East Surrey League

Epsom played away against Old Coulsdon in the ESL on Saturday 1st July 2017 and won on 1 rink, lost on 3 rinks and lost overall 67 - 90 (2 - 10). 

Details:

Rink 1  Stefan Tomm  Simon Meller  Martin Harbottle  David Sowdon  lost 19 - 34

After 12 ends Epsom was just 1 shot adrift 15 - 16, but then lost the next 6 ends dropping a total of 16 shots.  They failed to recover from this finally losing by 15 shots.

Rink 2  Dave Pearce  Bob Blaker  John Meningen  Graham Naish  lost 14 - 15

After 12 ends the scores were level 8 - 8.  Epsom went ahead 10 - 8 on end 14, but soon went behind 10 - 13 on the 16th end.  Going into the last end Epsom was 3 shots down and holding 3 shots to draw the rink when Graham unfortunately knocked one of Old Coulsdon's bowls in for 3rd bowl.  They lost by just the 1 shot.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Keith Roberts  John Warren  Les Owen  won 23 - 16

This was a good performance against a strong Old Coulsdon rink.  Epsom took the lead on the 3rd end and led 17 - 5 after 10 ends.  They still led 20 - 10 after 16 ends and went on to win by 7 shots.

Rink 5  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  John Huxford  Peter Miller  lost 11 - 25

Epsom struggled on this rink finding themselves 3 - 15 down after 10 ends.  They came back to within 6 shots on end 15, but only scored one more shot to finally lose by 14 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 67  Old Coulsdon 90    Epsom 2 points  Old Coulsdon 10 points.

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Arthur Hughes Triples

Epsom played at home against Wallington on Thursday 29th June 2017 in the Arthur Hughes Triples and won 18 - 14.

Details:

Rink 5  Stefan Tomm  John Huxford  David Sowdon  won 18 - 14

Epsom led 10 - 9 after10 ends, but lost the lead on the next end. Going into the 14th end Epsom was 1 shot adrift, but picked up a count of which proved to be the turning point in the game.  They went on to win by 4 shots.

Epsom play away in the next round against Mitcham or Cheam

Surrey County Bowling Association - Secretaries Singles

Martin Harbottle played in the above Competition on Wednesday 28th June 2017 and lost 18 - 21.

After 12 ends the scores were level 8 - 8, but Martin went ahead 11 - 8 after 14 ends.  He then went behind two ends later, but came back well to take the lead 18 - 12 on the 20th end.  His opponent then surged back to win the next 5 ends to beat Martin by 3 shots.

Congratulations Martin from us all at Epsom Bowling Club for getting so far in this Competition.

Surrey County Bowling Association - Two Wood Singles

Graham Coleman travelled to Wallington on Tuesday 27th June 2017 to play in the Area Final of the Two Wood Singles.  Graham only joined Epsom this year and has played some very good players in this Competition.  Tonight he faced Chris Jones from Epsom Park BC and after losing the first end soon went into the lead.  He led 8 - 6 after 10 ends & 12 - 8 after 15 ends.  Graham completed an excellent win with two ends to spare running out the winner 15 - 10.

Congratulations Graham from us all at Epsom Bowling Club.

He will play the quarter finals & semi final on the same day at Esher.  Details of date & times to follow.

Chrystie League v Bookham

Epsom played at home on Tuesday 27th June 2017 in the pouring rain.  Bookham conceded after 10 ends.

Details:

Rink 5  Derek Martin  Bill Lawrence  Stefan Lukatschat  Fred Read  won 10 - 4

Epsom led all evening.  They were 6 - 1 ahead after 5 ends going on to win by 6 shots.

Rink 6  Brian Kenyon  Ken Lacey  Phil Sims  Bob Blaker  won 15 - 3

A similar story here with Epsom leading 4 - 1 after 5 ends & scoring a total of 9 shots over the last 2 ends to win by 12 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 25  Bookham 7    Epsom 4 points  Bookham 0 points

Stefan Lukatschat played his first game in the Chrystie League.

Area 3 Top 4

Epsom  'A' played at home on Monday 26th June 2017 and won 26 - 12.

Details:  Keith Roberts  Stefan Lukatschat  Cyril Newman  Les Owen  won 26 - 12

Epsom started with 6 shots on the first ends and led 13 - 4 after 10 ends.  They continued to dominate the game running out winners by 14 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 'A' 26  Croydon MO's 12

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup

Epsom played at home against Auriol in the Yonwin Cup on Sunday 25th June 2017 and won on two rinks lost on the 3rd and won overall 65 - 48.

Details:

Rink 4  Dave Pearce Bob Blaker  Les Owen Terry Berry    won 25 - 10

This was a very close game for 9 ends when the scores were level 7 - 7.  The rest of the morning was dominated by Epsom when they led 15 - 9 after 15 ends and scored 9 shots over the last 4 ends to win by 15 shots.

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon Keith Roberts John Huxford Graham Naish  lost 19 - 20

This was a close encounter.  The scores were level 10 - 10 after 11 ends, but then Epsom went into a 19 - 11 lead after 16 ends.  Auriol came back strongly and won all the remaining ends to snatch a 1 shot win.

Rink 6  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  Peter Miller    won 21 - 18

Epsom led 12 - 7 after 10 ends, but Auriol drew level 16 - 16 on the 16th end.  Going into the last end Epsom led by 4 shots and restricted Auriol to just 1 shot to win by 3 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 65  Auriol 48

Epsom are away in the next round to Surbiton RBL or Purley to be played by 4th August.

East Surrey League

Epsom played at home against Croydon in the ESL on Saturday 24th June 2017 and won on three rinks, lost on the 4th & won overall 86 - 68 (10 - 2). 

Details:

Rink 3  Dave Pearce  Bob Blaker  John Meningen  Terry Berry  won 23 - 14

Epsom was 7 - 9 down after 8 ends, but then scored 12 shots over the next 6 ends to go ahead 19 - 9. They continued with this momentum going on to win by 9 shots.

Rink 4  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  Martin Harbottle  Les Owen  won 21 - 17

After 7 ends Epsom was 4 - 6 down, but then picked 8 shots on end 8 to go ahead.  They kept in front for the rest of the game winning by 4 shots.

Rink 5  David Bragg  Geoff Purrott  John Warren  Jim Scott  won 24 - 18

Epsom led 14 - 10 after 10 ends and just like rink 4 kept in front leading 22 - 16 after 18 ends & winning by 6 shots.

Rink 6  John Hart  Simon Meller  John Huxford  Peter Miller    lost 18 - 19

As the score suggests this was a tight game all afternoon.  After 14 ends Epsom led 12 - 10, but immediately went behind on the next end.  After 19 ends Epsom was 4 shots adrift and needing 3 shots to win on the last end just fell short.

Final Score:  Epsom 86  Croydon 68    Epsom 10 points  Croydon 2 points

Past Times Epsom 'B'

Epsom 'B' played against Cheam on Friday 23rd June 2017 and won at home by 2 shots, but lost heavily away.

Details:

Home:  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  Jim Scott  won 19 - 17

After 10 ends Epsom led 11 - 6 & went further ahead 17 - 10 after 15 ends.  Cheam came back strongly over the remaining ends, but Epsom held on to win by 2 shots.

Away:  Stefan Tomm  Keith Roberts  John Huxford  Peter Miller  lost 11 - 27

Not a good night for Epsom away at Cheam when they were 6 - 15 down after 10 ends.  They finally lost by 16 shots.

Final Score:  Epson 30  Cheam 44

Area 3 Top 4 Epsom 'B'

Epsom 'B' played at home against Bookham on Wednesday 21st June 2017 and won 26 - 11.

Details:

Rink 5  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  John Huxford  won 26 - 11

Epsom got off to an excellent start when they were 13 - 1 up after just 5 ends.  They continued to dominate the game leading 22 - 7 after 15 ends and going on to win by 15 shots.

Epsom 'B' are away to Felbridge in the next round (to be played by 17th July).

Chrystie League

Epsom  played at home against Esher on Monday 19th June 2017 & won on both rinks.  This was the third 4 - 0 result in a row for Epsom in this League.

Details:

Rink 5  Phil Sims  Ron Snow  Howard Ellis  Bob Blaker  won 19 - 10

This game was close for 10 ends, but Epsom took a 12 - 6 lead on the 11th end.  They kept the lead from then on going on to win by 9 shots.

Rink 6  Derek Cash  Bob Lister  David Bragg  Fred Read  won 15 - 11

After 8 ends Epsom found themselves 4 - 7 down, but were level 8 - 8 after 12 ends. They still led 12 - 9 after 15 ends & went on to win by 4 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 34  Esher 21    Epsom 4 points  Esher 0 points

East Surrey League

Epsom played at home against Horley in the ESL on Saturday 17th June 2017 and won on three rinks, drew on the 4th & won overall 91 - 67 (11 - 1).  The match began with a minutes silence in memory of Eric Brown who passed away last Thursday.

Details:

Rink 3  Howard Ellis  Stefan Lukatschat Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  drew 20 - 20

Epsom raced into a 15 - 4 lead after 11 ends, but then dropped 10 shots over the next two ends.  Horley drew level 16 - 16 after 15 ends and took the lead 17 - 18 on the 18th end.  Epsom was 18 - 20 down going into the last end and managed to score the two shots for the draw.

Rink 4  John Hart  Phil Sims  John Meningen Graham Naish  won 18 - 15

A game of two halves on this rink with Epsom 6 - 14 adrift after 11 ends.  Epsom then scored on each of the next 7 ends to take the lead 16 - 14.  They went on to win by 3 shots.

Rink 5  Bill Lawrence  Geoff Purrott  John Warren  Les Owen  won 21 - 15

Quite a tussle on this rink for 12 ends when Epsom found themselves 9 - 11 down.  Epsom went ahead 15 - 11 on the 15th end and outscored Horley 6 - 4 over the remaining ends to win by 6 shots.

Rink 6  Dave Pearce  Bob Blaker  Andrew Turnbull  Terry Berry    won 32 - 17

Epsom was in control on this rink all afternoon.  They led 16 - 6 after 10 ends, 24 - 10 on the 15th end and went on to win by 15 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 91   Horley 67    Epsom 11 points   Horley 1 point

Bowls England Two Fours

Epsom  'A' played away against Old Coulsdon 'A' on Friday 16th June 2017 & won on one rink, lost on the second and lost overall 40 - 46.

Details:

Rink 4  Stefan Lukatschat  Graham Coleman  John Meningen Les Owen  lost 14 - 35

After 9 ends Epsom led 9 - 8, but then dropped a total of 15 shots over the next 5 ends.  They continued to be out played by Old Coulsdon finally losing by 21 shots.

Rink 5  John Hart  Bob Blaker  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 26 - 11

After 10 ends the scores were level 9 - 9, but Epsom dominated the rest of the game outscoring Old Coulsdon 17 shots to 2 to go on to win by 15 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 40  Old Coulsdon 46

Graham Coleman played his first game in this Competition.

Chrystie League

Epsom  played away against Brockham on Monday 12th June 2017 & won on both rinks.  This was the second 4 - 0 in a row for Epsom in the Chrystie League.

Details:

Rink 1  Derek Martin  Graham Coleman  Howard Ellis  Fred Read  won 19 - 8

After 10 ends Epsom led 10 - 4 & went further ahead 17 - 7 on the 15th end.  They won by 11 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Frank Thompson  Phil Sims  Bob Blaker  won 24 - 8

Epsom got off to a very start and led 15 - 4 after 10 ends. They increased their lead to 18 shots (23 - 5) after 15 ends finally winning by 16 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 43  Brockham 16    Epsom 4 points  Brockham 0 points

East Surrey League - Ladies

Epsom Ladies played against Horley in the ESL on Sunday 11th June 2017 & won both rinks and the match 64 - 20 (4 - 0).  There was a record win (48 - 6) on one of the rinks.

Details:

Rink 2  Sandra Huxford  Ruth Baker  Sylvia Smart  Gill Sperring  won 48 - 6

Not a lot one can say about this score with Epsom totally dominating matters.  They led 16 - 2 after 10 ends & 31 - 6 after 17 ends.  They scored a total of 17 shots over the last 4 ends.

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Anne Hoffmann  Heather Pigden Eileen Mills  won 16 - 14

A much closer game on this rink with Epsom leading 8 - 4 after 10 ends.  They went behind 9 - 12 on the 15th end, but finished strongly to win by 2 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 64   Horley 20     Epsom 4 points  Horley 0 points

East Surrey League

Epsom men played against Cheam in the ESL on Saturday 10th June 2017 & won on 1 rink, lost on three rinks and lost the match 68 - 93 (2 - 10).

Details:

Rink 1  Stefan Lukatschat  Keith Roberts  John Huxford  Jim Scott  lost 20 - 27

The story on this rink was the great come back by Epsom after being 1 - 17 down after just 7 ends.  After 13 ends they were still adrift 7 - 21, but then scored a total of 13 shots over the next 5 ends to close the gap to just 1 shot (20 - 21). After this excellent effort unfortunately they lost the last 3 ends to lose by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  Les Owen  won 23 - 20

Epsom had a very good first 10 ends when they led 15 - 7.  Cheam narrowed the gap to 3 shots (16 - 13) on end 14, but then Epsom scored two 3's to take control once more.  Epsom was outscored 1 - 7 over the last 5 ends, but held on to win by 3 shots.

Rink 3  Dave Pearce  Bob Blaker  Simon Meller  John Meningen  lost 10 - 28

Epsom was 5 - 11 down after 10 ends & 8 - 17 adrift after 15 ends.  Cheam finished strongly leaving Epsom losing by 18 shots.

Rink 4  Stefan Tomm  Geoff Purrott  Peter Miller  Graham Naish  lost 15 - 18

Epsom was ahead all afternoon right up to the 17th end.  They led 13 - 8 after 10 ends & 14 - 12 after 15 ends.  Cheam took the lead on the 17th end and Epsom scored 1 more shot going on to lose by 3 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 68  Cheam 93    Epsom 2 points  Cheam 10 points

Stefan Tomm played his 100th ESL game today.

East Surrey League - Top 10

Epsom men played against Old Coulsdon in the ESL Top 10 on Friday 9th June 2017 & were soundly beaten on all 4 disciplines.

Details:

Rink 9  Singles: David Sowdon  lost 14 - 21

Dave was behind throughout the evening going 5 - 14 behind after 12 ends.  He was 12 - 17 adrift after 20 ends finally losing by 7 shots.

Rink 11  Pairs: Brian Kenyon  Jim Scott  lost 13 - 30

As the score suggests not a good evening for the Epsom Pair.  They were 6 - 16 behind after 10 ends, 11 - 21 down after 15 ends finally losing by 17 shots.

Rink 10  Triples: Stefan Tomm  John Warren  John Huxford  lost 11 - 27

Epsom was also well down on this rink after 10 ends (5 - 18) and lost by 16 shots.

Rink 12  Fours: Howard Ellis  Bob Blaker  Martin Harbottle  Graham Naish  lost 10 - 21

A similar story for the Fours with Epsom 7 - 12 behind after 10 ends.  They lost by 11 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 0 points  Old Coulsdon 4 points

John Warren played in his first Top 10 match

Ladies' Friendly

The Ladies played away at Carshalton on Thursday 8th June 2017 & won on both rinks and the match

45 - 17.

Details:

Rink 4  Ruth Baker  Heather Pigden  Gill Sperring  won 26 - 7

Epsom had an impressive start when they led 14 - 3 after 10 ends.  They continued to outplat Carshalton going on to win by 19 shots.

Rink 5  Audrey Jones  Anne Hoffmann  Sylvia Smart  won 19 - 10

This was similar to rink 4 with Epsom leading 11 - 2 after 10 ends. The last 8 ends was more even, but Epson ran out winners by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 45  Carshalton 17

Cropley Cup

The Annual Men v Ladies match took place on Wednesday 7th June 2017.  The men won on all 3 rinks & the match 77 - 35.

Details:

Rink 2  David Ganney  Peter Humphreys  Derek Hoffmann  John Warren  won 28 - 10

             Sandie Harvey  Ruth Baker  Eileen Mills  Sylvia Smart

The Men outplayed the Ladies on this rink.  They led 15 - 5 after 10 ends, 21 - 6 after 15 ends finally winning by 18 shots.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Ken Lacey  Derek Cash  Fred Read  won 23 - 17

             Audrey Jones  Sue Needham  Sandra Huxford  Heather Pigden

The Men got off to a slow start finding themselves 1 - 7 down after just 6 ends.  However, they came back strongly to level 9 - 9 after 11 ends.  Over the remaining ends the Men outscored the Ladies to go on to win by 6 shots.

Rink 4  Derek Martin  Vic Phillips  Phil Sims  John Hart  won 26 - 8

             Lesley South  Frances Suttonwood  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring

The men had a one shot lead after 11 ends 9 - 8 and then the Ladies failed to score again leaving the Men winning by 18 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom Men 77   Epsom Ladies 35

After the match all the players sat down for Tea/Coffee & Cakes.  Thanks to everyone involved in organising a successful afternoon.

Mixed Friendly

Epsom  played Malden Manor in a Mixed match on Tuesday 6th June 2017 and won on 2 rinks, drew on 1 rink & won overall 54 - 30.

Details:

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Bob Lister  Heather Pigden  won 19 - 8

Epsom had a 3 shot advantage, 8 - 5 after 10 ends & outscored Malden Manor 11 - 3 over the last 7 ends to win by 11 shots. (did not play 18th end because of bad weather).

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Frank Thompson  Sylvia Smart  won 21 - 8

This was a good win on this rink with Epsom leading 13 - 3 after 10 ends & going on to win by 13 shots.

Rink 4  Anne Hoffmann  Ruth Baker  Roy Ward  drew 14 - 14

As the score suggests this was a close game.  The scores were level 7 - 7 after 10 ends, but Epsom went behind 10 - 12 after 15 ends.  The last 3 ends were close, but Epsom won it by 4 shots to 2 which resulted in a draw.

Final Score:  Epsom 54  Malden Manor 30

Area 3 Top 4

Epsom  'A' played at home on Tuesday 6th June 2017 and had a comfortable win.

Details:

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon  Stefan Lukatschat  Cyril Newman  Les Owen won 21 - 10

This game was very even for 10 ends when Epsom found themselves 7 - 8 down.  However, they won 8 of the remaining 11 ends to go on to win by 11 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 21  Dorking 10

Chrystie League

Epsom  played at home against Pippbrook on Monday 5th June 2017 & won on both rinks.  This was an excellent start to the season as Pippbrook won the Competition last year.  They won on both rinks.

Details:

Rink 5  Derek Martin  Graham Coleman  Phil Sims  Bob Blaker  won 13 - 11

This was a very close game with he scores level on end 9 (6 - 6) & 8 - 8 on end 13.  Epsom went behind 9 - 11 on the 16th end, but scored two 2's to win by 2 shots.

Rink 6  Brian Kenyon  Bob Lister  Howard Ellis  Fred Read  won 14 - 8

Epsom led 6 - 3 after 8 ends and went further ahead 13 - 5 after 15 ends.  They won by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 27  Pippbrook 19    Epsom 4 points  Pippbrook 0 points

Graham Coleman played his first match in the Chryste League.

Mixed Friendly

Epsom  played at home against Popes Mead on Sunday 4th June 2017 in a mixed Friendly match and won on two rinks, lost on two rinks, but won overall 66 - 62.

Details:

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Dolly Snow  Geoff Purrott  won 22 - 11

This was a game of two halves with Epsom trailing 9 - 11 after 11 ends and then scoring on all the remaining ends to win by 11 shots.

Rink 4  Audrey Jones  Peter Humphreys  Heather Pigden  lost 12 - 22

Epsom had a poor afternoon going behind 6 - 15 after 10 ends and finally lost by 10 shots.

Rink 5  Derek Martin  Anne Hoffmann  John Warren  lost 10 - 18

Epsom struggled on this rink for 10 ends finding themselves 5 - 12 behind. They won 4 of the remaining ends, but still lost by 8 shots.

Rink 6  David Ganney  Derek Hoffmann  Sandra Huxford  won 22 - 11

Epsom was level 5 - 5 after 8 ends, but then scored a total of 12 shots over the next 4 ends to lead 17 - 5.

They were well ahead 19 - 6 on the 15th end, but dropped a count of 5 on the next end.  However, they went on to win by 11 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 66   Popes Mead 62

Bowls England Two Fours

Epsom 'A' played at home against Felbridge on Sunday 4th June 2017 and won on one rink, lost on one rink, but won overall 37 - 29.

Details:

Rink 5  Dave Pearce  Stefan Lukatschat  Simon Meller  John Meningen  lost 14 - 16 (20 ends)

Epsom was behind all morning, but kept the score close.  They were 11 - 13 down after 15 ends, but only lost by 2 shots.

Rink 6  Brian Kenyon  Bob Blaker  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 23 - 13

Epsom dominated this game from the start.  They led 11 - 4 after 10 ends and 12 - 10 after 16 ends.  They scored two fours & 1 shot on the next 3 ends to lead 21 - 10.  They eventually won by 10 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 37  Felbridge 29

Epsom 'A' are away to Old Coulsdon 'A' in the next round.

East Surrey League

Epsom played at home against Cheam Fields on Saturday 3rd June 2017 and won on 3 rinks, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 72 - 74 (6 - 6). This was a disappointing result against the team newly promoted to Division 1.

Details:

Rink 3  Stefan Lukatschat Geoff Purrott  John Warren  Jim Scott  won 19 - 17

Epsom had a healthy lead 17 - 11 after 13 ends, but dropped 5 singles allowing Cheam Fields back in the game.  The last few ends were very close, but Epsom held on to win by 2 shots.

Rink 4  Keith Roberts  Andrew Turnbull  Peter Miller  Graham Naish  lost 15 - 22

Epsom had a very poor start on this rink finding themselves 4 - 13 behind after 10 ends. They were still adrift by 6 shots, 11 - 17 after 15 ends and finally lost by 7 shots.

Rink 5  Dave Pearce  David Bragg  John Meningen David Sowdon  won 20 - 19

This was a game of two halves with Epsom ahead 17 - 5 after 10 ends.  Cheam Fields came back strongly winning the next 7 ends to close the gap to just 1 shot.  Epsom held on to win by just 1 shot.

Rink 6  John Hart  Bob Blaker  Terry Berry  Les Owen  won 18 - 16

Epsom started well going into a 5 - 1 lead after 5 ends, but soon went behind 5 - 9 after 11 ends.  Epsom then won the next 6 ends scoring a total of 11 shots to gain the lead 16 - 9. The game ended with Cheam Fields scoring a 5 on end 18, but Epsom held on to win by 2 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 72  Cheam Fields 74     Epsom 6 points   Cheam Fields 6 points

Ladies' Friendly

Epsom Ladies travelled to Ember for a friendly fixture on Wednesday 31st May 2017 and won on one rink lost the second & lost overall 32 - 43.

Details:

Rink 4  Audrey Jones  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring  won 28 - 9

Epsom started really strongly and raced into a 19 - 2 lead after 10 ends.  They still had a good lead, 28 - 5 after 15 ends and won by 19 shots.

Rink 5  Sue Needham  Dolly Snow  Heather Pigden  lost 4 - 34

Just the opposite on this rink with Epsom 1 - 19 behind after 10 ends.  They scored 3 shots on end 12, but failed to score again & lost by 30 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 32  Ember 43

East Surrey League

Epsom travelled to Chipstead on Saturday 27th May 2017 to play their 3rd ESL match.  They won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 74 - 80 (4 - 8). This was a disappointing result after winning both previous matches.

Details:

Rink 2  Brian Kenyon Bob Blaker John Warren  John Huxford   lost 13 - 26

Not a good afternoon for Epsom on this rink.  They were3 - 15 down after 10 ends, 7 - 18 behind after 15 ends and lost by 13 shots.

Rink 3  Dave Pearce Graham Coleman Simon Meller John Meningen  won 19 - 16

Epsom led all afternoon going into a 11 - 6 lead after 10 ends. After 18 ends they still led by 4 shots (17 - 13) and went on to win by 3 shots.

Rink 4  Keith Roberts Geoff Purrott David Bragg Jim Scott  lost 19 - 21

The scores were level 10 - 10 after 10 ends & 14 - 18 behind after 18 ends.  They eventually lost by 2 shots.

Rink 5  Stefan Tomm John Hart Peter Miller Graham Naish  won 23 - 17

After 11 ends the scores were level 11 - 11, but Epsom was ahead 16 - 13 on 15 ends.  They finished well winning by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 74  Chipstead 80    Epsom 4 points   Chipstead 8 points

Graham Coleman played his first game in the East Surrey League & becomes the 157th player to play in this League.

Windeler Cup

The Windeler Cup was played on Monday 29th May 2017.  Thirty Two members turned up to play and the eventual winners were - Trish Southgate, Janet Newman, Derek Martin & Bob Blaker.

Derek & Janet win the Windeler Cup for the first time.  Trish wins her very first Trophy at the Club.  Bob wins the Windeler Cup for the second time - previously in 2015.

The competition was organised by Bob Blaker & Ruth Baker.  Initially there were 4 preliminary games leading to the Final.  The losing finalists were - Dave Pearce, Ruth Baker, Roy Ward & Ken Lacey.

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Men's Friendly v Redhill

Epsom played Redhill away on 28th May 2017 and won 81 - 34.

Details:

Rink 2  Mike James  Brian Collis  Phil Sims  won 27 - 14

After 12 ends Epsom led 16 - 14 and went on to win the remaining ends scoring a total of 11 shots to win by 13 shots.

Rink 3  Vic Phillips Stefan Lukatschat  Bob Blaker  won 29 - 10

This was a comfortable win on this rink for Epsom.  They led 15 - 5 after 10 ends, 19 - 10 after 15 ends & went on to win by 19 shots.

Rink 5  Derek Martin  Graham Coleman  John Warren won 25 - 10

Another good win on this rink with Epsom leading by 5 shots on the 14th end.  They scored 10 shots over the last 4 ends to win by 15 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 81  Redhill 34

Bowls England Two Fours Epsom 'B' v Old Coulsdon

Epsom played Old Coulsdon on 24th May 2017 and despite losing on both rinks they put in a great performance against a very strong Old Coulsdon side.

Details:

Rink 3  Stefan Tomm  Geoff Purrott  John Warren David Sowdon  lost 16 - 20

After 10 ends Epsom was 4 - 13 down, but closed the gap to 11 - 13 & then drew level 15 - 15 on end 17. They eventually lost by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull  Peter Miller  John Huxford   lost 13 - 16

A very similar story on this rink with Epsom trailing 5 - 12 after 11 ends & drawing level 16 - 16 on 18 ends.  They dropped 3 singles on the last 3 ends to lose by 3 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 29  Old Coulsdon 36

Men's Friendly v Purley

Epsom played Purley on 25th May 2017 and won 66 - 49.

Details:

Rink 2  Brian Kenyon  Stefan Lukatschat  Phil Sims  lost 8 - 20

Epsom was outplayed on this rink.  They were well down 5 - 15 after 10 ends finally losing by 12 shots.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  David Ganney  Peter Miller  won 20 - 18. This was a great escape game with Epsom trailing right up to the last end when they picked up 5 shots to win by 2 shots.

Rink 4  Mike James Graham Coleman  Fred Read  won 38 - 11

Epsom led 18 - 10 after 10 ends which included a 'hot shot' on end 3. They won 14 of the 18 ends & by 27 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 66  Purley 49

Mixed Friendly v Epsom Park

Epsom played away on 24th May 2017 against Epsom Park and lost on 3 rinks, won on 1 rink & lost overall 57 - 78

Details:

Rink 3  Sandie Harvey  Audrey Jones  Derek Martin  David Bragg  lost 11 - 17

This rink struggled for most of this game, were only 11 - 12 down on the 18th end.  They lost by 6 shots.

Rink 4  Jim Martin  Heather Pigden  Brian Kenyon  Bob Blaker  lost 14 - 17

Epsom led 8 - 6 after 10 ends, but were outplayed in the second half finally losing by 3 shots.

Rink 5  Bill Lawrence  Frank Thompson  Anne Hoffmann  Derek Hoffmann  lost 12 - 15

Epsom was ahead on 10 ends, 9 - 7 & were level 11 - 11 on the 15th end. They lost by 7 shots.

Rink 6  Mike James  Roy Ward  Sylvia Smart  Phil Sims  won 19 - 10

Epsom was 5 - 8 down after 10 ends, but a very good second half.  They led 13 - 10 after 15 ends & went on to win by 5 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 57  Epsom Park 78

Ladies' Friendly v Banstead

Epsom Ladies played home on Tuesday 23rd May 2017 and won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & lost overall by just the 1 shot.

Details:

Rink 1  Lesley South  Dolly Snow  Anne Hoffmann  lost 12 - 19

Epsom was 6 - 10 down at 10 ends & further behind 8 - 17 after 15 ends.  They finally lost by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Sue Needham  Jan Allum  Sylvia Smart  won 19 - 18

Epsom led 12 - 10 after 10 ends, but went behind 14 - 17 after 15 ends.  They came back well to snatch a 1 shot win.

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Frances Suttonwood  Heather Pigden  won 17 - 12

Epsom started slowly but went ahead 10 - 5 after ten ends.  They continued to stay ahead and went on to win by 5 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 48  Banstead 49

Lesley South played her first game for Epsom.

Sutton & District Bowling Association Arthur Hughes Triples

Epsom played Malden Manor on 22nd May 2017 and won 22 - 12.

Details:

Stefan Tomm  John Hart  David Sowdon won 22 - 12

After 10 ends Epsom had a good lead 16 - 5 & was 20 - 11 ahead after 15 ends.  They won by 10 shots.

Sutton & District Bowling Association Yonwin Cup

Epsom played Rose Hill away on 19th May 2017 and won on all 3 rinks.

Details:

Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Bob Blaker  Martin Harbottle  David Sowdon  won 27 - 14

This rink had a great start & led 18 - 2 after 10 ends.  They maintained this momentum and led 22 - 7 after 15 ends finally winning by 13 shots.

Rink 3  Stefan Tomm  Keith Roberts  Peter Miller  Graham Naish  won 18 - 14

Epsom led 11 - 5 after 10 ends, 15 - 6 after 15 ends & won by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Dave Pearce John Hart  John Meningen Terry Berry    won 23 - 14

This rink also had an excellent start when they led 17 - 3 after 10 ends.  They also continued to play well and led 22 - 9 after 15 ends & went on to win by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 68  Rose Hill 42

Dave Pearce played his first game in the Yonwin Cup for Epsom.

Bowls England Tony Allcock Trophy v Purley

Epsom played Purley at home on 18th May 2017 and won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink but won overall 42 - 38.

Details:

Rink 3  Sandra Huxford  Brian Kenyon  Gill Sperring  Peter Miller  won 28 - 17

After 11 ends Epsom trailed 8 - 13 but scored 16 shots over the next 5 ends to lead 24 - 13.  They won by 11 shots.

Rink 4  Frances Suttonwood  Anne Hoffmann  Keith Roberts  Bob Blaker  lost 14 - 21

After 10 ends this rink trailed 8 - 10 & 11 - 16 after 15 ends.  They eventually lost by 7 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 42  Purley 38

Frances Suttonwood, Keith Roberts & Bob Blaker played in their first Tony Allcock Trophy Match

Bowls England Two Fours Epsom 'B' v Sutton

Sadly this game was affected by very bad weather.  Sutton conceded after 10 ends.

Details:

Rink 2 Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnball  Peter Miller  John Huxford   7 - 7 after 10 ends

Rink 3  Stefan Tomm  Geoff Purrott  John Warren  David Sowdon 21 - 1 after 10 ends.

Epsom 28  Sutton 8

Mixed Friendly v Insurance BA

Epsom played a mixed match against The Insurance BA on 14th May 2017 and lost on 3 rinks, won on one rink & won overall 82 - 77.

Details:

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Derek Martin  Anne Hoffmann  Bob Blaker  lost 18 - 21

Epsom was behind all through this game.  They were 11 - 17 adrift after 15 ends, closed the gap to 1 shot on the 18th end, but lost by 3 shots.

Rink 4  Audrey Jones  Brian Collis  Derek Hoffmann  John Warren  lost 16 - 19

After 15 ends Epsom was 12 - 15 down and went on to lose by 3 shots.

Rink 5  Stefan Tomm  Frank Thompson  Ruth Baker  Brian Kenyon  won 30 - 18

Epson was losing 11 - 14 after 10 ends, but had a very good second half.  They led 21 - 18 after 18 ends & then scored 9 more shots over the last 3 ends to win by 12 shots.

Rink 6  Mike James  Sandie Harvey  Sylvia Smart  Geoff Purrott   lost 18 - 19

Epsom led all afternoon but had a disastrous last end.  They led 18 - 13 on end 20, but dropped 6 shots to lose by 1 shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 82  Insurance BA 77

Ladies' Friendly v Malden Manor

Epsom Ladies played at home Malden Manor on Tuesday 16th May 2017 and won on 1 rink, drew on the second & won overall 38 - 27.

Details:

Rink 1  Ruth Baker  Sylvia Smart  Heather Pigden drew 21 - 21

Quite a remarkable game with Epsom trailing 4 - 21 after 13 ends and then winning the remaining ends to tie the game.

Rink 2  Frances Suttonwood  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring  won 17 - 6

Epsom was 9 - 3 ahead after 10 ends & went on to win by 11 shots.

Final Score:

Epsom 38  Malden Manor 27

East Surrey League v Sutton

Epsom played away at Sutton on Saturday 13th May 2017 and won on 3 rinks lost on 1 rink and won overall 84 - 57.  This was an excellent result as Epsom lost both League matches to Sutton last year.

Details:

Rink 1  Stefan Lukatschat Bob Blaker Peter Miller Graham Naish  won 18 - 13

After 10 ends Epsom led 9 - 8 & moved further ahead 15 - 5 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 5 shots.

Rink 2  Keith Roberts John Hart Simon Meller John Meningen lost 13 - 20

Epsom struggled on this rink finding themselves 2 - 13 behind after 10 ends.  They eventually lost by 7 shots.

Rink 3  Howard Ellis  Andrew Turnbull John Warren John Huxford  won 23 - 16

Epsom led 12 - 5 after 10 ends & 14 - 11 after 15 ends.  They won by 7 shots.

Rink 4  Dave Pearce Phil Sims David Bragg Terry Berry  won 30 - 8

After 9 ends Epsom led by 1 shot 8 - 7.  They won the next 5 ends scoring a total of 10 shots to lead 18 - 7 after 14 ends.  Sutton scored 1 shot on end 15,but Epsom won the remaining ends to go on to win by 22 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 84   Sutton 57    Epsom 10 points  Sutton 2 points.

Stefan Lukatschat played his first League match for Epsom.

Bowls England Two Fours - Epsom 'A'

Epsom 'A' played at home against Wallington 'A' on Wednesday 10th May 2017 and won on both rinks.

They won convincingly on one rink and won overall 53 - 26.

Details:

Rink 2  Dave Pearce  Stefan Lukatschat  Simon Meller  John Meningen  won 19 - 15

Epsom started slowly finding themselves 4 - 7 down after 7 ends.  However, they had 4 good ends scoring a total of 11 shots to go ahead 15 - 7. The rest of the game was fairly even, but Wallington conceded on the 18th end as rink 3 had finished with a plus 23 shots.

Rink 3  Peter Salmon  Bob Blaker  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 34 - 11

As the score suggests this game was dominated by Epsom.  After just 8 ends they led 18 - 2 and continued to out play Wallington.  They led 26 - 9 after 15 ends & went on to win by 23 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 'A' 53  Wallington 'A' 26

Dave Pearce, Stefan Lukatschat, Simon Meller & John Meningen played in their first Bowls England Two Fours match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Epsom will be home in the next round against Felbridge 'A' or Purley 'A' - to be played by the 4th June 2017.

Open Day

On Saturday 6th May 2017 several members turned up at Epsom Market to promote Open Day.  A huge thanks go to all our members who gave up their time on behalf of the Club. Here are 2 photographs (click on each for a bigger version).

East Surrey League

Epsom Men played the very first ESL match away at Purley Bury on Sunday 7th May 2017 & had an excellent win.  This was the 5th time in a row that Epsom have beaten Purley Bury.  After 10 ends across all 4 rinks Epsom was 14 shots adrift.  They halved this to 7 shots after 15 ends and completely changed the match on the 16 & 17th (again across the 4 rinks) when they outscored Purley Bury 14 shots to 2.  They eventually won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & won overall 83 - 75.

Details:

Rink 1  Keith Roberts John Huxford David Bragg Jim Scott  lost 16 - 30

This rink was behind all afternoon.  They were 3 - 17 down after 10 ends, 7 - 22 adrift after 15 ends & finally lost by 14 shots.

Rink 2  Dave Pearce Martin Harbottle Simon Meller John Meningen  lost 9 - 21

Epsom was 7 - 10 down after 10 ends & only scored on 3 more ends finally losing by 12 shots.

Rink 3  Howard Ellis Andrew Turnbull Peter Miller  Graham Naish  won 36 - 8

Epsom was 1 - 4 down after 3 ends, but then won the next 8 ends scoring a total of 17 shots to go ahead

18 - 4.  Purley Bury only scored on two more ends & Epsom won the last 8 ends to win by 28 shots.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon John Warren Terry Berry  Les Owen  won 22 - 16

This was a game of two halves.  Epsom trailed 2 - 10 after 10 ends, but won 8 of the remaining ends outscoring Purley Bury 20 - 6 to win by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 83   Purley Bury 75    Epsom 8 points  Purley Bury 4 points

Dave Pearce & Simon Meller played their very first game for Epsom in the ESL.

Men's Friendly v Carshalton Beeches

Epsom Men get their second win of the season winning on all 4 rinks against Carshalton Beeches.  They won 89 - 56.

Details:

Rink 2  Stefan Tomm Derek Hoffmann Bob Blaker Terry Berry  won 30 - 12

This rink had a storming start & led 18 - 0 after just 4 ends.  They still had a good lead, 27 - 4, after 13 ends & went on to win by 18 shots.

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon Bill Lawrence Keith Roberts  Stefan Lukatschat  won 18 - 13

This was a very close game with the scores tied on 13 - 13 on the 19th end.  Epsom scored 5 shots over the last 2 ends to win by 5 shots.

Rink 4  Howard Ellis Phil Sims Andrew Turnbull David Bragg  won 22 - 17

Epsom were level 13 - 13 on the 12th end & went on to win by 5 shots.

Rink 5  Dave Pearce Vic Phillips Simon Meller Martin Harbottle  won 19 - 14

After 10 ends the scores were level 6 - 6, but Epsom fell behind 11 - 14 on the 19th end.  They then had two excellent ends picking up 3 shots on end 20 & 5 shots on the last end to win by 5 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 89  Carshalton Beeches 56

Simon Meller played his very first game for Epsom Bowling Club.

Ladies' Friendly v Supreme

The Ladies played their first match of the season on Thursday 4th May 2017 at home against Supreme.  Last season they were soundly beaten 37 - 50, but gained a very good win this year.  They won on 2 of the 3 rinks & the match 48 - 41.

Details:

Rink 3  Ruth Baker  Dolly Snow  Sylvia Smart  won 15 - 11

Epsom had a good lead after 10 ends - 11 - 5, but were pegged back a little as they only led by 2 shots after 14 ends.  They went on to win by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Frances Suttonwood Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring  lost 13 - 19

After 10 ends Epsom was 5 - 13 behind, but had a much better last 8 ends out scoring Supreme 8  - 6 eventually losing by 6 shots.

Rink 5  Audrey Jones  Ruth Nixon  Sandra Huxford  won 20 - 11

This was a tight game for 13 ends when the scores were level 10 - 10.  However, Epsom outscored Supreme 10 - 1 over the remaining ends to win by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 48  Supreme 41

Captain v President

The Annual match between the Captain's team & the President's team took place on Monday 1st May 2017. There was an excellent turn out - 4 rinks & 1 triple.  The Captain's team won 74 - 60.

Details:

Rink 1  Sandra Huxford  Sue Needham  George Sperring  John Meningen   won 16 - 7

             v Howard Ellis  Lesley South  Phil Sims  David Sowdon

The Captain's team dominated this rink.  They were 9 - 4 ahead at half way & won by 9 shots.

Rink 2  Sid Bailey Sandie Harvey  Anne Hoffmann  Les Owen won 15 - 12

              v Stefan Tomm  Trish Southgate  Derek Hoffmann  Martin Harbottle

This was a very close game all afternoon.  The Captain's team were 6 - 7 down after 8 ends, but came back well in the second half to win by 3 shots.

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Dolly Snow  Bill Lawrence  John Warren lost 10 - 12

              v Brian Collis  Frank Thompson  Brian Kenyon Cyril Newman

This was another close encounter with the President's team snatching a win by scoring 5 shots on the very last end.

Rink 4  Ruth Baker  David Ganney  Mike James  Geoff Purrott lost 14 - 17

             v Derek Cash  Arthur Upward  Gill Sperring  John Huxford

This was a game of two halves.  The Captain's team led 10 - 5 after 8 ends, but the President's team won 5 of the last 8 ends to win by 3 shots.

Rink 5  Dave Pearce Andrew Turnbull  Bob Blaker  won 19 - 12

              v Janet Newman  Roy Ward  David Bragg

The Captain's team led 11 - 6 after 12 ends, but the scores were level on the next end. The last few ends were keenly contested, but the Captain's team won by 7 shots.

Final Score:  Captain 74   President 60

A huge thanks go to everyone who organised the day and for the excellent tea/coffee & lovely cakes provided all afternoon.