Men's & Ladies League matches v Wallington

Epsom Men & Ladies both won at Wallington in a League match on Saturday 30th July 2011.  This was the 11th year in a row that Epsom Men have won this fixture.

Details:  Men

Rink 1  Geoff Purrott  Ron Snow  John Warren  Jim Scott  won 26 - 15

After 7 ends when the scores were level 7 - 7.  Epsom took control and went into 13 - 7 lead after 11 ends.  Epsom finished the game strongly scoring a total of 8 shots over the last 4 ends to win the rink by 11 shots.

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  Len Philpott  Cyril Newman  Pat Buckley  won 29 - 17

Epsom held a 2 shot lead after 10 ends, 11 - 9, and had an excellent second half outscoring Wallington to win by 12 shots.

Rink 5  Bill Lawrence  Roy Doughty  Terry Hoye  Peter Miller  won 21 - 20

Epsom held a healthy lead, 16 - 8 after 13 ends, but Wallington fought back well to go ahead 17 - 18 after 18 ends.  Epsom scored 4 shots to Wallington's 2 shots over the last 3 ends to win narrowly by 1 shot.

Rink 6  John Hart  Eric Brown  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 33 - 16*

This rink got off to a poor start and found themselves 2 - 10 down after just 4 ends.  They then took control scoring a total of 16 shots on the next 7 ends to go ahead 18 - 10.  The rink continued to dominate and outscored Wallington 15 shots to 6 over the remaining 10 ends.  They won by 17 shots

Final Score:  Epsom 109  Wallington 68  Epsom 6 points  Wallington 0 points

* Highest winning rink

Details:  Ladies

Rink 2  Audrey Jones  Anne Hoffmann  Jan Allum  Gill Sperring won 24 - 23

Epsom got off to really poor start on this rink and found themselves 4 - 14 down after 10 ends.  They won the next 4 ends scoring a total of 15 shots to take the lead 19 - 14.  The remainder of the game was evenly contested, but Epsom held their nerve and went on to win by just the 1 shot.

Rink 4  Lyz Warren  Dolly Snow  Eileen Mills  Sylvia Pearce  drew 16 - 16

This was a very even game throughout the afternoon.  Epsom was down 6 - 9 after 10 ends, 10 - 12 behind at 15 ends but fought well to achieve a draw.

Final Score:  Epsom 40  Wallington 39  Epsom 3½ points  Wallington ½ point

Ladies' Friendly

Epsom played a Triples match against Dorking on Thursday 28th July 2011 and won on two rinks, lost on the third, but won the match 56 - 47.  This was a rearranged game from 14th June 2011.

Details:

Rink 2  Tessa Hurworth  Lyz Warren  Jo Ellis  won 19 - 8

Up to the 8th end this was a close contest, but Epsom scored 4 shots on the 10th end and continued to dominate the game winning by 11 shots.

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Maureen Morris  Sylvia Pearce  lost 16 - 29

This was a remarkable game as Epsom got off to a terrible start finding themselves 0 - 14 down after 6 ends.  They got back into the match very well to draw level 16 - 16 after 14 ends.  However, Dorking had 4 excellent ends scoring a total of 13 shots to beat Epsom by 13 shots.

Rink 4  Sylvia Smart  Anne Hoffmann  Jan Allum  won 21 - 10

This rink dominated play all afternoon.  They led 8 - 7 at 10 ends, but had an excellent last 8 ends scoring 13 shots to Dorking's 3 shots.  They won by 11 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 56  Dorking 47

Chrystie League

Epsom played their 100th match in the Chrystie League away against Bookham tonight and won on both rinks.  They won overall 37 - 25.  The League started in 2000 & Epsom joined in 2001.  All results & information relating to the Chrystie League can be found here on our Web Site.  Go to 'Results', 'Chrystie League' to see all the scores from 2001, records against individual clubs and lots more.

Details:

Rink 1  Tony Dunn  Clive Banderet  Alan Wybrow  John Huxford  won 22 - 11

After 10 ends the scores were tied, 10 - 10, but Epsom took control over the remaining 8 ends and led 15 - 11 at 15 ends and went on to win by 11 shots.

Rink 2  Arthur Upward  Bob Lister  Ken Lacey  Ron Snow  won 15 - 14

The first half of this game belonged to Bookham when they led 9 - 7 after 10 ends.  Epsom fought back well to gain a 1 shot victory.

Final Score:  Epsom 37  Bookham 25

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played against the Zippers Bowling Association on Sunday 24th July 2011and won on two rinks, lost on two rinks and drew on two rinks.  They won the match by 2 shots.

Details:

Rink 1  Geoff Purrott  Anne Hoffmann  Bill Lawrence  Peter Miller  won 21 - 20

After 10 ends Epsom trailed by 3 shots, 8 - 11 and went further behind, 12 - 17 after 15 ends.  Epsom scored 6 shots in total over ends 16, 17 & 18 to go into the lead 18 - 17.  Going into the last end Epsom was 3 shots ahead and managed to restrict the Zippers to 2 shots, finally winning by just the 1 shot.

Rink 2  Sue Needham  Derek Martin  Derek Hoffmann  Pat Buckley  won 26 - 10

After 10 ends Epsom had a commanding lead 18 - 1 and extended their lead to 26 - 3 after 17 ends.  The Zippers won the last 4 ends scoring 7 shots in total, but Epsom won by 16 shots.

Rink 3  Ruth Nixon  Vic Phillips  Lyz Warren  Les Owen  drew 15 - 15

Epsom was 10 - 4 ahead after 10 ends and 13 - 9 in the lead after 15 ends.  The Zippers had a good few last ends to go into a 1 shot lead with one end to play.  Epsom managed just the 1 shot on the last end to earn a well deserved draw.

Rink 4  Sandra Huxford  Derek Jones  David Ruston  Martin Harbottle   lost 15 - 21

Epsom had the best of the first half of this game and led 14 - 8 after 14 ends.  The Zippers had an excellent last 7 ends out scoring Epsom 1 - 13 and went on to win by 6 shots.

Rink 5  Olive Phillips  Eddie Needham  John Huxford  John Warren  drew 16 - 16

This was a very close encounter all afternoon.  Epsom led 8 - 7 after 10 ends, but The Zippers took the lead 9 - 12 after 15 ends.  Epsom fought back well and like rink 3 was 1 shot down going into the last end.  Epsom managed to get the 1 shot for a draw.

Rink 6  Audrey Jones  Ken Philpott  Len Philpott  Terry Hoye  lost 17 - 26

The first half of this game belonged to Epsom when they led 15 - 7 after 12 ends.  The Zippers finished strongly winning the last 6 ends leaving Epsom losers by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 110  Zippers 108

After the match the Men's Captain, Les Owen presented a cheque to the Zipper's Captain of the day, Eric Brown for £500.

A large number of members and friends helped to make this day successful.  Thanks to the following:

Food - Gill & George Sperring, Diana Taylor & Doris Flintham

Raffle - Joyce & Ken Lacey        Tables lay out - Ruth & Colin Hunt

Teas/Coffee - Barbara          Bar - Bill Ellis & helpers

Diane Brown for being here, there & everywhere.  Eric Brown for all the running around organising the Zippers.

Lastly to everyone who donated raffle prizes & helped to make the day very enjoyable.

Further information on the Zippers Bowling Association can be viewed on this Web Site.  Go to 'Associations' then 'Zippers BA'.

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup

Epsom won an extremely close match against Chessington on Saturday 23rd July 2011.  They won on 2 rinks & lost the third.  Epsom held a 6 shot advantage, 31 - 25 after 10 ends and a 10 shot advantage, 40 - 30 after 15 ends.  Chessington played well over the last 6 ends across the 3 rinks, but Epsom held on to win by just the 1 shot.

Rink 3  Martin Harbottle David Sowdon Pat Buckley  Jim Scott  won 17 - 16

This was a very close game throughout the morning.  The scores were level, 11 - 11 after 12 ends and on the 15th end Epsom had a 3 shot advantage, 14 - 11.  Chessington came back to take the lead on the 17th end and going into the last end the scores were once again level, 16 - 16.  The last end turned out to be very interesting with the mirror and string brought out to check a Chessington bowl.  At this stage they were holding 2 shots, but the bowl was deemed out of the rink.  Epsom's skip, Jim Scott, with the very last bowl of the game drew the shot for the 1 shot win on this rink.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Terry Hoye  Peter Miller  Les Owen  won 17 - 15

After 8 ends this rink was level, 5 - 5, but Epsom went into a 15 - 7 lead after 15 ends with all players for Epsom playing really well.  Over the last 6 ends Chessington had the better of the game, but could not stop Epsom winning by 2 shots.

Rink 5  John Hart  Cyril Newman  George Sperring  Graham Naish lost 16 - 18

After 10 ends Epsom was 6 - 9 behind, but came back to be level, 11 - 11 after 15 ends.  Epsom dropped 4 shots on the 20th end which made the game overall very tense.  Epsom won the last end to lose by just the 2 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 50  Chessington 49

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Arthur Hughes Triples

Epsom lost on the extra end against Sutton Common on Saturday 23rd July 2011.

Team:  Bill Lawrence  Alan Wybrow  John Warren  lost 17 - 20  (after x end)

After 10 ends Epsom led 10 - 9, but fell behind 14 - 17 after 15 ends by dropping a 3 & then a 4.  The last few ends were evenly contested & Epsom went into the last end 2 shots down.  They managed the 2 shots to draw the game, but dropped 3 shots on the extra end.

Area 3 Top 4

Epsom 'A' lost 16 - 25 at Chipstead on Thursday 21st July 2011.

The team was Terry Hoye  John Huxford  Bill Lawrence & David Sowdon.

Ladies League & Friendly

Epsom Ladies played against Sutton on Thursday 21st July 2011 in a East Surrey League match & a one rink Friendly.  Unfortunately the afternoon was ruined by the rain and both Captain's agreed to end both matches after 15 ends. 

Details:

League:

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Dolly Snow  Eileen Mills  Gill Sperring  lost 11 - 12

Sutton had the best of this game in the first half and led 10 - 7 after 10 ends.  After 15 ends Epsom narrowed the gap to just 1 shot, 11 - 12. 

Rink 4  Maggie O’Sullivan  Anne Hoffmann  Jan Allum  Sylvia Pearce  lost 8 - 16

Epsom struggled throughout this match and were 6 - 12 down after 10 ends and further behind 8 - 16 after 15 ends.

Final Score:  Epsom 19  Sutton 28    Epsom 0 points  Sutton 4 points

Friendly:

Rink 2  Sue Needham  Maureen Trumble  Lyz Warren  Jo Ellis  won 18 - 9 (15 ends)

This rink made an excellent start and led 16 - 4 after 10 ends.  They continued to play well and ended winning by 9 shots.

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played against Brockham in a mixed four Triples friendly match on Wednesday 20th July 2011 and won the match by 3 shots.  At the half way stage Epsom was 3 shots down overall, but recovered well to lead by 7 shots at 10 ends and 13 shots after 15 ends.  Brockham came back well over the last 3 ends across the four rinks but could not quite get a win.

Details:

Rink 2  Audrey Jones  Bob Lister  Roy Doughty  lost 10 - 14

This rink was behind all evening.  They narrowed the gap to 9 - 11 after 15 ends, but lost by 4 shots.

Rink 3  Derek Martin  Tessa Hurworth  Terry Hoye  won 27 - 16

This rink had an excellent 10 ends and led 23 - 7.  Brockham came back well in the last 8 ends, but Epsom still went on to win by 11 shots.

Rink 4  Derek Jones  Lyz Warren  Ron Mew   lost 11 - 16

Like rink 2 this rink was also behind all evening.  They were behind 4 - 11 after 10 ends and pulled back to be just 3 shots adrift after 15 ends, 10 - 13.  However, Brockham finished well and won by 5 shots.

Rink 5  Maggie O’Sullivan  Derek Hoffmann  Eric Brown  won 18 - 17

Epsom had a poor start on this rink. After 10 ends they were behind 9 - 11, but went ahead 16 - 14 after 15 ends.  The last 3 ends were very close and going into the last end the game was all square.  Epsom managed to get the shot on the 18th end to snatch a win by the one shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 66  Brockham 63

Past Times

Epsom played against Rose Hill on Monday 18th July 2011 and won on both rinks.  The game was played in very wet conditions, but Epsom came through to win 51 - 26

Away  Brian Kenyon  John Warren  Ron Mew  Les Owen won 25 - 14

Rose Hill had the better of the first 10 ends of this game and led 9 - 10.  Epsom then went further behind, 10 - 14 after 14 ends.  The last 7 ends belonged to Epsom who scored 15 shots to Rose Hill's no shots to go on to win by 11 shots.

Home  John Hart  Ron Snow   Jim Scott  Graham Naish  won 26 - 12

Epsom led in this game throughout the evening.  They led 10 - 6 after 10 ends, 20 - 9 after 15 ends and completed the game after 19 ends winning by 14 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 51  Rose Hill 26

Mixed Friendlies

Unfortunately both Mixed Friendly games were called off this weekend because of the weather.  These were a 4 rink match against Reigate Priory on Saturday 16th July 2011 and a 6 rink match against Ashtead on Sunday 17th July 2011.

BBQ

The BBQ was held on Friday 15th July 2011 and turned out to be a great success.  Sixty nine members, friends & families attended and many joined in the fun and games arranged.

A big thanks must go to the following for making the evening such a success:-

Betty Day & Eileen Godfrey for the whole organisation, Gill & George Sperring for organising the games, Peter Miller & Ron Mew for getting hot under the collar doing the barbeque and to Alan Wybrow & Tessa Hurworth for serving drinks all evening.  Thanks also go to Pat Felloni for organising the raffle and to the many kitchen helpers especially Bill Lawrence, Brian Kenyon & Terry Hoye.

A total profit on the evening was £227.84.  Thank you to everyone for your support.

London & Southern Counties Bowling Association - Shield

Epsom played against Cheam on Wednesday 13th July 2011 and lost by 23 shots overall.  Epsom won 1 rink at home and 1 rink away.  However, the heavy loss on the away rink was the deciding factor in the overall result.

This is how the game panned out - after 10 ends Epsom was 57 – 36 ahead (21 shots) & 72 – 62 ahead (10 shots) after 15 ends. After 18 ends Epsom was 77 – 87 down (-10 shots).  This was a 20 shot turn around.

Over ends 16, 17 & 18 Epsom dropped 32 shots across the 4 rinks.  This was most unfortunate having done so well up to 15 ends.

Home:

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon  Derek Hoffmann  Peter Miller  Les Owen  won 21 - 18

             v C Popple  M Gray  D Morris  S Clarke

This rink got off to a great start outplaying Cheam for 8 ends and led 14 - 2.  Cheam scored a 3 on end 9 followed by a 2, but Epsom continued to play well and went further ahead 19 - 9 after 15 ends.  The last few ends belonged to Cheam, but Epsom still won the rink by 3 shots.

Rink 6  John Hart  Roy Doughty  Cyril Newman  Graham Naish  lost 22 - 27

             v  J Hannon  M Appleford  P Coleman  C Young

This rink also got off to an excellent start and led 17 - 9  after 10 ends.  Cheam had a very good last 10 ends outscoring Epsom 18 shots to 5 to win the rink by 5 shots.

Away:

Rink 2  Ron Snow  Alan Wybrow  Geoff Purrott  David Sowdon  lost 13 - 38

             v P Burge  M Harding  D Miller  G Stevens

This rink had a bad evening and found themselves 9 - 14 down after 10 ends.  In the last 11 Cheam proved too strong for Epsom had scored heavily finally winning by 25 shots.

Rink 3  Terry Hoye  John Warren  Ron Mew  Pat Buckley  won 26 - 22

              v  A Gover  T Soper  G McDonagh  E Nolan

Epsom dominated play on this rink for 9 ends and led  17 - 3.  They continued to play well and led 24 - 9 after 15 ends.  Cheam had the better of the last 6 ends and narrowed the gap to just 4 shots.

Final result:  Epsom  82  Cheam 105

Despite this loss this was a very good performance by Epsom against such a strong Club like Cheam.                

Chrystie League

Epsom played against Brockham in the Chrystie League on Monday 11th July 2011 at home and won on one rink, lost on the other and lost the match 26 - 31.

Details:

Rink 1  Ken Phillpot  Derek Martin  Alan Wybrow  Ron Snow  lost 8 - 22

After 10 ends Epsom was 4 - 11 down and were further behind 4 - 20 after 15 ends.  They eventually lost by 14 shots.

Rink 2  Derek Jones  Bob Lister  John Huxford  Bill Lawrence  won 18 - 9

This rink was ahead all evening.  They led 8 - 4 after 10 ends, 15 - 6 after 15 ends going on to win by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 26  Brockham 31   Epsom 1 points  Brockham 3 points

Next Monday Epsom play their 100th match in the Chrystie League away against Pippbrook.

London & Southern Counties Bowling Association - Gold Badge

Brian Kenyon played on Monday 11th July at home in the Gold Badge against Ray Martin from Crowborough Wolfe (East Sussex).  This was the fourth round of this competition.  In the last round Brian defeated the 2008 Champion, Ron Southwood from Temple Bowling Club.

Brian was beaten 21 - 16.  He got off to a poor start and found himself 1 - 10 down after just 6 ends.  He then staged a remarkable turn around and led 16 - 11 after 13 ends.  Ray then came back into the game to win the last 5 ends scoring the necessary shots to win 21 - 16.

Well done Brian for reaching this stage in the Gold Badge.

East Surrey League

Epsom travelled to Dorking on Sunday 10th July 2011 and came down to earth with a bump losing 78 - 86

(2 - 4).  This was a real blow after such an excellent start to the season.  At one stage during the afternoon it looked like Dorking would take all 6 points.  However 2 rinks fought hard for their wins.

Details:

Rink 2  John Hart  Cyril Newman  George Sperring  Graham Naish  lost 21 - 25

Epsom had a very good first 9 ends on this rink when they led 14 - 7.  They then dropped a 5, but hit back with a 6 on the 12th end to go into a 20 - 13 lead.  However, Dorking came back into the game out scoring Epsom by 12 shots to 1 shot over the last 9 ends to win by 4 shots.

Rink 3  Stefan Tomm Geoff Purrott  Terry Hoye  David Sowdon   won 21 - 18

Epsom got off to a disastrous start on this rink and found themselves 3 - 16 down after 9 ends.  They then won the next 7 ends to level at 16 - 16.  They lost the lead 17 - 18 on the 19th end, but scored two 2's on the last two ends to win by 3 shots.

Rink 4  Bill Lawrence  Roy Doughty  Ron Mew  Pat Buckley   won 22 - 16*

Dorking had the best of the first half of this game and led 10 - 5 after 9 ends.  Epsom had an excellent second half and went on to win by 6 shots.

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon  Eric Brown  Peter Miller  Les Owen  lost 14 - 27

This was an afternoon to forget for this rink.  They were outplayed by Dorking finding themselves 8 - 10 down after 10 ends.  They scored a 5 on end 12 to go ahead 13 - 12, but then failed to score for 8 ends allowing Dorking to take full control of the game.  Epsom finally lost by 13 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 78  Dorking 86     Epsom 2  Dorking 4

*Highest winning Epsom rink

East Surrey League - Top 10

Epsom played against Shirley Park in the Top 10 Competition on Saturday 9th July 2011.

They won the Pairs & Triples, but lost the Singles and Fours.  They lost the match overall 69 - 70.

Details:

Singles:   Brian Kenyon v Colin Gray lost 9 - 21

Brian struggled during the morning to get into the game, but was only 7 - 8 down after 8 ends.  Colin then had 5 good ends scoring a total of 12 shots to make it difficult for Brian.  Colin went on to win by 12 shots.

Pairs:  Martin Harbottle /Pat Buckley v Terry Davies/Bobby Budd won 18 - 14

Epsom had an excellent first half to this game and led 12 - 4 after 10 ends.  Shirley Park came back into the game in the second half, but Epsom went on to win by 4 shots.

Triples:    Bill Lawrence/Peter Miller/Les Owen  v Tim Walls/Ray Hambling/Peter Pring Jnr.  won 22 - 12

Epsom played very well throughout this game and led 15 - 5 after 10 ends.  Shirley Park narrowed the gap to 4 shots, 16 - 12, after 14 ends but Epsom finished strongly to win by 10 shots.

Fours:      John Hart/Terry Hoye/George Sperring/Graham Naish v

                 Bill Harris/Peter Lowe/John Ware/Richard Turner                      lost 20 - 23

After 10 ends Epsom had a good lead, 14 - 6, but allowed Shirley Park back into the game in the second half.  They lost the lead for the first time, 19 - 20, after 18 ends and going into the last end Epsom just needed to hold shot as the overall scores were level in the match.  Epsom were holding 5 shots, but the Shirley Park skip managed to get the jack into the ditch to score the 1 for a Shirley Park win.

Final Score:  Epsom 2 points  Shirley Park 2 Points  Epsom 69 shots  Shirley Park 70 shots

Surrey Un Badged Singles

The Quarter Finals of the Surrey Un Badged Singles took place at the Club on Wednesday 6th July 2011.

A big thanks must go to Peter Miller & Bill Lawrence for laying on Bacon and Sausage rolls for the evening.  This went down well.  Thanks must also go to everyone who helped prepare the green and put out the equipment.

Ladies' Past Times

Epsom Ladies played in the Past Times Competition against Carshalton Beeches on Wednesday 6th July 2011. They won away by 3 shots, but lost heavily at home to lose the match 30 - 42.

Details:

Home  Tessa Hurworth  Jo Ellis  Lyz Warren  Sylvia Pearce lost 12 - 27

This rink struggled for most of the afternoon.  They were 11 - 16 down after 15 ends and had a poor last 6 ends finally losing by 15 shots.

Away  Maggie O’Sullivan  Anne Hoffmann  Eileen Mills  Gill Sperring  won 18 - 15

Epsom was behind for over half of this game, but went ahead 15 - 14 after 15 ends and finished the afternoon winning by 3 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 30  Carshalton Beeches 42

Ladies' Friendly

Epsom Ladies played at home on Tuesday 5th July 2011 against Churchfields and won on both rinks and won the match 43 - 27.  This was a rain affected match which was halted after 18 ends.

Rink 3  Sue Needham  Tessa Hurworth  Ruth Nixon  Maureen Trumble  won 24 - 16

After dropping 3 singles on the first 3 ends Epsom took control and led 16 - 3 after 11 ends.  Churchfields had 3 good ends near the end of the game, but Epsom went on to win by 8 shots.

Rink 4  Sylvia Smart  Audrey Jones  Lyz Warren  Maggie O’Sullivan  won 24 - 16

Epsom played well all afternoon on this rink.  After 10 ends the scores were level 13 - 13, but Epsom scored 6 shots on the 11th end and dominated the remainder of the game winning by 8 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 43  Churchfields 27

Chrystie League

Epsom Men played at home against Esher on Monday 4th July 2011 and won on one rink, lost on the other and lost the match overall 29 - 41.

Details:

Rink 4  Bob Blaker  Derek Martin  Ken Lacey  Ron Snow  won 21 - 14

Esher was ahead 6 - 3 after 5 ends and 9 - 7 ahead after 10 ends.  Epsom played well over the last 8 ends to win by 7 shots.

Rink 5  Ken Phillpot  Derek Jones  David Ruston  Roy Doughty  lost 8 - 27

Epsom was outplayed throughout the evening.  They were behind 4 - 13 after 10 ends and allowed Esher to dominate the rest of the game eventually losing by 19 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 29  Esher 41   Epsom 1  Esher 3

Area 3 Top 4

Epsom played at home against Churchfields on Monday 4th July 2011 in the Area 3 Top 4 and won 17 - 13.

Details:

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  John Huxford  Bill Lawrence  David Sowdon  won 17 - 13

This was a very close game, but Epsom held the lead throughout the evening.  They led 10 - 4 after 10 ends, 13 - 8 after 15 ends and won by 4 shots.

East Surrey League

Epsom Men and Ladies travelled to Godstone on Sunday 3rd July to play in an East Surrey League match.  The Men were hoping to continue the success of last weekend after the excellent win against Purley Bury and the Ladies were looking for their first win in the League this season.  They achieved this with the men winning 114 - 64 (5 - 1) & the Ladies winning 45 - 32 (4 - 0).  The men have now won 12 years in a row against Godstone.

Men Details:

Rink 1  Bill Lawrence  Martin Harbottle  David Sowdon  Pat Buckley   lost 19 - 22

This rink made a good start and were 10 - 9 ahead after 10 ends.  On the 14th end they were level 14 - 14, but then dropped 5 shots on the next end.  Epsom won 4 of the last 6 ends and went into the last end 1 shot behind.  They held game, but a cruel wick took the jack away and they dropped 2 more shots to lose by 3.

Rink 2  John Hart  Cyril Newman  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 40 - 11*

Epsom dominated this game and led 19 - 3 after 10 ends.  They continued to score heavily on many ends running out comfortable winners by 29 shots.

Rink 4  Stefan Tomm  John Warren  Ron Mew  Jim Scott  won 20 - 18

The first 10 ends of this game belonged to Godstone, but Epsom finished strongly.  After 15 ends they were 6 shots adrift, 12 - 18, but finished very well scoring on each of the last 7 ends to win by 2 shots.

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon  Terry Hoye  Peter Miller  Les Owen  won 35 - 13

This rink also had a comfortable afternoon.  They led 19 - 6 after 10 ends and continued to dominate play winning 7 of the last 11 ends to win by 22 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 114  Godstone 64    Epsom 5 points  Godstone 1 point

*Highest winning rink

Ladies Details:

Rink 3  Audrey Jones  Dolly Snow  Lyz Warren   Eileen Mills  won 26 - 19

Epsom got off to a slow start and found themselves 9 - 13 down after 10 ends, but took the lead 17 - 15 after 15 ends and finished really strongly to win by 7 shots.

Rink 6  Maggie O’Sullivan  Anne Hoffmann  Jan Allum  Gill Sperring  won 19 - 13

Epsom made a poor start being 1 - 7 down after just 5 ends.  They came back well and were ahead 14 - 10 after 15 ends and continued to play well to win by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 45  Godstone 32  Epsom 4 points  Godstone 0 points.

Men's Friendly

Epsom men travelled the short distance to Leatherhead on Saturday 2nd July 2011 to play in a Friendly match.  Epsom has lost this fixture in the last 2 years so were hoping for a better result in 2011.  It turned out to be a very close match with Epsom winning on 3 rinks, losing on the fourth, but winning overall by just 1 shot, 75 - 74.

Details:

Rink 2  Derek Martin  Bob Blaker  Roy Doughty  John Hart  won 18 - 16

This rink got off to an excellent start and led 10 - 3 after 10 ends.  Leatherhead soon got into the game and took the lead 11 - 12 after 15 ends.  The last few ends were very even, but Epsom snatched a win by 2 shots.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Derek Jones  David Ruston  John Warren  lost 15 - 27

This rink also got off to a good start up to 5 ends, but Leatherhead came back strongly and dominated the rest of the game to be ahead 12 - 23 after 15 ends  and finished by winning by 12 shots.

Rink 4  Vic Phillips  John Huxford  Ron Snow  Terry Hoye  won 23 - 13

This rink had an excellent afternoon.  They led 21 - 4 after 15 ends going on to win by 10 shots.

Rink 5  Eddie Needham  Tony Jackman  Geoff Purrott  Eric Brown  won 19 - 18

This was a very close game.  Epsom was behind 9 - 10 after 10 ends, took a 1 shot lead, 13 - 12 after 15 ends and went on to win by just the 1 shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 75  Leatherhead 74

Thanks to John Warren for looking after this game and being Captain for the day.

Ladies' Surrey Triples

The Triple of Maggie O'Sullivan, Eileen Mills & Gill Sperring lost in the last 16 of the Surrey Triples on Friday 1st July 2011.

Eric with Staff Nurse, Patrick Steel, & Breege Skeffington,

Senior Sister who are located in the Coronary Care Unit.

These two front steer wheelchairs include oxygen and drip stands (total cost £1,326.96) were donated to the Coronary / Cardiac Unit at St. Georges Hospital, Tooting, South London, by the Zipper’s B.A.

The Zipper’s also purchased a Life Fitness -CSX Club Series Light Commercial Crosstrainer with Integrity Control (shown above) for the Re-Habilitation Unit at Epsom General Hospital at a cost of £3,100.00.    This piece of equipment is used together with other items to help bring patients back to various levels of health.

Nothing that the Zipper’s do would be possible if it were not for clubs like Epsom B.C. and people like yourselves  - THANK YOU!!