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Welcome to the Winter 2015/20156 Newsletter. This Newsletter will contain all information from 5th October 2015 Please scroll down for all Reports on recent Matches. |
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Surrey County Indoor Bowling
Association Surrey Over 60's travelled to Nottingham on Sunday 27th March 2016 to play Northamptonshire. Details: EIBA Surrey v Northamptonshire (played at Nottingham IBC on 27th March 2016) Inter County Over 60s Competition
Surrey played in the Final at Nottingham IBC and were behind across the 6 rinks 66 52 after 10 ends. A few ends later they took a slender lead, but then slipped back again after 15 ends trailing by just 10 shots (92 82). Surrey then went 21 shots adrift, but after 118 ends across the 6 rinks the scores were level, 117 117. The last few ends were very close, but Surrey eventually lost by 12 shots.
Rink Details:
Rink 1 This rink were ahead all throughout the game. They led 25 13 after 15 ends & 26 18 after 18 ends. However, they let their opponents back into the game over the final ends to win by just 1 shot.
Rink 2 After 10 ends Surrey was 6 12 down, but fought back well to be just 1 shot behind, 14 15 after 15 ends. They lost by 4 shots.
Rink 3 This rink was behind all afternoon. They were 9 18 behind after 15 ends finally losing by 8 shots.
Rink 4 After 15 ends this rink led 17 12, lost the next 3 ends to go behind 17 20. They lost by 6 shots.
Rink 5 After 15 ends this rink was 7 18 down, but fought back well to lose by just 2 shots.
Rink 6 This rink was behind 10 16 after 15 ends, but played well over the rest of the game to lead 17 16 after 18 ends & went on to win by 7 shots. |
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Jubilee Cup - Semi Final v Supreme Epsom played Supreme in the Semi Final of the Jubilee Cup on Thursday 24th March 2016 & lost on both rinks. Details: Rink 3 Stefan Tomm John Huxford Peter Miller Graham Naish lost 13 - 21 After 10 ends Epsom was leading by 1 shot, 11 - 10 but soon fell behind. They conceded after 16 ends losing by 8 shots. Rink 4 Keith Roberts Tony Dunn David Sowdon John Warren lost 10 - 29 This rink struggled all evening. They were 4 - 15 behind after 10 ends going on to lose by 19 shots after 18 ends. Final Score: Epsom 23 Supreme 50 |
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East Surrey League Champions The draw for the ESL Top 10 was also made & Epsom are drawn away to Wallington to be played by the 26th June 2016. Click here for photographs |
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Indoor Friendly v Donyngs Epsom travelled to Donyngs Indoor Bowling Club to play a 3 rink friendly match on Sunday 20th March 2016. They won on all 3 rinks winning 72 - 38. Details: Rink 4 Derek Jones Anne Hoffmann Eric Brown Stefan Tomm won 22 - 13 After 10 ends Epsom led 12 - 5 and continued in the lead going on to win by 9 shots. Rink 5 Mike James Bill Lawrence Eileen Mills Tony Dunn won 29 - 15 After 10 ends the scores were level 8 - 8. However, Epsom dominated the next 5 ends going ahead 21 - 10. They went on to win by 14 shots. Rink 6 Brian Collis Audrey Jones Brian Kenyon John Warren won 21 - 10 This rink led from the start going ahead 9 - 4 after 10 ends, 17 - 5 after 15 ends & went on to win by 11 shots. Final Score: Epsom 72 Donyngs 38 |
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Card
Making on Thursday 10th March at 2pm.
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Refurbishment of the kitchen at
Epsom Bowling Club
Eileen Mills at the beginning of the project Epsom Bowling Club would like to thank Howard for co-ordinating all the work involved in renewing the kitchen |
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Jubilee Cup Epsom played against Chipstead on Thursday 25th February 2016 in the Quarter Final and won on 1 rink, lost on the other, and won overall 39 - 33. Details: Rink 4 Keith Roberts Peter Humphreys Peter Miller Graham Naish lost 11 - 24 After 6 ends the scores were level 4 - 4, but Chipstead had some very fortunate rubs of the green over a few ends to go ahead 13 - 5 after 12 ends. Over the remaining ends Epsom was out played by Chipstead finally losing by 13 shots. Rink 5 Stefan Tomm Tony Dunn John Warren Jim Scott won 28 - 9 This was a superb performance from the start with John & Jim playing some outstanding bowls. After 10 ends they had a commanding lead 17 - 6. They continued to outplay Chipstead and went on to win by 19 shots. Final Score: Epsom 39 Chipstead 33 |
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An Evening with Guy Sowdon The Club was once again entertained by Guy Sowdon on Friday 19th February 2016. Everyone had a great night with the bar being very busy - thanks to Stefan and Frank. Guy was as brilliant as always (nice hair cut) & we were dancing and singing in the aisle. A huge big thank goes to Martine as without her help none of this would be possible (and on their Anniversary). Thank you everyone for coming and making it a special night. Sandra Huxford |
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Mole Valley Cup Epsom played against Leatherhead on Friday 12th February 2016 and lost 11 - 20. Details: Bill Lawrence Jo Ellis Jan Allum Martin Harbottle After 8 ends Epsom was 3 - 5 down , but drew level 6 - 6 on the 12th end. However, Leatherhead outplayed Epsom over the last 6 ends to go on to win by 9 shots. Final Score: Epsom 11 Leatherhead 20 |
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Jubilee Cup Epsom played against Imber Court in the Jubilee Cup on Monday 8th February 216 and won on one rink, lost on the other, but won overall 24 - 21. Details: Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Roy Ward Peter Miller Graham Naish lost 9 - 16 Epsom made a slow start on this rink finding themselves 3 - 11 down after 8 ends. They narrowed the gap to 3 shots after 12 ends, but lost by 7 shots. Rink 5 Keith Roberts Tony Dunn John Warren Jim Scott won 15 - 5 Epsom played well on this rink and led 12 - 3 after 8 ends. They continued to hold the initiative & went on to win by 10 shots. Final Score: Epsom 24 Imber Court 21 Epsom 4 points Imber Court 2 points |
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Mole Valley Cup Epsom played against Chessington on Friday 5th February 2016 and lost 10 - 24. Details: Audrey Jones, Jan Allum, Peter Miller, Geoff Purrott lost 10 - 24 After 5 ends Epsom was 1 - 5 down , but drew level 5 - 5 on the 8th end. However, they had 4 bad ends dropping a total of 14 shots to go 5 - 19 behind. Epsom did not recover from this setback finally losing by 14 shots. Final Score: Epsom 10 Chessington 24 |
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Spitfire League Epsom played their last Spitfire League match against Godstone on Wednesday 3rd February 2016 and won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks but won the match 47 - 46 (6 - 4). Details: Rink 1 Ruth Nixon Derek Hoffmann Tony Dunn Martin Harbottle won 18 - 14 After 11 ends Epsom led 11 - 8, but Godstone won the next 2 ends to go in front 14 - 11. Epsom recovered well and went on to win by 4 shots. Rink 2 Sylvia Smart Eric Brown Peter Humphreys Peter Miller lost 15 - 17 Epsom had a really bad start when they found themselves 1 - 14 down after 8 ends. They made a great comeback over the rest of the game outscoring Godstone 14 - 3 to lose by just 2 shots. Rink 3 Bill Lawrence Anne Hoffmann Geoff Purrott Fred Read lost 14 - 15 After 10 ends Epsom led 10 - 8, but then failed to score again until the 15th end when they were 12 - 15 down. They managed to score 2 shots on the final end to fall short by just 1 shot. Final Score: Epsom 47 Godstone 46 Epsom 6 points Godstone 4 points Epsom ended up 3rd this year just failing to reach the final stages. Big thanks to Martin Harbottle for all his hard work in organising the matches. |
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100 Club - 2nd January 2016 Next draw February 24th. |
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Zippers Bowling Association
Epsom Bowling Club has received written confirmation that
the Zippers Bowling Association has officially announced
that due to the lack of support the Association ceased to
function on 31st December, 2015. The reason for the delay in
notification of the closure was due to having to finalise
the Accounts.
Epsom Bowling Club would also like to thank Eric for all his work with the Zippers Bowling Association for many years. |
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Mole Valley Cup Epsom played against Oxshott in the very first match of this season in the Mole Valley Cup. This turned out to be a very close match with Epsom winning by just 1 shot. Details: Ruth Nixon, Eileen Mills, Geoff Purrott Peter Miller won 16 - 15 After 10 ends Epsom was 9 - 11 down , but scored a 3 & 2 on the next 2 ends to go ahead 14 - 11. Oxshott fought back well, but Epsom held on to win by 1 shot. |
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Jubilee Cup Epsom played against Supreme on Friday 8th January 2016 and won on 1 rink, lost on the other, and lost overall 24 - 30. Epsom started very well going into a 12 - 2 lead after 5 ends across the two rinks. However, rink 2 had 3 bad ends dropping a total of 13 shots which turned out to be a deciding factor in the whole context of the game. Details: Rink 2 Keith Roberts Martin Harbottle John Warren Jim Scott lost 11 - 19 After 5 ends this rink led 7 - 1, but over ends 9, 10 & 11 they dropped a total of 13 shots to go behind 8 - 18. They ended up losing by 8 shots. Rink 3 Tony Dunn Roy Ward Peter Miller Graham Naish won 13 - 11 This rink led 10 - 5 after 10 ends, but Supreme drew level after 12 ends, 10 - 10. Epsom finished well and won by 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 24 Supreme 30 |
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Spitfire League Epsom played their third Spitfire League match against Reigate Priory on Wednesday 16th December 2015 and won on 2 rinks lost on 1 rink and won the match 54 - 41 (8 - 2). This was the first win for Epsom in this League this season. Details: Rink 4 David Ganney Derek Hoffmann Eric Brown Eileen Mills won 25 - 17 This was a game of two halves. After 8 ends Epsom was 6 - 14 down, but came back well outscoring Reigate Priory 19 shots to 3 over the last 8 ends to win by 8 shots. Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Anne Hoffmann Peter Humphreys Fred Read lost 9 - 18 This turned out to be the complete opposite to rink 4. Epsom led 8 - 5 after 8 ends, but only scored 1 more shot to lose by 9 shots. Rink 6 Sylvia Smart Bill Lawrence Mike James Tony Dunn won 20 - 6 Epsom dominated this game all afternoon. They led 13 - 6 after 10 ends and won the remaining 6 ends to win by 14 shots. Final Score: Epsom 54 Reigate Priory 41 Epsom 8 points Reigate Priory 2 points. |
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Christmas Carols On Wednesday 16th December 2015 several members and friends gathered at the Club for a Carol Singing Evening. Hot Sausages and cheese onion rolls, warm Mince pies with cream, lots of mulled wine flowed to put us all in a good voice. Archie Flashman played the music, in his father Christmas hat. Well done and a big thanks to you, and Les our host for the evening. Thanks also goes to John Warren on the Bar. We had fun singing twelve days of Christmas when we all held up cards with the twelve days shown on each card. Birds and drums were used to give sound effects and we all sang traditional carols, ending with flag waving to the Land of Hope and Glory. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. |
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Epsom Bowling Club acquire a new Flag Pole On Monday 14th December 2015 a ceremony was held at the Club when Maureen Trumble officially handed over a Flag Pole donated in memory of her late husband Percy. Click on photographs for larger versions |
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Quiz Night on Friday 4th December 2015 |
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Craft Afternoon Epsom Ladies had their 2nd card making class on Tuesday 1st December 2015. Eleven Ladies attended, and after a lot of gluing, cutting, and the odd "oh Bother" said!. glittering and half a cup of tea & coffee, (lots of concentration) 2 fabulous Christmas Cards were produced. (see photo) We were a proud bunch - we may not yet going into commercial production, but we did have a very enjoyable afternoon, thanks to our very patient teacher Denise Owen. We will all be looking forward to our next lesson. Click on photograph for larger version |
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Jubilee Cup Epsom played against Chessington on Monday 30th November 2015 and won on 1 rink, lost on the other, but won overall 25 - 24. This was an excellent win against a strong Chessington team. All players played their part, but were out done by the skip for Chessington on rink 5 who played exceptionally well. Going into the last end on both rinks Epsom led by 5 shots overall. However, John dropped 1 shot & Graham faced 5 shots down laying the last bowl, but managed to get 4th bowl thus helping Epsom to win by 1 shot. Details: Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle Peter Miller John Warren won 16 - 8 After 5 ends Epsom led 6 - 5 and kept the lead for the rest of the evening. They were 12 - 6 ahead after 10 ends and went on to win by 8 shots. Rink 5 Keith Roberts Tony Dunn Roy Ward Graham Naish lost 9 - 16 Epsom led 9 - 6 after 10 ends, but failed to score again going on to lose by 7 shots. Final Score: Epsom 25 Chessington 24 The next match is on Friday 8th January 2016 at 6.30pm |
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Indoor Match v Mole Valley Epsom travelled to Mole Valley on Sunday 30th November 2015 to play a 4 rink Friendly match. Epsom won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 61 - 85. Details: Rink 1 Anne Hoffmann Brian Kenyon Tony Dunn Martin Harbottle won 18 - 17 Epsom was behind 7 - 9 after 10 ends and 1 shot adrift, 13 - 14 after 15 ends. They finished strongly to snatch a 1 shot win. Rink 2 Guy Sowdon Audrey Jones Derek Hoffmann Peter Miller won 19 - 18 Another close game at the end, but Epsom were being well beaten after 10 ends when they were 4 - 15 down. They won the last 6 ends of the game to win by 1 shot. Rink 3 Stefan Tomm Bill Lawrence Eileen Mills John Warren lost 18 - 19 Epsom led 9 - 6 after 10 ends and 14 - 9 after 15 ends. Going into the last end the scores were level 18 - 18, but Epsom dropped one shot to lose a good game. Rink 4 Joy Rundle Geoff Purrott Pat Buckley Graham Naish lost 6 - 31 Epsom was outplayed on this rink scoring on only 6 ends. Final Score: Epsom 61 Mole Valley 85 |
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Jubilee Cup Epsom played their first game in the Jubilee Cup on Monday 16th November 2015 against Cuddington and won on both rinks & the match 31 - 22. Details: Rink 2 Keith Roberts Tony Dunn Roy Ward Graham Naish Won 19 - 13 Epsom held the lead throughout this game leading 11 - 5 after 10 ends. On the 12th end Epsom picked up 7 shots & despite dropping a count of 6 on the last end they won by 6 shots. Rink 3 Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle John Warren Jim Scott Won 12 - 9 This was a very close game with the scores level 5 - 5 after 8 ends. Epsom went on to win by 3 shots. Final Score: Epsom 31 Cuddington 22 Keith Roberts played in his very first Jubilee Cup game for Epsom Bowling Club. |
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Guy Sowdon
Ashtead guitar tutor and wedding
singer has song featured on international album This article is produced with the kind permission of Jennifer Hardwick from the Leatherhead Advertiser |
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Roy Ward Congratulations go to Roy Ward on being elected as a Life Member of Surrey County Bowling Association. Sincere congratulations from al at Epsom Bowling Club for this honour. This statement was read out at the Surrey meeting on Saturday 14th November 2015.
The County today wishes to endow one of its number with the highest honour available. That is Life Membership. This Honour is awarded for outstanding and significant active contributions to the work of the County over many years. It will, therefore, be awarded rarely, and will reflect the high standards of the conditions for receipt. The member who we honour today began his career in 1979 at Worcester Park BC. Then moved to Epsom BC and took up the role of Club captain from 1987 to 1991, moving on to greater thing by becoming Club President from 1992 to 1995 He has been a councillor since 1990 .now thats commitment, or lack of something else to occupy his time! Foremost amongst his achievements was his tenure as Area 3 Competition Secretary from 1993 to 2006. Anyone who has been involved with a similar position knows the hours of commitment this occupies. 1998 to 2004 he served as County Match Selector and with an added year was also a Middleton Cup selector for 1998 to 2005 Not content with this in 1997 he ventured on to the Presidential ladder and became President of the County in 1999 and is by virtue an HVP of the County. 2002 to 2005 was spent on the F&GP 2004 & 2006 saw another string to his bow as delegate to the EBA (forerunner of BE) |
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Spitfire League Epsom played their second Spitfire League match against Monotype on Wednesday 11th November 2015 and lost on all 3 rinks and the match 19 - 63 (0 - 10). Details: Rink 1 Audrey Jones Derek Hoffmann Stefan Tomm Eileen Mills lost 6 - 25 Epsom only scored on 5 of the 16 ends & were beaten by 19 shots. Rink 2 Sylvia Smart Tony Dunn Pat Buckley Graham Naish lost 9 - 17 After 9 ends Epsom led 8 - 7, but allowed Monotype to dominate the rest of the afternoon finally losing by 8 shots. Rink 3 Anne Hoffmann Brian Kenyon Fred Read John Warren lost 4 - 21 This was a similar story to rink 1. Epsom only scored on 4 ends going on to lose by 17 shots. Final Score: Epsom 10 Monotype 63 Epsom 0 points Monotype 10 points |
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Indoor Match v Horsham Epsom travelled to Horsham on Wednesday 4th November 2015 to pay a 4 rink Friendly match. They travelled in the newly acquired Mini Bus. Not a good day though on the green as Epsom lost on all 4 rinks & the match 49 - 116. It must be remembered that several Epsom players do not play indoors regularly. Details: Rink 3 Audrey Jones Derek Hoffmann Stefan Tomm Fred Read lost 19 - 22 Epsom made a good account of themselves on this rink. They were only 1 shot adrift, 11 - 12 after 12 ends, but went ahead 17 - 16 on the 17th end. However, they immediately dropped 5 shots on end 18 and finally lost by 3 shots. Rink 4 David Rundle Ruth Nixon Brian Kenyon David Sowdon lost 11 - 30 No a good afternoon on this rink with Epsom winning just 6 ends. Rink 5 Sylvia Smart Derek Jones Tony Dunn John Huxford lost 9 - 35 Epsom was completely outplayed on this rink losing by 26 shots. Rink 6 Bill Lawrence Ken Lacey Martin Harbottle Eileen Mills lost 10 - 29 Much the same story on this rink as on rink 4 & 5 with Epsom losing by 19 shots. Final Score: Epsom 49 Horsham 116 |
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Car Boot Sale Once again Howard and Martine Ellis & Sandra Huxford got up at the crack of dawn on Sunday 1st November 2015 for a car boot stall. The total now raised has reached over £200 - well done. Click on the photos for larger versions |
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Craft Afternoon A very successful Craft afternoon took place in the Pavilion on Friday 9th October 2015. 8 Ladies attended the class and all made two cards under the instruction of Denise Owen. Here are some examples of the cards made. |
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Car Boot Sale Howard and Martine Ellis got up at the crack of dawn on Sunday 11th October 2015 and arrived at Hook Road Arena at 7am on a dark and misty morning to set up a stall for a car boot stall. John & Sandra Huxford arrived at 7.30am to help. With damp feet and a cup of coffee, the sun soon came out and we all had a great fun morning. We met some interesting people. Thanks to all the club members who gave items that they could try to sell. £121.50 was raised for the club which we hope will be used to buy new garden tools. We would like to say a Great Big thank you to everyone who supported us. Sandra and John Huxford. |
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Men's AGM The Men's AGM took place on Friday 9th October 2015. The 2015 Captain, Les Owen, thanked everyone for attending & thanked all for their support. He outlined the best year ever for the Club especially winning the East Surrey League & successes in the other Competitions. He expressed concern re the lack of support for Friendly matches & hoped that this will improve in 2016 especially as the Match Secretary, Martin Harbottle had managed to get more games. Les mentioned the Green & asked everyone to give the new Contractors opportunities to get the playing surface improved. Les also thanked everyone who continue to help the Club especially David Sowdon, Club President, for all his work in raising funds for the Club. He also thanked all those involved in the Working Party. He then gave a summary of the results of the season. Finally Les presented a framed photograph of the East Surrey League Winners to the Club. Other Officers gave their reports. Les told those present that a new position was created - a Mixed Team Manager & asked for approval of this. All agreed. Brian Collis has offered to oversee this new role. The 2016 Officers nominated were then elected. Several members raised issues during any other business. One of these was trying to get new people to join the Club. A full summary will be included in the Minutes. All relevant parts of the Website will be updated to reflect the changes in the Committee. |
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Spitfire League Epsom played their first Spitfire League match against Caterham on Wednesday 7th October 2015 and won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost the match 38 - 52 (2 - 8). Details: Rink 4 Sylvia Smart Derek Hoffmann Pat Buckley Graham Naish won 20 - 16 Epsom had a good first 8 ends when they led 12 - 5. However, they let Caterham back into the game allowing them to draw level, 16 - 16 after 14 ends. Epsom kept their nerve scoring 3 shots on end 15 & 1 shot on end 16 to win by 4 shots. Rink 5 Audrey Jones Geoff Benfield Brian Kenyon Martin Harbottle lost 8 - 25 After 8 ends Epsom was just 2 shots adrift 5 - 7, but they were out played over the remaining ends finally losing by 17 shots. Rink 6 Anne Hoffmann Bill Lawrence Stefan Tomm Eileen Mills lost 10 - 11 After 10 ends Epsom was 5 - 9 down & 7 - 11 in arrears after 14 ends. Going into the last end Epsom was 2 shots behind & just failed to snatch a draw/win losing by just 1 shot. Final Score: Epsom 38 Caterham 52 Epsom 2 points Caterham 8 points |
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Friendly Match v Donyngs Indoor Bowling Club Epsom played their first Friendly Indoor match against Donyngs on Sunday 4th October 2015. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost the match 40 - 58. Details: Rink 4 David Rundle Bill Lawrence Ruth Nixon Derek Hoffmann lost 9 - 22 Epsom struggled for most of this game. They were 6 - 8 down after 10 ends, 8 - 16 adrift after 15 ends finally losing by 13 shots. Rink 5 David Ganney Derek Jones Anne Hoffmann Brian Kenyon lost 14 - 21 Donyngs raced into a 12 - 0 lead after 11 ends before Epsom got onto the board. Epsom played well for the rest of the game, but still lost by 7 shots. Rink 6 Mike James Pat Buckley Audrey Jones Eileen Mills won 17 - 15 After 11 ends the scores were level 8 - 8, but Epsom played well over the remaining ends to win by 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 40 Donyngs 58 |