Eric Hingston Cup
Epsom played against King George Field in the Eric Hingston Cup on Tuesday 25th March 2025. They won on 1 rink, lost on 3 rinks & lost the match 44 - 76.
Details:
Rink 2 Phil Sims Sandie Harvey Fred Read Ted Ray lost 13 - 17
Epsom led 8 - 6 after 9 ends, but the scores were level 12 - 12 on end 16. They dropped 5 shots on end 17 & lost by 4 shots.
Rink 3 Sandy Cooper Roger Jackson Martin Harbottle David Fearn lost 6 - 20
Epsom led 5 - 3 after 5 ends, but lost the next 9 ends to go 5 - 15 down. They lost by 14 shots.
Rink 4 Mick Cooper Mary Green John Warren Wayne Thornton lost 9 - 26
After 10 ends Epsom were 2 - 19 down & lost by 17 shots.
Rink 5 Norman Mann Keith Roberts Fi Drinkall Les Owen won 16 - 13
Epsom were 4 - 7 down after 8 ends, but won the next 3 ends to lead 11 - 7. They kept ahead for the rest of the game & won by 3 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 44 King George Field 76.
History of the Eric Hingston Cup
Eric was a member of Epsom Bowling Club from 1988 until his death in 2001. He was the Club Treasurer 1989 1997 & he was also President of King George Field I B C.
In the 1980/1990s during the winter months Epsom had several fixtures against Indoor Bowling Clubs. They even travelled to as far as Brighton & had in some years had 8/10 fixtures. Now there are just 3.
One of these was at King George Field Indoor Bowling Club & our first recorded fixture was in 1985.
Most of the Epsom players at this time did not belong to Indoor Clubs, but saw these games as an opportunity to experience Indoor Bowling.
After Eric passed away his wife Ivy donated a Cup to be competed for when Epsom played King George Field I B C appropriately named The Eric Hingston Cup.
Since 2001 there have been 15 meetings between the Clubs with Epsom winning on three times 2013, 2022 & 2024. In 2001 & for a few more years the game involved 7 rinks which certainly stretched Epsom Bowling Club hence the results. It should be noted that all the King George Field members were all regular Indoor players.
Between 2014 to 2021 for some reason there were no games between the two Clubs so a big thank King George Field for inviting us to play again this season in this game and we hope it will continue for many years to come.
Short Mat Bowls
Val Fletcher won the Championship Cup &
Derek Hoffmann was the runner up.
The last day of the Short Mat Bowling took place on Friday 14th March 2025. After a few ends we had our last get together with the Monday Games Club joining in. There was lots of fun & a lovely lunch as well.
This year there was a very good turn out every week & Martine & Frances
would like to thank all the players & everyone who helped set up to make Fridays really enjoyable.
Short Mat Bowls will be back at the end of the year.
Thank you everyone Frances & Martine.
(click on image for
larger version)
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played their 3rd game in the Jubilee Cup against Ashford on Friday 7th March 2025.
They lost on both rinks losing 18 - 37 (0 - 6).
Details:
Rink 4 Phil Sims Trish Southgate David Fearn Ted Ray lost 9 - 19
Epsom led 9 - 5 after 9 ends, but lost the next 3 ends to go 7 - 10 down. They lost the last 3 ends & lost by 10 shots.
Rink 5 Keith Roberts Fi Drinkall Wayne Thornton Jim Scott lost 9 - 18
Epsom were 5 - 9 down after 9 ends & lost by 9 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 18 Ashford 37 Epsom 0 points Ashford 6 points.
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played their 2nd game in the Jubilee Cup against Hook & Southborough on Tuesday 18th February 2025.
They won on both rinks winning 49 - 14 (6 - 0).
Details:
Rink 2 Phil Sims Trish Southgate Keith Roberts Martin Harbottle won 25 - 9
Epsom led 11 - 4 after 9 ends, 18 - 7 on end 15 & won by 16 shots.
Rink 2 Sandie Harvey Norman Mann Fi Drinkall Fi Drinkall Les Owen won 24 - 5
The scores were level 5 - 5 after 6 ends, but Epsom won all the remaining ends to win by19 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 49 Hook & Southborough 14 Epsom 6 points Hook & Southborough 0 points
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played their 1st game in the Jubilee Cup against West Wimbledon on Thursday 13th February 2025.
They lost on both rinks, losing 17 - 46 (0 - 6).
Details:
Rink 2 Ted Ray Keith Roberts Fi Drinkall Jim Scott lost 10 - 23
Epsom led 5 - 4 after 9 ends & 8 - 7 on end 12. They lost the next 5 ends to go 8 - 23 down & lost by 13 shots.
Rink 3 Martin Harbottle Trish Southgate David Fearn Les Owen lost 7 - 23
Epsom were 4 - 14 down after 9 ends & lost by 16 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 17 West Wimbledon 46 Epsom 0 points West Wimbledon 6 points
Spitfire League
Epsom played their 6th game in the Spitfire League against Banstead Neville on Wednesday 5th February 2025.
They drew on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 35 - 52 (1 - 9). This defeat meant that Epsom failed to qualify for the Semi Finals.
Details:
Rink 1 Stefan Tomm Sandie Harvey David Fearn Les Owen drew 15 - 15
Epsom found themselves 3 - 14 down after 10 ends, but won the next 5 ends to lead 15 - 14. They dropped 1 shot on the last end to tie the rink.
Rink 2 Liz Hind Barry Jordan Norman Mann Ted Ray lost 11 - 13
Epsom led 7 - 5 after 8 ends & 11- 9 on end 15. They dropped 4 shots on the last end to lose by 2 shots.
Rink 3 Sandy Cooper Mick Cooper Keith Roberts Martin Harbottle lost 9 - 24
Epsom were 3 - 12 down after 8 ends & lost by 15 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 35 Banstead Neville 52 Epsom 1 point Banstead Neville 9 points.
Did you know
Epsom first entered the Spitfire League held at Donyngs Indoor Bowling Club in the 2014/15 season.
They reached the final only to be beaten by Purley Bury 19 32.
Of our present members Stefan Tomm, John Hart, Eileen Mills, Anne Hoffmann, Brian Kenyon, Audrey Jones & John Warren played in this final.
The game played in the Semi Final became the 50th match that Epsom have been involved in.
Since then Epsom have won 24, Lost 33 & scored 2281 shots for & 2418 have been scored against. Since 2014/15 63 members of Epsom Bowling Club have played in the Spitfire League.
This season Epsom have played 6 games, won 3 & lost 3. They have scored 35 points for & 25 points against.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their fifth game in the Spitfire League against Purley Bury on Wednesday 22nd January 2025. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 48 - 32 (8 - 2). Epsom led 21 - 15 after 8 ends across the 3 rinks & by 17 shots (39 - 22) on ends 12. They won by 16 shots.
Details:
Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Sandie Harvey David Fearn Les Owen won 16 - 8
Epsom led 7 - 6 after 9 ends & won the next 4 ends to lead 15 - 6. They won by 8 shots.
Rink 5 Phil Sims Fi Drinkall Norman Mann Ted Ray won 21 - 8
Epsom led 8 - 3 after 7 ends & won the next 8 ends to lead 21 - 3. They won by 13 shots.
Rink 6 Sandy Cooper Trish Southgate Keith Roberts Jim Scott lost 11 - 19
Epsom were 5 - 7 down after 8 ends & 9 - 13 behind on end 12. They lost by 8 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 48 Purley Bury 32 Epsom 8 points Purley Bury 2 points.
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