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Welcome to the September 2011 Newsletter. | ||
Men's Friendly v Cheam Fields Details: Rink 1 Eddie Needham Derek Jones Derek Hoffmann John Warren lost 11 - 22 Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Arthur Upward John Huxford David Sowdon won 25 - 19 Rink 3 Bob Lister Tony Dunn Bill Lawrence Roy Doughty won 20 - 15 Rink 4 Bob Blaker Derek Martin Ken Lacey Ron Snow lost 11 - 18 Final Score: Epsom 67 Cheam Fields 74 |
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Sutton & District Bowling Association
- Yonwin Cup This was the 11th time that Epsom has appeared in the Semi Final of the Yonwin Cup since this Competition started in 1976. They have won the Yonwin Cup on seven occasions and lost in the Final twice. (The most recent loss was in 2010 against Cheam). This turned out to be a remarkable game. After 10 ends overall Epsom was 8 shots down, but between ends 12 & 18 across the 3 rinks Epsom scored 39 shots to Supreme's 5 shots. This turned the game totally in favour of Epsom and they went on to win by 22 shots. Details: Rink 2 John Hart Cyril Newman George Sperring Graham Naish won 29 - 19 After 10 ends Epsom found themselves 11 - 14 down, but came back to tie the scores 16 - 16 after 15 ends. On ends 16, 17 & 18 the rink scored a total of 11 shots including a 7 on the 18th end. They eventually won by 10 shots. Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye Peter Miller Les Owen won 23 - 16 This was a very close game at the beginning with the scores tied 8 - 8 after 10 ends. Over ends 11 to 17 Epsom out scored Supreme 15 shots to 2. The last few ends belonged to Supreme, but Epsom still won by 7 shots. Rink 4 Martin Harbottle David Sowdon Pat Buckley Jim Scott won 20 - 15 This was also a close game until Epsom dropped 6 shots on end 10 to go behind 7 - 12. Ends 12 to 16 belonged to Epsom when they scored a total of 8 shots without reply to take a 15 - 13 lead. Epsom had the better of the remaining ends and won by 5 shots. Final Score: Epsom 72 Supreme 50 The Final will be a repeat of last year when Epsom will play Cheam. |
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Ladies' Friendly v Purley Details: Rink 3 Heather Pigden Ruth Nixon Lyz Warren Eileen Mills lost 14 - 24 Purley had the better of the first few ends, but Epsom fought back well to level the scores 11 - 11 after 14 ends. Purley, once again, took control of the game and out scored Epsom over the last 7 ends to win by 10 shots. Rink 4 Sandra Huxford Maureen Trumble Jan Allum Gill Sperring lost 14 - 25 Purley had the better of this game from the start. After 15 ends Epsom was 11 - 17 behind and failed to make any headway into the game and lost by 11 shots. Final Score: Epsom 24 Purley 49 |
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Past Times Details: Away Brian Kenyon John Warren Ron Mew Les Owen lost 9 - 20 This was a very close game up to 9 ends when Epsom trailed 4 - 6. After 15 ends they fell further behind 6 - 14 and really did not make much further progress in the game finally losing by 11 shots. Home John Hart Cyril Newman George Sperring Graham Naish lost 17 - 23 Epsom got off to a bad start at home and trailed 1 - 7 after only 5 ends. After 11 ends they were 8 - 13 adrift but then picked up 7 shots on end 12 to go into the lead. The last few ends belonged to Southey and they went on to win by 6 shots. Final Score: Epsom 26 Southey 43 |
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Secretaries v Presidents Details: Rink 1 Sue Needham David Ruston Ron Snow John Warren v Won 18 - 14 Bill Lawrence Tony Jackman Maureen Trumble Eileen Mills The Secretaries got off to a good start and led 10 - 1 after 5 ends. They continued to dominate the game, but the Presidents had a good last couple ends to lose by only 4 shots. Rink 2 Eddie Needham Maggie O’Sullivan Ken Lacey Terry Hoye v Won 21 - 15 Derek Jones Len Phillpot Jo Ellis Cyril Newman This was a close game with the Presidents leading 16 - 14 after 10 ends. However, the Secretaries played well over the remaining 8 ends to go on to win by 6 shots. Rink 3 Ruth Nixon Derek Martin Brian Kenyon Pat Buckley v Won 15 - 13 Janet Newman Derek Hoffmann Martin Harbottle George Sperring This was a very close game. After 15 ends the scores were level 12 - 12. The Secretaries led 14 - 13 going into the last end and were 1 shot down but Pat drew the shot to secure a 2 shot victory. Rink 4 Audrey Jones Roy Doughty Gill Sperring * v Won 18 - 7 Bob Blaker John Huxford Lyz Warren The Secretaries were ahead all through this game. They led 12 - 4 after 10 ends and went on to win by 11 shots. Rink 5 Ken Philpott Anne Hoffmann Geoff Purrott Ron Mew v Lost 7 - 29 Arthur Upward Sandra Huxford Alan Wybrow Les Owen ** The Secretaries were outplayed all afternoon and only managed to win 4 ends. After 10 ends the Presidents led 15 - 5 and continued to dominate play winning comfortably by 22 shots. Final Score: Secretaries 79 Presidents 78 * Highest winning rink Secretaries' Team ** Highest winning rink Presidents' Team After the match bottles of wine were presented to the highest winning rink on the Secretaries' Team & Presidents' team. Thanks to the members who laid on tea and buns. |
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Ladies Friendly v Epsom Court Epsom Ladies played a 2 rink match against Epsom Court on Thursday 25th August 2011 and won on both rinks winning the match 41 - 18. It was decided to make this a match of 18 ends. Details: Rink 3 Sylvia Smart Tessa Hurworth Lyz Warren Eileen Mills won 23 - 8 Epsom dominated this rink right from the start. They led 14 - 5 after 10 ends and continued to out score Epsom Court for the rest of the game finally winning by 15 shots. Rink 4 Ann Bailey Ruth Nixon Jo Ellis Gill Sperring won 18 - 10 After 12 ends Epsom was 1 shot adrift, 8 - 9, but dominated the last 6 ends to win by 8 shots. Final Result: Epsom 41 Epsom Court 18 |
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East Surrey League - Men Epsom Men bounced back with a win against Cheam Fields at home on Sunday 21st August 2011. This turned out to be a very close match overall. At one stage Epsom was facing another defeat in two days. However, they fought hard over the last few ends to secure a 8 shot victory. Details: Rink 2 Geoff Purrott Ron Snow John Warren Jim Scott lost 17 - 19 After 7 ends Epsom held a 6 - 3 lead, but then dropped 9 shots over 3 ends. They were only one shot behind, 12 - 13 after 15 ends and scored 4 shots on the 20th end to be behind 17 - 18. Facing several shots on the last end down Jim got the shot to draw the rink, but the Cheam Fields managed to take this away to beat Epsom by 2 shots. Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye Peter Miller Les Owen won 19 - 13* This was a very close game for the first 8 ends, but Epsom went into a 15 - 7 lead after 15 ends. Epsom remained on 16 shots for 5 ends with Cheam Fields narrowing the gap to just 3 shots. Epsom won the last end scoring 3 shots to win by 6. Rink 4 John Hart Cyril Newman George Sperring Graham Naish drew 19 - 19 Epsom was 5 - 11 down after 10 ends and further behind 11 - 18 after 17 ends. They then scored a 3 & 2 to be just 2 shots adrift. Cheam Fields scored 1 shot on the 19th end to leave Epsom needing 4 shots to win the rink on the last end. Graham had last bowl and was holding 3 shots for the draw and narrowly failed to get the fourth shot to win the rink. Rink 5 Bill Lawrence Eric Brown Ron Mew Pat Buckley won 22 - 18 Epsom was 11 - 5 ahead after 10 ends & 18 - 15 ahead after 15 ends. The last few ends were keenly contested with Cheam Fields scoring 3 singles on the last 3 ends. However, Epsom won by 4 shots. Final Score: Epsom 77 Cheam Fields 69 Epsom 4˝ points Cheam Fields 1˝ * Highest winning rink
East Surrey League - Ladies The Ladies also played against Cheam Fields on Sunday 21st August 2011 and lost the match 33 - 46. However, one rink was very close with Cheam Fields snatching a win on the last end. Details: Rink 1 Audrey Jones Sandra Huxford Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring lost 10 - 22 Epsom was always behind in this game. They were behind 5 - 13 after 10 ends & 7 - 16 adrift after 15 ends. They were soundly beaten by 12 shots. Rink 6 Maggie O’Sullivan Jo Ellis Lyz Warren Eileen Mills lost 23 - 24 Epsom held the initiative in this game for most of the afternoon. They led 14 - 10 after 10 ends and 20 - 15 after 15 ends. Cheam Fields won the last 4 ends to snatch a win by just 1 shot. Final score: Epsom 33 Cheam Fields 46 Epsom 0 points Cheam Fields 4 points |
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East Surrey League - Men This was a very big set back in the East Surrey League for Epsom Men as they lost 1 - 5 to Shirley Park on Saturday 20th August 2011. This loss means that the task of winning the League for the very first time will be very difficult. Details: Rink 1 Brian Kenyon Terry Hoye Peter Miller Les Owen won 25 - 17* Epsom started off really badly on this rink and found themselves 1 - 11 down after just 6 ends. However, Epsom won the next 11 ends scoring a total of 22 shots to lead 23 - 11. The rink continued to play well eventually winning by 8 shots. Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Martin Harbottle Ron Mew Pat Buckley lost 12 - 21 After 10 ends Epsom was 2 shots down, 6 - 8 and fell behind 9 - 13 after 15 ends. Shirley Park had the better of the last 6 ends beating Epsom by 9 shots overall. Rink 3 Geoff Purrott John Warren David Sowdon Jim Scott lost 12 - 30 This rink struggled all afternoon and found themselves 4 - 18 down after 10 ends. They went further behind 5 - 25 after 15 ends & although they had a good finish to the game they were well beaten by 18 shots. Rink 6 John Hart Cyril Newman George Sperring Graham Naish lost 16 - 22 Epsom held a 1 shot lead, 8 - 7 after 9 ends, but Shirley Park went ahead at 15 ends, 11 - 18. Epsom won the last three ends, but still lost by 6 shots. Final score: Epsom 65 Shirley Park 90 Epsom 1 point Shirley Park 5 points * Highest winning rink
East Surrey League - Ladies The Ladies were involved in a very close match all afternoon, but lost on both rinks with identical scores, 14 - 16. Details: Rink 4 Sandra Huxford Dolly Snow Lyz Warren Eileen Mills lost 14 - 16 After 10 ends Epsom was behind 6 - 9 and still 3 shots adrift, 10 - 13 after 15 ends. They eventually lost by 2 shots. Rink 5 Audrey Jones Anne Hoffmann Jan Allum Gill Sperring lost 14 - 16 After 10 ends Epsom was 7 - 8 down & 10 - 12 down after 15 ends. This rink also lost by 2 shots amd the same score as rink 4. Final score: Epsom 28 Shirley Park 32 Epsom 0 points Shirley Park 4 points Gill Sperring played in her 50th game in the East Surrey League. |
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Chrystie League 2011
Last years figures in brackets.
The 2011season has been completed with one game being cancelled (away to Pippbrook). This year Epsom won 4 (5), lost 4 (5) with 1 cancelled . They ended up scoring 21 points (20). Epsom finished 3rd (3rd).
In all 17 (18) members represented Epsom in the Chrystie League in 2011. The following are some significant appearances:- Ron Snow 6, Derek Jones, Alan Wybrow, Derek Martin, Bob Lister, John Huxford, Ken Lacey, Ken Phillpot 5
Here are some facts that you may find interesting:- Number of rinks won - 10 (9) Number of rinks lost - 8 (8) Number of rinks drawn 0 (3) Epsom won 1 (1) of the games 4 - 0 and lost 0 (2) games 4 - 0. Against individual Clubs Epsom lost 0 (2) games on both rinks. The best match win was 41 - 24 (+17) against Bookham on the 20th June and the worst defeat came against Esher 29 - 41 (-12) on the 4th July. The best rink win was a 25 - 6 victory against Bookham on 20th July & the worst defeat on a rink was the 8 - 27 defeat against Esher on 4th July. The highest total shots scored in a match was on 4th July against Esher when the combined score was 70 shots (29 - 41). The lowest combined total of shots scored was 52, (26 - 26), in the match against Pippbrook on the 13th June.
All the facts on the Chrystie League can be viewed on our Web Site. These include all the teams for each game played since 2001. It also includes the number of appearances made by each member over this time. To date since 2001 Ken Lacey has played in 67 matches, Fred Read 53, Bill Lawrence 42, & Peter Humphreys 38. The number of members who have played in the Chrystie League since 2001 is 38.
A little bit of history:- Since the Chrystie League began in 2001 Epsom have played 102 matches. Of these 57 have been won, 41 lost, 4 drawn and 8 cancelled. 3315 shots have been scored for and 3075 shots against.
The highest number of shots scored in a season was in 2004 (386) when Epsom were the Champions. The most shots scored against in a year was in 2010 - 327.
Since 2001 Epsom have a very good record in this league, winning in 2004, and 2nd in 2003, 2005 & 2006. |
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Surrey Ladies v Buckinghamshire Ladies The above match took place on Epsom's Green on Wednesday 17th August 2011. Many members from Epsom Bowling Club gave up their time to help make the afternoon go smoothly. Particular thanks goes to the following: Kitchen - Eileen Mills Lyz Warren Doris Flintham Diana Taylor Olive Phillips General help including washing up, help in the car park, bar & general duties - Anne & Derek Hoffmann John Warren Les Owen Vic Phillips Roy Doughty George Sperring John Hart. Thanks to everyone. Buckinghamshire won the match. |
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Chrystie League The last game in the Chrystie League this season was played on Monday 8th August 2011 against Esher. Epsom won the match 31 - 28 and finished 3rd in the League. All the facts & details are recorded in the Results section of this Web Site, but a summary will appear here shortly. Details: David Ruston Ken Phillpot Ken Lacey Ron Snow lost 15 - 16 Epsom was 8 - 9 down after 10 ends & 11 - 15 behind after 15 ends. The last 3 ends were closely contested, but Esher won by 1 shot. Tony Dunn Bob Lister Alan Wybrow John Huxford won 16 12 Epsom was ahead 8 - 6 after 10 ends, but fell behind 11 - 12 after 15 ends. Epsom played well over the last 3 ends to win by 4 shots. Final Score: Epsom 31 Esher 28 Epsom 3 points Esher 1 point An interesting statistic occurred in this match when after the 14th the rink scores were identical, 11 - 11. |
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Men's Friendly v The Surrey Patrons This annual fixture took place at Epsom on Sunday 14th August 2011. Last year Epsom suffered a heavy defeat against the Patrons 86 - 141, but this year Epsom won the match by 6 shots. Details: Rink 1 Bill Lawrence David Ruston Derek Hoffmann George Sperring lost 18 - 24 After 10 ends Epsom was behind 6 - 9. They took the lead, 12 - 11 after 14 ends and still led 18 - 16 after 19 ends. Unfortunately they then dropped two 4's on the last 2 ends to lose by 6 shots. Rink 2 Bob Blaker Howard Ellis John Huxford Pat Buckley won 25 - 12 This rink led throughout the game, leading 10 - 8 after 10 ends they had an excellent second half outscoring the Patrons to win by 13 shots. Rink 3 Ken Phillpot Tony Dunn Terry Hoye Martin Harbottle won 25 - 13 Just like rink 2 this team had a very good afternoon. They led 14 - 8 after 10 ends, 22 - 9 after 15 ends and went on to win by 12 shots. Rink 4 Derek Martin Tony Jackman Geoff Purrott Eric Brown won 28 - 10 An excellent afternoon for this rink as well. After 10 ends they led 12 - 3 and stretched the lead to 21 - 4 after 15 ends. They went on to win comfortably by 16 shots. Rink 5 Eddie Needham Vic Phillips Len Philpott John Warren lost 13 - 31 Epsom was outplayed on this rink and found themselves 6 - 14 down after 10 ends, 6 - 27 behind after 15 ends finally getting well beaten by 18 shots. Rink 6 Ivor Merrifield Derek Jones Roy Doughty Cyril Newman lost 13 - 26 Just like rink 5 this rink were outplayed all afternoon. They were behind all throughout the game being 7 - 11 behind after 10 ends, 11 - 20 adrift after 15 ends finally losing by 13 shots. Final Score: Epsom 122 Surrey Patrons 116 |
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Men's East Surrey League v Bletchingley Epsom played at home against Bletchingley on Saturday 13th August 2011 and won 96 - 53. This was the 7th year running that Epsom has won against Bletchingley. Although Epsom won 6 - 0 there were 2 very close encounters with one rink snatching a victory right on the last end with the other rink just managing to hold on to the win on the last end. Details: Rink 2 Geoff Purrott Ron Snow John Warren Jim Scott won 29 - 10 This rink dominated play all afternoon. They led 13 - 5 after 10 ends, 20 - 7 after 15 ends and went on to win comfortably by 19 shots. Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Roy Doughty Ron Mew Pat Buckley won 18 - 17 After 10 ends Epsom led 9 - 6 and still held a 3 shot advantage after 15 ends, 13 - 10. Epsom stretched their lead to 18 - 10 after 18 ends, but Bletchingley won the last 3 ends scoring 5 shots to nearly snatch a win. Rink 4 John Hart Cyril Newman George Sperring Graham Naish won 18 - 17 This was an extremely close match ending with Epsom snatching a win on the very last end. After 10 ends Epsom led 10 - 7 and held a 2 shot advantage, 12 - 10 after 15 ends. Bletchingley score 5 shots on end 17 to take the lead 15 - 13. They stretched their lead to 17 - 13 with 3 ends to go, but Epsom dug deep to score the required 5 shots to scrape home by just 1 shot. Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Eric Brown Terry Hoye Peter Miller won 31 - 9* After 5 ends Epsom was behind 2 - 3, but then scored 22 shots without reply over the next 8 ends to lead 24 - 3. The rink eventually won by 22 shots. Final Score: Epsom 96 Bletchingley 53 Epsom 6 points Bletchingley 0 points * Highest winning rink |
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Men's Friendly v Carshalton This was a 3 rink friendly match played away at Carshalton on Wednesday 10th August 2011. Details: Rink 2 Bob Blaker Bob Lister John Warren lost 13 - 21 After 10 ends the scores were level 7 - 7, but Carshalton had the better of the remaining 8 ends out scoring Epsom 14 - 6 to win by 8 shots.
Rink 3 Derek Jones John Huxford Eric Brown lost 16 - 18 Epsom held a 3 shot advantage after 10 ends, 9 - 6, but Carshalton scored 12 shots to Epsom's 7 shots during the remaining 8 ends to win by 2 shots. Rink 4 Tony Dunn Derek Martin Fred Read won 24 - 13 This rink had an outstanding start and raced into a 21 - 2 lead after 10 ends. Carshalton came back strongly in the last 8 ends outscoring Epsom , but it was not enough to catch Epsom up and they went on to win by 11 shots. Final Score: Epsom 53 Carshalton 52 |
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Mixed Friendly v Cheam Epsom played away at Cheam on Sunday 7th August 2011 and won 94 - 60. This was an excellent win against a very strong club. Details: Rink 2 Vic Phillips Sandra Huxford Tony Dunn John Warren won 29 - 8 After 3 ends the scores were level 3 - 3, but Epsom then won the next 12 ends scoring a total of 21 shots to lead 24 - 3. Cheam only score 5 more shots in the game leaving Epsom with a very good 21 shot win. Rink 3 Derek Jones Stefan Tomm Lyz Warren Geoff Purrott won 21 - 10 After 10 ends Epsom held a 1 shot lead, 11 - 10. They had a very good second half and went on to win by 11 shots. Rink 4 Audrey Jones Derek Hoffmann Roy Doughty Ron Snow won 27 - 17 This game was also close after 10 ends when Epsom held a 1 shot advantage, 9 - 8. However, Epsom had an excellent second half outscoring Cheam to win by 10 shots. Rink 5 Olive Phillips Bob Blaker John Huxford Brian Kenyon lost 17 - 19 This turned out to be a very close game. Epsom was behind 6 - 11 after 10 ends, but went ahead 17 - 16 after 18 ends. Cheam won the last three ends to snatch a win by 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 94 Cheam 60 |
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Mixed Friendly v Raynes Park Epsom played a Triples match away at Raynes Park on Saturday 6th August 2011 and lost 64 - 70. Details: Rink 2 Eddie Needham Tessa Hurworth Roy Doughty lost 13 - 18 After 10 ends Epsom was behind 7 - 13, but fought back well over the last 8 ends, but eventually lost by 5 shots. Rink 3 Audrey Jones Bob Blaker John Huxford won 24 - 14 Epsom led 13 - 10 after 10 ends and had an excellent last 8 ends outscoring Raynes Park to win the game by 10 shots. Rink 4 Sue Needham Derek Jones Lyz Warren lost 6 - 23 Epsom was outplayed in this game. They were 3 - 15 behind after 10 ends and only scored 3 more shots in the game losing by 17 shots. Rink 5 Trish Tewfik John Warren (2 players) won 21 - 13 Epsom was reduced to two players on this rink, but managed a good win by 8 shots. Epsom held a 1 shot lead, 14 - 13 with 2 ends to go and finished strongly with a 4 and a 3. Final Score: Epsom 64 Raynes Park 70 Raynes Park had requested a Pairs for this afternoon. Result Pairs: Derek Martin Tony Jackman lost 3 - 31 |
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Past Times Epsom 'A' played against Chipstead on Thursday 4th August 2011 and won a very close match on the extra end. Details: Away Brian Kenyon John Warren Ron Mew Les Owen v John Wilson Dave Botting Chris Hill Nigel Chapman won 16 - 15 This was an extremely close game throughout the evening. After 10 ends Chipstead led 8 - 6 and extended their lead to 12 - 8 after 15 ends. Epsom levelled the scores 12 - 12 after 17 ends, fell behind once more, 12 - 14 after 19 ends, but then scored 4 shots on the 20th end to lead by 2 shots. The last end was very close with Epsom holding 3 shots, but the Chipstead number 3 played an excellent bowl to secure shot. The situation did not change and Epsom won by just the 1 shot. Home John Hart Cyril Newman George Sperring Graham Naish v Norman Winford Duncan Meetcham Roger Mallet Dickie Day lost 16 - 17 After 10 ends Epsom held a 1 shot advantage, 8 - 7, but after 15 ends Chipstead led 8 - 12. The last few ends were very close, but Epsom finally lost by 1 shot. As Chipstead were the challengers the extra end was played at Chipstead. Epsom won the toss and gave the jack to Chipstead. This end was played in very poor light and the yellow jack being used was changed to a white one. Epsom had control of the end right from the first bowl and Ron then drew a much closer bowl. This was not altered by the two skips and Epsom held the necessary shot to win the match. Final Result Epsom 33 Chipstead 32 Many thanks to Martin Harbottle who was the travelling reserve and for collating the scores from Epsom. Epsom will play Southey in the Semi Final. This game to be played by 2nd September 2011. |
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Ladies' Friendly Epsom Ladies played against Ewell on Tuesday 2nd August 2011 and won on all 3 rinks & won the match 82 - 24. The Ladies played very well all afternoon and all 3 rinks finished strongly over the last 6 ends scoring a total of 41 shots. The weather was really very hot and humid so it was decided to play 18 ends only. Rink 1 Ann Bailey Maureen Trumble Anne Hoffmann Gill Sperring won 36 - 5 This rink dominated play right from the start and led 17 - 3 after 10 ends, finally winning by 31 shots. Rink 2 Sylvia Smart Ruth Nixon Lyz Warren Eileen Mills won 21 - 16 Epsom got off to a poor start on this rink and found themselves 7 - 12 behind after 10 ends. They came back well and won by 5 shots. Rink 3 Sue Needham Diana Taylor Jan Allum Jo Ellis won 25 - 3 Just like rink 1 this team dominated play and led 12 - 2 after 10 ends. Ewell only managed 1 more shot in the game and Epsom won comfortably by 22 shots. Final Score: Epsom 82 Ewell 24 |
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Chrystie League Epsom played Leatherhead in the Chrystie League on Monday 1st August 2011 and won on 1 rink, lost the other & lost the match overall 26 - 28. Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Derek Martin Bob Blaker Roy Doughty won 16 - 12 Leatherhead had the better of the first 10 ends of this game and led 9 - 5 after 10 ends. Epsom came back well and went ahead 14 - 10 after 15 ends. They continued to play well and won by 4 shots. Rink 4 Ken Rogers Vic Phillips Derek Jones Clive Banderet lost 10 - 16 This rink got off to a very bad start and were 1 - 11 down after 10 ends. They came back well and were 9 - 14 behind after 15 ends. On the last end this rink needed 1 shot to tie the match overall & were holding 4 shots when the Leatherhead skip went to the mat. He drew second bowl with his first wood and then played an excellent last bowl to win the end. Epsom lost the rink by 6 shots. Final Score: Epsom 26 Leatherhead 28 Epsom 1 point Leatherhead 3 points |
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Ladies' Friendly Epsom played a Triples match against Dorking on Thursday 28th July 2011 and won on two rinks, lost on the third, but won the match 56 - 47. This was a rearranged game from 14th June 2011. Details: Rink 2 Tessa Hurworth Lyz Warren Jo Ellis won 19 - 8 Up to the 8th end this was a close contest, but Epsom scored 4 shots on the 10th end and continued to dominate the game winning by 11 shots. Rink 3 Audrey Jones Maureen Morris Sylvia Pearce lost 16 - 29 This was a remarkable game as Epsom got off to a terrible start finding themselves 0 - 14 down after 6 ends. They got back into the match very well to draw level 16 - 16 after 14 ends. However, Dorking had 4 excellent ends scoring a total of 13 shots to beat Epsom by 13 shots. Rink 4 Sylvia Smart Anne Hoffmann Jan Allum won 21 - 10 This rink dominated play all afternoon. They led 8 - 7 at 10 ends, but had an excellent last 8 ends scoring 13 shots to Dorking's 3 shots. They won by 11 shots. Final Score: Epsom 56 Dorking 47 |