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Welcome to the July 2016 Newsletter. This Newsletter will contain all information from 1st June 2016. | |
Surrey County Bowling Association - Un Badged Singles John Meningen who joined Epsom Club this season has qualified for his County Badge. He beat Tony Buckee 21 - 18 on Wednesday 29th June 2016. The game was played at Epsom Bowling Club. Details: After 9 ends John led 6 - 5, then allowed his opponent to take control and go 8 - 16 behind. He fought back well and levelled 17 - 17 on the 23rd end. On the 27th end John needed two shots to win, but with his last bowl he faced 1 shot down. He played a superb bowl picking up the jack & putting it in the ditch to secure the two shots required to win the game & qualify for his County Badge. Congratulations John from everyone at Epsom Bowling Club for this great achievement. John becomes the 13th current member to qualify for the County Badge. |
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Men's Friendly v Chessington Epsom played Chessington away on Wednesday 29th June 2016 and won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink but won overall 67 - 53. Details: Rink 1 Mike James Derek Hoffmann Cyril Newman Peter Miller won 27 - 12 After 11 ends Epsom was 12 - 8 up and then won the next 5 ends scoring a total of 9 shots to go ahead 21 - 8. They finished strongly going on to win by 15 shots. Rink 2 Arthur Upward Bill Lawrence Fred Read Roy Ward lost 23 - 27 Epsom got off to a poor start finding themselves 0 - 12 down after just 4 ends. They fought back well, but were still behind 14 - 20 after 15 ends. They eventually lost by 4 shots. Rink 3 Frank Thompson Vic Phillips Phil Sims Bob Blaker won 17 - 14 After 10 ends the scores were level 7 - 7, but Epsom was 12 - 8 up after 15 ends and despite dropping 6 shots over the remaining ends they won by 3 shots. Final Score: Epsom 67 Chessington 53 |
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Ladies' Friendly v Leatherhead Epsom Ladies played away at Leatherhead on Tuesday 28th June 2016 and won on one rink, lost on the second & lost the match 21 - 23. (Only 17 ends were played - match stopped by rain). Details: Rink 2 Audrey Jones Guest Sylvia Smart Anne Hoffmann lost 8 - 15 After 10 ends this rink was 6 - 11 behind and lost by 7 shots. Rink 3 Pat Walmsley Ruth Baker Dolly Snow Gill Sperring won 13 - 8 Epsom was ahead all afternoon. They led 9 - 3 after 10 ends, 12 - 6 after 15 ends & won by 5 shots. Final Score: Epsom 21 Leatherhead 23 |
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Chrystie League Epsom Men played Esher in the Chrystie League at home on Monday 27th June 2016 and won on both rinks & the match 37 - 21 (4 - 0). Details: Rink 5 John Savill Bob Lister Phil Sims Ron Snow won 14 - 12 Epsom was behind 6 - 10 after 10 ends, but levelled the scores 12 - 12 on the 16th end. They finished well scoring two singles to win by 2 shots. Rink 6 Arthur Upward David Ganney Ken Lacey Fred Read won 23 - 9 Epsom got off to a strong start and led 12 - 2 after just 5 ends. They continued to dominate the game and led 16 - 5 after 15 ends and went on to win by 14 shots. Final Score: Epsom 38 Esher 21 Epsom 4 points Esher 0 points |
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Bowls England Top Club Epsom men played Sutton in the BE Top Club on Sunday 26th June 2016 and won the Fours, but lost on all other disciplines. Details: Rink 1 Singles: John Warren lost 3 - 21 John struggled in this singles game being outplayed by his opponent losing by 18 shots. Rink 1 Two Wood: Stefan Tomm lost 14 - 15 As the score suggests this was a great tussle, but Stefan took some time to get going. After 15 ends he was losing 5 - 13, but won the next 5 ends to go in front 14 - 13. On the final end Stefan played two poor bowls allowing his opponent to snatch a win by 1 shot. Rink 4 Pairs: Brian Kenyon David Sowdon lost 11 - 21 Epsom was behind all morning in the Pairs. They trailed 6 - 11 after 10 ends, 9 - 18 after 15 ends finally losing by 13 shots. Rink 3 Triples: Howard Ellis Martin Harbottle Les Owen lost 17 - 21 Epsom's Triple did not wake up until the 13th end when they found themselves 3 - 21 down. However, they made a spirited fight back by winning all the remaining ends to lose by 4 shots. Rink 2 Fours: Andrew Turnbull Bob Blaker John Meningen Graham Naish won 32 - 18 Epsom started with a 6 then a 5 in the Fours. This put them in the driving seat and they stormed into a 25 - 7 lead after 10 ends. After 15 ends they still led 28 - 15 and finished after 18 ends winning by 14 shots. Final Score: Epsom 1 point Sutton 4 points. |
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Men's League Match v Croydon |
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Ladies' League Match v Cheam Fields Epsom Ladies played away on Saturday 25th July 2016 against Cheam Fields. They won on won rink, lost on one rink, but won the match 30 - 23 (3 - 1). Because of the weather this game ended after 15 ends. Details: Rink 5 Pat Walmsley Dolly Snow Sandra Huxford Eileen Mills lost 8 - 17 Epsom was behind all afternoon. They were 6 - 10 behind after 10 ends & lost by 9 shots. Rink 6 Ruth Baker Sylvia Smart Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring won 22 - 6 Epsom got off to an excellent start and led 12 - 1 after just 5 ends. They continued to outplay Cheam Fields going on to win by 16 shots. Final Score: Epsom 30 Cheam Fields 23 Epsom 3 points Cheam Fields 1 point |
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East Surrey League - Top 10 Epsom travelled to Wallington on Wednesday 22nd June 2016. Epsom won all disciplines. This was the fourth time Epsom had played Wallington in this Competition & it was the first win. Details: Rink 4 Singles: Terry Berry won 21 - 16 This was an excellent game of singles. After 11 ends Terry led 11 - 8, but lost the next 3 ends to go behind 11 - 15. Terry then won the next 6 ends to go into a 20 - 15 lead. He won on the 22nd end. Rink 3 Pairs: Brian Kenyon David Sowdon won 25 - 17. Epsom got off to a very good start and led 15 - 6 after 10 ends. They still had a good lead 20 - 9 after 15 ends & went on to win by 8 shots. Rink 5 Triples: Andrew Turnbull Martin Harbottle Les Owen won 17 - 16 As the score suggests this was a very close game. Epsom led 14 - 8 after 10 ends, but Wallington came back well to be just 2 shots behind, 16 - 14, after 15 ends. Going into the last end the scores were level and Andy drew an excellent front bowl. When the skips went to bowl Epsom held 2 shots, but the Wallington skip disturbed the head sending the jack to the side leaving Epsom 1 down. Les drew the winning shot with the very last bowl. Rink 2 Fours: Stefan Tomm Bob Blaker John Huxford Graham Naish won 24 - 18 (17 ends played). Epsom had a commanding lead, 16 - 7 after 10 ends and continued to keep ahead when Wallington conceded on the 17th end as the Singles, Pairs & Triples had been won. Final Score: Epsom 4 Wallington 0 Andrew Turnbull played in his very first ESL Top 10 game. |
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Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup Epsom travelled the short distance to Cuddington in the Yonwin Cup on Tuesday 21st June 2016. This was the fourth time that these 2 Clubs had met in this competition. The last time was in 1998 when Epsom won 72 - 39. (the other dates were 1976 - lost & 1984 - lost). Epsom won on all 3 rinks. Details: Rink 2 Howard Ellis Bob Blaker John Huxford David Sowdon won 20 - 13 After 10 ends Epsom led 10 - 9 but the scores were level 12 - 12 after 15 ends. Epsom won the last 4 ends to win by 7 shots. Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Martin Harbottle John Warren Les Owen won 23 - 16 Epsom raced into a 18 - 2 lead after 10 ends, but the Cuddington skip played exceptionally well in the second part of the game converting possible big scores by drawing shot end after end. Epsom won by 7 shots. Rink 4 Andrew Turnbull John Meningen Terry Berry Graham Naish won 26 - 11 Epsom led 10 - 6 after 10 ends and went further ahead 21 - 9 after 15 ends. They went on to win by 15 shots. Final Score: Epsom 69 Cuddington 40 Andrew Turnbull & John Meningen played in their very first Yonwin Cup game. |
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Area 3 Top 4 Epsom 'B' played against Warlingham on Tuesday 21st June 2016 and won 23 - 17. Details: Rink 1 Brian Kenyon Andrew Turnbull John Warren John Huxford won 23 - 17 After 10 ends the scores were level 9 - 9, but Epsom then took control and led 17 - 12 after 15 ends & went on to win by 6 shots. Final Score: Epsom 23 Warlingham 17 |
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Chrystie League Epsom Men played their second match in the Chrystie League at Brockham and won on one rink lost the second, but won overall 33 - 23 (3 - 1). Details: Rink 1 John Savill Bob Lister Derek Martin Ron Snow won 18 - 6 Epsom had the upper hand all evening on this rink. They led 13 - 2 after 10 ends, 16 - 5 after 15 ends and won by 12 shots. This was John Savill's first match in the Chrystie League. Rink 2 Frank Thompson Mike James Ken Lacey Phil Sims lost 15 - 17 Epsom started well, but soon went behind 8 - 11 after 10 ends. They fought well over the rest of the game but fell 2 shots short. Final Score: Epsom 33 Brockham 23 Epsom 3 points Brockham 1 point. |
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Pirates Day BBQ Epsom held a very successful Pirates BBQ day on Sunday 19th June 2016. The day had been planned for a long time & a lot of hard work was undertaken on the day itself. A huge thanks goes to Martine & Howard Ellis and Sandra Huxford who organised the event. On the day a great deal of help was given by David & Mary Bragg, Denise Owen, Brian Kenyon & Bob Blaker. The BBQ itself was manned by Andrew Turnbull who cooked everything to perfection. During the afternoon some fun games of bowls took place which was organised by Les Owen. Prizes were awarded to the following:- Target Bowls - David Sowdon, Yardstick - Lesley Flint, Hoops - Guy Sowdon, Bowl in the box - Guy & Caroline Sowdon, Flags - Brian Kenyon, Quoits - Roy Harvey. The overall winner was Brian Kenyon. The afternoon was completed on the green with a knock out Triples of 4 ends. The winners were Howard Ellis, Bob Blaker & Lesley Flint. A huge thanks goes to everyone who attended & those who stayed to help clear up. |
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Men's League Match v Shirley Park Epsom Men played away at Shirley Park on Saturday 18th June 2016. Epsom won on three rinks, lost on one rink but won overall 91 - 69 (10 - 2). This was the 4th game in a row that Epsom have beaten Shirley Park. Details: Rink 2 Howard Ellis Geoff Purrott Terry Berry Graham Naish lost 18 - 20 This was a highly competitive game. After 10 ends Epsom was 9 - 12 down, but levelled the game 13 - 13 on the 14th end. They went into a 3 shot lead on the 17th end, but dropped 5 shots over the next 2 ends to go behind again. Going into the last end Epsom needed 3 to draw, but only got 1 shot to lose by 2 shots. Rink 3 John Hart John Warren John Huxford David Sowdon won 19 - 13 After 13 ends Epsom was 8 - 11 down, but won 6 of the remaining ends outscoring Shirley Park 11 - 2 to win by 6 shots. Rink 4 Keith Roberts Bob Blaker Martin Harbottle Peter Miller won 30 - 21 This was quite a remarkable game. Epsom went into a 14 - 8 lead after 10 ends, but lost the next 5 ends dropping a total of 13 shots to go behind 14 - 21. Epsom then went on to win all the remaining ends scoring a total of 16 shots to win by 9 shots. Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Andrew Turnbull John Meningen Les Owen won 24 - 15 Epsom raced into a 15 - 4 lead after 10 ends and still had a good lead, 19 - 8 after 15 ends. Shirley Park had the better of the remaining ends, but Epsom still won by 9 shots. Final Score: Epsom 91 Shirley Park 69 Epsom 10 points Shirley Park 2 points |
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Ladies League v Horley Epsom Ladies played their very first League match of 2016 against Horley on Sunday 12th June. They won on one rink, lost on the second, but won overall 43 - 26 (3 - 1). Details: Rink 2 Ruth Baker Dolly Snow Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring lost 14 - 17 Epsom was behind 5 - 9 after 10 ends, but fought back to level the scores, 10 - 10 after 15 ends. On the 18th end Epsom led 13 - 11, but Horley came back well to win by 3 shots. Rink 3 Sandra Huxford Sylvia Smart Ruth Nixon Eileen Mills won 29 - 9 After 10 ends Epsom held a slender lead 10 - 8, but went further ahead 16 - 9 after 15 ends. Horley failed to score on the remaining ends and Epsom scored a total of 13 shots to win by 20 shots. Final Score: Epsom 43 Horley 26 Epsom 3 points Horley 1 point. |
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Mole Valley Cup Epsom 'B' Epsom Men played Bookham on Sunday 12th June 2016 and lost at home, but won away. Details: Home: Bill Lawrence Bob Blaker Les Owen lost 6 - 19 Bookham played much better than Epsom all morning in pouring rain. Bookham led 6 - 2 after 7 ends, 10 - 3 after 11 ends and beat Epsom by 13 shots. Away: Stefan Tomm Geoff Purrott John Meningen won 16 - 10 After 7 ends Epsom was 2 - 8 down, but won the next 6 ends to go 15 - 8 ahead. They went on to win by 6 shots. Final Score: Epsom 22 Bookham 29 |
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Men's League Match v Cheam Epsom Men played away at Cheam on Saturday 11th June 2016. This was the first time these two clubs had met in the ESL. Epsom won on two rinks, lost on two rinks, but won overall 90 - 71 (8 - 4). Details: Rink 2 Keith Roberts Andrew Turnbull Geoff Purrott David Sowdon lost 16 - 18 During the first half of this game the Cheam skip had some telling bowls Epsom was 4 - 9 down after 10 ends & 9 - 11 behind after 15 ends. However, Epsom fought back well to go ahead 14 - 13 on the 19th end, but then immediately dropped a count of 5. They lost by 2 shots. Rink 3 Brian Kenyon George Sperring Peter Miller Les Owen lost 23 - 24 Epsom was outplayed for 10 ends on this rink finding themselves 11 - 18 behind. Epsom won 8 of the remaining ends and came within one inch of securing 4 shots on the last end to draw. Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle John Meningen John Warren won 32 - 13 This was a tremendous performance by Epsom on this rink. They led 13 - 8 after 10 ends and raced into a 24 - 11 lead after 15 ends. With all 4 players playing well Epsom finished strongly and won by 19 shots. Rink 5 Howard Ellis Bob Blaker Terry Berry Graham Naish won 19 - 16 After 10 ends the scores were level 9 - 9 and Epsom took a 1 shot lead on end 15, 14 - 13. Epsom outscored Cheam over the last 6 ends 5 - 3 to win by 3 shots. Final Score: Epsom 90 Cheam 71 Epsom 8 points Cheam 4 points |
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Bowls England Over 60's Tony Allcock Trophy Epsom played Sutton 'A' at home on Friday 10th June 2016 in the above competition and won on 1 rink, lost on the other & lost overall by 1 shot. Details: Rink 4 Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring Les Owen Graham Naish lost 12 - 28 v Shamista Patel Allan Duff Roger Graves Margaret Smith Epsom was outplayed on this rink all evening. They were 3 - 12 down after 10 ends, 9 - 18 behind after 15 ends and lost by 16 shots. Rink 5 Sandra Huxford Eileen Mills John Huxford David Sowdon won 26 - 11 v Terry Buckland John Cocoracchio Carol McGrail Pat Bourne Epsom was totally in control on this rink all evening. They led 7 - 6 after 9 ends then won the next 6 ends scoring a total of 15 shots (including a 7 on end 15) to lead 22 - 10. They went on to win by 15 shots. Final Score: Epsom 38 Sutton 'A' 39 |
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Mixed Match v Malden Manor Epsom played at home against Malden Manor on Tuesday 7th June 2016. Epsom was successful on all 3 rinks winning 71 - 44. Details: Rink 1 Arthur Upward Anne Hoffmann Brian Kenyon Bob Blaker 27 - 15 This rink was ahead all afternoon. They led 12 - 6 after 10 ends, 22 - 13 after 18 ends & won by 12 shots. Rink 2 Robert York Derek Hoffmann Stefan Tomm Eileen Mills won 19 - 14 Epsom got off to an excellent start and led 13 - 2 after 10 ends. They still led 16 - 10 after 15 ends going on to win by 5 shots. Rink 3 Bill Lawrence David Ganney Sylvia Smart John Warren won 25 - 15 Epsom found themselves 9 - 10 down after 10 ends, but dominated the rest of the game going on to win by 10 shots. Final Score: Epsom 71 Malden Manor 44 |
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Chrystie League Epsom Men played their first match in the Chrystie League at Leatherhead and lost on both rinks and the match 21 - 42. Details: Rink 1 Vic Phillips Frank Thompson David Ganney Ken Lacey lost 10 - 22 Epsom was behind all evening. They were 5 - 12 down after 10 ends, 6 - 21 behind after 15 ends and lost by 12 shots. Rink 2 Mike James Arthur Upward Phil Sims Ron Snow lost 11 - 20 Epsom led 8 - 6 after 10 ends and 11 - 10 after 15 ends but did not add to their score and lost by 9 shots. Final Score: Epsom 21 Leatherhead 42 |
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Bowls England Top Club Epsom Men played at home against Cheam Fields in the Bowls England Top Club on Sunday 5th June 2016 and won on all disciplines. This turned out to be a comfortable win in the Pairs, Triples & Fours but the Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Singles were fairly close. Details: Rink 5 Singles: John Warren - conceded by Cheam Fields after 20 ends with John winning 16 - 13 John started slowly, but went ahead 9 - 8 after 10 ends. He kept the lead until the game was conceded. Rink 5 Two Wood: Stefan Tomm won 17 - 11 Stefan held the initiative throughout the morning. He led 9 - 5 after 10 ends, but his opponent levelled 11 - 11 after 16 ends. Stefan won the next 4 ends to win by 6 shots. Rink 6 Pairs: Brian Kenyon David Sowdon won 23 - 8 Epsom's Pair was in control from the start. They led 12 - 5 after 10 ends and 18 - 6 after 15 ends. They went on to win by 15 shots. Rink 3 Triples: Howard Ellis Martin Harbottle Les Owen won 29 - 6 After dropping 2 shots on the first end Epsom immediately took the lead and dominated the game from then on. They led 13 - 4 after 10 ends, 26 - 4 after 15 ends and won by 23 shots. Rink 4 Fours: Andrew Turnbull Bob Blaker John Meningen Graham Naish won 28 - 6 Epsom got off to a storming start and led 20 - 0 after 11 ends. They continued to play excellent bowls going on to win by 22 shots. Final Score: Epsom 5 Cheam Fields 0 |
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Men's League Match v Wallington Epsom Men played away at Wallington on Saturday 4th June 2016. Epsom won on two rinks, lost on two rinks, but won overall 76 - 74 (8 - 4). The overall win was decided by the very last bowl of the match on rink 4. Details: Rink 2 Stefan Tomm John Hart George Sperring Jim Scott lost 15 - 19 After 10 ends Epsom was just 1 shot down, 7 - 8, but Wallington then had 5 good ends to go further ahead 7 - 17 after 15 ends. Epsom fought back well over the least 6 ends to lose by 4 shots. Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Andrew Turnbull Peter Miller Les Owen won 22 - 15 The only time during the afternoon that Epsom was behind was on the 11th end, 9 - 10. On the 15th end Epsom led 14 - 12 and finished strongly to win by 7 shots. Rink 4 Howard Ellis Bob Blaker Terry Berry Graham Naish won 20 - 18 After 15 ends Epsom had a good lead 15 - 10, but Wallington came back well to be just 1 shot adrift 19 - 18 going into the last end. With the other rinks having finished Epsom was leading in the match by just one shot. The last end here was very tense with Wallington holding two shots and Graham to play the very last bowl. He drew the shot to win the rink by 2 shots and helped win the match also by two shots. Rink 5 Keith Roberts Geoff Purrott Martin Harbottle John Warren lost 19 - 22 Epsom was 5 - 12 behind after 10 ends, but on the 15th end they scored 6 shots to go ahead 15 - 14. They still led 19 - 14 with 3 ends to play, but Wallington snatched a win by 3 shots. Final Score: Epsom 76 Wallington 74 Epsom 8 points Wallington 4 points |
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Ladies' Friendly v Ember The Ladies played a two rink Triples match against Ember on Thursday 2nd June 2016 and won on both rinks & the match 33 - 25. Details: Rink 2 Ruth Baker Dolly Snow Eileen Mills won 15 - 9 The Epsom Ladies held the lead all afternoon. They led 6 - 5 after 10 ends, 11 - 8 after 15 ends and won by 6 shots. Rink 3 Frances Suttonwood Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring won 18 - 16 After 9 ends the Epsom Ladies were 9 - 12 down, but 7 shots over the next 4 ends to go ahead 16 - 12. They then lost the next 3 ends to be just 1 shot ahead, 16 - 15. Going into the last end they led by 3 shots, dropped 1 shot and won by 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 33 Ember 25 |