East Surrey League - Men & Ladies v Wallington

Epsom Men & Ladies played Wallington at home on Saturday 26th July 2014 and both teams won.  The Ladies continued their 100% record in the League by winning their 5th game in a row 4 - 0.  The Men won 10 - 2.

Details:  Ladies

Rink 2  Audrey Jones  Dolly Snow  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring  won 25 - 10

Epsom dominated play on this rink all afternoon.  They led 17 - 3 after 10 ends and continued to outplay Wallington running out winners by 15 shots.

Rink 6  Sandra Huxford  Heather Pigden  Eileen Mills  Marilyn Walsh  won 27 - 9

This rink had an even better start than rink 1.  They led 17 - 1 after 10 ends, 18 - 6 after 15 ends finally winning by 18 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 52  Wallington 19    Epsom 4 points  Wallington 0 points

Details:  Men

Rink 1  Stefan Tomm  David Bragg  Mick Gray  George Sperring    won 22 - 13

Epsom started well and went into a 12 - 2 lead after 10 ends.  They still led 16 - 6 after 15 ends & went on to win by 9 shots.

Rink 3  Geoff Purrott  Bob Blaker  Pat Buckley Jim Scott   lost 15 - 18

Epsom led 12 - 5 after 10 ends and 13 - 11 after 15 ends.  Wallington came back strongly and levelled the scores 15 - 15 on the penultimate end.  Epsom dropped 3 shots on the last end.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Bill Lawrence  Terry Hoye  David Sowdon  won 21 - 19

Epsom was in control of this game for 14 ends when they led 20 - 9.  The rest of the game was keenly contested with Wallington playing well.  However, Epsom held out to win by 2 shots.

Rink 5  Tony Dunn  John Huxford  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller    won 24 - 12

Epsom led all the way through this game.  They led 14 - 4 after 10 ends, 22 - 6 after 15 ends going on to win by 12 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 82  Wallington 62    Epsom 10 points  Wallington 2 points

Games Night

Epsom held it's Annual Games Night on Friday 25th July 2014 and over 60 members & friends turned up to take part in a variety of fun games.  A Fish & Chip supper was then enjoyed by everyone.

Many thanks go to Betty Day, Eileen Godfrey & Cyril Newman for organising the evening.  A special thanks goes to George & Gill Sperring for organising the games.  Thanks also goes to the many members who helped with the organisation and working behind the bar.  Many thanks to Marilyn Walsh who organised the bunting.

Ladies' Friendly v Dorking

Epsom Ladies played a Triples Match at home against Dorking on Thursday 24th July 2014 and lost on both rinks & the match 28 - 31.

Details:

Rink 3  Mary Bragg  Heather Pigden  Eileen Mills  Epsom trailed 6 - 13 after 10 ends & 10 - 15 after 15 ends.  On the 16th end Epsom were holding possibly 5 shots when the Dorking skip had a fortunate bowl to get shot.  Epsom went on to lose by 2 shots.

Rink 4  Maureen Trumble  Dolly Snow  Lyz Warren  lost 14 - 15

This was a very close game.  Epsom led 11 - 6 after 10 ends & 14 - 11 after 15 ends.  The last few ends were very close and Dorking managed to scrape a win by 1 shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 28  Dorking 31

Men's Friendly v Newdigate

Epsom played at home against Newdigate on Wednesday 23rd July 2014.  They won on 2 rinks, lost the third & lost the match 59 - 64.

Details:

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  David Ganney  Eric Brown  Peter Miller  won 19 - 12

After 11 ends the scores were level, 6 - 6 but Epsom went ahead 12 - 9 after 15 ends.  They finished the game strongly going on to win by 8 shots.

Rink 3  Tony Dunn  Roy Harsum  Bob Blaker  John Warren  won 27 - 21

After 10 ends Epsom led 12 - 9 and went further ahead 20 - 12 after 15 ends.  On the 19th end Epsom led by 13 shots, but dropped 7 shots over the final 2 ends finally running out winners by 6 shots.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Sid Bailey  Fred Read  Andrew Turnbull  lost 13 - 31

Epsom got off to a poor start and found themselves 4 - 16 adrift after 10 ends.  After 15 ends they still trailed 7 - 23, going on to be well beaten by 18 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 59  Newdigate 64

Chrystie League

Epsom played away at Bookham on Monday 21st July 2014.  They lost on both rinks & the match 25 - 32.

Details:

Rink 1  Tony Dunn  Ron Harsum  Fred Read  Andrew Turnbull  lost 11 - 16

After 10 ends Epsom was behind 6 - 9 and lost by 5 shots.

Rink 2  Derek Jones  Ken Lacey  Ron Snow  Peter Humphreys  lost 14 - 16

Epsom held the upper hand for 10 ends when they led 9 - 8.  However, Bookham came back well to win by 2 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 25  Bookham 32

Ron Harsum played his very first match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Mixed Match v Piscatorials Bowling Association

Epsom played at home against the Piscatorials Bowling Association on 20th July 2014 in a mixed 5 rink match and won on two rinks, lost on three rinks & won the match 108 - 93.

Details:

Rink 1  Sandra Huxford  David Rundle  Derek Martin  Peter Humphreys  won 25 - 14

After 10 ends Epsom led 10 - 8 and 16 - 12 after 15 ends.  They had the better of the rest of the game going on to win by 11 shots.

Rink 2  Derek Jones  Ruth Baker  Vic Phillips  Geoff Purrott  lost 19 - 20

Epsom also led by the same scores as rink 1 after 10 ends, but fell behind 13 - 15 after 15 ends.  On the 19th end the scores were level, 18 - 18, but the Piscatorials went ahead 18 - 20 on the next end.  The last end proved to be very close, but Epsom only managed to get 1 shot to lose by 1.

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Mary Bragg  Anne Hoffmann Martin Harbottle  lost 18 - 21

Epsom dominated this game for 18 ends when they led 18 - 15.  However, the Piscatorials managed to score 6 shots over the last 2 ends to snatch a win by 3 shots.

Rink 4  Phil Sims  Olive Phillips  Bob Blaker  Eric Brown  won 23 - 14

Epsom led 11 - 7 after 10 ends & 16 - 10 after 15 ends.  They continued to play well running out winners by 9 shots.

Rink 5  Audrey Jones  Joy Rundle  Ron Snow  Mick Gray   lost 23 - 24

This was quite an extraordinary game with Epsom being totally outplayed for 8 ends finding themselves 1 - 19 behind.  However, they fought back well to be 16 - 19 down after 15 ends and then went ahead 21 - 19 on the next end.  On the 19th end the scores were level 22 - 22, but Epsom went ahead again 23 - 22 on the penultimate end.  Unfortunately they dropped 2 shots on the last end to lose by 1 shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 108  Piscatorials BA 93

This was the 9th win in a row for Epsom & they remain unbeaten this season.

Men's Past Times - Epsom 'A'

Epsom 'A' played Purley on Thursday 17th July and lost at home, won away, but won the match 45 - 30.

Details:

Rink 6  Mick Gray  Howard Ellis David Bragg  David Sowdon  lost 17 - 22

Epsom got off to a poor start on this rink.  After 10 ends they were 5 - 18 down, but slowly got back into the game.  They still trailed by 7 shots after 15 ends, but kept the last ends close finally losing by 5 shots.

Rink 1  Brian Kenyon  John Hart  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 28 - 8

Epsom played well away at Purley and led 16 - 5 after 10 ends.  They were further ahead, 18 - 8 after 15 ends and Purley conceded on the 20th end leaving Epsom winners by 20 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 45  Purley 30

Ladies ESL

Epsom Ladies played away at Sutton on Thursday 17th July 2014 in the East Surrey League & won on both rinks and the match 50 - 25 (4 - 0).  This maintains their 100% record for the season.

Details:

Rink 1  Sandra Huxford  Heather Pigden  Eileen Mills  Marilyn Walsh  won 27 - 13

After 6 ends Epsom was 3 - 8 down, but came back well to take the lead 10 - 8 after 10 ends.  Over the next 7 ends they scored a total of 17 shots to lead 27 - 11.  They won by 14 shots.

Rink 2  Anne Hoffmann  Jane Wheeler  Lyz Warren  Gill Sperring  won 23 - 12

Epsom led throughout the afternoon.  They led 17 - 10 after 10 ends & 20 - 14 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 11 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 50  Sutton 25  Epsom 4 points  Sutton 0 points

Mixed Match v Brockham

Epsom played away at Brockham on Wednesday 16th July 2014 in a mixed triples match and won on three rinks, lost on one rink & won the match 81 - 49.

Details:

Rink 1  Bob Blaker  Sylvia Smart  John Warren   won 21 - 14

Epsom led from start to finish on this rink.  After 6 ends they led 11 - 1 and 17 - 8 after 12 ends.  They went on to win by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Tony Dunn Derek Hoffmann  lost 10 - 19

Epsom was outplayed on this rink.  They were behind 1 - 7 after 6 ends, 4 - 15 after 12 ends losing by 9 shots.

Rink 3  Phil Sims  Heather Pigden  John Huxford  won 19 - 14

Epsom led 6 - 2 after 6 ends, but went behind 8 - 10 after 12 ends.  They fought back well to win by 5 shots.

Rink 4  Terry Hoye  Eric Brown  Marilyn Walsh  won 31 - 2

This was a very one sided game with Epsom going into a 20 - 2 shot lead after 12 ends.  They continued to out play Brockham winning by 29 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 81  Brockham 49

This was the 8th game in a row that Epsom have won in mixed matches.

Area 3 Top 4 v Old Coulsdon

Epsom ('A') played Old Coulsdon on Wednesday 16th July 2014 and lost 19 - 27.

Details:

Howard Ellis  David Bragg  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  lost 19 - 27

After 10 ends Epsom trailed by 1 shot, 8 - 9.  Old Coulsdon outscored Epsom 16 - 3 over the next 6 ends to take the lead 11 - 25.  Epsom scored two 4's on ends 17 & 18, but Old Coulsdon went on to win comfortably by 8 shots.

Chrystie League

Epsom played away at Esher on Monday 14th July 2014 and drew on both rinks.

Details:

Rink 1  Bob Lister  Derek Martin  Fred Read  Andrew Turnbull  drew 12 - 12

This was a close game with Epsom leading 8 - 6 after 10 ends, but Esher fought back to draw the rink.

Rink 2  Phil Sims  Derek Hoffmann  Ken Lacey  Peter Humphreys  drew 15 - 15

This was also a close game with Epsom ahead 9 - 6 after 10 ends with Esher coming back to draw the rink.

Final Score:  Epsom 27  Esher 27   Epsom 2 points  Esher 2 points

Mixed Match v Ashtead

Epsom travelled to Ashtead on Sunday 13th July 2014 to play in a Mixed Friendly Match. Many records broken in this match.  In this game Epsom recorded the highest shots for in a game (157), the highest shot difference (91) & the highest combined total in any match played (222).

Epsom won on all 6 rinks.  This was the 7th win in a row for the Mixed matches.

Details:

Rink 1  Audrey Jones  David Rundle  Geoff Purrott  Marilyn Walsh  won 31 - 12

After 6 ends Epsom was 4 - 9 down, but won the next 8 ends scoring a total of 18 shots to go ahead 22 - 9.  They continued to play well finally winning by 19 shots.

Rink 2  Phil Sims  Sue Needham  Ron Snow  Peter Miller  won 19 - 15

After 10 ends Epsom led 11 - 9, but Ashtead drew level, 12 - 12 after 14 ends.  Epsom had the better of the remaining ends to go on to win by 4 shots.

Rink 3  David Ruston  Eddie Needham  Anne Hoffmann Mick Gray  won 35 - 5

This was a very one sided game with Ashtead winning just 4 ends.  Epsom led 16 - 3 after 10 ends, 26 - 3 after 15 ends finally winning by 30 shots.

Rink 4  Tony Dunn  Sylvia Smart  Bob Blaker  Terry Hoye  won 34 9

This was a similar story to rink 3 with Ashtead winning just 5 ends.  Epsom led 13 - 4 after 10 ends, 24 - 5 after 15 ends and won by 25 shots.

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon Derek Jones  Eileen Mills Eric Brown  won 18 - 13

Epsom led 11 - 6 after 10 ends & 15 - 10 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 5 shots.

Rink 6  Bill Lawrence  Joy Rundle  Derek Martin  John Huxford  won 20 - 11

Epsom led 7 - 6 after 10 ends & 12 - 10 after 15 ends.  Ashtead only scored 1 more shot leaving Epsom winners by 9 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 157  Ashtead 65

Joy Rundle played in her very first match for Epsom Bowling Club

Mixed Match v Reigate Priory

Epsom played Reigate Priory on Saturday 11th July 2014 in a mixed match and won on 2 rinks, drew on one rink & lost the fourth.  They won the match 88 - 59.  This was the 6th game in a row that Epsom have won this season.  This is the first time this has happened since records have been kept.

Details:

Rink 3  Phil Sims  Pauline File  David Ganney  Marilyn Walsh  Epsom was behind all afternoon. They were 4 - 8 down after 10 ends, 6 - 13 adrift after 15 ends finally losing by 7 shots.

Rink 4  Sid Bailey  Bob Blaker  Lyz Warren  Terry Hoye  drew 19 - 19

Epsom was also behind on this rink right up to the 16th end.  They were 7 - 10 behind after 10 ends, but levelled the scores 13 - 13 on the 16th end.  They led 17 - 15 after the 19th end, but dropped 4 shots on the 20th end.  Epsom played well on the last end to secure a well earned draw.

Rink 5  Tony Dunn  Sylvia Smart  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  won 26 - 15

Epsom led 11 - 8 after 10 ends & 16 - 13 after 15 ends.  They outplayed their opponents during the last 6 ends winning by 11 shots.

Rink 6  Audrey Jones  Barry File  Derek Hoffmann  Geoff Purrott  won 32 - 7

Epsom dominated play on this rink all afternoon.  They led 20 - 3 after 10 ends, 25 - 5 after 15 ends going on to win by 25 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 88  Reigate Priory 59

Phil Sims, Pauline File & Barry File played in their very first Mixed Friendly Match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Area 3 Top 4 - Epsom 'B'

Brian Kenyon  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  John Huxford won 22 - 21 at Purley Bury

Details:

Epsom was ahead throughout this game.  They led 9 - 2 after 5 ends & 14 - 10 after 10 ends.  The last part of the game was very close, but Epsom still led 17 - 15 after 15 ends and held on to win by just 1 shot.

Epsom 'B' will be away at Carshalton in the next round - to be played by 10th August.

Past Times - Ladies

Epsom Ladies played Old Coulsdon in the Past Times Competition on Friday 11th July 2014 & won at home, but lost away.  They lost overall 29 - 36.

Details:

Home Rink  Ruth Baker  Lyz Warren  Eileen Mills  Gill Sperring  won 15 - 12

This was a very close game throughout the afternoon.  Epsom led 7 - 6 after 10 ends, but Old Coulsdon drew level, 9 - 9 after 15 ends.  Epsom edged the last few ends running out winners by 3 shots.

Away Rink  Audrey Jones  Anne Hoffmann  Jane Wheeler  Marilyn Walsh  lost 14 - 24

After 10 ends Epsom trailed by 1 shot, 9 - 10, but Old Coulsdon had the better of the second half of the game.  After 15 ends Epsom was behind 11 - 18 eventually losing by 10 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 29  Old Coulsdon 36

Ruth Baker & Jane Wheeler played in their very first game in this Competition for Epsom Bowling Club.

Chrystie League

Epsom won their first game of the season away at Brockham on Monday 7th July 2014.  In a close game they won on both rinks on the last couple of ends on each rink.

Details:

Rink 1  Bob Lister  Derek Martin  Fred Read  Andrew Turnbull  won 16 - 14

After 5 ends Epsom led 3 - 2, but went behind 6 - 10 after 10 ends. Going into the 17th end Epsom was 12 - 14 down, but scored 2 shots on each of the last 2 ends to win by 2 shots.

Rink 2  Tony Dunn  Ken Lacey  Peter Humphreys  Ron Snow  won 18 - 15

Epsom led 4 - 3 after 5 ends & 8 - 6 after 10 ends.  Brockham came back into the game and going into the last end they led 15 - 13.  However, Epsom scored 5 shots on the final end to snatch a 3 shot win.

Final Score:  Epsom 34  Brockham 29    Epsom 4 points  Brockham 0 points

East Surrey League - Top 10

Epsom Men played Sutton at home on Monday 7th July 2014 and won the Fours, but lost the Singles, Pairs & Triples.  They lost 63 - 83 (1 - 3).

Details:

Rink 3  Singles:  David Sowdon  lost 17 - 21

This was a very close game for10 ends when David was ahead 8 - 7.  After 15 ends he was further ahead 13 - 8.  David was still ahead 17 - 13 after 18 ends, but his opponent came back well into the game scoring 8 shots over the last 3 ends to win by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Pairs:  Terry Hoye  Peter Miller  lost 19 - 27

Epsom started badly on this rink and found themselves 7 - 14 down after 7 ends.  However, they came back well taking the lead, 15 - 14 after 13 ends.  After 15 ends they still led by 5 shots, but Sutton scored a total of 13 shots over the last 6 ends to win by 8 shots.

Rink 6  Triples:  Brian Kenyon  John Huxford  Pat Buckley    lost 9 - 22

Epsom struggled on this rink all evening.  They were 4 - 15 down at 10 ends, 7 - 19 adrift after 15 ends finally losing by 13 shots.

Rink 5  Fours:  Howard Ellis  George Sperring  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 18 - 13

Epsom led by 1 shot (10 - 9) after 10 ends & 14 - 11 after 15 ends.  The last few ends were keenly contested, but Epsom held out to win by 5 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 63  Sutton 83    Epsom 1 point  Sutton 3 points

East Surrey League

Epsom Men played Dorking at home on Sunday 6th July 2014 and won on 3 rinks, lost on 1 rink and won the match 93 - 63 (10 - 2).

Details:

Rink 3  Tony Dunn  Cyril Newman  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  lost 15 - 19

This rink was behind right up to the 17th end when they drew level 14 - 14.  They had been 6 - 11 down at 10 ends & 10 - 14 behind at 15 ends.  The last 4 ends were dominated by Dorking who went on to win by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Howard Ellis  George Sperring  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 24 - 14

Epsom got off to an excellent start on this rink when they led 14- 6 after 10 ends.  They then got stuck on 14 for 5 ends, but were still ahead 15 - 12 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 10 shots.

Rink 5  John Hart  Bill Lawrence  John Huxford  David Sowdon  won 23 - 20

Epsom maintained the lead throughout this game.  They led 13 - 9 after 10 ends, 21 - 13 after 15 ends going on to win by 3 shots.

Rink 6  Brian Kenyon  John Warren  Terry Hoye  Pat Buckley  won 31 - 10

As the score suggests Epsom dominated this rink throughout with all 4 players having a very good game.  After 10 ends they led 15 - 5, and were further ahead 25 - 5 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 21 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 93  Dorking 63    Epsom 10 points  Dorking 2 points

Ladies Friendly

Epsom Ladies played at home against Cheam on Thursday 3rd July 2014 in a Triples match and won on 1 rink, lost on the other, but won overall 41 - 25.

Details:

Rink 3  Sandra Huxford  Sylvia Smart  Marilyn Walsh  won 27 - 5

Epsom got off to an excellent start and led 11 - 0 after 5 ends.  They continued to play well & led 20 - 5 after 15 ends eventually winning by 22 shots.

Rink 4  Ruth Nixon  Anne Hoffmann  Eileen Mills  lost 14 - 20

On the 9th end the scores were level 9 - 9, but Cheam took the initiative after 12 ends by going into the lead.  They kept in front for the rest of the game winning by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 41  Cheam 25

Mixed Match v Medway Bowling Association

Epsom played Medway Bowling Association on Wednesday 2nd July 2014 in a mixed match and won on 4 rinks, lost on two rinks and won the match 122 - 110.

Details:

Rink 1  Audrey Jones  Tony Jackman  Sylvia Smart  Terry Hoye  lost 12 - 18

This rink was behind throughout the afternoon.  They were 3 - 10 down after 10 ends, 7 - 12 behind after 15 ends and lost by 6 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  George Sperring  Andrew Turnbull  Marilyn Walsh  won 20 - 17

Epsom was 10 - 7 ahead after 10 ends, 16 - 10 in front after 15 ends and won by 3 shots.

Rink 3  Mary Bragg  Derek Jones  Geoff Purrott  Cyril Newman  lost 14 - 25

After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 14 down and finally lost by 11 shots.

Rink 4  Bob Blaker  Gill Sperring  Eric Brown  Martin Harbottle  won 28 - 12

Epsom dominated this game throughout.  They led 16 - 5 after 10 ends, 19 - 11 after 15 ends and won by 16 shots.

Rink 5  Derek Martin  Vic Phillips  Lyz Warren  Peter Miller  won 21 - 19

This was a very close contest.  After 10 ends Epsom was behind 9 - 10 and 13 - 14 down after 15 ends.  They played well over the remaining ends to win by 2 shots.

Rink 6  Peter Humphreys  Pauline File  David Bragg  John Warren  won 27 - 19

This was a close game for 10 ends when Epsom found themselves 10 - 12 behind.  However, they had an excellent second half going on to win by 8 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 122  Medway BA 110

East Surrey League - Men v Godstone

Epsom played Godstone in the ESL on Sunday 30th June and won on all rinks and the match 119 - 46.

This win extends Epsoms winning streak v Godstone to 14.  Unfortunately Godstone were 1 player short on two of the rinks.

Details:

Rink 3  Howard Ellis  George Sperring  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 36 - 8

As the score suggests Epsom dominated this game all afternoon.  They led 13 - 3 after 10 ends, 23 - 4 after 15 ends going on to win by 28 shots.

Rink 4  Tony Dunn  John Hart  John Warren  Pat Buckley  won 31 - 9

This was one of the rinks where Godstone was one player short.   Epsom led 12 - 5 after 10 ends, 21 - 7 after 15 ends going on to win by 22 shots.

Rink 5  Geoff Purrott  Bob Blaker  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  won 21 - 12

Epsom led 10 - 7 after 10 ends, 16 - 8 after 15 ends and won by 9 shots.

Rink 6  Brian Kenyon  Cyril Newman  John Huxford  David Sowdon  won 31 - 17

This was the second rink where Godstone were 1 player short.  Epsom scored heavily during the match.  They led 23 - after 10 ends, 27 - 11 after 15 ends going on to win by 14 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 119  Godstone 46   Epsom 12 points  Godstone 0 points

East Surrey League - Ladies v Godstone

The Ladies played their 3rd ESL game of the season & maintained their 100% record by beating Godstone convincingly by 36 shots. 

Details:

Rink 1  Audrey Jones  Ruth Baker  Jane Wheeler  Marilyn Walsh  won 27 - 15

After 10 ends the Epsom Ladies led 11 - 8, had an excellent second half outscoring Godstone 16 shots to 7 to win by 12 shots.

Rink 2  Anne Hoffmann  Heather Pigden  Eileen Mills  Gill Sperring  won 33 - 9

Epsom Ladies also dominated play on this rink.  They led 12 - 5 after 10 ends, 24 - 6 after 15 ends (including 8 shots on the 15th end) and went on to win by 24 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 60  Godstone 24    Epsom 4 points  Godstone 0 points.

Ruth Baker & Heather Pigden played in their very first ESL match for Epsom Bowling Club.

Men's Friendly v Leatherhead

Epsom played at home on Saturday 28th June 2014 against Leatherhead.  The weather interrupted this game making it possible to play 15 ends.  Epsom won on 1 rink & lost the other 3.

Details:

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Vic Phillips  David Bragg  John Huxford  won 16 - 7

Epsom led 10 - 6 after 10 ends and won by 9 shots.

Rink 3  Arthur Upward  Derek Martin  David Ganney  Peter Humphreys  lost 8 - 14

After 10 ends Epsom was 5 - 9 down & lost by 6 shots.

Rink 4  Geoff Purrott  David Hutchison  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren   lost 8 - 12

Epsom led 8 - 4 after 10 ends, but lost the remaining 5 ends to lose by 4 shots.

Rink 5  Tony Dunn  David Rundle  Mick Gray  Cyril Newman  lost 11 - 15

After 10 ends Epsom was 7 - 9 down & lost by 4 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 43  Leatherhead 48

Past Times 'A' Team

Epsom ('A') against Cuddington on 26th June 2014 and won on one rink, lost the second, but won overall 39 - 35.

Details:

Rink 1  Brian Kenyon  John Hart  George Sperring  Graham Naish  won 26 - 12

After 9 ends Epsom was 7 - 8 down, but then scored a total of 17 shots without reply to go into a 24 - 8 lead.  They won by 14 shots.

Rink 2  Mick Gray  Cyril Newman  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  lost 13 - 23

After 10 ends Epsom was 5 - 10 down and further in arrears 8 - 16 after 15 ends.  They eventually lost by 10 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 'A' 39  Cuddington 35

Past Times 'B' Team

Epsom ('B') against Chipstead on 26th June 2014 and lost on both rinks.

Details:

Rink 1  Geoff Purrott  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  Pat Buckley  lost 16 - 23

After 10 ends this rink was down 5 - 14, but fought back well to be just 3 shots adrift after 17 ends.  They eventually lost by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Tony Dunn  Terry Hoye  John Huxford  lost 17 - 25

The scores were level 15 - 15 after 15 ends, but Chipstead played well over the remaining ends to beat Epsom by 8 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 'B' 33  Chipstead 48

Area 3 Top 4 v Epsom Park

Epsom ('A') played Epsom Park on Sunday 29th June 2014 and won 18 - 17

Details:

Howard Ellis  David Bragg  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 18 - 17

After 10 ends Epsom led 8 - 7, but were level 11 - 11 after 15 ends.Going into the last end the scores were still level 17 - 17 and when Graham played his last bowl he was 4 shots down.  However, he played a very good bowl to secure a 1 shot victory.

Area 3 Top 4 v Purley

Epsom ('B') played Purley on Friday 27th June 2014 and won 20 - 17

Details:

Brian Kenyon  Andrew Turnbull  John Warren  John Huxford  won 20 - 17

After 10 ends Epsom led 13 - 10 & 15 - 14 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 3 shots.

Men's Friendly v Chessington

Epsom played Chessington on Wednesday 25th June 2014 and won on 2 rinks, lost the third, but won overall 60 - 51.

Details:

Rink 1  Bob Blaker  Bill Lawrence  Terry Hoye  Peter Humphreys  won 18 - 16

Epsom got to a good start and led 8 - 0 after just 5 ends.  They continued to stay ahead finally winning by 2 shots.

Rink 2  Tony Dunn  Bob Lister  Andrew Turnbull  Fred Read  won 24 - 16

Epsom led 8 - 5 after 10 ends, but went behind 12 - 14 after 15 ends.  They finished really strongly going on to win by 8 shots.

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  Derek Jones  David Bragg  Cyril Newman  lost 18 - 19

Epsom was behind throughout this game finding themselves 6 - 14 down after 15 ends.  However, they fought back well to lose by just 1 shot.

Final Score:  Epsom 60  Chessington 51

Ladies Friendly

Epsom Ladies played away against Leatherhead on Tuesday 24th June 2014 and won on both rinks & the match 44 - 27.

Details:

Rink 1  Ruth Baker  Mary Bragg  Heather Pigden  Marilyn Walsh  won 21 - 11

After 10 ends Epsom was 7 - 8 down & 10 - 11 adrift after 15 ends.  They finished strongly going on to win by 10 shots.

Rink 2  Audrey Jones   Sylvia Smart  Jo Ellis  Lyz Warren  won 23 - 16

Epsom held the lead throughout this game.  They led 12 - 6 after 10 ends & 16 - 10 after 15 ends.  They won by 7 shots.

Final score:  Epsom 44  Leatherhead 27

Chrystie League

Epsom Men played their fourth game of the season on Monday 30th June 2014 against Pippbrook and lost on both rinks & the match by 31 shots.

Details:

Rink 1  Bob Lister  Arthur Upward David Ruston  Ron Snow  lost 15 - 22

Epsom was behing all evening.  After 15 ends they were 5 - 15 down and lost by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Geoff Benfield  Derek Jones  Bob Blaker  Ken Lacey  lost 7 - 32

Epsom was completely outplayed on this rink.  They were 3 - 21 down after 15 ends finally losing by 25 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 22  Pippbrook 54

Geoff Benfield played in his very first game in this League.

Chrystie League

Epsom Men played their third game of the season on Monday 23rd June 2014 and lost on both rinks.

Details:

Rink 1  Tony Dunn  Phil Sims   Andrew Turnbull  Fred Read  lost 13 - 15

After10 ends Epsom led 8 - 7, but Leatherhead played well over the remaining ends to win by 2 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Vic Phillips  Derek Hoffmann  Peter Humphreys  lost 12 - 18

This was a similar story to rink 1 when Epsom led 9 - 7 after 10 ends, but fell away over the remaining ends to lose by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 25  Leatherhead 33   Epsom 0 points  Leatherhead 4 points

Phil Sims played in his very first game for Epsom Bowling Club in this match.

East Surrey League

Epsom Men travelled to Purley Bury on Sunday 22nd June 2014 and lost on 3 rinks, drew on 1 rink & lost the match 64 - 86 (1 - 11).

Details:

Rink 2  Howard Ellis  George Sperring  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  drew 18 - 18

After 10 ends Epsom was 10 - 7 ahead, and further ahead 15 - 10 after 14 ends.  Purley Bury came back strongly winning the next 6 ends to take the lead 15 - 18 with 1 end to play.  Epsom fought well over this final end securing 3 shots to earn a well deserved draw.

Rink 3  Terry Hoye  Martin Harbottle  Mick Gray  Les Owen  lost 16 - 22

Epsom was 1 - 8 down after just 6 ends, but fought well to get back into the game.  On the 13th end they scored 5 shots to narrow the gap to 3 shots, but dropped 5 shots on the 15th end to go 10 - 19 behind.  They finally lost by 6 shots.

Rink 4  Geoff Purrott  John Huxford  David Sowdon  Jim Scott  lost 17 - 18

After 10 ends the scores were level 8 - 8, but Purley Bury went ahead 9 - 15 after 15 ends.  Epsom played well over the last 6 ends, but just failed to score more than 1 shot on the final end resulting in them losing by just 1 shot.

Rink 5  Brian Kenyon  Bill Lawrence  Pat Buckley  Peter Miller  lost 13 - 28

Epsom was outplayed throughout the afternoon on this rink.  They were behind 6 - 18 after 10 ends, 9 - 23 after 15 ends finally losing by 15 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 64  Purley Bury 86  Epsom 1 point  Purley Bury 11 points

Men ESL Top 10

Epsom won the Singles, Triples & Fours and lost the Pairs against Ashtead on Tuesday 17th June 2014. 

Details:

Singles:  Mick Gray   won 21 - 9    (Marker Bill Lawrence)

Mick held the lead throughout this game.  He led 13 - 6 after 10 ends & 14 - 9 after 13 ends.  He then won the next 5 ends to secure a 12 shot victory in 18 ends. This was the first time Mick had played in this Competition for Epsom Bowling Club.

Pairs:  Stefan Tomm  Brian Kenyon  lost 13 - 23

After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 9 down, but Ashtead had the best of the rest of the game leaving Epsom losing by 10 shots.

Triples:  John Huxford  Les Owen  Jim Scott  won 22 - 9

Epsom dominated this game with Ashtead winning only 5 of the 18 ends.  Epsom led 12 - 6 after 10 ends, 17 - 7 after 15 ends finally winning by 13 shots.  This was the first time John had played in this Competition for Epsom Bowling Club.

Fours:  Howard Ellis  George Sperring  Terry Berry  Graham Naish  won 22 - 13

Epsom struggled for the first 10 ends of this game & found themselves 5 - 10 behind after 10 ends.  They had a very strong second half outscoring Ashtead 17 shots to 3 going on to win by 9 shots.

This was the first time Howard had played in this Competition for Epsom Bowling Club.

Final Score:  Epsom 78  Ashtead 54    Epsom 3 points  Ashtead 1 point

Chrystie League

Epsom played Bookham at home on Monday 16th June 2014 and won on 1 rink, lost on the other & lost the match 23 - 35.

Details:

Rink 1  Bob Lister  Derek Jones  David Ruston  Bob Blaker  won 18 - 15

After 5 ends Epsom led 6 - 2 & went further ahead 13 - 5 after 10 ends.  They won by 3 shots.

Rink 2  Arthur Upward  Derek Martin  Ken Lacey  Ron Snow  lost 5 - 20

This rink was behind all evening.  After 10 ends they were 3 - 9 adrift finally losing by 15 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 23  Bookham 35    Epsom 1 point  Bookham 3 points

Men's Surrey Fours

The Epsom Four of Howard Ellis, George Sperring, Terry Berry & Graham Naish lost at Chipstead on Monday 16th June 2014.

Details:

This started as a very close contest, but Chipstead had the upper hand over the last 6 ends.  After 10 ends the scores were level 9 - 9, but Epsom then went behind 9 - 16 after 13 ends.  They bounced back well on the 14th end when Graham removed a Chipstead bowl to get 6 shots leaving Epsom just 1 shot adrift, 15 - 16.  However, this success was short lived as Chipstead won the last 6 ends scoring a total of 12 shots leaving Epsom losing by 13 shots.

Despite losing in this game this Epsom Four have done very well - congratulations from all at Epsom Bowling Club for getting so far in this Competition.