Winter 2025/26 Newsletter

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played against Donyngs in a Triples match on Sunday 1st November 2026. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 45 - 86.

Details:

Rink 2 Mick Cooper Phil Sims Fi Drinkall  won 18 -13

Epsom were 6 - 7 down after 9 ends, but led 13 - 12 on end 15.  They won 2 of the last 3 ends to win by 5 shots.

Rink 3  Sandy Cooper Fred Read Les Owen  won 11 - 10

Epsom led 6 - 4 after 9 ends & 10 - 8 on end 15.  They won by 1 shot.

Rink 4  James Henderson Annette Jordan Norman Mann  lost 11 - 24

Epsom were 6 - 11 down after 9 ends & 7 - 24 behind on end 15.  They lost by 13 shots.

Rink 5  Barry Jordan Sandie Harvey Martin Harbottle lost 5 - 39

Epsom were outplayed on this rink & lost by 34 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 45  Donyngs 86

Spitfire League

Epsom played their first game in the Spitfire League on Wednesday 28th October 2026 against Purley Bury.  They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 25 - 55 (0 - 10).

Details:

Rink 4 Paul Maskell Sandie Harvey Martin Harbottle Les Owen lost 8 - 20

Rink 5 Sandy Cooper Liz Hind Fed Read David Fearn lost 8 - 16

Rink 6 John Hart Mick Cooper Fi Drinkall Norman Man  lost 9 - 17

Final Score:  Epsom 25  Purley Bury 55  Epsom 0 points  Purley Bury 10 points

Did you know

Eric Hingson 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’/1990’s during the winter months Epsom had several fixtures with Indoor Bowling Clubs. Epsom even travelled to as far as Brighton & had in some years had 8/10 fixtures. Now we have 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. It was also useful for King George Field to possibly recruit new members.

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 17 meetings between the Clubs with Epsom winning on four times – 2013, 2022, 2024 & 2026.  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.

Fortunately this fixture was restarted in 2022.