheam Fields skip had a touch of luck pushing a bowl up from two yards down to flick the jack to two waiting Cheam Field bowls to win 22 - 21. The away rink of Stefan Tomm, Terry Hoye, Roy Ward & Jim Scott were always in the lead and went on to have a very convincing win 28 - 12. Home Rink: Lost 21 - 22 Away Rink: Won 28 - 12 Overall Result; Epsom 49 Cheam Fields 34
St Raphael Pairs (Sutton & District Bowling Association Mixed Pairs) Eileen Mills & Brian Kenyon won their third round match against Purley 22 - 11 |
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Barbeque The Barbeque took place on Friday Evening 18th July. This was a highly successful evening. Over 70 members & friends attended and enjoyed a choice of steak or chicken, sausages, jacket potato and a variety of salads. All of this, of course, could not have happened without the help of many people. Thanks to everyone who contributed. In particular a big thank you must go to the following:- The cooks - Peter Miller, Peter Humphreys & Brian Kenyon - ably assisted by Pat Miller. Preparation - Betty Day, Pat Felloni, Maureen Trumble, Nancy Smillie, George & Gill Sperring. Bar - Roy Doughty & Eileen Mills Games - George Sperring Congratulations to all the winners of the games & raffle. Last but not least a huge thanks to Betty Day who organised this event - it would not have been possible without all the hard work undertaken by Betty - Thank you. |
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Congratulations to Eileen Mills on reaching the FINAL of the Surrey Singles Championship.
Eileen played Diane Tarran from Purley Bury on Wednesday morning at Sutton Bowling Club. In a very close game Eileen came through 21 - 18.
Unfortunately Gill Sperring lost in the afternoon in the Semi Final of the Champion of Champions Singles. |
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Chrystie Result Epsom beat Brockham 40 - 25 on Monday 14th July. Alan Wybrow played his very first game in the Chrystie League. Epsom beat Leatherhead 42 - 18 on Monday 21st July.
Area 3 Top 4 Brian Kenyon, John Warren, Pat Buckley & Jim Scott lost on Monday 14th July against Purley Bury. This turned out to be a very close game throughout. In the last few ends Epsom were holding several times, but the Purley Bury Skip had other ideas. He played several saving bowls and steered his side home 21 - 16.
Mixed Friendly Epsom had mixed fortunes in the two Mixed games on the 12th/13th July. They lost 71 - 87 against Reigate Priory on the 12th, but had an excellent win on all 4 rinks on Sunday 13th against Ashtead 94 - 57. |
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Bluebell Railway Outing
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East Surrey League - Top 10 Epsom had a great win against Sutton on Monday 7th July. The game started in very gloomy conditions with some rain. After about 5 ends the heavens opened and everyone left the green for cover. Torrential rain coupled with some hailstones totally flooded the green in a matter of minutes. In some parts the water covered half the jacks left on the green. The rain eased and quite amazingly the green cleared and play resumed after about 15 minutes. The game itself turned out to be a one sided affair with big wins in the Singles and Pairs. The result of the game was decided well before the Fours were due to finish and they did not play the last 4 ends. Rink 1 Singles Graham Pilbrow won 21 - 9 Rink 2 Triples John Hart George Sperring Les Owen Won 21 - 12 Rink 3 Fours Brian Kenyon Pat Buckley Peter Miller Jim Scott Won 18 - 11 (17 ends played) Rink 4 Pairs Stefan Tomm David Sowdon Won 35 - 10
Final Result Epsom 95 Sutton 42 Epsom 4 Sutton 0 This was Epsom's best overall win in this competition since the Top 10 started in 1997. |
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Chrystie League Epsom get back to winning ways in the Chrystie League on Monday 7th July against Pippbrook Rink 5 Dave Ruston Derek Jones Roy Doughty Fred Read Won 22 - 12 Rink 6 Laurie Garrett Bob Lister Ken Lacey Eric Brown Won 20 - 10 Final Result Epsom 42 Pippbrook 22 Epsom 4 Pippbrook 0 |
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East Surrey League Epsom had a great set back in their aim to win the East Surrey League Title for the first time. They played home to Dorking on Sunday 6th July and lost the match 2 - 4. The rinks were shared 2 - 2, but Epsom lost on shots 74 - 77. Hopefully the problems re selection can be resolved over the coming week and help to put the Club back on track for the elusive East Surrey League title. Rink 3: Bill Lawrence Cyril Newman Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle Lost 13 - 21 Rink 4: Geoff Purrott Jim Robson David Sowdon Jim Scott Won 19 - 17 Rink 5: Ron Snow John Hart Graham Pilbrow Pat Buckley Won 24 - 17 Rink 6: Brian Kenyon John Warren Terry Hoye Les Owen Lost 18 - 22 Final result: Epsom 74 Dorking 77 Epsom 2 points Dorking 4 points |
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East Surrey League The League table for July shows Epsom in their highest position since the League began in 1987. Epsom are second with Shirley Park on top. Our other close rivals in this League Chipstead are 3rd and Old Coulsdon, surprisingly, are in 7th position. |
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Past Times The Epsom 'A' team played against Epsom Court on Monday 3rd July and won on both rinks. Home Rink: John Hart Ron Snow Graham Pilbrow Pat Buckley Won 25 - 11 Away Rink: Stefan Tomm Terry Hoye Roy Ward Jim Scott Won 23 - 20 Final Result: Epsom 48 Epsom Court 31 |
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Ladies Friendly Results Epsom v Churchfields Won 51 - 40 Epsom v Cheam Won 68 - 53 |
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The Bridge Club |
Club Night |
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