August 2026 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.  (16 ends played on 2, 3 & 4 and 14 ends on rink 1).  After 8 ends across the 4 rinks Epsom led 36  24 & went on to win by 7 shots.

Details:

Rink 1  Paul Maskell Liz Hind Trish Southgate  won 12 - 11

Epsom led 8 - 3 after 7 ends & won by 1 shot.

Rink 2  Barry Coe Nick Rowan Annette Jordan  won 25 - 5

Epsom led 16 - 1 after 8 ends & won by 21 shots.

Rink 3  Elaine Coe Sandie Harvey Barry Jordan  lost 8 - 19

Epsom were 4 - 11 down after 8 ends & lost by 11 shots.

Rink 4  Penny Payne Karen Pitt Frank Thompson  lost 13 - 16

Epsom led 8 - 7 after 8 ends & 13 - 10 on end 13.  They lost the last 3 ends & lost by 3 shots.

Final Score: Epsom 58  Insurance B A 51

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). After 9 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom were 20 - 27 down & 14 shots behind (33 - 47) on ends 15.  They lost by 9 shots.

Details:

Rink 2  Roger Jackson Mick Cooper Martin Harbottle Les Owen  lost 14 - 16

Epsom were 4 - 8 down after 9 ends & 11 - 13 behind on end 15.   They went into the last end leading 14 - 13, but dropped 3 shots to lose by 2 shots.

Rink 3  Phil Sims John Hart Bob Blaker Norman Mann  lost 13 - 20

Epsom led 8 - 6 after 6 ends, but lost the next 8 ends to go behind 8 - 18.  They lost by 7 shots.

Rink 4  John Warren Barry Jordan Gary Wisdom David Fearn  drew 17 - 17

The scores were level 8 - 8 after 9 ends, but Epsom were 9 - 16 down on end 13.  They won the next 4 ends to lead 17 - 16 & dropped 1 shot on the last end to tie the rink.

Final Score:  Epsom 44 Croydon MO's 53 Epsom 1 point  Croydon MO's 9 points

Gary Wisdom played his first game in his league & becomes the 178th member to represent Epsom Bowling Club.

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).  Epsom were 13 - 18 down after 9 ends across the 2 rinks & 3 shots behind (23 - 26) on ends 15.  They out scored Bookham 6 - 3 over the last 3 ends to tie the match.

Details:

Rink 3  Penny Payne Liz Hind Mary Green Christine Summerfield  won 18 - 16

Epsom were 9 - 11 down after 9 ends, but the scores were level 14 - 14 on end 15  They won by 2 shots.

Rink 4  Sandy Cooper Elaine Coe Frances Suttonwood Annette Jordan  lost 11 - 13

Epsom were 4 - 7 down after 9 ends & 9 - 12 behind on end 15.  They lost by 2 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 29 Bookham 29 Epsom 2 points  Bookham 2 points

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). After 9 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom were 14 - 17 down, but led by 2 shots (23 - 21) on ends 15. They were outscored 2 - 7 over the last 3 ends to lose by 3 shots.

Details:

Home: Terry Mears Elaine Coe Phil Sims  lost 13 - 17

Epsom were 7 - 12 down after 9 ends, but were level 13 - 13 on end 15.  They lost the last 3 ends & lost by 4 shots.

Away: Don Indran Liz Hind Fred Read  won 12 - 11

Epsom led 7 - 5 after 9 ends, but were 10 - 11 down on end 16.  They won the last 2 ends & won by 1 shot.

Final Score: Epsom 25 Epsom Park 28 Epsom 2 points  Epsom Park 4 points

Club Annual Match - Epsom Ladies v Epsom Men

The Annual match between the Ladies & Men took place on Thursday 6th August 2026. This season the Ladies were the hosts. The ladies won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 54 - 47.  (16 ends played).

Details:

Rink 1 Sue Carter Frances Suttonwood Christine Summerfield  lost 14 - 16

v Ray Evans Stefan Tomm Les Owen

The ladies led 6 - 5 after 8 ends & 14 - 10 on end 12.  They lost the last 4 ends & lost by 2 shots.

Rink 5  Sandie Harvey Sandy Cooper Annette Jordan  won 22 - 18

v Geoff Virgo Mick Cooper Barry Jordan

The ladies wer 0 - 13 down after 5 ends, but the scores were level 14 - 14 on end 10. They won by 4 shots.

Rink 6  Penny Payne Liz Hind Ruth Baker  won 18 - 13

v Robert York Frank Thompson Bob Blaker

The ladies led 13 - 5 after 8 ends & 17 - 7 on end 13.  They won by 5 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom ladies 54  Epsom Men 47

East Surrey League - Mid Week Triples

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

After 9 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom were 22 - 24 down & 13 shots behind (36 - 49) on ends 15.  They lost by 23 shots.

Details:

Rink 2  Don Indran Terry Mears Roger Jackson  lost 16 - 18

Epsom led 10 - 8 after 9 ends, but were 13 - 18 behind on end 15.  They lost by 2 shots.

Rink 3  Barry Coe Paul Maskell Mick Cooper  lost 12 - 23

Epsom led 10 - 5 after 9 ends, but were 12 - 14 behind on end 15.  They lost by 11 shots.

Rink 5  John Wellard Fred Read Barry Jordan  lost 11 - 21

Epsom were 2 - 11 down after 9 ends & lost by 10 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 39  Purley 62  Epsom 0 points  Purley 10 points.

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 (1 - 3). Epsom were 11 - 18 down after 9 ends across the 2 rinks and 3 shots behind (28 - 31) on ends 15.  They lost by 8 shots.

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Rink 4  Penny Payne Lynn Phillips Liz Hind Christine Summerfield  won 25 - 11

Epsom led 8 - 5 after 9 ends & 23 - 7 on end 15.  They won by 14 shots.

Rink 5  Sandy Cooper Sandie Harvey Frances Suttonwood Annette Jordan  lost 8 - 27

Epsom were 3 - 13 down on end 9 & 5 - 24 behind on end 15.  They lost by 22 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 30  Cuddington 38  Epsom 1 point Cuddington 3 points

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). After 9 ends across both rinks Epsom led 15 - 9 & were 10 shots ahead (28 - 18) on ends 15.  They won by 23 shots.

Details:

Rink 2 James Henderson John Wellard Fred Read David Fearn  won 24 - 11

Epsom led 10 - 5 after 9 ends & 18 - 10 on end 15.  They won by 13 shots.

Rink 3 Barry Coe Barry Jordan Mick Cooper Phil Sims  won 18 - 8

Epsom led 5 - 4 after 9 ends, but were 6 - 8 behind on end 13.  They won all the remaining ends to win by 10 shots.

Final Score: Epsom 42 Esher 19   Epsom 4 points  Esher 0 points

A full survey of the season will appear here shortly.

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).

After 9 ends across the 3 rinks Epsom led 31 - 29 & by 2 shots (51 - 49) on ends 15.  The match ended as a tie.

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Rink 3  Phil Sims John Hart Bob Blaker Norman Mann  lost 10 - 22

Epsom were 7 - 10 down after 9 ends & 9 - 15 on end 12.  They lost the next 4 ends & lost by 12 shots.

Rink 4  Keith Roberts Paul Maskell John Warren David Fearn  lost 13 - 25

Epsom were 5 - 12 down after 9 ends & 11 - 22 behind on end 15.  They lost by 12 shots.

Rink 5  Roger Jackson Mick Cooper Martin Harbottle Les Owen  won 34 - 10

Epsom won 13 of the 18 ends.  They led 19 - 7 after 9 ends, 31 - 9 on end 15 & won by 24 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 57 Bletchingley 57 Epsom 4 points  Bletchingley 6 points

Ladies Friendly

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

Details:

Rink 6  Penny Payne Elaine Coe Liz Hind  lost 8 - 27

Epsom were 2 - 18 down after 9 ends & lost by 19 shots.

Final Score: Epsom 8 Bletchingley 27