Bowls England - Over 60's Double Rink (Tony Allcock Trophy)

Epsom played Croydon at home on Sunday morning 26th May 2013 & won on one rink and drew the second.  This was an excellent performance for the Club.

Details:

Rink 4  David Sowdon  Eileen Mills  Marilyn Walsh  Les Owen   won 23 - 14

Epsom was always ahead in this game.  After 10 ends they led 10 - 8 & extended the lead 17 - 11 after 15 ends.  Epsom finished strongly going on to win by 9 shots.

Rink 5  Maggie O’Sullivan  Ron Snow  Gill Sperring  Pat Buckley  drew 23 - 23

This rink was outplayed for 10 ends when they found themselves 8 - 17 down.  However, they then had 5 excellent ends to tie the scores 19 - 19.  Going into the penultimate end Epsom were 3 shots ahead but Croydon managed to tie the scores 23 - 23.  This rink did not play the 21st end as rink 4 had won by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 46  Croydon 37

Ron Snow & Les Owen played their very first game in this competition.

Bowls England - Double Rink

Epsom played Sutton away on Sunday morning 26th May 2013 & won on one rink and drew the second.  They won overall 47 - 38

Details:

Rink 8  Bill Lawrence  Terry Hoye  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 28 - 19

Epsom dominated this game right from the start.  They led 17 - 4 after 10 ends, 19 - 10 after 15 ends and went on to win by 9 shots.

Rink 9  Martin Harbottle  David Bragg Jim Scott  Peter Miller  drew 19 - 19

Epsom led 12 - 7 after 10 ends, but then had some very poor ends allowing Sutton to take the lead 18 - 13.  Epsom recovered well to secure a hard fought draw.

Final Score:  Epsom 47  Sutton 38

David Bragg played his very first game in this competition.

Men's Friendly

Epsom played Redhill away on Sunday 26th May 2013 and won on 2 rinks and lost the third.  They won overall 57 - 46.

Details:

Rink 1  Bill Lawrence  John Warren  Peter Miller won 19 - 14

Epsom led 11 - 8 after 10 ends and went on to win by 5 shots.

Rink 2  Bob Blaker  Vic Phillips  Martin Harbottle  lost 12 - 25

Epsom was outplayed on this rink.  They were 8 - 15 adrift after 10 ends finally losing by 13 shots.

Rink 3  Derek Jones  Derek Hoffmann  Terry Hoye  won 26 - 7

Epsom dominated this game right from the start.  They led 17 - 4 after 10 ends and went on to win convincingly by 19 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 57  Redhill 46

East Surrey League - Men

The Epsom Men played at home against Sutton on Saturday 25th May 2013 and won on 3 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won the match 87 - 70 (5 - 1).

Details:

Rink 2  Martin Harbottle  David Bragg  Pat Buckley  Peter Miller  won 32 - 16

This rink was in control all afternoon.  They led 12 - 4 after 8 ends, 19 - 14 after 15 ends and finished strongly to win by 16 shots.

Rink 3  Stefan Tomm  Ron Snow  Terry Hoye  Jim Scott   won 16 - 14

This was a very close game with Epsom 9 - 8 ahead after 10 ends.  The remainder of the game was very tight, but Epsom held out to win by 2 shots.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Terry Berry  David Sowdon  Les Owen  lost 16 - 25

This was certainly a game of two halves.  Epsom led 13 - 8 after 10 ends, but the remaining 11 ends were dominated by Sutton when they outscored Epsom 17 - 3 to win by 9 shots.

Rink 5  Howard Ellis  Bob Blaker  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 23 - 15

Epsom was 1 shot behind, 8 - 9 after 10 ends, but had a good second half.  Epsom went on to win by 8 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 87  Sutton 70    Epsom 5 points  Sutton 1 point

Ladies Friendly

The Epsom Ladies played at home against Banstead Neville on Tuesday 21st May 2013 and lost on all 3 rinks.

They played 16 ends only.

Details:

Rink 3  Heather Pigden  Sylvia Smart  Maureen Morris  Marilyn Walsh  lost 11 - 19

This rink was always behind.  They were 5 - 13 down on 10 ends finally losing by 8 shots.

Rink 4  Trish Tewfig  Sandra Huxford  Anne Hoffmann  Lyz Warren  lost 5 - 28

This rink was outplayed throughout the afternoon.  They were behind 3 - 18 after 10 ends and lost by 23 shots.

Rink 5  Mary Bragg  Maureen Trumble  Dolly Snow  Jan Allum  lost 9 - 12

This was a very close low scoring game.  Epsom was 3 - 8 behind after 10 ends and went on to lose by just 3 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 15  Banstead Neville 59

East Surrey League

Epsom Men v Purley played on 19th May 2013

The Epsom men travelled to Purley to play their second League match of the season and lost on 3 rinks & drew the fourth.  This was a very disappointing result as Epsom have not lost to Purley since 2005.

Details:

Rink 2  Peter Salmon  John Huxford  David Bragg  Les Owen  lost 14 - 18

Epsom started well on this rink & led 10 - 5 after 10 ends.  After end 14 Epsom still held the lead by 2 shots, but then dropped 8 shots over the next 3 ends to lose the lead 12 - 16.  The last few ends were very close, but the rink lost by 4 shots.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Geoff Purrott  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  lost 17 - 22

This was a very close game for 10 ends when Epsom led 11 - 7.  They then dropped a total of 14 shots over the next 5 ends to go behind 11 - 21.  Although the rink won the last 4 ends they still lost by 5 shots.

Rink 4  John Hart  Terry Berry  Terry Hoye  Jim Scott  lost 21 - 25

After 10 ends Epsom was 9 - 13 behind & after 15 ends they were still adrift by 5 shots.  Going into the last end Epsom were 15 - 25 down, but picked up 6 shots to lose by 4 shots overall.

Rink 5  Howard Ellis  John Warren  George Sperring  Graham Naish  drew 15 - 15

After 10 ends Epsom was 6 - 9 behind, but fought back well to level the scores 12 - 12 on the 17th end.  They immediately went behind dropping 2 shots on end 18 & 1 shot on end 19.  However, the rink had two good ends to secure a draw.

Final Score:  Epsom 67  Purley 80     Epsom ½  Purley 5½

Ladies East Surrey League Top 10

The Epsom Ladies travelled to Caterham on Saturday 18th May 2013 to play in the East Surrey League Top 10.  They lost on all disciplines.

Details:

Singles: Marilyn Walsh  lost 17 - 21

Pairs:  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring lost 16 - 17

Triples:  Pauline Devereux  Lyz Warren  Eileen Mills lost 11 - 29

Fours:  Sandra Huxford  Sylvia Smart  Dolly Snow  Jan Allum  lost 10 26

Final Score:  Epsom 54  Caterham 93  Epsom 0  Caterham 4

Ladies Friendly Matches

The Ladies played 2 matches during the week beginning 13th May 2013.

Match v Malden Manor

This game was shortened due to the weather when only 10 ends were possible.  The Ladies won on 2 rinks, but lost the third & the match overall by 2 shots.

Details:

Rink 2  Sue Needham Sylvia Smart  Dolly Snow  Jan Allum  won 12 - 8

A close game right up to the 9th end when Epsom was 7 - 8 behind.  However, they scored 5 shots on the final end to win by 4 shots.

Rink 3  Sue Townsend  Maureen Trumble  Ruth Nixon  Jo Ellis  lost 2 - 16

The Epsom Ladies on this rink were outplayed and lost by 14 shots.

Rink 4  Audrey Jones  Mary Bragg  Maureen Morris  Marilyn Walsh  won 14 - 6

Epsom dominated play on this rink and won by 8 shots.

Final Score:

Epsom 28  Malden Manor 30

 

Match v Reigate Priory

The Ladies won rink & lost 2 rinks and the match 35 - 46.

Details:

Rink 3  Sandra Huxford  Dolly Snow  Lyz Warren  lost 11 - 16

The Ladies were always behind in this game.  After 10 ends they were behind 7 - 11 finally losing by 5 shots.

Rink 4  Anne Hoffmann  Maureen Trumble  Maggie O’Sullivan  lost 7 - 20

Just like rink 3 the Epsom Ladies were outplayed.  They were behind 4 - 10 after 10 ends eventually losing by 13 shots.

Rink 5  Sylvia Smart  Pauline Devereux  Marilyn Walsh  won 17 - 10

After 10 ends Epsom Ladies were behind 5 - 9, but had an excellent last 8 ends when they outscored Reigate Priory 12 - 1 to win by 8 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 36  Reigate Priory 46

Men - Sutton & District Yonwin Cup

Epsom Men lose at home on Monday 13th May 2013 in the first round of the Yonwin Cup 55 - 60.  This was a big disappointment as the Club had reached the Final in the last 3 years.

Details:

Rink 4  Bill Lawrence  John Warren  George Sperring  Graham Naish  lost 12 - 25

After 10 ends this rink was 2 shots behind, 9 - 11 & further adrift, 11 - 17 after 15 ends.  They eventually lost by 13 shots.

Rink 5  Geoff Purrott  David Bragg  Terry Hoye  Les Owen  lost 17 - 23

This was a very close game up to the 18th end.  After 10 ends Epsom was 2 shots behind, 10 - 12, but levelled the scores 14 - 14 after 15 ends.  On the 18th end Epsom took the lead for the first time in the game, 17 - 16, but then lost the next 3 ends dropping a total of 7 shots to lose by 6.

Rink 6  David Sowdon  Martin Harbottle  Pat Buckley  Peter Miller  won 26 - 12

This was certainly a game of 2 halves.  After 10 ends Epsom was 6 - 8 behind, but outscored Sutton 20 shots to 4 over the remaining part of the game to win convincingly by 14 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 50  Sutton 60

Mixed - v Insurance

Epsom played The Insurance BA on Sunday 12th May 2013 and lost 59 - 75.

Details:

Rink 1  Derek Jones  Dolly Snow  Jan Allum  John Warren  lost 7 - 29

This rink was outplayed all afternoon scoring on only 4 ends to lose by 22 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Sylvia Smart  Sandra Huxford  Geoff Purrott  won 21 - 9

After 10 ends Epsom led 9 - 5 & stretched the lead even further, 15 - 8 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 12 shots.

Rink 3  Tony Dunn  Anne Hoffmann  John Huxford  Marilyn Walsh  drew 17 - 17

Epsom was in control of this game right up to the 15th end when they led 17 - 10.  However, they lost the last 6 ends dropping a total of 7 shots to allow the Insurance to snatch a draw.

Rink 4  Audrey Jones  Derek Hoffmann  Lyz Warren  Terry Hoye  lost 14 - 20

Epsom led 10 - 7 after 10 ends, but lost the lead after 15 ends, 11 - 12.  Going into the last end Epsom were 14 - 15 down but dropped 5 shots to lose overall by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 59  Insurance 75

Men - East Surrey League

Epsom Men get off to an excellent start in the East Surrey League by beating Warlingham Park 102 - 58 (5½ - ½).  They won on 3 rinks & drew the fourth.  Since Warlingham Park joined the League in 2008 Epsom have won all 6 games.  This game became the second highest win - + 44 shots (the best was in 2011 - +51).  However, the win on rink 4 became the best rink win - +23 shots (the previous being +21 in 2011).

Details:

Rink 2  Brian Kenyon  Terry Berry  David Bragg  Jim Scott  won 29 - 12

After 6 ends this rink was 4 - 6 behind, but then scored 15 shots in total over the next 6 ends to take a 19 - 6 lead.  They continued to dominate the game and won by 17 shots.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  John Huxford  Terry Hoye  Les Owen  won 22 - 18

Epsom struggled on this rink for 10 ends when they found themselves 6 - 12 behind.  They were still 6 shots in arrears, 11 - 17 after 15 ends.  However, they stormed back well scoring a total of 11 shots over the next 5 ends to take the lead 22 - 17.  Epsom dropped 1 shot on the last end, but won by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Howard Ellis  John Warren  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 31 - 8

This rink was in control right from the start.  They led 14 - 6 after 10 ends, 22 - 7 after 15 ends and finally won by 23 shots.

Rink 5  Peter Salmon  Martin Harbottle  Pat Buckley  Peter Miller  drew 20 - 20

Epsom led 10 - 8 after 10 ends, but went behind 13 - 16 on the 15th end.  On the 18th end Epsom scored 5 shots to regain the lead 19 - 17.  They then dropped 3 shots over the next 2 ends to lose the lead again.  The last end turned out to be very tense and with Epsom being 2 shots down Peter secured the 1 shot for a draw with the very last bowl of the game.

Final Score:  Epsom 102  Warlingham Park 58  (5½ - ½)

Terry Berry & Peter Salmon played in their very first League match since joining Epsom Bowling Club.  Terry & Peter become the 144th & 145th members to represent Epsom in the East Surrey League since it began.

Epsom Men - Bowls England Two Fours

Epsom Men beat Purley 48 - 36 in the Bowls England Two Fours on Wednesday 8th May 2012

Details:

Rink 3  Peter Salmon  Terry Hoye  David Sowdon  Graham Naish  won 28 - 17

Epsom took control on this rink after 10 ends when they led 15 - 8.  They continued to dominate the game going on to win by 11 shots.

Rink 4  Terry Berry  Martin Harbottle  Pat Buckley  Peter Miller  won 20 - 19

This turned out to be a very close game.  However, Epsom started well & led 8 - 0 after 5 ends then 13 - 10 after 10 ends.  Purley came back well levelling the scores 16 - 16 after 15 ends.  The last 6 ends were evenly contested, but Epsom managed to win by just 1 shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 48  Purley 36

President v Captain

The Annual match between the President's Team & the Captain's team took place on Monday 6th May 2013.  The game was played on a very warm afternoon.  The Captain's team won a close match by 5 shots.

Details: President's Team first

Rink 1  Bill Lawrence  Anne Hoffmann  Eileen Mills v

              Howard Ellis  Ruth Nixon  Ron Snow                                                     20 - 14

Rink 2  Andrew Turnbull  Doris Flintham  Derek Hoffmann  John Warren v

              Derek Jones  Olive Phillips  Bob Blaker  Terry Hoye                          25 - 18

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  Maureen Trumble  Lyz Warren  George Sperring v

              Tony Dunn   Sue Needham  Geoff Purrott  Cyril Newman                    16 - 14

Rink 4  Nancy Smillie  Frances Suttonwood  Pauline Devereux  v

              Sue Townsend  Derek Martin  Dolly Snow                                              5 - 23

Rink 5  Sandra Huxford  Vic Phillips  Len Philpott  Marilyn Walsh  v

             Audrey Jones  Eddie Needham  John Huxford  Gill Sperring                18 - 20

Final Score:  President 84  Captain 89

Epsom Men - Friendly v Carshalton Beeches

Epsom Men beat Carshalton Beeches at home on 4th May 2013 71 - 57 in a Triples match.  They won on 3 rinks & lost the fourth.

Details:

Rink 2  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull Terry Hoye  won 25 - 7

This rink dominated play throughout the afternoon.  They led 13 - 3 after 10 ends and won comfortably by 18 shots.

Rink 3  Eddie Needham  Eric Brown  John Hart    lost 8 - 20

This rink got off to a difficult start when they found themselves 0 - 15 behind after 8 ends. Although they won 7 of the remaining 10 ends they still lost by 12 shots.

Rink 4  Bob Blaker  Len Philpott  Martin Harbottle   won 19 - 13

This was a close game, but Epsom kept the lead from the beginning.  They led 11 - 8 after 10 ends, but Carshlton Beeches came back to within 1 shot on the 16th end.  Epsom finished with 2 shots on end 17 & 3 shots on end 18 to win by 6 shots.

Rink 5  Peter Salmon  David Ruston  David Bragg  won 19 - 17

Epsom led 12 - 10 after 10 ends, but Carshalton Beeches took the lead on end 13, 13 - 15.  Epsom finished strongly and won by 2 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 71  Carshalton Beeches 57

Epsom Ladies - Friendly v Supreme

The Ladies played against Supreme at home on Thursday 2nd May 2013 in a Triples match.

They lost the match 43 - 61.

Details:

Rink 3 Sandra Huxford  Maureen Morris  Marilyn Walsh  lost 12 - 24

Supreme dominated this game throughout and led 12 - 8 after 10 ends.  Epsom eventually lost by 12 shots.

Rink 4  Sylvia Smart  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring  won 22 - 12

Epsom Ladies got off to an excellent start on this rink & led 17 - 2 after 10 ends.  They continued to outplay Supreme going on to win by 10 shots.

Rink 5  Ruth Nixon  Lyz Warren  Eileen Mills  lost 9 - 25

The Epsom Ladies struggled in this game.  They were 2 - 17 down after 10 ends eventually losing by 16 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 43  Supreme 61

Green Update

I would like to thank the many players from our Club who have commented to me about the condition of the green and how well it is bowling at present.
I must say that at times during the winter months I thought I had taken on a job, which was not going to turn out as I would like it to. This was totally due to the very bad weather (snow, frost, rain), and not being able to do the necessary work when it was needed to be done.
In mid March I thought I was at least three weeks behind. However, with a lot of hard work and some good weather, not forgetting the rain at the right time we have a green that fits the purpose of our game. So I hope you enjoy playing on it.

I hope to continue to provide you with the best green possible over the remaining months of our season.

Thanks
Peter

Epsom Men v Old Coulsdon - Bowls England Top Club (Top 11)

Epsom Men played away at Old Coulsdon on Sunday 5th May 2013 and lost 2 - 3.  They won the Two Wood Singles & Fours, but lost the 4 Wood Singles, Pairs & Triples.

Details:

4 Wood Singles: Peter Salmon  lost 6 - 21

Peter struggled in this game from the beginning.  He was 6 - 11 down after 10 ends & 3 ends later it was all over.

Two Wood Singles: David Sowdon  won 15 - 9

After 10 ends David led 9 - 4.  The rest of the game was very even and with the score 12 - 9 to David after 16 ends he secured the win with 3 singles after 19 ends.

Pairs: Martin Harbottle/Peter Miller  lost 11 - 17

After 10 ends Epsom led 8 - 5, but Old Coulsdon had 4 good ends to take the lead 8 - 10 after 13 ends.  Old Coulsdon finished strongly and went on to win by 7 shots.

Triples: Brian Kenyon  Terry Berry  Pat Buckley  lost 12 - 23

For 8 ends this game was very close.  However, Old Coulsdon played well over the remainder of the game going on to win by 11 shots.

Fours: John Hart  Bavid Bragg  Terry Hoye  Graham Naish  won 25 - 11

After dropping 5 shots over the first 2 ends Epsom got going to take the lead 10 - 5 after 7 ends.  After 15 ends Epsom held a good lead 18 - 9 & continued to play well to go on to win by 14 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 2  Old Coulsdon 3

Epsom Men v Chipstead - 28th April 2013

Epsom Men come down to earth with a big loss against Chipstead.

Details:

Rink 2  Terry Berry  John Warren  George Sperring  Terry Hoye lost 13 - 29

Epsom struggled on this rink all afternoon.  They were 6 - 13 behind at 10 ends, 9 - 20 in arrears after 15 ends eventually losing by 16 shots.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Ron Mew  David Bragg  Les Owen  lost 13 - 23

Epsom held a 1 shot lead, 6 - 5 after 9 ends, but then lost the next 6 ends to go behind 6 - 16.  The last 6 ends were evenly contested, but Epsom went on to lose by 10 shots.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Eric Brown  John Huxford  David Sowdon  lost 15 - 33

After 10 ends this rink was just 2 shots behind, 8 - 10.  However, Chipstead dominated the second half of the game leaving Epsom losing by 18 shots.

Rink 5  Martin Harbottle  Geoff Purrott  Pat Buckley  Graham Naish  won 21 - 18

After 10 ends Epsom was 5 - 13 down, but rallied well in the second half outscoring Chipstead 16 - 5 to win by 3 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 62  Chipstead 103

Terry Berry played his first competitive match for Epsom since joining from Ashtead Bowling Club.

Epsom Men v Reigate Priory - 27th April 2013

Epsom Men start the season with an emphatic win against Reigate Priory 106 - 67.

Details:

Rink 1  Eric Brown  Arthur Upward  John Hart  Geoff Purrott  won 35 - 15

This Epsom rink dominated the afternoon.  They led 18 - 5 after 10 ends and extended their lead from then on eventually winning by 20 shots.

Rink 2  Brian Kenyon  Andrew Turnbull  Howard Ellis  Terry Hoye   lost 17 - 22

This rink had a poor first 10 ends when they were 7 - 13 behind.  They came back well in the second half  but lost by 5 shots.  This was Terry's first representative game for Epsom Bowling Club as Captain.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Len Philpott  Bob Blaker  Martin Harbottle  lost 17 - 20

This was a very close game for 15 ends when Epsom found themselves just 1 shot behind, 13 - 14.  Reigate Priory played well over the last 6 ends and secured a 3 shot win.

Rink 4  Peter Salmon  David Ruston  Ron Snow  David Bragg  won 37 - 10

Just like rink 1 Epsom dominated this game right from the start.  They led 22 - 2 after 10 ends, 29 - 7 after 15 ends and went on to win by 27 shots.  Peter Salmon played his first competitive game for Epsom Bowling since joining from Ashtead Bowling Club.

Final Score:  Epsom 106   Reigate Priory 67

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