Spitfire League
Epsom played their fourth game in the Spitfire League against Warlingham Park on Wednesday 11th December 2024. They won on all 3 rinks & the match 55 - 35 (10 - 0). After 8 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom led 28 - 17 & went on to win by 20 shots.
Details:
Rink 4 Sandy Cooper Mary Green Norman Mann Ted Ray won 17 - 14
Epsom were 4 - 11 down after 9 ends, but won the next 3 ends to go ahead 12 - 11. They won by 3 shots.
Rink 5 Fi Drinkall Sandie Harvey Martin Harbottle John Warren won 27 - 11
Epsom led 12 - 6 after 8 ends & 23 - 11 on end 14. They won the last 2 ends to win by 16 shots.
Rink 6 Mick Cooper Trish Southgate David Fearn Les Owen won 11 - 10
Epsom led 9 - 3 after 8 ends, but lost the next 6 ends to go 9 - 10 down. They won the last 2 ends to win by 1 shot.
Final Score: Epsom 55 Warlingham Park 35 Epsom 10 points Warlingham Park 0 points
Earlier in the season Epsom beat Warlingham Park 48 - 23 (10 - 0).
Indoor Friendly
Epsom played their second Indoor Friendly game against Mole Valley on Sunday 1st December 2024. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & won overall 66 - 60. Epsom led all afternoon across the 4 rinks. They led 30 - 23 after 9 ends & by 6 shots (54 - 48) on ends 15. They won by 6 shots.
Details:
Rink 1 Karen Wellard John Wellard Trish Southgate John Warren won 25 - 9
Epsom led 11 - 0 after 7 ends & 23 - 6 on end 15. They won by 16 shots.
Rink 2 Hayden Thornton Lynn Phillips Sandie Harvey Martin Harbottle lost 14 - 19
The scores were level 11 - 11 after 11 ends, but Epsom were behind 13 - 19 on end 17. They lost by 5 shots.
Rink 3 Liz Hind Roger Jackson Sandy Cooper David Fearn lost 9 - 21
Epsom led 5 - 3 after 6 ends, but lost the next 6 ends to go 5 - 14 down. They lost by 12 shots.
Rink 4 Mick Cooper Mary Green Fi Drinkall Wayne Thornton won 18 - 11
The scores were level 6 - 6 after 12 ends, but Epsom outscored Mole Valley 12 - 5 over the remaining ends to win by 7 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 66 Mole Valley 60
Roger Jackson, Karen Wellard, John Wellard & Hayden Thornton played in their very first mixed indoor friendly match for Epsom Bowling Club.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their third game in the Spitfire League against Banstead Neville on Wednesday 13th November 2024. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 35 - 38 (4 - 6). Epsom led 17 - 15 after 8 ends across the 3 rinks & lost overall by 3 shots.
Details:
Rink 1 Brian Kenyon Sandie Harvey David Fearn Les Owen won 17 - 6
Epsom led 7 - 2 after 8 ends, won 12 of the 16 ends to win by 11 shots.
Rink 2 Liz Hind Fi Drinkall Martin Harbottle John Warren won 13 - 8
Epsom led 6 - 1 after 6 ends, but lost the next 5 ends to go 6 - 7 down. They won 3 of the last 4 ends to win by 5 shots.
Rink 3 Stefan Tomm Sandy Cooper Ted Ray Norman Mann lost 5 - 24
Epsom only won 4 of the 15 ends played & lost by 19 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 35 Banstead Neville 38 Epsom 4 points Banstead Neville 6 points.
Indoor Friendly
Epsom played their first Indoor Friendly of 2024/25 game against Donyngs on Sunday 3rd November 2024. They won on 2 rinks, drew on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 59 - 69. After 10 ends across the 4 rinks Epsom were 46 - 61 down & lost by 10 shots.
Details:
Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Christine Summerfield Kevin Phillips John Warren won 19 - 18
Epsom were 6 - 13 down after 10 ends & 12 - 18 behind with 2 ends to play. They picked up 7 shots over these last 2 ends to win by 1 shot.
Rink 3 Liz Hind Lynn Phillips John Savill Martin Harbottle lost 8 - 26
Epsom only won on 5 ends & lost by 18 shots.
Rink 4 Sandy Cooper Sandie Harvey Barry Jordan Norman Mann drew 14 - 14
This turned out to be a close game all afternoon. The scores were level 8 - 8 after 10 ends & still level 12 - 12 on end 15. Going into the last end Epsom were 13 - 14 down & when Norman played his first bowl he was 3 down. However he put the jack into the ditch to secure a well earned draw.
Rink 5 Stefan Tomm Annette Jordan Mick Cooper Ted Ray won 18 - 11
The scores were level 11 - 11 after 13 ends, but Epsom won all the remaining ends to win by 7 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 59 Donyngs 69
Christine Summerfield & John Savill played in their very first Indoor Friendly match.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their second game in the Spitfire League against Purley Bury on Wednesday 30th October 2024. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 34 - 42 (2 - 8). After 9 ends across the 3 rinks the scores were level 21 - 21. Epsom were 34 - 39 down on ends 15 & they lost by 8 shots.
Details:
Rink 4 Stefan Tomm John Hart Fi Drinkall Norman Mann won 16 - 9
Epsom led 10 - 4 after 9 ends & went on to win by 7 shots.
Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Sandie Harvey Sandy Cooper Les Owen lost 7 - 15
Epsom were 5 - 9 down after 9 ends & lost by 8 shots.
Rink 6 Liz Hind Mick Cooper Barry Jordan Martin Harbottle lost 11 - 18
Epsom were 6 - 8 down after 9 ends & lost by 7 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 34 Purley Bury 42 Epsom 2 points Purley Bury 8 points.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their first game in the Spitfire League against Warlingham Park on Wednesday 9th October 2024. Unfortunately Warlingham Park could only field 2 rinks so Epsom were awarded 2 points for this missing rink. They won on both rinks & won 48 - 23 (10 - 0).
Details:
Rink 4 Mick Cooper Christine Summerfield Phil Sims David Fearn won 20 - 8
Epsom led 14 - 2 after 7 ends & won by 12 shots.
Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Sandie Harvey Sandy Cooper John Warren won 28 - 15
Epsom led 12 - 6 after 8 ends & won by 13 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 48 Warlingham Park 23 Epsom 10 points Warlingham Park 0 points