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Welcome to the June 2013 Newsletter. This Newsletter will contain all information from April 15th 2013 | ||
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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 ˝ Purley 5˝ |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Men - East Surrey League Epsom Men get off to an excellent start in the East Surrey League by beating Warlingham Park 102 - 58 (5˝ - ˝). 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 (5˝ - ˝) 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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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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Ladies' Opening Day 2013
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