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Last Up dated Thursday 3rd September 2026 22.00

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Mixed Friendly

Epsom played away against Epsom Park in a Mixed Friendly match on Thursday 3rd September 2026. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & won overall 70 - 61.

Details in the September 2026 Newsletter.

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played Horley at home in a Mixed Friendly match on Wednesday 2nd September 2026. They won on 3 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 86 - 57.

Details in the September 2026 Newsletter.

Vilamoura Mixed League

Epsom played Sutton in the Vilamoura Mixed League on Tuesday 1st September 2026. They won at home & away and the match 46 - 22 (6 - 0).

Details in the September 2026 Newsletter.

Epsom Bowling Club Finals 2026 - Sunday

Ladies’ Handicap Triples

	Result
Sue Carter Sue Skinner Sandy Cooper (20) v Frances Suttonwood Mary Green Annette Jordan (21)	13 - 15
Annette’s team led 8 – 7 after 9 ends, but the scores were level 13 – 13 on end 17. Annette’s team scored 2 shots on the last end to win by 2 shots. Sue Carter won in 2024, Sue Skinner won in 2019 & 2023. Frances was runner up in 2019, 2022 & 2024. Mary won in 2021, 2022 & 2023. Annette won in 2025.

Men’s Australian Pairs

	Result
Frank Thompson David Fearn (16) v Derek Cash John Hart (13)	17 - 14
David & Frank were 7 – 10 down after 9 ends, but the scores were level 12 – 12 on end 15. Dave & Frank won by 3 shots. This was David’s first Australian Pairs final. Frank was runner up in 2021. This was John’s first Australian Pairs final & Derek won in 2023.

Men’s Handicap Triples

	Result
Don Indran Barry Coe Les Owen (16) v Stefan Tomm Terry Mears Barry Jordan (18)	19 -20
Barry J’s team led 14 – 9 after 9 ends, but were 17 – 19 down on end 16. They won the last 2 ends to win by 1 shot. This was Don’s & Barry’s first Triples Final. Les won in 1995, 2019 & 2021. Stefan won in 2002 & 2015 & runner up in 1998 & 1999. This was Terry’s first Triples final.

100 Up Cup

	Result
Fi Drinkall v Kevin Phillips	106 - 94
Fi led 52 – 38 after 9 ends, but was 83 – 87 down after 17 ends. She went on to win by12 shots. Fi won in 2024 & 2025. This was Kevin’s first 100 Up final.

Men’s Two Wood Singles

	Result
Norman Mann v Keith Roberts	13 - 14
Keith led 6 – 5 after 9 ends, but was 8 – 10 down on end 15. However, he went on to win by 1 shot. This was Norman’s first Two Wood final. Keith won in 2025 & was runner up in 2023.

Ladies’ Two Wood Singles

	Result
Fi Drinkall v Mary Green	12 - 16
Mary was 2 – 9 down after 9 ends, but drew level 12 – 12 on end 19. She won the next 2 ends to win by 4 shots.Fi won in 2023, 2025 & was runner up in 2024, Mary was runner up in 2021.

Ladies’ Lower Handicap Singles

	Result
Karen Pitt (1) v Sue Carter (5)	21 - 16
Karen led 10 – 6 after 9 ends & 15 – 12 on end 15.She went on to win by 5 shots. This was the first singles final for both ladies.

Ladies Championship

	Result
Penny Payne v Annette Jordan	8 - 21
Annette led 11 – 3 after 10 ends & 17 – 5 on end 15. She won by 13 shots.Penny won in 2024 & this was Annette’s first Championship final.

Men’s Championship

	Result
David Fearn v Martin Harbottle	21 - 16
David led 7 – 5 after 10 ends & 16 – 12 on end 19. He went on to win by 5 shots after 27 ends. David won in 2025 & was runner up in 2022. Martin was runner up in 2023.

Epsom Bowling Club Finals 2026 - Saturday

Ladies’ Two Wood Plate

Penny Payne v Karen Pitt	Result
Penny led 9 – 4 after 9 ends & won by 10 shots on the 17th end. Penny won this competition in 2022 & 2025. This was Karen’s first appearance in a final.	17 - 7

Men’s Lower Handicap Singles

	Result
Don Indran v James Henderson	22 - 17
Don led 15 – 8 after 13 ends & 20 – 8 on end 18. He lost the next 3 ends to lead 20 – 17 & won the next 2 ends to win by 5 shots (25 ends played). This was the first singles final for both players

Ladies’ Australian Pairs

	Result
Sue Skinner Fi Drinkall (16) v Karen Pitt Sandy Cooper (10)	28 - 20
Fi & Sue were 7 – 17 down after 9 ends, but won 8 of the last 9 ends to win by 8 shots. Fi won in 2023 & 2025. Sue was runner up in 2020. This was a first Australian Final for Karen & Sandy.

Men’s Handicap Pairs

	Result
Kevin Phillips Frank Thompson (12) v Barry Coe John Warren (12)	26 - 15
The scores were level 12 – 12 after 9 ends, but Kevin & Frank won 4 of the next 6 ends to lead by 11 shots. Barry & John conceded after 15 ends. This was a first Handicap Pairs final for Kevin, John & Barry. Frank was runner up in 2023.

Mixed Handicap Pairs

	Result
Penny Payne David Fearn (19) v Sue Carter Stefan Tomm (13)	22 - 14
Penny & David led 16 – 8 after 9 ends & 20 – 12 on end 15. They won by 8 shots (17 ends played). Penny & David won in 2022 & 2023. First final for Sue & Stefan won in 2017 & 2019.

Men’s Handicap Singles

	Result
Norman Mann (10) v Richard Senior (9)	14 - 21
Richard was 8 – 9 down after 9 ends, but led 17 – 13 on end 15. He went on to win by 7 shots after 19 ends. This was Norman’s & Richards first Handicap singles final.

Ladies’ Handicap Pairs

	Result
Frances Suttonwood Fi Drinkall (16) v Sandy Cooper Mary Green (15)	16 - 17
Fi & Frances led 10 – 6 after 9 ends & were 15 – 10 ahead on end 15. Sandy & Mary outscored Fi & Frances 7 – 1 over the last 3 ends to win by just 1 shot. Frances won in 2015 & runner up in 2017 & 2022. Fi was runner up in 2021. Sandy won in 2025 & Mary was runner up in 2021.

Vilamoura Mixed League

Epsom played against Walligton on Thursday 27th August 2026. They lost at home & away & the match 20 - 43 (0 - 6).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Mixed Friendly v Colchester Touring Team

Epsom played against the Colchester Touring team on Sunday 23rd August 2026. They won on 4 rink, lost on 2 rinks & on overall 108 - 94.

Details in the August Newsletter.

East Surrey League

Epsom played at home against Croydon on Saturday 23rd August 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost the match 38 - 49 (2 - 8).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Reigate Priory Mixed Invitation

Epsom entered the above Competition on Friday 21st August 2026. They won the final 6 - 5 against Horley. On the way to the final they beat Cheam Fields 8 - 0, Ashtead 10 - 0 & drew with Bletchingley 3 - 3.

The team was Sandie Harvey, Liz Hind, Phil Sims & Roger Jackson.

Congratulations from us all at Epsom Bowling Club.

East Surrey League - Midweek Triples

Epsom played at home against Ashtead on Thursday 20th August 2026. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 34 - 65 (0 - 10).

Details in the August Newsletter.

East Surrey League

Epsom played at home against Purley on Wednesday 19th August 2026. This was a rearranged game.

Epsom won on 1 rink, drew on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & won overall 48 - 40 (7 - 3), 16 ends played.

Details in the August Newsletter.

East Surrey League - Midweek Triples

Epsom played at home against Shirley Park on Tuesday 18th August 2026. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 37 - 65 (0 - 10).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played at home against Reigate Priory on Saturday 15th August 2026. They won on 1 rink, drew on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & won overall 44 - 38.

Details in the August Newsletter.

East Surrey League - Midweek Triples

Epsom played at home against Epsom Park on Wednesday 12th August 2026. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 38 - 61 (0 - 10).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played at home against Insurance B A on Sunday 9th August 2026. They won on 2 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & won overall 58 - 51.

Details in the August Newsletter.

East Surrey League

Epsom played away against Croydon MO's on Saturday 8th August 2026. They drew on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 44 -53 (1 - 9).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Ladies Mid Surrey League

Epsom played at home against Bookham on Saturday 8th August 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & drew overall 29 - 29 (2 - 2).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Vilamoura Mixed League

Epsom played against Epsom Park on Friday 7th August 2026. They won away, lost at home & lost overall 25 - 28 (2 - 4).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Club Annual Match - Epsom Ladies v Epsom Men

The Annual match between the Ladies & Men took place on Thursday 6th August 2026. The ladies won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 54 - 47.

Details in the August Newsletter.

East Surrey League - Midweek Triples

Epsom played at home against Purley on Tuesday 4th August 2026. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 39 - 62 (0 - 10).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Ladies Mid Surrey League

Epsom played away against Cuddington on Tuesday 4th August 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 30 - 38 (2 - 3).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Chrystie League Report 2026

2025 figures in brackets.

This year Epsom won 4 (7) & lost (3) & drew 1 (0). Epsom ended up gaining 21 (25) points and came 3rd in the League (won in 2024).

In all 20 (20) members represented Epsom in the Chrystie League in 2026. The following are some significant appearances:-

David Fearn 9, Phil Sims 7, Mick Cooper 7

Here are some facts that you may find interesting from 2025:- (2024 data in brackets)

Number of rinks won 10 (11) Number of rinks lost 8 (9)

Epsom won 3 (2) of the games 4 - 0 and lost 2 (1) game 4 - 0.

The best match win was 42 - 19 (+23) against Esher on the 3rd August 2026.

The best rink win was a 24 - 11 against Esher on 3rd August 2026.

The highest total shots scored in a match was 76 shots on 9th June 2026 v Leatherhead

(20 - 56). The lowest combined total of shots scored was 51, (29 - 22) in the match against Bookham on 6th July 2026.

In 2026 Epsom scored 273 (332) shots for & there were 277 (304) shots scored against.

The total points gained was 21 (25). When Epsom won the League in 2004 they achieved 35 points.

The number of members who have played in the Chrystie League since 2001 is 94.

A little bit of history:-

Since the Chrystie League began in 2001 Epsom have played 236 matches. Of these 140 have been won, 89 lost, 8 drawn and 12 cancelled.

The highest number of shots scored in a season was in 2018 (392) when Epsom were the Champions.

Since 2001 Epsom have a very good record in this league, winning in 2004, 2017, 2018, 2023 & 2024. They have been 2nd in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022 & 2025.

All the facts on the Chrystie League can be viewed on our Website. Just go to ‘Results’, ‘Chrystie League’ & follow the links. These include all the teams for each game played since 2001. It also includes the number of appearances made by each member over this time & results against other Clubs.

Chrystie League

Epsom played their last Chrystie league at home against Esher on Monday 3rd August 2026. They won on both rinks & the match 42 - 19 (4 - 0).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Bowls Surrey - Unbadged Singles Final

Annette Jordan wins the Unbadged Singles title

by beating Mel Hoskins (Horley) 21 - 19.

Annette's path to the Final:-

Round 2 beat Vanessa Gaunt 21 - 16 (Chipstead)

Round 3 beat Margauerite Alderman 21 - 10 (Bletchingley)

Round 4 beat Jane Wheeler 21 - 16 (Epsom Park)

Quarter Final beat Kerrie Payne 21 - 13 (Camberley)

Semi Final beat Kirsty Bishopp 21 - 20 (Egham)

Final beat Mel Hopkins 21 - 19 (Horley)

Many congratulations Annette from us all

at Epsom Bowling Club

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East Surrey League

Epsom played away against Bletchingley on Saturday 1st August 2026. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & drew overall 57 - 57 (4 - 6).

Details in the August Newsletter.

Ladies Friendly

Epsom played against Bletchingley on Saturday 1st August 2026. This was 1 Triple & Epsom lost 8 - 27.

Details in the August Newsletter.

Past Times

Epsom played against Sutton 'B' on Thursday 30th July 2026. They lost at home & away & the match 23 - 38.