Past Times



East Surrey League - Men Epsom played against Wallington on Saturday 31st July at home. Wallington came to this game leading the League so Epsom were expecting a challenge. Epsom played well all afternoon winning 3 rinks and losing the third on the very last end. Epsom won the match 95 - 61 (5 - 1). This is the tenth year in a row that Epsom have beaten Wallington in the League. Details: Rink 1 Terry Hoye John Warren Jim Scott Graham Pilbrow won 27 - 16 After 10 ends Epsom had moved into a 6 shot lead (15 - 9) and went further ahead, 21 - 9 after 15 ends. They went on to win by 11 shots. Rink 4 Martin Harbottle Derek Hoffmann Pat Buckley Peter Miller lost 14 - 18 This turned out to be a very close game all afternoon. After 10 ends Epsom led 9 - 7, but the scores were tied 11 - 11 at 15 ends. Going into the last end the scores were once again level, 14 - 14, but the Wallington skip played into the head with his first bowl turning 1 shot down to 4 shots up for Wallington. This was not altered so Epsom lost by 4 shots. Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Geoff Purrott David Sowdon Les Owen won 18 - 17. This was also a very close game, but Epsom held a 10 - 7 advantage after 10 ends and were 17 - 11 up after 15 ends. Wallington then won the next 4 ends to close the gap, but Epsom held on to win by just the 1 shot. Rink 6 Stefan Tomm John Hart George Sperring Graham Naish won 36 - 10 * This turned out to be a one sided game with Wallington scoring on just 5 ends. After 10 ends they led 10 - 6 went further ahead at 15 ends, 24 - 8 and won comfortably by 26 shots. Final Details: Epsom 95 shots Wallington 61 shots Epsom 5 points Wallington 1 point * Highest winning rink East Surrey League - Ladies The Ladies also played Wallington on Saturday 31st July and lost on 1 rink but drew on the other. They lost overall 34 - 40 Details: Rink 2 Audrey Jones Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills Gill Sperring drew 20 - 20 After 10 ends the scores were level, 9 - 9 but Epsom went ahead 15 - 12 after 15 ends. The game became nip and tuck to the end and ended up level 20 - 20. Rink 3 Jan Allum Maureen Trumble Lyz Warren Jo Ellis lost 14 - 20 Epsom found themselves behind throughout this game. After 10 ends they were down 6 - 12 and were always struggling to catch up and finally lost by 6 shots. Final Scores: Epsom 34 shots Wallington 40 shots Epsom 1/2 Wallington 3 1/2 Audrey Jones played in her very first League game in this match.

Chrystie League Epsom played against Pippbrook on Monday 26th July and won 39 - 21 Details: Rink 1 Ken Phillpot Arthur Upward Ken Lacey Roy Doughty won 17 - 13 After 10 ends were 10 - 5 down, but went ahead 12 - 11 after 15 ends. They continued to make further progress winning by 4 shots. Rink 2 Derek Jones Derek Martin Bob Lister Fred Read won 22 - 8 This turned out to be an excellent evening for this rink. They led 15 - 5 after 10 ends, 18 - 7 after 15 ends finally winning by 14 shots. Final Result: Epsom 39 shots Pippbrook 21 shots Epsom 4 points Pippbrook 0 points

Mixed Friendly Epsom played Ashtead away in a Mixed match on 18th July 2010. They won on 2 rinks but lost on 4 rinks to lose overall 100 - 117. Rink 1 Derek Martin Ruth Nixon John Huxford Ron Snow won 17 - 15 This was a very close match. The scores were tied, 9 - 9 after 10 ends, but Epsom fell behind 11 - 13 after 15 ends. They finished strongly winning by 2 shots. Rink 2 David Ruston Ann Bailey Derek Hoffmann Lyz Warren lost 19 - 20 This also was a close match. Epsom led 9 - 7 after 10 ends, fell behind 11 - 14 after 15 ends but despite scoring a 5 on end 19 they lost narrowly by 1 shot. Rink 3 John Southam Roy Doughty Anne Hoffmann Terry Hoye lost 10 - 23 This rink struggled all afternoon finding themselves 4 - 12 down after 10 ends, further behind 6 - 17 after 15 ends and failed to make much more impact in the match. They finally lost by 13 shots. Rink 4 Olive Phillips Sandra Huxford Eric Brown John Warren lost 16 - 19 Despite leading at 10 & 15 ends Epsom allowed Ashtead to take the initiative over the last few ends and lost by 3 shots. Rink 5 Sue Needham Derek Jones Dolly Snow David Sowdon won 22 - 15 Another close match, but Epsom were ahead 14 - 12 after 15 ends and went on to win by 7 shots. Rink 6 Audrey Jones Vic Phillips Jan Allum Geoff Purrott lost 16 - 25 Epsom were ahead up to end 14 then lost the lead 13 - 14 and continued to drop shots over the last few ends to lose by 9 shots. Final Score: Epsom 100 shots Ashtead 117 shots.

Mixed Friendly Epsom played Brockham in a Mixed Triples match on Wednesday 21st July 2010 and won the match 61 - 54. Details: Rink 1 Audrey Jones Roy Doughty Ron Snow won 18 - 9 This rink was ahead 8 - 6 after 10 ends, 14 - 8 after 15 ends and won comfortably by 9 shots. Rink 2 Derek Martin John Huxford Lyz Warren lost 12 - 14 Despite a good start Epsom fell behind 10 - 13 after 15 ends and despite a good finish lost by just 2 shots. Rink 3 Derek Jones David Ruston Eric Brown lost 10 - 16 This rink was behind all through the match eventually losing by 6 shots. Rink 4 Tessa Hurworth Bob Lister John Warren won 21 - 15 Epsom dominated the first 15 ends. They led 15 - 2 after 10 ends, 20 - 6 after 15 ends but Brockham came back strongly over the last 3 ends but Epsom still won by 6 shots. Final Score: Epsom 61 shots Brockham 54 shots.

Ladies Friendly The Ladies played a Triples match at home against Cheam Ladies on 8th July 2010. They won on 2 rinks and lost on the third. Details: Rink 3 Freda Starkey Anne Hoffmann Maureen Trumble lost 17 - 21 Epsom had a 15 - 9 shot lead after 10 ends, but had a poor second half dropping 12 shots and lost by 4 shots. Rink 4 Maggie O’Sullivan Ann Bailey Eileen Mills won 20 - 15 After 10 ends Epsom were leading 12 - 7, but Cheam came back to within 1 shot, 14 - 13 after 15 ends. Epsom went into the last end 1 down but all 3 players played well on this final end and picked up 6 shots to win by 5 shots. Rink 5 Audrey Jones Dolly Snow Jo Ellis won 15 - 13 This turned out to be a close game all afternoon. Epsom led 7 - 6 after 10 ends, 13 - 10 after 15 ends and held on to win by just 2 shots. Final Score: Epsom 52 shots Cheam 49 shots.

East Surrey League - Ladies The Ladies played Sutton in a League match on Thursday 22nd July 2010 and lost on both rinks. Rink 2 Maggie O’Sullivan Anne Hoffmann Eileen Mills Gill Sperring lost 13 - 19 Epsom held the lead right up to the 14th end. Sutton drew level on the 15th end 11 - 11 and then dominated play to the end scoring a total of 8 shots to Epsom's 2 shots. Epsom losing by 6 shots. Rink 4 Freda Starkey Dolly Snow Lyz Warren Jo Ellis lost 13 - 23 After 10 ends Epsom were trailing 8 - 10 and after 19 ends were just 1 shot behind. However, Sutton then scored a 6 on end 20 followed by a 3 on the last end to win by 10 shots. Final Score: Epsom 26 shots Sutton 42 shots Epsom 0 points Sutton 4 points

Ladies Friendly The Ladies played one rink away against Sutton Ladies on 22nd July 2010. They lost 19 - 23 Details: Rink 3 Trish Tewfik Tessa Hurworth Jan Allum Maureen Trumble lost 19 - 23 Epsom were well down after 10 ends, 5 - 14 and went further behind 10 - 22 after 15 ends. The last 6 ends belonged to Epsom when they scored 9 shots to Sutton's 1 shot. However, this was not quite enough and they lost by 2 shots.

Area 3 Top 4 Epsom played against Old Coulsdon on Friday 23rd July and lost 21 - 28 The rink was: Terry Hoye, Ted Ray, Pat Buckley & Peter Miller

Sutton & District Bowling Association Epsom played against Ashtead on Saturday 24th July and won 71 - 52. Details: Rink 2 Geoff Purrott David Sowdon Ron Mew Graham Naish won 20 - 18 After 10 ends Epsom held a 1 shot lead, 11 - 10 but went behind 17 - 14 after 15 ends. Epsom finished strongly winning the last 5 ends to snatch victory by 2 shots. Rink 3 Martin Harbottle Terry Hoye Pat Buckley Peter Miller lost 18 - 20 Epsom held a 1 shot lead after 10 ends, 8 - 7. The second half was very close and the scores were level, 16 - 16 after 19 ends. Unfortunately Epsom dropped 4 shots on the 20th end and could not get these back on the last end and lost by 2 shots. Rink 5 John Hart John Warren Jim Scott Graham Pilbrow won 33 - 14 Epsom were in complete control throughout this game. After 10 ends they held a commanding lead 17 - 3. The second half also belonged to Epsom and they went on to win by 19 shots. Final Result: Epsom 71 shots Ashtead 52 shots.

Past Times ('B') Epsom played Chipstead on Monday 19th July and won on one rink and lost on the other. Details: Rink 1 Away Brian Kenyon John Warren Ron Mew Jim Scott won 26 - 11 After 10 ends Epsom led 13 - 3. They continued to dominate the game scoring 13 shots to Chipstead's 8 shots during the second half. Rink 2 Home Stefan Tomm John Hart Terry Hoye Graham Naish lost 12 - 21 This was a difficult game for Epsom. They were 9 - 0 down after 6 ends, 13 - - 5 adrift at 10 ends and failed to get into the game during the second half losing eventually by 9 shots. Final Score: Epsom 38 shots Chipstead 32 shots. Epsom 'B' now play against the Epsom 'A' side. 'B' are the challengers.

Chrystie League Epsom played Esher on Monday 12th July and won on one rink and lost on the other. Details: Rink 1 Derek Martin Bob Lister Ken Lacey Peter Humphreys won 18 - 12 This rink was in the lead all evening. They led 11 - 2 after 10 ends, led 17 - 8 after 15 ends eventually won by 6 shots. Rink 2 Derek Jones Vic Phillips Ron Snow Fred Read lost 10 - 30 This rink struggled all evening. They were behind 5 - 16 after 10 ends, further behind 7 - 26 after 15 ends, and lost heavily by 20 shots. Final Score: Epsom 28 shots Esher 42 shots Epsom 1 point Esher 3 points.

Chrystie League Epsom played Brockham on Monday 19th July and won on one rink and lost on the other. Details: Rink 1 Ken Phillpot Derek Jones Ken Lacey Fred Read lost 16 - 18 This rink was very close all evening. The scores were level 12 - 12 after 10 ends, and still level, 15 - 15 after 15 ends but Brockham stole victory right at the end to win by just 2 shots. Rink 2 Bill Lawrence David Ruston Alan Wybrow Peter Humphreys won 17 - 5 This rink got off to an excellent start. They led 11 - 1 after 10 ends, 15 - 3 after 15 ends, and won comfortably by 12 shots. Final Score: Epsom 33 shots Brockham 23 shots Epsom 3 points Esher 1 point.

Past Times - 'A' Team Epsom played Old Coulsdon Scores: Home: Geoff Purrott Derek Hoffmann David Sowdon Graham Pilbrow 15 - 19 After 10 ends this rink was leading 10 - 4, but Old Coulsdon came back into the game and led 14 - 11 after 15 ends. Epsom eventually lost by 4 shots. Away: Bill Lawrence Cyril Newman Ted Ray Peter Miller 23 - 8 The away rink was in control right from the start and led 18 - 5 after 15 ends and went on to win comfortably by 15 shots. Derek Hoffmann played in his first game in the Past Times Competition. Final Result: Epsom 38 Old Coulsdon 27

East Surrey League Epsom played at home against Dorking on Sunday 11th July and won on 3 rinks and lost on one. Details: Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Derek Hoffmann Peter Miller Pat Buckley won 19 - 16 This turned out to be quite a close game throughout the afternoon. Epsom led 10 - 6 after 10 ends, 11 - 10 after 15 ends and won by 3 shots. Rink 3 John Hart Cyril Newman John Warren Jim Scott won 46 - 15* This turned out to be a very one sided affair as Epsom dominate play all afternoon. They led 32 - 4 after just 10 ends, 39 - 12 after 15 ends and won by 31 shots. This win becomes the second highest shot difference score on a rink (the highest was the 40 - 6 win at Purley at the beginning of 2010). Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Geoff Purrott Ron Mew Graham Pilbrow won 26 - 12 This rink had an excellent start and led 16 - 5 after 10 ends, 20 - 9 after 15 ends and went on to win by 14 shots. Rink 5 Stefan Tomm Len Philpott George Sperring Graham Naish lost 13 - 26 This rink struggled throughout the afternoon and were 5 - 15 down after 10 ends, 9 - 22 after 15 ends and failed to make further impact in the game. They lost by 13 shots. Final Score: Epsom 104 shots Dorking 69 shots Epsom 5 points Dorking 1 point * Highest winning rink

Surrey Ladies Fours Epsom ladies Maggie O'Sullivan, Anne Hoffmann, Eileen Mills and Gill Sperring reach the Semi Final in the Surrey Fours.

Surrey Un Badged Singles Pat Buckley played in the Semi Final of the Surrey County Un Badged Singles at Chipstead on Wednesday 14th July. He lost 12 - 21 against Ian Dexter from West Byfleet. Congratulations Pat from all of Epsom Bowling Club on reaching the Semi Final.

Surrey Un Badged Singles Pat Buckley reached the Semi Final of the Surrey County Un Badged Singles at Epsom on Wednesday 7th July. He won 21 - 5 against Chipstead. This round of the singles, in recent years, has always been played at Epsom so it was good to see an Epsom player at his home ground. Pat played against a very good young prospect in the game of bowls, Damian Olver, from Chipstead. Damian is already making a name for himself in the game having qualified for his County Badge this year at the tender age of 18. After 6 ends Pat held a 2 shot lead 5 - 3, but he then dominated the game for the next 8 ends scoring a total of 15 shots to lead 20 - 3. Damian then scored two shots and immediately took the mat right up the green. He held 3 shots on this end and Pat, with his last bowl, trailed the jack right back to the end of the rink to hold game. Damian tried to draw the shot but fell short leaving Pat with an outstanding win 21 - 5. Pat plays the Semi Final at Chipstead on Wednesday 14th July. Well done Pat from all of Epsom Bowling Club.

Surrey Ladies Fours Epsom ladies Maggie O'Sullivan, Anne Hoffmann, Eileen Mills and Gill Sperring reach the last 16 in the Surrey Fours. They beat Cheam Fields 15 - 14.

Chrystie League Epsom played Leatherhead on Monday 5th July and won on one rink and drew on the other. Details: Rink 1 David Ruston Vic Phillips Ken Lacey Fred Read won 23 - 7 This rink was in the lead all evening. They led 11 - 3 after 10 ends, led 18 - 4 after 15 ends eventually won by 16 shots. Rink 2 Derek Martin Bob Lister Alan Wybrow Ron Snow drew 15 - 15 This rink was also ahead all evening. They led 11 - 9 after 10 ends, led 15 - 11 after 15 ends, but let Leatherhead back in to snatch a draw on the last end. Final Score: Epsom 38 shots Leatherhead 22 shots Epsom 3½ points Leatherhead ½ point.

East Surrey League - Men Epsom played Godstone on Sunday 4th July. They won three of the four rinks and the match 103 - 55. Details: Rink 1 Geoff Purrott Cyril Newman Jim Scott Graham Pilbrow won 34 - 8* This rink dominated the play all afternoon. They held a 22 - 7 lead after 15 ends and won 14 of the 21 ends to win comfortably. Rink 2 Bill Lawrence John Warren George Sperring Graham Naish won 19 - 14 After 14 ends the scores were level 10 - 10. The rink then lost the lead, but recovered well scoring on 5 of the last 6 ends to win by 5 shots. Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Derek Hoffmann Ron Mew Les Owen lost 15 - 19 This team played on was a real challenging rink. The rink started well enough, leading 7 - 0, however, Godstone's lead played very well throughout and they won ends 10 - 13 to take the lead. Epsom came back to be just 1 shot behind going into the last end but dropped 3 more shots to lose by 4 overall. Rink 6 Martin Harbottle John Huxford Pat Buckley Peter Miller won 35 - 14 This was very close for 9 ends when Godstone led 10 - 9. Epsom then had 4 excellent ends scoring a total of 14 shots. They continued to dominate play and they too won comfortably by 21 shots. Final Scores: Epsom 103 shots Godstone 55 shots Epsom 5 points Godstone 1 point This win has given Epsom their best winning run against an East Surrey League team - 11 wins in a row against Godstone. Highest winning rink East Surrey League - Ladies* Details: Rink 4 Maggie O'Sullivan Ruth Nixon Lyz Warren Eileen Mills won 21 - 13* Epsom was ahead throughout this game. They led 14 - 6 after 10 ends, 17 - 9 after 15 ends winning by 8 shots at the end. Rink 5 Freda Starkey Dolly Snow Jan Allum Gill Sperring lost 24 - 25 Epsom was 13 - 12 up after 10 ends, increased their lead 21 - 16 after 15 ends, but dropped 3 2's on the final 3 ends to lose by just 1 shot. Final Scores: Final Scores: Epsom 45 shots Godstone 38 shots Epsom 3 points Godstone 1 point *Highest winning rink

East Surrey League - Top 10 Epsom played Shirley Park on Saturday 3rd July. This once again proved to be a very close match, however Epsom could only manage to win the Singles. Details: Singles: Graham Pilbrow Won 21 - 17 Graham led 13 - 5 after 10 ends and was 20 - 13 up after 20 ends. He then dropped 6 shots over two ends, but held on to win. Pairs: Stefan Tomm/Graham Naish lost 14 - 26 The Epsom pair had a very poor start, but pulled back well to be just 3 shots behind at 10 ends. They came back to be just 3 shots behind after 16 ends, but then dropped a 4. They never recovered finally losing by 12 shots. Triples: Brian Kenyon/Ron Mew/Les Owen lost 13 - 18 After 8 ends it was 6 - 6, but Shirley Park went ahead 15 - 8 after 14 ends. Epsom then scored 4 shots over 2 ends, but this was not quite enough and they too lost. Fours: Terry Hoye/Martin Harbottle/Pat Buckley/Peter Miller lost 15 - 16 The fours also got off to a poor start and were 8 - 0 down after 6 ends. From then on the game was very close. Epsom drew level 14 - 14 after 19 ends, went ahead 15 - 14 on the next end, but Shirley Park snatched a close win with 2 shots on the last end. Final Scores: Epsom 1 Shirley Park 3 Epsom 63 shots Shirley Park 77 shots.

Men's Friendly v Chessington on Wednesday 30th June Rink 2 Bob Lister Derek Jones Ken Lacey Brian Kenyon won 27 - 22 Epsom led 15 - 9 after 10 ends and had a very good second half outscoring Chessington by 12 - 5. Rink 3 Arthur Upward Tony Jackman Alan Wybrow David Sowdon lost 14 - 21 Epsom was behind all through this game. They trailed 11 - 5 after 10 ends, fell further behind 17 - 9 after 15 ends and although they scored 4 shots over the last 3 ends they lost. Rink 4 Bill Lawrence Derek Martin Derek Hoffmann Ron Snow won 21 - 14 This was a very close game in the first half, however Epsom dominated the second half to win by 7 shots. Final Score: Epsom 62 Chessington 57

Men's Friendly v Leatherhead on Saturday 3rd July This turned out to be a disastrous result for Epsom as they lost by 56 shots Rink 2 Ken Phillpot Vic Phillips Len Philpott Geoff Purrott won 24 - 21 After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 12 down and was still behind by 5 shots after 15 ends. The last few ends belonged to Epsom as they finished with 3 & 2 to secure a 3 shot win. Rink 3 Derek Hoffmann Tony Jackman Pat Buckley Ron Snow lost 15 - 28 Epsom found themselves behind all through this game. After 10 ends they were 14 - 8 down and the second half belonged to Leatherhead and they won comfortably by 13 shots. Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Derek Jones Ernie Phipps Eric Brown lost 12 - 28 A very similar story to rink 3. Epsom was 16 - 6 down after 10 ends and failed to make much impact in the second half finally losing by 16 shots. Rink 5 John Huxford Bob Lister Bill Ellis John Warren lost 5 - 35 This was a disastrous afternoon for Epsom on this rink. They found themselves being totally outplayed and were 23 - 1 down after 10 ends. The second half was not much better and they lost by 30 shots. Final Score: Epsom 56 Leatherhead 112

Chrystie League Epsom win for the second time this season against Bookham. Details: Rink 3 Ken Rogers Alan Wybrow John Huxford Peter Humphreys lost 12 - 15 Rink 4 Derek Martin Bob Lister Len Philpott Fred Read won 19 - 11 Final Result: Epsom 31 shots Bookham 26 shots Epsom 3 points Bookham 1 point

Ladies Friendly The Ladies win by just 1 shot against Leatherhead despite losing 2 of the 3 rinks. Details: Rink 2 Freda Starkey Diana Taylor Anne Hoffmann Jo Ellis After 10 ends the rink was ahead 8 - 6, and still led after 15 ends 11 - 8. However, Leatherhead snatched a 15 - 14 win right at the end. Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Sue Needham Maureen Trumble Sylvia Pearce This rink was always behind in the game and was well down, 6 - 18 after 15 ends. They eventually lost 23 - 14. Rink 4 Trish Tewfik Ann Bailey Lyz Warren Eileen Mills This rink played well all afternoon and went into a 12 - 7 lead at 10 ends. They increased the lead to 17 - 8 after 15 ends and won comfortably 23 - 12. Final Result: Epsom 51 shots Leatherhead 50 shots.

Past Times 'A' Team The Epsom 'A' team played Bookham on Thursday 1st July and won a very close match. Home: Bill Lawrence Cyril Newman Pat Buckley Peter Miller won 21 - 14 Away: Alan Wybrow Geoff Purrott David Sowdon Graham Pilbrow lost 13 - 18 At home Epsom raced into a 9 - 0 lead, but Bookham fought back well. After 15 ends Epsom was ahead 13 - 11 and pulled further ahead 20 - 14 after 20 ends. The away rink was having a close game all evening and they finished their game earlier than the home rink. The score relayed to Epsom was that they had lost 18 - 13. This meant that the home Epsom rink needed to win the 21st end or just drop 1 shot to force an extra end. However, the home rink won the last end holding one shot to win a very close match 34 - 32.