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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.
Details in the Winter 2024/25 Newsletter
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).
Details in the Winter 2024/25 Newsletter
Indoor Friendly
Epsom played their first Indoor Friendly 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.
Details in the Winter 2024/25 Newsletter
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).
Details in the Winter 2024/25 Newsletter
Spitfire League
Epsom played their first game in the Spitfire League against Warlingham Park on Wednesday 9th October 2024. They won on both rinks & won 48 - 23 (10 - 0).
Details in the Winter 2024/25 Newsletter
Whist
Whist will be held at he Club every other Thursday starting on 10/10/24 at 7 - 7.15pm.
The cost is £3.50 which includes light refreshments (tea/coffee/cake). There are also prizes.
For further details contact Liz Hind on mikeliz.hind@btinternet.com
A brief summary of our season at Epsom Bowling Club
This season Epsom have played 83 matches. (These are ESL, men & ladies, friendly matches, mixed matches, Chrystie League & Vilamoura mixed league). They have won 45, lost 36 & drawn 2. 11 games have been cancelled.
In outside Competitions there have been:-
Surrey Men 63 games
Surrey Ladies/Mixed 51 games
Outside competitions (Bowls England, Past Times, S&DBA Competitions & Surrey Area 3 Top 4) 69
This is a total of 183 games which gives a full total of 266 games played by individuals & teams in 2024 – quite extraordinary.
These figures do not include games played in Club Competitions, Nobby’s Triples or Club night.
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Men East Surrey League Summary 2024 (2023 figures in brackets ) 16 (16) games were scheduled 16 were played. Of these 8 (10) were won, 8 (5) lost and 0 (1) drawn. 796 (926) shots were scored for and 766 (816) against. Epsom gained 82 (102) points and ended up 5th (3rd) in the League. Of the 48 (45) rinks played 23 (25) were won and 23 (29) lost. 2 (4) rinks were drawn. In all 25 (24) members played in the League this year. Martin Harbottle & David Fearn played in all 16 games. Les Owen & Norman Mann played in 12.
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Men East Surrey League – Mid Week Triples Summary 2024 (2023 figures in brackets) 8 (7) games were scheduled. Of these 2 (2) were won, 6 (5) lost. Epsom scored 343 (314) shots for & there were 451 (355) shots against. Epsom scored 24 (21) points & there were 56 (49) points against. Of the 24 (21) rinks played 8 (14) were won, 16 (14) lost & (1) drawn. In all 25 (17) members played in this league in 2024. Paul Maskell played in all 8 games, Phil Sims & Mick Cooper in 7.
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Men Friendly Summary 2024 (2023 figures in brackets). Of the 9 (12) matches scheduled 4 (8) were played. Epsom won 3 (7), lost 1 (2). 5 (4) games were cancelled. 13 (28) rinks were played and of these 7 (17) were won, 5 (9) lost and 1 (2) drawn. In all 26 (27) members represented the Club in Friendly matches in 2024.
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Men Chrystie League 2024 Summary 2024 (2023 figures in brackets.) This year Epsom won 7 (6), lost 2 (3) & drew 0 (1). Epsom ended up gaining 28 (27) points and won the League (won in 2023). They won the league on shot difference (2 shots) with Brockham being second. In all 23 (17) members represented Epsom in the Chrystie League in 2024. The following are some significant appearances:- John Hart/Fred Read 9 |
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Vilamoura Mixed League 2024 Summary 2024 (2023 data in brackets) 10 (10) games were scheduled. Of these 10 (10) were played. Epsom won 6 (6), lost 3 (4), 0 and drew 1 (0). In all 25 (18) members played in the Vilamoura League this year - 13 (8) men & 12 (10) Ladies. Fred Read played in 7 matches, Phil Sims in 6 & Barry Coe in 5.
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Ladies East Surrey League 2024 Summary for 2024 (2023 figures in brackets). There were 9 (10) games scheduled & 9 (9) played. Of these 5 (4) were won, 4 (5) lost. 270 (278) shots were scored for and 303 (274) against. The Ladies gained 16½ (18) points. Of the 18 (18) rinks played 6 (8) were won, 11 (10) lost & 1 (0) drawn. 15 (13) Ladies played this year in the League. Fi Drinkall, Sandy Cooper, Trish Southgate & Mary Green played in 8 games. Ruth Baker in 7, Frances Suttonwood & Annette Jordan in 6.
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Ladies Friendly 2024 Summary 2024 (2023 figures in brackets). Of the 15 (12) scheduled games 10 (8) were played. Epsom won 5 (5), lost 5 (4), and 5 (4) were cancelled. In total 244 (240) shots were scored for and 266 (251) against. The number of rinks won were 7 (8), lost 11 (8) and drawn 0 (2). In all 19 (20) Ladies represented Epsom in the Friendly matches in 2024.
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Mixed Friendly 2024 Summary for 2024 (2023 figures in brackets) There were 14 (14) games scheduled and 11 (8) played. Of these 5 (6) were won 6 (1) lost & 0 (1) drawn. 3 (6) games were cancelled. 588 (493) shots were scored for and 601 (399) against. Of the 37 (30) rinks played 19 (19) were won, 17 (9) lost & 1 (2) drawn. 16 (14) Ladies and 26 (20) Men represented the Club in these Mixed Matches
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West Surrey League 2024 Summary There were 4 groups in this League. Epsom were in Group 4. There were 6 games scheduled in this League and 5 played. Of these 4 were won, 1 lost & one was conceded by Bishop Duppas, Epsom won their group & reached the Semi Final against Camberley ‘B’ & lost by 10 shots. 144 shots were scored for and 119 against during the season. 3 Ladies and 4 Men represented the Club in this League.
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Mixed Friendly
Epsom played in a mixed friendly match at home on Sunday 22nd September 2022. They won on 1 rink, lolst on 3 rinks & lost overall 55 - 69.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Sutton & District Bowling Association - BLESMA Pairs
Sandy Cooper & Annette Jordan played in the final of the BLESMA Pairs on Saturday 21st September 2024. They lost 8 - 29.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Autumn Triples
The final of the Autumn Triples was played on Friday 20th September 2024. The winners were, Paul Steedon, Ruth Baker, Frances Suttonwood & John Warren.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Mixed Friendly
Epsom travelled to Merton Park to play in a mixed friendly match. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 48 - 49.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Crown Green Bowls
On Thursday 12th September 2024 Fi Drinkall organised a Crown Green afternoon of bowls. This is her report:-
6 teams of triples were divided into 2 pools and experienced this Crown Green event. Some might suggest it was 'organised chaos' but with very few bowls colliding, all navigated the 'anywhere goes' game very well.
Group A winners emerged as Mick Cooper, Roger Jackson with Lynn Phillips and Mary Green making up the triple for a match each. In group B the triumphant team were Stefan Tomm, Sandy Cooper and Sue Carter.
Play offs for all bowlers followed the group games but sadly the heavens opened, and the placings matches could not be fully finished. That said, with more points gained in the rounds, and leading in the final, Mick, Roger, Lynn and Mary were declared the winners.
Many thanks to Wayne and Buckland Park for donating the prizes for the winners and runners up.
Cheers to all for supporting,
A huge thanks goes to Fi for organising a very successful afternoon.
Crown Green Winners
Roger Jackson Lynn Phillips Mick Cooper Mary Green
East Surrey League - Ladies
Epsom played at home on Sunday 8th September 2024 in their last ESLL match of the season. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & won overall 27 - 22 (3 - 1).
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Mixed Friendly v Esher
Epsom travelled to Esher on Saturday 7th September 2024 to play in a mixed Triple match. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 50 - 43.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Mixed Friendly v Horley
Epsom travelled to Horley on Wednesday 4th September 2024 to play in a mixed Triple match. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & won overall 74 - 68.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Sutton & District Bowling Association - BLESMA Pairs
Penny Payne & Sandy Cooper reach the Final of the Ladies BLESMA Pairs by beating Cheam Fields in the Semi Final 19 - 17.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
Mixed Friendly
Epsom travelled the short distance to play Epsom Park on Monday 2nd September 2024. They won on 2 rinks, lost on the third & lost overall 52 - 57.
Details in the September 2024 Newsletter
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Finals Day Results - Sunday 1st September 2024 |
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Ladies’ Handicap Pairs |
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Judy Jackson Annette Jordan (13) v Penny Payne Marilyn Hoye (15) |
9 - 29 |
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Penny & Marilyn led 19 – 6 after 9 ends & 24 – 9 on end 14. They won by 20 shots. Annette, Judy & Penny appeared in their first Pairs Final. Marilyn was runner up in 2019. |
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Ward Cup |
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David Fearn v Andrew Turnbull |
11 - 0 |
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Andrew led 11 – 0 after 8 ends & David conceded. This was the first appearance in the Ward Cup for both players. |
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Men’s Handicap Triples |
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Bob Blaker Kevin Phillips Derek Cash (14) v Jud Drinkall Mick Cooper Norman Mann (17) |
17 - 24 |
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The scores were level 12 – 12 on end 11, but Norman’s team led 22 – 12 after 14 ends. They won by 7 shots. Bob won in 2012 & runner up in 2018. Kevin & Derek appeared in their first Triples Final. Norman & Jud appeared in their first Triples Final & Mick was runner up in 2021. |
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Ladies’ Handicap Triples |
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Sandy Cooper Christine Summerfield Frances Suttonwood (22) v Sue Carter Liz Hind Fi Drinkall (22) |
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Fi’s team won. (More details to follow) Sandy won in 2022. Frances won in 2017 & runner up in 2019/2022. Christine not appeared in Triples Final. First Triples Final for Sue. Fi won in 2022 & runner up in 2021, Liz won in 2021. |
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Ladies’ Championship Singles |
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Annette Jordan v Penny Payne |
16 - 21 |
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The scores were level 10 – 10 on end 12, but Annette led 16 – 13 after 19 ends. Penny then won the next 4 ends scoring a total of 8 shots to win by 5. This was Annette’s first Championship Final since joining Epsom Bowling Club. This was Penny’s first appearance in a Championship Final. |
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Men’s Championship Singles |
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Wayne Thornton v David Bragg |
21 - 17 |
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Wayne was 6 – 13 down on end 16, but closed the gap over the next 3 ends to 12 – 13. Wayne was then 12 – 16 down after 22 ends, but he won the next 4 ends to lead 19 – 16. Wayne won by 4 shots on the 29th end. Wayne won the Championship in 2022 & 2023. This was David’s first appearance in the Championship Final. |
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Men’s Two Wood Singles |
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Stefan Tomm v Mick Cooper |
16 - 3 |
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Stefan led 15 – 0 after 11 ends & won by 13 shots on end 15.Stefan won the Two Wood Singles in 2005, 2006 & 2023. Mick was runner up in 2021 & 2022. |
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Men’s Handicap Singles |
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Jim Scott (10) v Roger Jackson (3) |
28 - 17 |
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Jim led 16 – 4 after 13 ends & 21 – 13 on end 21. Roger came back to be 17 – 22 down, but Jim won the next 4 ends to win by 11 shots (28 ends played). Jim win the Handicap Singles in 2007 & 2023. This was Roger’s first appearance in the Handicap Singles. |
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Finals Day Results - Saturday 31st August 2024 |
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Men’s Handicap Pairs |
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Bob Blaker Jim Scott (17) v Jud Drinkall Martin Harbottle (11) |
25 - 18 |
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Bob & Jim were 6 – 7 down after 3 ends, but won the next 10 ends to lead 23 – 7. They won on end 20 by 7 shots. Bob won the Pairs in 2014. This was Jud’s first Final in any Competition. Martin won in 1990 & was runner up in 1998, 2003 & 2010. Jim was runner up in 2000. |
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Men’s Lower Handicap Singles |
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Kevin Phillips (5) v Hayden Thornton (5) |
2 - 21 |
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Hayden led 16 – 0 after 7 ends & went on to win by 19 shots. This was the first final for both players. |
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Ladies’ Two Wood Singles |
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Ruth Baker v Fi Drinkall |
15 - 10 |
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The scores were level 6 – 6 after 10 ends & again level 8 – 8 after 13 ends. Ruth then won the next 5 ends to lead 14 – 8 & won by 5 shots on end 20. Fi won the Two Wood in 2023. Ruth won the Two Wood Plate in 2018. |
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Ladies’ Two Wood Plate |
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Sandy Cooper v Penny Payne |
15 - 8 |
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After 11 ends Sandy led 8 – 5 & won the next 4 ends to lead 15 – 5. She won by 7 shots on end 18. Sandy had not won the Plate before, but won the Triples in 2022. Penny won the Plate in 2022 & was runner up in the Two Wood in 2023. |
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100 Up Cup |
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Wayne Thornton v Fi Drinkall |
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The scores were level 70 – 70 after 14 ends, but Fi edged ahead 87 – 83 on end 17. She completed the win on end 19 by 10 shots & in doing so became the first lady to win the 100 Up Cup since the Competition started in 2009. Wayne won in 2021 & 2023. This was Fi’s first 100 Up Cup appearance. |
90 - 100 |
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Australian Pairs |
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Richard Price Stefan Tomm (14) v Roger Jackson Andrew Turnbull (11) |
14 - 27 |
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Roger & Andrew led 13 – 5 after 8 ends & 22 – 12 after 14 ends. They won by 13 shots. Andrew won the Australian Pairs in 2021. This was Roger’s first final in the Australian Pairs. This was the first appearance in the Australian Pairs Final for Stefan – Richard won in 2019. |
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Ladies’ Novice Cup |
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Judy Jackson v Lynn Phillips |
5 - 21 |
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Lynn led 9 – 0 after 6 ends & 16 – 5 on end 15. She won by 16 shots. Lynn had not won a singles competition before & this was Judy’s first singles final. |
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Ladies’ Handicap Singles |
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Christine Summerfield (7) v Penny Payne (8) |
17 - 23 |
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Christine led 15 – 8 after 15 ends, but Penny won the next 5 ends to lead 19 – 15. Penny won on end 23 by 6 shots. Christine was runner up in 2022 & Penny was runner up in 2023. |
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Vilamoura Mixed League
Epsom played Wallington on Thursday 29th August 2024. They won away, lost at home & won overall 36 - 26 (3 - 1).
Details in the August 2024 Newsletter
East Surrey League - Ladies
Epsom travelled to Wallington to play their penultimate ESLL match on Wednesday 28th August 2024. They lost on both rinks, losing 19 - 42 (0 - 40).
Details in the August 2024 Newsletter
East Surrey League - Men
Epsom travelled to Caterham to play their very last ESL match on Tuesday 27th August 2024. They won on 2 rinks, drew on the third & won overall 58 - 31 (9 - 1).
Details in the August 2024 Newsletter
East Surrey League - Mid Week Triples
Epsom played against Purley Bury at home on Tuesday 27th August 2024. They lost on all 3 rinks losing 34 - 69 (0 - 10)
Details in the August 2024 Newsletter
Ladies Friendly
The ladies travelled to Ashtead to play in a friendly pairs match on Tuesday 27th August 2024. They lost on both rinks losing 20 - 39.
Details in the August 2024 Newsletter
Cropley Cup
The Annual match between the Men & Ladies took place on Sunday 25th August 2024. The men won 25 - 24.
Details in the August 2024 Newsletter