East Surrey League - Top 10
Epsom Men played Ashtead in the Top 10 Competition at home on Monday 2nd July 2012 and won on shots after the Singles & Triples won & the Pairs & Fours lost. This is the fourth time that Epsom has played Ashtead this season and gives them a 100% record. This turned out to a very close match with three disciplines being decided by 1 shot.
Details:
Singles: David Sowdon won 21 - 11
David got off to a very good start & led 8 - 2 after 5 ends. After 10 ends he had a 13 - 4 lead, but the Ashtead player came back to be just 5 shots down, 14 - 9, after 14 ends. David played well over the last few ends finally winning by 10 shots.
Pairs: John Hart Graham Naish lost 20 - 21
This was a very close game with Ashtead having the upper hand throughout the evening. Ashtead led 10 - 9 after 10 ends, and were 16 - 11 in the lead at 15 ends. Epsom scored 4 shots on end 19 to make the game very close, 18 - 19. Going into the last end Epsom needed 3 to draw, but managed just 1 shots to lose a very close game by 1 shot.
Triples: Terry Hoye Pat Buckley Les Owen won 15 - 14
This was a big struggle for Epsom for the first 10 ends when they found themselves 2 - 10 behind. After 16 ends they had narrowed the gap to just 2 shots, 10 - 11 and then scored a 5 on end 17 to take the lead for the very first time, 15 - 11. They eventually won a close game by just 1 shot.
Fours: Brian Kenyon Ron Mew Peter Miller Jim Scott lost 14 - 15
AS with the Pairs & Triples this was a very close game. After 10 ends Epsom led 6 - 5, but then found themselves 10 - 11 down after 15 ends. The rink being last to finish just needed to restrict Ashtead from getting 8 shots over the last few ends. This they did and it turned out that they did not play the final end.
Final Score: Epsom 2 Ashtead 2 Epsom 70 Ashtead 61
This was an excellent win by 9 shots.
East Surrey League
Epsom Men & Ladies played a League match on Sunday 1st July 2012 at home to Godstone.
The Men won 95 - 60.5 (5 - 1), but the Ladies lost 29 - 47 (0 - 4).
Ladies
Details:
Rink 2 Maggie O’Sullivan Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills Gill Sperring lost 19 - 20
This was a very close game for 14 ends, but Godstone took the lead 12 - 16 on the 15th end. Going into the last end Epsom needed 5 to draw, but fell just 1 short.
Rink 5 Audrey Jones Jo Ellis Lyz Warren Marilyn Walsh lost 10 - 27
This rink struggled all afternoon and found themselves 1 - 14 down after 15 ends. They recovered a little but still lost by 17 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 29 Godstone 47 Epsom 0 points Godstone 4 points
Men
Details:
Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Bob Blaker Ron Mew Pat Buckley lost 10 - 26
After 9 ends Epsom was level 8 - 8, but Godstone won the next 7 ends scoring a total of 12 shots to go ahead 20 - 8. Epsom failed to make any impact from then on finally losing by 16 shots.
Rink 3 John Hart David Bragg George Sperring Graham Naish won 39 - 9
Epsom dominated this game from end 3. They led 16 - 5 after 10 ends, 26 - 8 after 15 ends and went on to win by 31 shots.
Rink 4 Geoff Purrott Roy Doughty John Warren Jim Scott won 28 - 12
This rink led from end 4. They were 12 - 4 ahead after 10 ends and 18 - 8 in the lead after 15 ends. They finally won by 16 shots.
Rink 6 Brian Kenyon Howard Ellis Terry Hoye Les Owen won 18 - 13.5
Unfortunately Godstone were 1 short on this rink which made the game quite difficult. It turned out to be a very close game with the scores level 10 - 10 after 12 ends and 13 - 13 after 16 ends. The game finished all square 18 - 18, but Godstone were deducted a quarter of their score thus giving the Epsom rink a win.
Final Score: Epsom 95 Godstone 60.5 Epsom 5 points Godstone 1 point
This win in the League extends Epsom's unbeaten run against Godstone to 13. The win on rink 3 becomes the highest rink win since the League began in 1987. This beats last years win of 40 - 11.
Howard Ellis played in his very first League game in this match.
Men's Friendly v Leatherhead
Epsom play Leatherhead at home on Saturday 30th June 2012 and won 2 rinks, lost 2 rinks and lost overall 72 - 76.
Details:
Rink 2 Andrew Turnbull Vic Phillips David Ruston Cyril Newman won 23 - 19
After 10 ends this rink was behind 9 - 12, but came back into the game well. They took the lead, 16 - 15 after 15 ends and won by 4 shots.
Rink 3 Derek Martin Tony Brydges Bill Lawrence Roy Doughty lost 13 - 16
Epsom made a good start on this rink and led 9 - 5 after 10 ends. They lost the lead at 15 ends, 10 -12 eventually losing by 3 shots.
Rink 4 Bob Blaker Arthur Upward Derek Hoffmann Geoff Purrott won 26 - 14
This rink had a very good afternoon and led throughout the game. They led 14 - 12 after 15 ends, but then had some excellent ends extending their lead to 24 - 12 after 18 ends. They eventually won by 12 shots.
Rink 5 Eddie Needham Len Philpott Tony Dunn David Bragg lost 10 - 27
Epsom struggled all throughout this game and found themselves 3 - 19 adrift after just 10 ends. They were still behind 6 - 27 after 18 ends finally losing by 17 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 72 Leatherhead 76
Andrew Turnbull played in his very first match for Epsom.
Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup
Epsom travelled the short distance to Ashtead on Saturday 30th June 2012 and won on 2 rinks and lost the third.
Details:
Rink 2 Martin Harbottle Ron Mew Peter Miller Pat Buckley lost 14 - 21
This rink got off to a poor start and were 5 - 13 down after 10 ends. They recovered a little, but were still behind on 15 ends, 10 - 16. They eventually lost by 7 shots.
Rink 3 John Hart John Warren George Sperring Graham Naish won 21 - 9
After 7 ends this rink was 4 - 6 down, but came back into the game very well. They led 11- 7 after 10 ends, increased their lead to 15 - 8 after 15 ends and went on to win by 12 shots.
Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye Les Owen Jim Scott won 20 - 9
This rink dominated play throughout the morning. They led 10 - 3 after 10 ends, 15 - 4 after 15 ends and went on to win by 11 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 55 Ashtead 39
Area 3 Top 4
The Epsom rink of Brian Kenyon, David Bragg, John Warren & Ron Mew travelled to Purley Bury on Friday 26th June 2012 to play in the above competition. They dominated the game right up to the 16th end when they led 17 - 12. Purley Bury came back strongly and snatched a 1 shot victory on the very last end.
Final Score: Epsom 17 Purley Bury 18
Past Times
The Epsom 'A' team & 'B' teams both played their games on Thursday 28th June 2012. The 'A' team lost to Rose Hill, but the 'B' team beat West Park.
Details:
Epsom 'A'
Epsom 'A' played against Rose Hill and lost at home, but won away.
Home Rink - Brian Kenyon David Bragg Terry Hoye Les Owen - lost 14 - 16
This rink had a very poor 12 ends when they found themselves 2 - 14 behind. However, they had a much better last 9 ends outscoring Rose Hill 12 - 2, but still lost by 2 shots.
Away Rink - John Hart John Warren Pat Buckley Graham Naish - won 18 - 17
Epsom dominated play on this rink right up to the 16th end when they led 17 - 9. However, Rose Hill won the last 5 ends to narrow the gap to just 1 shot.
Final Score: Epsom 32 Rose Hill 33
Epsom 'B'
Epsom 'B' played West Park and lost at home, but won away.
Home Rink - Bob Blaker Vic Phillips Cyril Newman Jim Scott - lost 15 - 24
Epsom struggled throughout the evening. They were 6 - 12 down after 10 ends, 10 - 20 behind after 20 ends. They eventually lost by 9 shots.
Away Rink - Bill Lawrence John Huxford Ron Mew Peter Miller won 31 - 19
This turned out to be quite an extraordinary game. For the first 16 ends Epsom trailed West Park and were 14 - 19 down at this stage. On ends 17 to 21 they scored a total of 17 shots without reply (including a 6 on end 17) to win by 12 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 46 West Park 43
Bob Blaker & Vic Phillips played in their very first game in this Competition for Epsom Bowling Club.
Men's Friendly v Chessington
Epsom men travelled the short distance to Chessington to play a Friendly match on Wednesday 27th June 2012. They won on 2 rinks & lost the 3rd and won overall 64 - 56. This is the 3rd win in a row & maintains a 100% record.
Details:
Rink 2 Bob Lister Vic Phillips Derek Hoffmann John Warren lost 22 - 26
Epsom was outplayed for the first 12 ends of this game when they found themselves 7 - 18 down. However, they recovered well having a much better last 9 ends. They pulled back to be within 2 shots on the 17th end, but then dropped a 4. Despite scoring a 2 on the 20th end then 1 shot on the last end they lost by 4 shots.
Rink 3 Eddie Needham Derek Jones Tony Dunn John Huxford won 24 - 13
This rink had an excellent afternoon. They led from the start and were 13 - 3 ahead after 10 ends, 20 - 7 up on 15 ends & went on to win comfortably by 11 shots.
Rink 4 Tony Brydges Arthur Upward Derek Martin Roy Doughty won 18 - 17
This rink also held the lead throughout the game. They led 12 - 8 after 10 ends, 15 - 12 after 15 ends and despite a good fight back by Chessington Epsom held on to win by just 1 shot.
Final Score: Epsom 64 Chessington 56
Ladies' Friendly v Leatherhead
Epsom played away at Leatherhead on Tuesday 26th June 2012 and lost the match 50 - 61. They drew won rink, but lost the other 2.
Details:
Rink 2 Sue Needham Sylvia Smart Jo Ellis Jan Allum drew 19 - 19
After 10 ends Epsom was 11 - 5 ahead. The remainder of the game was very even and resulted in a draw.
Rink 3 Sue Townsend Pauline Devereux Maureen Morris Lyz Warren lost 19 - 21
Epsom dominated this game right up to the 15th end when they were 19 - 8 ahead. They lost the last 6 ends dropping a total of 13 shots to lost by 2 shots.
Rink 4 Audrey Jones Mary Bragg Ruth Nixon Maureen Trumble lost 12 - 21
Not a good afternoon for this rink. They were behind 4 - 10 after 10 ends, 9 - 17 down after 15 ends & finally lost by 9 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 50 Leatherhead 61
Area 3 Top 4
Epsom 'B' played at home against Old Coulsdon on Tuesday 26th June 2012. They won 22 - 6 after 16 ends played.
Details:
John Hart Bob Blaker Terry Hoye Graham Naish
After 10 ends Epsom had a 10 shot advantage, 13 - 3 and continued to dominate play. Old Coulsdon conceded after 16 ends with Epsom winning by 16 shots.
Chrystie League
Epsom played at home against Bookham on Tuesday 26th June 2012 and won the match 35 - 30. The y won 1 rink & lost the other.
Details:
Rink 1 Roy Doughty Vic Phillips Derek Martin Ron Snow lost 18 - 21
Epsom made a very good start on this rink and led 15 - 4 after 10 ends. They still had a 3 shot advantage after 15 ends, 17 - 14 but Bookham came back well over the last 3 ends to outscore Epsom 7 - 1 to win the rink by 3 shots.
Rink 2 Tony Dunn Derek Jones David Bragg John Huxford won 17 - 9
The scores were level 7 - 7 after 10 ends on this rink. Epsom took the lead 11 - 9 after 15 ends and finished strongly to win by 8 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 35 Bookham 30 Epsom 3 points Bookham 1 point
England Women's Bowling Association - 2 Wood Benevolent Triples
Sandra Huxford, Maggie O'Sullivan & Lyz Warren have qualified for the next stages of the above competition.
They were 11 - 5 ahead after 10 ends & went on to win 15 - 8. They now play at Oxshott on 20th August 2012.
Epsom do have another team in this competition, but they had a bye.
East Surrey League
Epsom Men travelled to Purley Bury on Sunday 24th June 2012 for a League match and won 86 - 71.
Epsom won 2 rinks & lost 2 rinks. This was an excellent result for Epsom as this was the first time they had won away at Purley Bury. This win away keeps the East Surrey League title chase open as Purley Bury had won their first 7 games this season.
Details:
Rink 2 John Warren Cyril Newman David Sowdon Jim Scott lost 18 - 20
This was an extremely close game all afternoon. After 10 ends Epsom led 11 - 9, but Purley Bury came back to level the scores, 14 - 14 after 15 ends. On the 19th end Epsom took the lead 18 - 16 by scoring 3 shots. However, Purley Bury finished with 2 2's to snatch a victory by 2 shots.
Rink 3 John Hart David Bragg George Sperring Graham Naish lost 19 - 21
Epsom really struggled to get going on this rink. They found themselves 4 - 13 behind after 10 ends, but had an excellent second half out scoring Purley Bury 15 - 8. On the last end Epsom needed 6 shots to draw but just fell short by scoring 4 shots. Epsom lost by just the two shots.
Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye Peter Miller Les Owen won 26 - 19
This rink started well with a 4 on the very first end. They were behind 5 - 7 on end 6, but then scored a 6 to go ahead 11 - 7. On the 15th end Epsom led 20 - 14 and the last 6 ends were hard fought by both sides. Epsom played really well on these last 4 ends and finally won by 7 shots.
Rink 5 Bill Lawrence Martin Harbottle Ron Mew Pat Buckley won 23 - 11
This rink had an outstanding afternoon with all 4 players playing very well. After 10 ends they led 10 - 3, extended their lead to 14 - 7 after 15 ends and went on to win by 12 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 86 Purley Bury 71 Epsom 4 points Purley Bury 2 points.
After the game the Captain, Les Owen, presented Peter Miller with a certificate to mark his 200th game for Epsom in the East Surrey League.
Ladies Two Wood Day
The Ladies Two Wood Day took place on Saturday 23rd June 2012.
The draw for the day was made at 9.30am for the 12 Ladies that attended. A total of 14 games took place to decide the finalists in the Two Wood Championship & the Two Wood Plate.
There were some excellent games with three of these going into an extra end. In the morning Sue Needham beat Maureen Trumble on the extra end 14 - 13. In the afternoon two games in particular were very close. In the Semi Final of the Championship Eileen Mills came back from being well behind against Gill Sperring to win on an extra end 16 - 15. The other close game was in the Plate Semi Final when our new member Mary Bragg edged out Ruth Nixon also on an extra end 12 - 11.
The Final of the Two Wood Championship will be between Eileen Mills & Lyz Warren. The Two Wood Plate Final will be between Mary Bragg & Maggie O'Sullivan. These two finals will be played on Finals Weekend in September.
The whole day was organised by the Ladies' Competition Secretary, Anne Hoffmann assisted by Derek Hoffmann.
The tea & coffee was organised by Betty Day & Eileen Godfrey.
The Ladies would like to thank the following men for giving up their time to mark the games:-
David Bragg, Brian Kenyon, Ron Mew, Roy Doughty, Les Owen & Terry Hoye.
Thanks also go to George Sperring who acted as umpire for the day.
Chrystie League
Epsom finally got their season underway in the Chrystie League on Monday 18th June 2012 with a win against Pippbrook. They won on both rinks & the match 37 - 26.
Rink 1 Roy Doughty Derek Martin Fred Read Ron Snow won 20 - 12
After 5 ends Epsom was 4 - 5 down, but came back well. They led 10 - 7 after 10 ends, 15 - 11 after 15 ends and won by 8 shots.
Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Vic Phillips Bob Lister John Huxford won 17 - 14
This rink was also behind at 5 ends, but led 11 - 7 after 10 ends 7 15 - 11 after 15 ends. They went on to win by 3 shots.
Final Result: Epsom 37 Pippbrook 26 Epsom 4 points Pippbrook 0 points.
I believe that the members of Epsom Bowling Club are among the luckiest people in the sport in that we have someone - Les Owen - who has produced one of the best Websites that I have come across. The amount of detail that is within the web site - on quite a number of subjects - must answer every question that anyone has ever asked about the club. If you have a computer and can access the internet, even if you have never heard of the club before, and have our web site address then you will find the answer to almost any question that you could have about the club. I am of the opinion that everyone should say a very, very sincere THANK YOU to Les Owen who spends goodness knows how many hours adding information - almost on a daily basis. The photographs that are on the Website say an awful lot about the club and they cover quite a lot of what goes on - see the Gala Day photos for example, together with a lot of the other subjects.
I sincerely trust that I am not alone in thinking the way I do about this. I sincerely hope that others will follow suit and take a couple of minutes to send something to Les for inclusion in the July Newsletter which I hope will show him how much his efforts are thought of.
Windeler Cup
The annual Club Windeler Cup Competition took place on Sunday 17th June 2012. The afternoon began with 32 players. The game was organised with four teams in the 'A' group & 4 teams in the 'B' group.
Games were organised so that each team played 5 ends and then moved on to play another team.
Results:
A1 Audrey Jones Betty Grant Anne Hoffmann Lyz Warren won 21 - 10 overall
A2 Eileen Mills Janet Newman Bill Lawrence John Warren lost 11 - 16 overall
A3 Eddie Needham Olive Phillips Derek Hoffmann Marilyn Walsh lost 8 - 16 overall
A4 Sue Needham Pat Felloni Derek Martin Terry Hoye lost 8 - 26 overall
B1 Sandra Huxford Vic Phillips Gill Sperring Ron Snow lost 14 - 19 overall
B2 Brian Kenyon Tony Brydges Len Philpott David Bragg won 19 - 10 overall
B3 Ruth Nixon Derek Jones John Huxford Cyril Newman won 22 - 10 overall
B4 Bob Blaker Mary Bragg Maureen Trumble Martin Harbottle lost 13 - 18 overall
The Final was contested between A1 & B3
In the Final B3 Cyril & John changed over. B3 won the Final 6 - 0.
The Trophy was presented to the Winners after the match by the President, Derek Hoffmann.
The Spider was won by Derek Jones (large bottle of Gin).
Many thanks to George Sperring who organised the whole Competition & for laying on Tea & Buns.
Thanks also go to all the helpers who ensured the afternoon was a great success.
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Winners
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John Huxford
Cyril Newman
Ruth Nixon
Derek Jones
Runners Up
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Audrey Jones
Lyz Warren
Betty Grant
Anne Hoffmann
Friendly Match v Southey
Epsom Men played at home on Saturday 16th June 2012 against Southey and won the match 47 - 42. They won 2 rinks & lost 1. The outcome of the match was in the balance right up to the last ends on two rinks when one rink picked up 2 shots & the other 3 shots. The match was won by just 5 shots. This match was reduced to 3 triples from 3 rinks at the request of Southey.
Rink 2 Derek Jones Derek Hoffmann David Bragg lost 12 - 19
This was a very close game for 10 ends when Epsom led 8 - 6. On ends 11, 12 & 13 Epsom dropped a total of 8 shots to lose the lead. They then dropped a further 4 shots on end 15 and finally lost by 7 shots.
Rink 3 Derek Martin Vic Phillips John Warren won 19 - 12
Epsom got off to an excellent start on this rink and led 12 - 7 after 10 ends. They also had the better of the remaining ends finally winning by 7 shots.
Rink 4 David Hutchison Len Philpott Peter Miller won 16 - 11
This rink held the lead from end 5 onwards. They led 8 - 5 after 10 ends and played well for the rest of the game to win by 5 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 47 Southey 42
David Hutchison played his very first match for Epsom today.
East Surrey League
Epsom Men & Ladies travelled to Horley to play in an East Surrey League on Sunday afternoon 10th June 2012. It turned out to be an excellent day for the Ladies, but a big set back for the Men.
Ladies:
Rink 1 Sandra Huxford Audrey Jones Lyz Warren Eileen Mills won 20 - 13
Epsom Ladies were 7 - 9 down after 10 ends, 11 - 12 behind after 15 ends but finished strongly winning the last 5 ends to secure a 7 shot win.
Rink 6 Maggie O’Sullivan Jo Ellis Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring won 21 - 13
Epsom took the lead 9 - 8 after 10 ends, increased their lead 15 - 10 after 15 ends and went on to win by 8 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 41 Horley 26 Epsom 4 points Horley 0 points
This was a very good win for the Ladies as they had lost 4 - 0 in 2010 & 2011.
Men:
Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Derek Jones John Warren Peter Miller lost 13 - 21
Epsom was behind throughout this game. They were 6 - 14 down after 10 ends, 11 - 15 adrift after 15 ends and finally lost by 8 shots.
Rink 3 John Hart Derek Hoffmann George Sperring Graham Naish won 25 - 23
After 15 ends Epsom was 11 - 16 down after 12 ends but then scored a total of 14 shots (including a 7 on end 13) over 4 ends to take the lead 25 - 16. The remaining ends belonged to Horley, but Epsom just held out to win by 2 shots.
Rink 4 Geoff Purrott Ron Snow Martin Harbottle Les Owen lost 13 - 20
After 6 ends Epsom was 4 - 6 down & failed to add to their score for 7 ends when they found themselves 4 - 17 down. Despite making a spirited comeback over the last few ends they still lost by 7 shots.
Rink 5 Bob Blaker Roy Doughty Ron Mew Pat Buckley lost 15 - 16
After 10 ends Epsom held a 4 shot advantage, 10 - 6 and were still ahead by 4 shots on end 15. The last few ends were evenly contested and going into the last end Epsom were 2 shots down but only managed to score 1 shot to lose by just the 1 shot.
Final Score: Epsom 66 Horley 80 Epsom 1 point Horley 5 points
This loss is a big set back for Epsom having won their first 5 League matches.
East Surrey League
Epsom Men played against Ashtead, at home, on Saturday afternoon 9th June 2012 and won on two rinks, lost on two rinks but won overall. This was a very good win when you look at the statistics for the afternoon. After 5 ends Epsom was 13 - 30 down, after 10 ends 30 - 41 down, and after 15 ends 49 - 53 down.
Rink 1 Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle Ron Mew Pat Buckley won 23 - 16
Ashtead led 11 - 9 after 10 ends, but Epsom had 5 good ends to go into a 19 - 11 lead. They won by 7 shots.
Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Roy Doughty Peter Miller Les Owen lost 17 - 19
Epsom was 8 - 11 down after 10 ends, but drew level 13 - 13 on the 15th end. Going into the last end Epsom needed 2 to win but Ashtead held the shot to win by 2 shots.
Rink 3 John Hart David Bragg George Sperring Graham Naish won 21 - 15
Epsom held the lead throughout this game. After 10 ends they led 12 - 6 and 13 - 12 after 15 ends. Ashtead drew level on the 19th end, but Epsom finished with a 2 & 4 to win by 6 shots.
Rink 4 Bill Lawrence Geoff Purrott John Warren Jim Scott lost 13 - 17
Epsom was totally outplayed for the first 10 ends when they found themselves 1 - 13 down. After 15 ends they were still behind 4 - 17, but staged a great comeback scoring a total of 9 shots over ends 16 to 21 to lose by just 4 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 74 Ashtead 67 Epsom 4 points Ashtead 2 points
Past Times Competition
Epsom Men played Purley Bury in the Past Times on Saturday 9th June 2012 and won at home and drew away. They won overall.
Details:
Home: Brian Kenyon David Bragg George Sperring Les Owen won 25 - 18
This was a close game over the first 10 ends. Epsom found themselves 9 - 11 behind at 10 ends & 12 - 15 in arrears after 15 ends. They went into the lead on the 17th end scoring 5 shots, lost the lead again on the 18th end, but finished strongly with 8 shots over the last 3 ends to win by 7 shots.
Away: John Hart John Warren Pat Buckley Graham Naish drew 22 - 22
Epsom had a disastrous start when they found themselves 0 - 12 down after just 4 ends. They fought back well and drew level, 15 - 15 after 14 ends. Going into the last end Epsom led 22 - 19, but Purley Bury managed to score 3 shots to tie the game.
Final Score: Epsom 47 Purley Bury 40
David Bragg made his debut in this competition.
Cropley Cup
The Annual match between the Men & Ladies took place on Wednesday 6th June 2012. Having lost to the Ladies in 2011 the Men were determined to win in 2012. They won 1, lost 1 rink drew the 3rd but won overall 60 - 52.
Details:
Rink 1 Men: Derek Jones Sid Bailey Len Philpott John Huxford
Ladies: Olive Phillips Maureen Trumble Anne Hoffmann Lyz Warren
The men were behind throughout this game. They were 7 - 9 down after 10 ends, 12 - 13 behind after 15 ends but ended up with a draw 16 - 16.
Rink 2 Men: Bob Lister Vic Phillips Tony Dunn Cyril Newman
Ladies: Audrey Jones Mary Bragg Jo Ellis Marilyn Walsh
The Ladies were in control throughout the afternoon on this rink. They led 11 - 4 after 10 ends, 18 - 9 after 15 ends finally winning the rink 22 - 17.
Rink 3 Men: Bob Blaker Roy Doughty Derek Hoffmann Ron Mew
Ladies: Sue Needham Dolly Snow Jan Allum Eileen Mills
The Men dominated the last part of this game after being behind 11 - 6 after 10 ends & 14 - 12 after 15 ends. Over the last 6 ends they scored 15 shots to win 27 - 14.
Final Score: Epsom Men 60 Epsom Ladies 52
After the game the Men provided the Tea & Buns. Thanks to Derek Hoffmann for organising this.
Jubilee Day 5th June 2012
Epsom Bowling Club celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on Tuesday 5th June 2012 with a bowls tournament.
This hugely successful day was organised by Peter Miller. Peter arranged all the matches scheduled for the day & organised the food.
The day began very early for Peter and his team of helpers. Matches got under way at 9.15am. All rinks were used with a total of 48 players taking part. The first part of the competition in the morning was a round robin and quarter finals, semi finals & final were played in the afternoon. Unfortunately the rain shortened the final to just 5 ends.
The final was won by Howard Ellis, Pauline Devereux, David Bragg & George Sperring.
Epsom Bowling Club would like to pass on a huge thank you to the following for giving up so much of their time to make the day a success:-
Betty Day, Eileen Godfrey, George Sperring, Gill Sperring, Geoff Purrott, Bill Lawrence, Pat Felloni, Cyril Newman, Terry Hoye & Pat Miller.
However, the biggest thanks must go to Peter Miller as without all his hard work for weeks leading up to this day none of the days events would have been possible - Well done Peter.
Mixed Friendly v Popes Mead
Epsom travelled to Popes Mead on Sunday 3rd June 2012 to play in a 6 Rink Mixed Friendly Match. This was the very first time Epsom had played against Popes Mead. Epsom won 2 rinks, lost 4 rinks & lost the match 110 - 117.
Details:
Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Tony Brydges Sandra Huxford Ron Snow won 26 - 20
After 10 ends Epsom was behind 7 - 8, but they then had a purple patch scoring 19 shots to Pope Meads 2 shots over ends 12 to 18 to take a 26 - 11 lead. Although Popes Mead scored 3 3's over the last 3 ends Epsom won by 6 shots.
Rink 2 Bob Blaker Olive Phillips Roy Doughty Gill Sperring lost 11 - 25
Not a good afternoon for this rink. They were 4 - 14 behind at 10 ends, 8 - 19 at 15 ends and finally lost by 14 shots.
Rink 3 Anne Hoffmann Derek Jones Derek Hoffmann Marilyn Walsh lost 16 - 22
Epsom had a very poor start on this rink. They found themselves 2 - 14 down after 10 ends, but came back well over the remaining ends to lose by 6 shots.
Rink 4 Sue Needham Janet Newman Vic Phillips Cyril Newman lost 14 - 19
The first 10 ends of this game were very close. Popes Mead were in the lead 8 - 14 after 14 ends, but Epsom drew level, 14 - 14 after 18 ends. Popes Mead finished strongly running out winners by 5 shots.
Rink 5 Audrey Jones Tony Dunn Maggie O’Sullivan Ron Mew won 27 - 11
Epsom outplayed Popes Mead on this rink. After 10 ends they led 12 - 4 and increased their lead to 17 - 11 after 17 ends. The last 4 ends belonged to Epsom when they scored a total of 9 shots to win comfortably by 16 shots.
Rink 6 Eddie Needham Maureen Trumble Lyz Warren John Warren lost 16 - 20
After 10 ends things looked bleak for Epsom on this rink when they were 3 - 15 down. However, they had a very good period during the remainder of the game losing only by 4 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 110 Popes Mead 117
Bowls England - Top Club (Top 11)
Epsom Men lost 1 - 4 to Croydon at home in the Bowls England Top Club on Sunday morning 3rd June 2012.
Details:
Two Wood Singles: Brian Kenyon
Brian was involved in a very close game. After 10 ends he was 6 - 9 down & failed to close the gap for the rest of the morning eventually losing on the 20th end 12 - 15.
Four Wood Singles: David Sowdon
David was always in control of this game. He took the lead after 12 ends, 10 - 9, & on the 16th and 17th end he scored 2 fours to take the lead to 20 - 10. The game was all over on the 18th end with David winning very well 21 - 10.
Pairs: John Hart & Graham Naish
Croydon was always in control of this Pairs game. After 10 ends they led 9 - 4 and after 15 ends they led 12 - 8. Epsom lost 10 - 18.
Triples: Martin Harbottle, Peter Miller & Les Owen
After 8 ends Epsom was behind 7 - 10 and then failed to score again until the 15th end when they found themselves 7 - 21 down. They eventually lost 10 - 21.
Fours: Geoff Purrott, Terry Hoye, George Sperring & Pat Buckley
This four got off to a good start and led 9 - 7 after 10 ends. Croydon took the lead on the 12th end, 10 - 12 and dominated the rest of the game. Epsom finally lost 12 - 22.
Final Result: Epsom 1 Croydon 4
East Surrey League
The Men & Ladies played at home against Old Coulsdon on Saturday 2nd June 2012. The Men won 89 - 72 (4 - 2) & the Ladies won 50 - 30 (3 - 1).
Details - Men
Rink 1 Geoff Purrott Cyril Newman Ron Mew Jim Scott won 30 - 15
Epsom made a steady start, but were 4 - 5 down after 5 ends. They then scored a total of 17 shots over the next 5 ends to race into a 20 - 4 lead after 10 ends. They continued to dominate the game eventually winning by 15 shots.
Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Martin Harbottle Terry Hoye Pat Buckley lost 14 - 16
After 10 ends Epsom was behind 3 - 8, but they took the lead, 11 - 9 after 15 ends. The last 6 ends were eagerly contested but Old Coulsdon managed to win by 2 shots.
Rink 5 Brian Kenyon John Warren Peter Miller Les Owen won 25 - 13
Things did not start well for this rink as they dropped 5 shots on the very first end. However they won ends 4 - 9 scoring 10 shots to go into the lead 12 - 6. Epsom played well over the remainder of the game and won by 12 shots.
Rink 6 John Hart David Bragg George Sperring Graham Naish lost 20 - 28
This rink started well and led 9 - 8 after 8 ends. They then dropped a total of 12 shots to lose the lead, 9 - 14. Despite scoring 5 shots on end 15 Epsom was outplayed and lost by 8 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 89 Old Coulsdon 72 Epsom 4 points Old Coulsdon 2 points.
David Bragg played his very first match in the East Surrey League today. He becomes the 142nd player to represent Epsom in this League.
A little bit of History was made in this game as the Epsom men have now won 3 matches in a row against Old Coulsdon (not done before) and this was the highest shot difference win in the League since Epsom played Old Coulsdon in the very first match in 1987. (The previous highest shot difference win was 11 shots in 2001).
Details - Ladies
Rink 3 Sandra Huxford Anne Hoffmann Marilyn Walsh Gill Sperring won 33 - 9
Epsom was in control all afternoon on this rink. They led 12 - 4 after 10 ends and raced into a 23 - 7 lead after 15 ends finally winning by 24 shots.
Rink 4 Maggie O’Sullivan Dolly Snow Lyz Warren Eileen Mills lost 17 - 21
Epsom was involved in a very close game on this rink. The scores were level, 11 - 11 after 10 ends, but Old Coulsdon had the better of the remaining ends and won by 4 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 50 Old Coulsdon 30 Epsom 3 points Old Coulsdon 1 point.
Marilyn Walsh played in her very first League match for Epsom in this game.
Ladies Friendly v Ember
The Ladies played at home against Ember on Thursday 31st May and won on 1 rink & lost the other two. They lost the match 51 - 62.
Details:
Rink 2 Ruth Nixon Maureen Trumble Marilyn Walsh lost 13 - 27
This rink struggled from the start eventually losing by 14 shots.
Rink 3 Sylvia Smart Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills won 30 - 15
This rink led 16 - 5 after 8 ends, but then dropped a 5 on end 9. They then took control again, led 27 - 14 after 15 ends and won comfortably by 15 shots.
Rink 4 Maggie O’Sullivan Jo Ellis Gill Sperring lost 11 - 21
Just like rink 2 this rink struggled and found themselves 5 - 15 down at 10 ends, 10 - 17 behind at 15 ends finally losing by 10 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 52 Ember 62