Indoor Friendly
Epsom played the first of 3 Friendly Indoor Matches at Donyngs on Sunday 6th October 2013. They lost on all 3 rinks.
Details:
Rink 2 Terry Berry Lyz Warren Martin Harbottle Peter Miller lost 17 - 21
Epsom got off to an excellent start on this rink when they led 13 - 5 after 10 ends. However, Donyngs came back strongly over the second half outscoring Epsom 16 - 4 to win by 4 shots. This was an very good performance by Epsom as 2 of the players do not belong to an Indoor Bowling Club.
Rink 4 Howard Ellis Ruth Nixon Tony Dunn John Warren lost 22 - 27
The story on this rink was quite similar to rink 2. Epsom led 15 - 7 after 10 ends, but then lost 6 ends in a row dropping a total of 17 shots to go behind 15 - 24. They fought back well closing the gap to lose by 5 shots.
Rink 6 Bill Lawrence Peter Humphreys Jan Allum Geoff Purrott lost 15 - 30
This rink played well for 11 ends when they were just 1 shot behind, 10 - 11. However, they had 5 bad ends dropping a total of 12 shots to go behind 10 - 23. They eventually lost by 15 shots. Once again a good performance on this rink as they too had 2 non indoor players.
Final Score: Epsom 54 Donyngs 78
Miller's Triples
The Miller's Triples Dinner & Presentation took place on
Friday 27th September 2013 in the Club House. Members enjoyed
an excellent meal prepared & cooked by Peter Miller. He was
ably assisted all day by Bill Lawrence and Geoff Purrott.
After the meal Peter presented the winners with their Trophy.
The winners for 2013 were - 3 Guys & a Doll - Graham Naish, Pat Buckley, Tony Dunn &
Eileen Mills. The Competition started in 2005 and has become a
very popular event in Epsom Bowling Club.
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Sutton & District Bowling Association Finals Day
Saturday 21st September 2013
The Sutton & District Bowling Association Finals Day held on Saturday 21st September 2013 was organised by Les Owen who is the Delegate for Epsom Bowling Club. He gathered a team of members who turned up at various times during the day to help in different areas.
The day began at 7.30am when Peter Miller, Bill Lawrence & Les Owen went to Sainsbury’s to buy the food for the day. Helpers began to arrive early on in the day with Tony Brydges heading for the kitchen to cook bacon & sausages. Other helpers in the kitchen included Bob Blaker, Lyz & John Warren, Brian Kenyon, Bill Lawrence & David Bragg who dealt with cutting rolls in half, slicing tomatoes & cucumber etc.
Ruth Baker attended and helped Lyz & John all morning with serving Tea/Coffee & rolls. They were kept busy.
In the afternoon Pat Felloni & Claire Collis served tea/coffee & cake & they too were very busy. Nancy Smillie had made several cakes together with Ruth Baker & Denise Owen. These went down very well.
Tony Dunn & Robert York manned the Car Park & managed to squeeze in many more cars than usual with no one blocked in – not an easy task with some drivers!!
John Hart ran the Bar all day & at times was on his own for long periods. Unfortunately two of the volunteers allocated to help were selected to play in a match at Cheam Fields in the afternoon.
Peter Miller has worked tirelessly throughout the season on the green and put in many an extra hour particularly for these Finals. His hard work was rewarded as the green played extremely well all day. Bill Lawrence (who else) was responsible with several others for putting out the scoreboards etc. before the games & again brought in all the equipment with another team of helpers after the games were finished.
At 11.50am Cyril Newman, Club Senior Vice President, handed over the green to the Sutton & District President and two games promptly began at 12 o’clock. Mike Gray from Cheam won the Ted Pierce Trophy (for delegates) & Cheam Fields won the Arthur Hughes Triples. Martin Harbottle marked the Ted Pierce Trophy.
At 2.30pm the other games started and the many spectators watched some excellent bowling across the green.
Chessington won the Yonwin Cup, Supreme the BLESMA Pairs, Cheam the St Raphael Mixed Pairs & Geoff Farnish from Wallington won the coveted Paston Cup. Les Owen marked the Paston Cup.
After the games were completed Trophies were handed out and the green was handed back to Les Owen on behalf of Epsom Bowling Club.
The day turned out to be quite profitable for the Club with over £115 raised selling food and Tea/Coffee & £250+ on the bar.
Les would like to thank everyone who helped make the day very successful. It is hoped to hold these finals again in 2014.
Club Night
Club Night, organised by Cyril Newman, took place throughout the
season on a Friday evening.
This was well attended each Friday and the season ended with a
celebration supper on Friday 20th August 2013.
This was attended by 30 members who sat down and enjoyed a
ploughman's supper. Cash prizes were awarded to Top scoring lady
Janet Newman and Top playing gentlemen John Warren.
At the end of each Friday evening during the season Cyril gave out
‘dodgy’ prizes. These were always well received. Fines which were
also imposed on members during Club Nights. These were given for a
range of ‘misdemeaners’ which included wrong bias, wrong stickers, &
other ‘silly’ incidents.
The amount collected from these fines over all the games came to
£70.00. This was increased by a £30 donation from Eddie Needham who
sold hand made wooden pens. This money will be donated to Help 4
Heroes.
Whist Drives
Whist Drives will commence on 3rd October @ 7.15pm. See notice
board for further dates during the winter months.
Thank you
Cyril Newman
Nobby’s Triples
James crowned king as Purrott falls off perch
This was a very enjoyable and successful Nobby's year with record
attendances and a dramatic last -day twist when the positions A B C
D ended up B D A C.
Geoff Purrott was leading for all of the second half of the season
with Mike James in second place and 20 points behind at one stage.
Frank Thompson in third didn't attend the last day and the dark
horse and cup holder Sid Bailey leapt into second place.
It just shows that a maximum win of 10 points can soon close the gap
on a maximum loss of 6.
Many thanks to John Hart for organising this Competition throughout
the season.
Mixed Matches
Summary for 2013 - (2012 figures in brackets)
There were 13 (11) games scheduled and 12 (7) played. Of these 8 (3) were won, 3 (3) lost and 1 (2) cancelled. 1074 (593) shots were scored for and 896 (601) against.
The highest winning match score difference was +72 against Ashtead on 14th July when Epsom won 125 - 53. The highest rink win was 26 – 6 against in the same match. The worst defeat came against Medway, 104 – 132 (-28) on 3rd July.
Of the 56 (31) rinks played 38 (15) were won, 18 (14) lost & 0 (2) drawn.
21 (15) Ladies and 36 (28) Men represented the Club in these Mixed Matches and the following are some of the most appearances made this season:-
Ladies: Lyz Warren 10; Audrey Jones 9; Sandra Huxford 8; Maggie O’Sullivan 7; Marilyn Walsh & Sue Needham 6 and Sylvia Smart & Anne Hoffmann 5. & Sandra Huxford in 6.
Men: Tony Dunn 10; Derek Jones, Bob Blaker & John Warren 9; Geoff Purrott, John Huxford & Derek Hoffmann 7; Terry Hoye & Bill Lawrence 6 and Len Philpott, Howard Ellis & Brian Kenyon 5.
Mixed Friendly Match v Cheam Fields
Epsom played its very last match of the season at Cheam Fields on Saturday 21st September 2013. Epsom won on 3 rinks, lost on one rink and won overall 76 - 64.
Details:
Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Tony Dunn Geoff Purrott Lyz Warren won 17 - 16
After 10 ends this rink led 8 - 7, but increased the lead to 17 - 8 after 15 ends. Cheam Fields came back strongly over the remaining ends, but Epsom held out to win by just 1 shot.
Rink 2 Maggie O’Sullivan Sylvia Smart Howard Ellis John Warren won 23 - 9
The scores were level after 10 ends, but Epsom held a 15 - 8 lead after 15 ends. They continued to play well going on to win by 14 shots.
Rink 3 Sandra Huxford Derek Hoffmann Bob Blaker John Huxford won 24 - 14
This rink led 10 - 7 after 10 ends, 17 - 9 after 15 ends and won by 10 shots.
Rink 4 Ruth Baker Anne Hoffmann Terry Berry Graham Naish After 10 ends Epsom led 9 - 6, but Cheam Fields took control of the game to lead 14 - 11 after 15 ends. Epsom struggled over the remaining ends finally losing by 13 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 76 Cheam Fields 64
Ladies' League Matches
Summary 2013 – (2012 figures in brackets)
There were 8 (8) games scheduled and 8 (8) played. Of these 1 (3) were won and 5 (5) lost. Two games were drawn. 267 (287) shots were scored for and 325 (322) against. The Ladies gained 10 (12½) points.
Of the 16 rinks played 2 were won, 10 lost and 4 drawn. The highest rink win was 29 – 9, +20, v Horley on 9th June. 15 (14) Ladies played this year in the League.
Eileen Mills & Lyz Warren played in all 8 games. Anne Hoffmann & Marilyn Walsh played in 7, Sandra Huxford played in 6, Mary Bragg in 5 & Gill Sperring, Audrey Jones & Maggie O’Sullivan in 4.
Ladies' Friendly Matches
Summary 2013 – (2012 figures in brackets)
Of the 22 (22) scheduled games 15 (16) were played. Epsom won 6 (6), lost 9 (9), drew 0 (1) and 5 were cancelled. In total 569 (757) shots were scored for and 632 (765) against.
In all 26 (20) Ladies represented Epsom in the Friendly matches in 2013.
The number of rinks won were 17 (20), lost 22 (20) and drawn 1 (4).
The best match win came against Epsom Park 41 – 15 (+26) and the best rink win was in the same match, 23 - 8 (+15).
These are the most significant appearances in the Friendly matches by the Ladies:
Marilyn Walsh & Sylvia Smart 10; Lyz Warren & Audrey Jones 9; Anne Hoffmann, Dolly Snow & Jane Wheeler 8; Jan Allum, Mary Bragg & Maureen Trumble 7; Ruth Baker & Sue Needham 6.
Men's East Surrey League
Summary - 2012 figures in brackets
15 (15) games were scheduled. 14 were played (Bletchingley conceding). Of these 9 (13) were won, 5 (2) lost and 1 (0) drawn.
1250 (1412) shots were scored for and 972 (975) against. Epsom gained 55½ (68½) points and ended up 5th (2nd) in the League. The last time Epsom finished 5th was in 2004.
The best win was the 122 – 53 (+69) result against Caterham, and the best rink win was in the 38 – 13 victory against Dorking.
Of the 56 rinks played 32 (32) were won and 21 (18) lost. 3 (2) rinks were drawn. In 2013 4 (7) games were won with Epson scoring over 100 shots in a game.
In all 28 (25) members played in the League this year.
Significant appearances:-
Graham Naish played in all 14 games. Peter Miller in 13. Terry Hoye, Howard Ellis & Martin Harbottle in 12; Brian Kenyon, Terry Berry & Les Owen 11; David Bragg, Bill Lawrence & Pat Buckley 10 & George Sperring & John Warren in 9.
Men's Friendly Matches
Summary 2013 – 2012 figures in brackets
Of the 12 (12) matches scheduled 11 (10) were played. Epsom won 6 (6), lost 5 (3) and drew 0 (1). One game were cancelled by Oxshott.
41 (40) rinks were played and of these 20 (19) were won, 20 (19) lost and 1 (3) drawn.
The best win came against Reigate Priory on the 27th April, 106 – 67 (+39).
The best rink win was the 37 – 10 in the same match.
In all 38 (38) members represented the Club in Friendly matches in 2013.
Significant appearances:
Andrew Turnbull played in 8 games. Eric Brown, Geoff Purrott, Howard Ellis, Bill Lawrence, John Warren, Tony Dunn & John Huxford played in 7 games. Terry Hoye, Derek Martin, Len Philpott, Bob Blaker, Martin Harbottle & Vic Phillips played in 6 games. David Bragg played in 5 games.
Men's Chrystie League 2013
Summary - 2012 figures in brackets
The 2013 season finished very disappointingly with Epsom losing
their last 3 games. This year Epsom won 7 (3), lost 3 (5). Epsom
ended up scoring 27 points (18) and lost the League title by 1 shot.
Epsom finished 2nd (5th).
In all 20 (16) members represented Epsom in the Chrystie League in
2013. The following are some significant appearances:-
John Huxford 9, Ron Snow 9, Bob Lister 6, Andrew Turnbull 6, Derek
Martin 6 & Andrew Turnbull 6.
Number of rinks won - 12 (8) Number of rinks lost - 8 (10) Number of
rinks drawn 0 (0)
Epsom won 5 (2) of the games 4 - 0 and lost 2 (2) games 4 - 0.
The best match win was 45 - 14 (+31) against Bookham on the 18th
June and the worst defeat came against Pippbrook 19 – 37 (-14) on
the 5th August.
The best rink win was a 27 - 4 victory against Bookham on 18th June
& the worst defeat on a rink was the 14 – 24 defeat against Bookham
on 12th August.
East Surrey League v Chipstead
Epsom Men travelled to Chipstead on Sunday 19th September 2013 to play in an East Surrey League Match. They won on 3 rinks, lost the fourth and lost 68 - 71 on shots, but drew overall. This was an excellent result for Epsom as they were missing several key players. Furthermore Epsom had lost heavily in their last two matches in the League against Chipstead. Incidentally this was only the second time these two Clubs had drawn in the League. The last draw was in 1989. The match on 3 of the rinks were very close, but unfortunately one of the rinks lost by 9 shots.
Details:
Rink 2 David Bragg Ron Snow Cyril Newman Les Owen won 19 - 18
This turned out to be a very close game all afternoon with a lucky last bowl securing the win. After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 9 down & leading 12 - 10 after 14 ends. They then dropped 7 shots over the next 2 ends to go behind 12 - 17. Epsom came back really well scoring a total of 7 shots themselves over 4 ends to go 2 shots ahead again. Going into the last end Epsom led 19 - 17, but Les found himself 4 shots down, but had a very fortunate wick to get 2nd bowl. The Chipstead skip failed to take this bowl out leaving Epsom with a 1 shot win.
Rink 3 Geoff Purrott Bill Lawrence Pat Buckley Peter Miller lost 12 - 21
Epsom was behind throughout this game. They were 8 - 11 down after 10 ends, 9 - 18 adrift at 15 ends finally losing by 9 shots.
Rink 4 Howard Ellis Andrew Turnbull Martin Harbottle Graham Naish won 18 - 15
This was a very close game with the scores level 10 - 10 after 12 ends & Epsom leading 15 - 13 after 18 ends. Chipstead levelled the scores 15 - 15 on the 19th end, but Epsom won the last 2 ends to secure a 3 shot win.
Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Bob Blaker David Sowdon John Huxford won 19 - 17
Epsom got off to a great start on this rink and led 14 - 5 after 10 ends. Chipstead came back well to level the scores 16 - 16 after 18 ends. However, Epsom went to win by 2 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 68 Chipstead 71 Epsom 3 points Chipstead 3 points
Ladies' Friendly v Insurance Ladies'
Epsom Ladies played at home against the Insurance Ladies in a Triples Match on Tuesday 10th September 2013 and lost on two rinks, drew the third and lost overall 31 - 53.
Details:
Rink 1 Audrey Jones Maureen Trumble Jan Allum lost 6 - 25
Epsom Ladies struggled on this rink all afternoon. They were 3 - 13 down after 10 ends, 6 - 20 adrift after 15 ends finally losing by 19 shots.
Rink 2 Sue Needham Heather Pigden Maggie O’Sullivan lost 12 - 15
This turned out to be a close game. Epsom was 6 - 9 down after 10 ends, but fought back well to level the scores 12 - 12 after 15 ends. The Insurance Ladies played well over the last 3 ends winning by 3 shots.
Rink 3 Mary Bragg Trish Tewfik Anne Hoffmann drew 13 - 13
Epsom led 9 - 6 after 10 ends, but went 1 shot down, 11 - 12 after 15 ends. The last few ends were keenly contested and the game ended up all square.
Final Score: Epsom 31 Insurance 53
East Surrey League v Caterham
Epsom Men & Ladies travelled to Caterham on Sunday 7th September 2013 to play in an East Surrey League Match. The Men won 84 - 63 (4 - 2), but the Ladies lost 18 - 32 (0 - 4). The game was spoilt by the rain with the Ladies deciding to play 15 ends.
Details:
Men
Rink 1 Geoff Purrott Bob Blaker John Huxford David Sowdon lost 16 - 27
After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 11 behind, but levelled the scores 15 - 15 after 15 ends. Caterham outscored Epsom 12 - 1 over the last 6 ends leaving Epsom losing by 11 shots.
Rink 4 David Bragg Ron Snow Terry Hoye Pat Buckley won 21 - 12
Epsom held the lead throughout this game. After 10 ends they led 11 - 6 & 17 - 9 after 15 ends. They went on to win by 9 shots.
Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Tony Dunn John Warren Les Owen lost 14 - 16
Epsom started well on this rink & led 11 - 3 after 10 ends. Caterham came back well in the game and took the lead 13 - 12 after 16 ends. However, Caterham had the better of the remaining ends and Epsom lost by 2 shots.
Rink 6 Howard Ellis George Sperring Terry Berry Graham Naish won 33 - 8
This rink dominated play all afternoon. They led 13 - 2 after 10 ends & 16 - 7 after 15 ends. They had an excellent last 6 ends outscoring Caterham 17 - 1 to win convincingly by 25 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 84 Caterham 63 Epsom 4 points Caterham 2 points
Ladies
Rink 2 Maggie O’Sullivan Sylvia Smart Lyz Warren Marilyn Walsh lost 10 - 15 (15 ends)
Epsom was ahead 10 - 8 after 10 ends, but Caterham won the last 5 ends scoring 7 shots leaving Epsom losing by 5 shots.
Rink 3 Sandra Huxford Jan Allum Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills lost 8 - 17
Epsom was behind throughout this game. They were behind 6 - 13 after 10 ends & finally lost by 9 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 18 Caterham 32 Epsom 0 points Caterham 4 points
Mixed Friendly v Esher
Epsom travelled to Esher on Saturday 6th September 2013 to play in a Mixed Friendly match. They won on 4 rinks, lost on 1, but won overall 109 - 81. Esher had requested that this was changed to a 5 rink match.
Details:
Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Anne Hoffmann Terry Hoye Marilyn Walsh won 26 - 14
After 10 ends Epsom led 14 - 5 & increased the lead 17 - 7 after 15 ends. They finished strongly and won by 12 shots.
Rink 2 Sandra Huxford Derek Hoffmann Andrew Turnbull Lyz Warren lost 15 - 20
After 10 ends Epsom was 7 - 12 down. Esher continued to dominate the game and Epsom lost by 5 shots.
Rink 3 Tony Dunn Derek Jones Jan Allum Bob Blaker won 33 - 16
Epsom dominated this game throughout the afternoon. They led 16 - 9 after 10 ends, but Esher closed the gap to be just 3 shots behind, 17 - 14 after 15 ends. However, Epsom finished strongly scoring a total of 16 shots to 2 over the last 6 ends to win comfortably by 17 shots.
Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Pauline File Sylvia Smart John Warren won 19 - 16
This turned out to be a close game. The scores were level 8 - 8 after 10 ends & 14 - 14 after 16 ends. Epsom finished strongly after going behind 14 - 15 on the 17th end winning by 3 shots.
Rink 5 Audrey Jones Sue Needham Howard Ellis Graham Naish won 16 - 15
As the final score suggests this was also a close game. Epsom led 7 - 4 after 10 ends & 10 - 6 after 15 ends. Esher fought well over the remaining ends, but Epsom held out to win by just 1 shot.
Final Score: Epsom 109 Esher 81
Ladies' Friendly v Carshalton Beeches
The Ladies travelled to Carshalton Beeches on Tuesday 3rd September 2013 to play in a Friendly Triples match. They won on 2 rinks, lost the 3rd, but won overall 51 - 43.
Details:
Rink 2 Audrey Jones Jane Wheeler Lyz Warren lost 12 - 15
After 10 ends Epsom led 8 - 6, but Carshalton Beeches came back well & went ahead 9 - 15 after 15 ends. Epsom won the last 3 ends but only scored a total of 3 shots to lose by 3 shots.
Rink 3 Ruth Baker Sylvia Smart Marilyn Walsh won 20 - 13
Epsom was behind 5 - 8 after 8 ends but then scored a total of 10 shots over the next 5 ends to take the lead 15 - 8. They continued to play well going on to win by 7 shots.
Rink 4 Pauline File Anne Hoffmann Jan Allum won 19 - 15
This rink had a very good start going into a 11 - 1 lead after 6 ends. After 15 ends Epsom led 17 - 12 and went on to win by 4 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 51 Carshalton Beeches 43
The second day of the Club Finals took place on Sunday 1st September 2013. Once again some excellent games took place with the highlight being Lyz Warren bouncing back after a heavy defeat on Saturday to win the Championship.
Details:
Men's Handicap Pairs - Tony Dunn Graham Naish v Bob Lister David Bragg
Bob & David dominated this game from the beginning. They led 10 - 4 after 10 ends, 14 - 7 after 15 ends and despite Tony & Graham coming back within 3 shots, 13 - 16 on end 20 Bob & David went on to win 20 - 13.
Ladies' Two Wood Plate - Maggie O'Sullivan v Jane Wheeler
Jane was playing in her very first singles final since joining the Club and put up an excellent performance. At 10 ends the scores were level 7 - 7, but Jane took control going on to win on the 19th end 15 - 9. This being Jane's first trophy at Epsom Bowling Club.
Men's Two Wood - John Huxford v David Sowdon
John went into the lead right from the start and led 10 - 3 after 10 ends. He still held a 6 shot advantage, 13 - 7 after 15 ends going on to win 16 - 9.
Ladies Handicap Pairs - Ruth Baker Heather Pigden v Audrey Jones Anne Hoffmann
Audrey & Anne had to give their opponents 8 shots at the start and they held this advantage for quite a while. However, from ends 10 to 15 Anne & Audrey outscored Ruth & Heather 16 - 1 to go ahead 23 - 17. Anne & Audrey held this momentum going on to win 27 - 22.
Ladies' Two Wood - Marilyn Walsh v Eileen Mills
After her disappointment losing the Triples on Saturday Eileen came back strongly to beat Marilyn 14 - 8. She held the lead all through the game leading 12 - 5 after 15 ends finally winning on the 19th end.
Men's Handicap Fours - Arthur Upward Clive Banderet Ken Lacey Pat Buckley v
Len Philpott Barry File John Warren David Sowdon
The handicap in this game was 4 in favour of Pat's team. They led 14 - 4 after 10 ends & 16 - 11 after 15 ends. David's team closed the gap to 15 - 16 on the 17th end then scored 6 shots on end 18 to go ahead for the first time 21 - 16. Pat's team bounced back immediately with 6 shots of their own to regain the lead. However, David's team won the last 2 ends to win 24 - 22. Barry File won his very first trophy in this game since joining Epsom Bowling Club.
Men's Singles Championship - John Huxford v Peter Miller
Playing in his fourth final of the weekend John played extremely well taking an immediate lead 5 - 0 after just 3 ends. After 10 ends he led 10 - 5 and continued to dominate the game. Peter fought hard over the later stages of the game and came within 3 shots of John 16 - 19, but John went ahead to win his very first Singles Championship 23 - 16.
Ladies' Singles Championship - Marilyn Walsh v Lyz Warren
Lyz having suffered a big defeat against Marilyn in the Ladies' Handicap Singles the previous day quickly put this defeat behind her with an excellent game. She took the lead 6 - 3 after 5 ends & did not look back maintaining the lead all afternoon. After 15 ends Lyz was ahead 14 - 8 going on to win comfortably 21 - 9. This was Lyz's first Singles Championship win at Epsom Bowling Club.
Men's Lower Handicap Singles - David Hutchison v Geoff Benfield
There was a 2 shot handicap difference in favour of Geoff in this game. David dominated this game right up to the 24th end. He led 9 - 6 after 10 ends, 15 - 7 after 15 ends, but leading 21 - 15 on end 24 he dropped 4 shots. This gave encouragement to Geoff and he went on to reach 21 before David could reach 23. This was Geoff’s first Singles win since joining Epsom Bowling Club.
100 - Up Cup - John Hart v Brian Kenyon
Over the last few years the Club Finals ends with the 100 Up Cup final. Brian led from the beginning finally winning 105 - 85.
The first day of the Club Finals took place on Saturday 31st August 2013. The games were played without a cloud in the sky on a lovely warm day. Some excellent games took place. The biggest shock of the day came in the Ladies Triples match when a score of 7 on the last end secured a victory by 1 shot.
Details:
Men's Handicap Singles - David Sowdon v David Bragg
This was a very tight game for 10 ends when the scores were level 9 - 9. David Sowdon went ahead 15 - 9 on the 12th end, but David Bragg won the next 4 ends scoring just one shot on each end to narrow the gap 13 - 16. As this was the Handicap Singles David Sowdon needed to get to 23 shots to win. He secured the win after 21 ends winning 23 - 14.
Ladies' Handicap Singles - Marilyn Walsh v Lyz Warren
This was a very one sided contest. After 3 ends Lyz led 2 - 1, but Marilyn took control and scored 19 shots without reply over 8 ends. Marilyn won comfortably 21 - 3.
Ladies' Junior - Sylvia Smart v Pauline Devereux
This turned out to be a thrilling encounter. After 10 ends the scores were level 9 - 9, but Pauline went on to lead 19 - 14 on the 19th end. However, Sylvia stormed back winning the final 3 ends to win 21 - 19.
Men's Triples - Geoff Benfield Bill Lawrence David Bragg v Derek Cash Ken Lacey John Huxford
David Bragg's team went into a 12 - 1 lead after only 5 ends and continued to dominate the game. They led 19 - 7 after 15 ends finally winning 22 - 10.
This was Geoff Benfield's first success at Epsom Bowling Club.
Ladies' Triples - Jane Wheeler Maureen Morris Eileen Mills v Ruth Nixon Heather Pigden Maggie O'Sullivan
This game had a remarkable ending. After 15 ends Eileen's team led 22 - 9, Maggie's team stormed back with 6 shots on end 16, 1 shot on end 17 and 7 shots on end 18 to snatch victory by 1 shot, 23 - 22.
Mixed Pairs - Terry Hoye/Marilyn Walsh v George & Gill Sperring
After 14 ends Terry & Marilyn led 20 - 4, George & Gill won the next 3 ends scoring a total of 9 shots to close the gap. However, they failed to score again losing 23 - 13.
Ward Cup (Mixed Singles) - John Huxford v David Bragg
This turned out to be an excellent game of bowls with both players playing very well. John led 12 - 5 after 12 ends, but David came back well to level the scores 15 - 15 after 22 ends. David continued to bowl well and secured the win 21 - 16 on the 27th end.
Ladies' Friendly v Cheam Fields
The Ladies played away against Cheam Fields on Thursday 29th August 2013 and lost on two rinks, won on the third and lost the match 43 - 47.
Details:
Rink 1 Mary Bragg Anne Hoffmann Lyz Warren won 16 - 15
Epsom got off to an excellent start on this rink and led 10 - 1 after 6 ends. Going into the 12th end Epsom led 12 - 7, but dropped 6 shots on end 13 to go behind by 1 shot. On the 15th end Epsom was 12 - 15 adrift, but won the last three ends scoring a total of 4 shots to win by just 1 shot.
Rink 2 Jane Wheeler Trish Tewfik Eileen Mills lost 15 - 18
Epsom was 7 - 9 down on the 10th end, but drew level two ends later, 9 - 9. Going into the last end Epsom was 10 - 18 behind, but scored 5 shots to lose by just 3 shots.
Rink 3 Sylvia Smart Dolly Snow Jan Allum lost 12 - 14
After 10 ends this rink was 5 - 8 down and 9 - 13 behind on the 15th end. They lost by 2 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 43 Cheam Fields 47
Men's Friendly v Cheam Fields
The Epsom Men played away at Cheam Fields on Wednesday 28th August 2013 & lost on 3 rinks, won the fourth but lost the match 73 - 81.
Details:
Rink 1 Howard Ellis Derek Jones Bob Blaker John Huxford lost 17 - 20
Epsom started well on this rink going into a 13 - 7 lead after 8 ends. Cheam Fields came back well and were ahead 16 - 15 after 15 ends. Epsom fought well over the last few ends but lost by 3 shots.
Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Derek Martin Terry Hoye George Sperring won 32 - 14
This rink dominated play for most of the afternoon. They led 18 - 4 after 10 ends, 21 - 9 after 15 ends and went on to win by 18 shots.
Rink 3 Len Philpott David Ruston David Bragg John Warren lost 16 - 18
After 7 ends Epsom led 7 - 3 but then lost the next 9 ends dropping a total of 15 shots. However, they came back really well winning the last 5 ends scoring a total of 9 shots, eventually losing by just 2 shots.
Rink 4 Tony Dunn Bob Lister Derek Hoffmann Geoff Purrott lost 8 - 29
This rink was outplayed all afternoon scoring on only 7 ends. After 15 ends they were 5 - 22 down and lost by 21 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 73 Cheam Fields 81
Friendly Ladies' Friendly v Purley
The Ladies played at home against Purley on Tuesday 27th August 2013 and lost on all three rinks. They lost the match 42 - 65.
Details:
Rink 2 Pauline File Maureen Trumble Dolly Snow Eileen Mills lost 15 - 24
This rink got off to a poor start finding themselves 1 - 10 down after just 5 ends. They failed to make much more progress until the last 5 ends when they outscored Purley 9 - 6 going on to lose by 9 shots.
Rink 3 Ruth Baker Mary Bragg Sylvia Smart Marilyn Walsh lost 13 - 18
This rink had an excellent first 10 ends when they led 10 - 2. Purley came back well to take the lead 10 - 11 after 15 ends & went on to win by 5 shots.
Rink 4 Audrey Jones Sue Needham Jane Wheeler Lyz Warren lost 14 - 23
Epsom held a 1 shot lead after 10 ends, 9 - 8, but Purley had the better of the remaining 11 ends to win by 9 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 42 Purley 65
Windeler Cup
The Annual Inter Club Windeler Cup took place on Monday 26th August 2013. The Competition organised by George & Gill Sperring and Anne Hoffmann was well attended and members played a round robin format in 2 groups. The final was won by Mary Bragg, Bill Lawrence & Marilyn Walsh. They defeated Arthur Upward, Ruth Baker & Cyril Newman in a very close final 3 - 2.
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Friendly Ladies' Friendly v Epsom Court
The Epsom Ladies recorded their 5th win in a row by beating Epsom Court 34 - 33. They won on one rink & lost the second.
Details:
Rink 3 Ruth Baker Sue Needham Trish Tewfik Lyz Warren lost 17 - 19
After 10 ends Epsom led 9 - 7 & went further ahead 16 - 8 after 15 ends. Epsom Court then took control of the game outscoring Epsom 11 - 1 over the last 6 ends to win by 2 shots.
Rink 4 Audrey Jones Mary Bragg Jane Wheeler Sylvia Smart won 17 - 14
This rink started well and went into a 8 - 1 lead after 5 ends. At 10 ends Epsom Court narrowed the gap to be just 1 shot behind. However, Epsom went ahead 14 - 10 after 15 finally winning by 3 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 34 Epsom Court 33
Ladies' Friendly
The Ladies travelled to Ashtead on Tuesday 20th August 2013 to play in a Friendly Triples Match. They won on all 3 rinks winning 47 - 38.
Details:
Rink 2 Sandra Huxford Ruth Baker Marilyn Walsh won 13 - 10
This rink had an excellent start finding themselves 12 - 2 ahead after 10 ends. Ashtead came back well over the next 8 ends, but Epsom held out to win by 3 shots.
Rink 3 Heather Pigden Jan Allum Lyz Warren won 18 - 14
This was a very close game for most of the afternoon. Epsom led 8 - 6 after 10 ends going on to win by 4 shots.
Rink 4 Pauline File Anne Hoffmann Jane Wheeler won 16 - 14
After 5 ends the scores were level, but Ashtead went ahead 8 - 10 after 10 ends. Epsom came back well over the remaining ends winning by 2 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 47 Ashtead 38
East Surrey League v Cheam Fields
The Men & Ladies played at home on Sunday 18th August 2013 against Cheam Fields in an East Surrey League match. The Men won convincingly 122 - 53 (6 - 0), but the Ladies lost 23 - 47 (0 - 4)
Men
Details:
Rink 1 Howard Ellis John Hart Terry Berry Graham Naish won 31 - 16
Epsom dominated this game from the start and led 22 - 15 after 15 ends. They went on to win by 15 shots.
Rink 2 Peter Salmon Geoff Purrott John Huxford John Warren won 29 - 18
After 10 ends Epsom had a commanding lead 17 - 4 and continued to play well going on to win by 11 shots.
Rink 3 David Bragg Bill Lawrence Martin Harbottle Peter Miller won 28 - 9
After 10 ends this rink also had a commanding lead after 10 ends, 19 - 5. They went on to win by 19 shots.
Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Bob Blaker Terry Hoye Pat Buckley won 34 - 10
This rink were in control all afternoon. They led 16 - 8 after 10 ends, 27 - 9 after 15 ends and went on to win by 24 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 122 Cheam Fields 53 Epsom 6 points Cheam Fields 0 points
Ladies:
Details:
Rink 5 Audrey Jones Jane Wheeler Anne Hoffmann Marilyn Walsh lost 11 - 24
Rink 6 Sandra Huxford Ruth Nixon Lyz Warren Eileen Mills lost 12 - 23
Final Score: Epsom 23 Cheam Fields 47 Epsom 0 points Cheam Fields 4 points
East Surrey League v Shirley Park
The Men & Ladies travelled to Shirley Park on Saturday 17th August 2013 to play in an East Surrey League match. The Men lost 73 - 81 (1 - 5), but the Ladies drew 38 - 38 (2 - 2)
Men
Details:
Rink 1 Howard Ellis Cyril Newman Terry Berry Graham Naish won 24 - 13
This rink got off to an excellent start going into a 16 - 3 lead after 10 ends. They continued to outplay Shirley Park and won by 11 shots.
Rink 2 Peter Salmon John Hart John Huxford David Sowdon lost 14 - 25
This rink was behind all afternoon. After 10 ends they were behind 7 - 14 and continued to be outplayed finally losing by 11 shots.
Rink 3 Geoff Purrott Martin Harbottle Pat Buckley Peter Miller lost 17 - 18
This turned out to be a very close game. After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 10 down & 11 - 13 behind after 15 ends. They finally lost by just 1 shot.
Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Bill Lawrence Terry Hoye John Warren lost 18 - 25
Epsom was 8 - 11 behind after 10 ends, but came back well to level the scores 15 - 15 after 15 ends. However, they were outplayed over the remaining ends to lose by 7 shots.
Final Score; Epsom73 Shirley Park 81 Epsom 1 point Shirley Park 5 points
Ladies:
Details:
Rink 5 Audrey Jones Jane Wheeler Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills won 23 - 14
Rink 6 Sandra Huxford Mary Bragg Lyz Warren Marilyn Walsh lost 15 - 24Final Score: Epsom 38 Shirley Park 38 Epsom 2 points Shirley Park 2 points
Chrystie League
The Epsom Men played at home against Brockham on Monday 12th August 2013 and lost on one rink but won the second. Epsom needed to win this game to become Champions, but they fell short by just 1 shot overall during the season. This was a huge disappointment after winning their first 7 matches so convincingly.
Details:
Rink 1 David Ruston Bob Lister Derek Hoffmann Ron Snow won 21 - 13
After 10 ends this rink was 5 - 7 behind, but finished really strongly to win by 8 shots.
Rink 2 Tony Dunn Derek Martin Ken Lacey David Bragg lost 14 - 24
This rink was outplayed all evening. They were 6 - 15 down after 15 ends & lost by 10 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 35 Brockham 37 Epsom 1 point Brockham 3 points
A full summary of the Chrystie League Summer matches will appear here shortly.
Men Friendly v Carshalton
The Epsom Men played away against Carshalton on Wednesday 7th August 2013 and lost on all rinks. Epsom were doing well for most of the game but lost the match on each rink during the last 6 ends.
Details:
Rink 1 Howard Ellis Eric Brown Andrew Turnbull lost 14 - 21
After 12 ends the scores were tied 12 - 12, but Epsom fell away over the remainder of the game to lose by 7 shots.
Rink 2 Bob Lister Derek Hoffmann Brian Kenyon lost 14 - 16
Epsom had a very good 12 ends when they led 11 - 6. However Carshalton came back well to win by 2 shots.
Rink 3 Tony Dunn Vic Phillips John Huxford lost 16 - 24
Epsom was level 14 - 14 after 12 ends, but Carshalton went on to win by 8 shots
Rink 4 Bill Lawrence Derek Martin Ron Snow lost 14 - 16
Epsom led 12 - 9 after 12 ends, but just like the other rinks lost the rink over the last few ends.
Final Score: Epsom 58 Carshalton 77
Ladies Friendly v Bookham
The Epsom Ladies played at home against Bookham on Tuesday 6th August 2013 and won on 1 rink & lost the other.
Details:
Rink 1 Sandra Huxford Pauline File Dolly Snow Anne Hoffmann won 26 - 16
Rink 2 Audrey Jones Maureen Trumble Ruth Nixon Eileen Mills lost 21 - 23
Rink 3 Heather Pigden Sue Needham Jane Wheeler Marilyn Walsh won 23 - 22
Final Score: Epsom 70 Bookham 61
Chrystie League
The Epsom Men played away against Pippbrook on Monday 5th August 2013 and lost on both rinks.
Details:
Rink 1 Tony Dunn Derek Martin Derek Hoffmann Ron Snow lost 10 - 17
Epsom was behind all through this game. After 10 ends they were 5- 7 down finally losing by 7 shots.
Rink 2 Bob Blaker Bob Lister Andrew Turnbull John Huxford lost 9 - 16
Epsom took an early lead 4 - 1, but then dropped a total of 10 shots to go behind 4 - 11 after 10 ends. They lost by 7 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 19 Pippbrook 33 Epsom 0 points Pippbrook 4 points
Mixed Friendly v Raynes Park
Epsom played Raynes Park on Saturday 3rd August 2013 and won on 1 rink, lost on 3 rinks & lost the match 65 - 81.
Unfortunately one of Epsom's players did not turn up so it was agreed to play a pairs on rink 4.
Details:
Rink 1 Howard Ellis Bob Blaker Marilyn Walsh won 28 - 10
Epsom dominated this triple all afternoon. They led 17 - 6 after 15 ends going on to win by 18 shots.
Rink 2 Tony Dunn Pauline Devereux Terry Hoye lost 12 - 18
Epsom had a poor start on this rink finding themselves 4 - 14 down after 10 ends. They recovered well but lost by 6 shots.
Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Frances Suttonwood Brian Kenyon lost 17 - 30
After 5 ends Epsom was 5 - 10 down, but came back well to level the scores 12 - 12 after 10 ends. However, Raynes Park went on to dominate the last 8 ends and won by 13 shots.
Rink 4 Sylvia Smart Pat Buckley lost 8 - 23
Unfortunately Epsom was out played in this pairs game and lost by 15 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 65 Raynes Park 81
Ladies' Friendly v Epsom Park
The Epsom Ladies played against Epsom Park at home on Thursday 1st August 2013 and won on both rinks and the match 41 - 15. (The match was shortened because of the intense heat).
Details:
Rink 3 Claire Collis Dolly Snow Gill Sperring won 18 - 7 (13 ends)
Epsom dominated this game after the 5th end when the scores were level, 4 - 4. They won by 11 shots.
Rink 4 Trish Tewfik Sylvia Smart Eileen Mills won 23 - 8 (14 ends)
As with rink 3 Epsom Ladies dominated this game. After 8 ends they led 15 - 5 going on to win by 15 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 41 Epsom Park 15
Claire Collis played in her very first competitive match for Epsom Bowling Club.