Past Times

Men - East Surrey League

Epsom played Purley in the East Surrey League on Sunday 23rd May and won on two rinks and lost on two rinks. This was the 17th time that these two Clubs had met and Epsom made it the 5th win in a row.

Details:

Rink 5 Bill Lawrence John Warren George Sperring Graham Naish

This was a close game up to the 10th end when the score was 8 - 11. In the second half Epsom fought back well winning 7 ends to Purley's 5 ends. However, this was not enough and the rink lost 19 - 22.

Rink 4 Martin Harbottle Len Philpott Pat Buckley Peter Miller

All four players on this rink had an outstanding game. They led 14 - 3 after 10 ends and dominated the second half going on to win 40 - 6.*

Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Roy Doughty Jim Scott Les Owen

This rink had an excellent start and led 12 - 5 after 10 ends. Disaster struck on the 14th end when they dropped 6 shots to allow Purley back into the game. Purley went on to win 21 - 19.

Rink 6 John Hart Ron Snow Graham Pilbrow Ron Mew

This rink got off to a flying start and led 19 - 5 after 10 ends however Purley fought back well and came back to within 2 shots on the 16th end. Epsom held out to win 26 - 20.

Final Score: Epsom 104 shots Purley 69 shots Epsom 4 points Purley 2 points

* Highest winning rink

Mixed Friendly

Epsom played Cheam Fields on Saturday 22nd May and won convincingly 93 - 63.

Details:

Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Arthur Upward Anne Hoffmann Brian Kenyon Won 26 - 16

Rink 4 Jo Ellis Tessa Hurworth Bill Ellis Roy Ward Won 25 - 13

Rink 5 Bill Lawrence Ron Snow Derek Hoffmann John Warren Won 20 - 14

Rink 6 Sandra Huxford Jan Allum Geoff Purrott Martin Harbottle Won 22 - 20

Final Score: Epsom 93 Cheam Fields 63

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup

Epsom played Sutton in a preliminary round of the Yonwin Cup on Saturday 22nd May and won 64 - 53. This was an excellent win as Sutton fielded a very strong side. Epsom won on two rinks and lost on one.

Details:

Rink 3 John Hart Martin Harbottle Pat Buckley Peter Miller lost 12 - 22

This rink had a difficult morning and were 11 - 7 down after 10 ends. The gap remained at 4 shots, 15 - 11, after 15 ends. Sutton won the last 5 ends.

Rink 4 Graham Pilbrow Terry Hoye Graham Naish Jim Scott Won 24 - 18

This rink were ahead 11 - 5 after 10 ends and went further ahead at 15 ends, 18 - 7. However, over ends 16 - 19 they dropped a total of 11 shots, but Epsom finished strongly winning the last two ends.

Rink 5 Brian Kenyon David Sowdon Ron Mew Les Owen won 28 - 13

This rink had a great start and raced into a 18 - 5 lead after 10 ends. They continued to dominate the game in the second half.

Final Score: Epsom 64 shots Sutton 53 shots

Ladies' Friendly

Epsom played Reigate Priory on Thursday 20th May and lost overall 40 - 43. They won on 2 rinks and lost on the other.

Details:

Rink 2 Audrey Jones Dolly Snow Jo Ellis lost 9 - 17

Rink 3 Trish Tewfik Maggie O'Sullivan Eileen Mills won 17 - 13

Rink 4 Diana Taylor Anne Hoffmann Sylvia Pearce Won 14 - 13

Final Result: Epsom 40 Reigate Priory 43

Bowls England Two Fours

The Epsom 'A' team visited Cheam in the second round of the Bowls England Two Fours on Friday 21st May 2010. This turned out to be a very close game going right down to the last few ends. However, one turning point came on the 14th end when one rink dropped 2 shots and the other 5 shots. Up to then Epsom were ahead in the match.

Details:

Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Roy Ward George Sperring Graham Naish

After 10 ends Epsom were ahead 12 - 10 but Cheam went ahead 17 - 16 after 15 ends. Unfortunately Epsom then dropped 4 shots in total on the last two ends to tie 21 - 21.

Rink 3 Alan Wybrow John Warren Pat Buckley David Sowdon

After 10 ends the scores were tied 6 - 6, but Cheam went ahead 14 - 7 after 15 ends. Epsom fought back well to be just 3 shots down going into the final end. Pat Buckley played a great bowl to give Epsom the chance to get 3 shots to force an extra end, but then the Cheam skip drew the shot. David Sowdon just missed taking the shot out and the rink lost 19 - 14.

Final Score: Epsom 35 shots Cheam 40 shots.

Bowls England Two Fours

The Epsom 'B' team visited Croydon in the second round of the Bowls England Two Fours on Thursday 20th May 2010. Croydon fielded a very strong side which included 4 Middleton Cup players.

Details:

Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Derek Hoffmann Ron Mew Les Owen

This turned out to be a very close game. After 10 ends Croydon held a 1 shot advantage, 10 - 9 and at 15 ends pulled further ahead 16 - 11. However, Epsom had an excellent last few ends resulting in them securing a draw 18 - 18.

Rink 3 Martin Harbottle Terry Hoye Jim Scott Peter Miller

Epsom got off to a poor start on this rink and found themselves 14 - 1 down after just 7 ends. However, they fought back well and won 6 ends in a row scoring a total of 10 shots to close the gap to 11 - 14. Croydon then scored on the next 4 ends, but once again Epsom bounced back. However, they failed to narrow the gap and eventually lost 21 - 15.

Final Score: Epsom 33 shots Croydon 39 shots.

This was a fine achievement against a very strong Croydon side. Well done Epsom.

Ladies' Friendly Match

Epsom ladies played Malden Manor on Tuesday 18th May & lost 42 - 54

Rink 2 Sandra Huxford Lyz Warren Maureen Trumble Lost 13 - 18

Rink 3 Audrey Jones Tessa Hurworth Sylvia Pearce Won 20 - 12

Rink 4 Sue Needham Dolly Snow Jo Ellis Lost 9 - 24

Final Score: Epsom 42 Malden Manor 54

Men's Surrey Results

John Warren beat Nick Williams from Chipstead 21 - 9 in the Secretaries Singles.

Ted Ray beat Gordon Adams from Sutton in the Un Badged Singles 21 - 6



Men - East Surrey League Epsom played Purley in the East Surrey League on Sunday 23rd May and won on two rinks and lost on two rinks. This was the 17th time that these two Clubs had met and Epsom made it the 5th win in a row. Details: Rink 5 Bill Lawrence John Warren George Sperring Graham Naish This was a close game up to the 10th end when the score was 8 - 11. In the second half Epsom fought back well winning 7 ends to Purley's 5 ends. However, this was not enough and the rink lost 19 - 22. Rink 4 Martin Harbottle Len Philpott Pat Buckley Peter Miller All four players on this rink had an outstanding game. They led 14 - 3 after 10 ends and dominated the second half going on to win 40 - 6.* Rink 3 Brian Kenyon Roy Doughty Jim Scott Les Owen This rink had an excellent start and led 12 - 5 after 10 ends. Disaster struck on the 14th end when they dropped 6 shots to allow Purley back into the game. Purley went on to win 21 - 19. Rink 6 John Hart Ron Snow Graham Pilbrow Ron Mew This rink got off to a flying start and led 19 - 5 after 10 ends however Purley fought back well and came back to within 2 shots on the 16th end. Epsom held out to win 26 - 20. Final Score: Epsom 104 shots Purley 69 shots Epsom 4 points Purley 2 points * Highest winning rink

Mixed Friendly Epsom played Cheam Fields on Saturday 22nd May and won convincingly 93 - 63. Details: Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Arthur Upward Anne Hoffmann Brian Kenyon Won 26 - 16 Rink 4 Jo Ellis Tessa Hurworth Bill Ellis Roy Ward Won 25 - 13 Rink 5 Bill Lawrence Ron Snow Derek Hoffmann John Warren Won 20 - 14 Rink 6 Sandra Huxford Jan Allum Geoff Purrott Martin Harbottle Won 22 - 20 Final Score: Epsom 93 Cheam Fields 63

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup Epsom played Sutton in a preliminary round of the Yonwin Cup on Saturday 22nd May and won 64 - 53. This was an excellent win as Sutton fielded a very strong side. Epsom won on two rinks and lost on one. Details: Rink 3 John Hart Martin Harbottle Pat Buckley Peter Miller lost 12 - 22 This rink had a difficult morning and were 11 - 7 down after 10 ends. The gap remained at 4 shots, 15 - 11, after 15 ends. Sutton won the last 5 ends. Rink 4 Graham Pilbrow Terry Hoye Graham Naish Jim Scott Won 24 - 18 This rink were ahead 11 - 5 after 10 ends and went further ahead at 15 ends, 18 - 7. However, over ends 16 - 19 they dropped a total of 11 shots, but Epsom finished strongly winning the last two ends. Rink 5 Brian Kenyon David Sowdon Ron Mew Les Owen won 28 - 13 This rink had a great start and raced into a 18 - 5 lead after 10 ends. They continued to dominate the game in the second half. Final Score: Epsom 64 shots Sutton 53 shots

Ladies' Friendly Epsom played Reigate Priory on Thursday 20th May and lost overall 40 - 43. They won on 2 rinks and lost on the other. Details: Rink 2 Audrey Jones Dolly Snow Jo Ellis lost 9 - 17 Rink 3 Trish Tewfik Maggie O'Sullivan Eileen Mills won 17 - 13 Rink 4 Diana Taylor Anne Hoffmann Sylvia Pearce Won 14 - 13 Final Result: Epsom 40 Reigate Priory 43

Bowls England Two Fours The Epsom 'A' team visited Cheam in the second round of the Bowls England Two Fours on Friday 21st May 2010. This turned out to be a very close game going right down to the last few ends. However, one turning point came on the 14th end when one rink dropped 2 shots and the other 5 shots. Up to then Epsom were ahead in the match. Details: Rink 2 Bill Lawrence Roy Ward George Sperring Graham Naish After 10 ends Epsom were ahead 12 - 10 but Cheam went ahead 17 - 16 after 15 ends. Unfortunately Epsom then dropped 4 shots in total on the last two ends to tie 21 - 21. Rink 3 Alan Wybrow John Warren Pat Buckley David Sowdon After 10 ends the scores were tied 6 - 6, but Cheam went ahead 14 - 7 after 15 ends. Epsom fought back well to be just 3 shots down going into the final end. Pat Buckley played a great bowl to give Epsom the chance to get 3 shots to force an extra end, but then the Cheam skip drew the shot. David Sowdon just missed taking the shot out and the rink lost 19 - 14. Final Score: Epsom 35 shots Cheam 40 shots.

Bowls England Two Fours The Epsom 'B' team visited Croydon in the second round of the Bowls England Two Fours on Thursday 20th May 2010. Croydon fielded a very strong side which included 4 Middleton Cup players. Details: Rink 2 Brian Kenyon Derek Hoffmann Ron Mew Les Owen This turned out to be a very close game. After 10 ends Croydon held a 1 shot advantage, 10 - 9 and at 15 ends pulled further ahead 16 - 11. However, Epsom had an excellent last few ends resulting in them securing a draw 18 - 18. Rink 3 Martin Harbottle Terry Hoye Jim Scott Peter Miller Epsom got off to a poor start on this rink and found themselves 14 - 1 down after just 7 ends. However, they fought back well and won 6 ends in a row scoring a total of 10 shots to close the gap to 11 - 14. Croydon then scored on the next 4 ends, but once again Epsom bounced back. However, they failed to narrow the gap and eventually lost 21 - 15. Final Score: Epsom 33 shots Croydon 39 shots. This was a fine achievement against a very strong Croydon side. Well done Epsom.

Ladies' Friendly Match Epsom ladies played Malden Manor on Tuesday 18th May & lost 42 - 54 Rink 2 Sandra Huxford Lyz Warren Maureen Trumble Lost 13 - 18 Rink 3 Audrey Jones Tessa Hurworth Sylvia Pearce Won 20 - 12 Rink 4 Sue Needham Dolly Snow Jo Ellis Lost 9 - 24 Final Score: Epsom 42 Malden Manor 54

Men's Surrey Results John Warren beat Nick Williams from Chipstead 21 - 9 in the Secretaries Singles. Ted Ray beat Gordon Adams from Sutton in the Un Badged Singles 21 - 6

Friendly Mixed Match Epsom played the Insurance Bowling Association on Sunday 16th May 2010 and lost 77 - 83. This is the first time that Epsom have lost against the Insurance B.A. for a few years. Details: Rink 2 Sandra Huxford Vic Phillips Roy Doughty Ron Mew Lost 8 - 29 Rink 3 Maggie O’Sullivan Dolly Snow Derek Hoffmann Eileen Mills Drew 23 - 23 Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Anne Hoffmann Jan Allum Geoff Purrott Won 27 - 7 Rink 5 Olive Phillips Audrey Jones Len Philpott Eric Brown Lost 19 - 24 Final Score: Epsom 77 Insurance B.A. 83

East Surrey League Epsom Men travelled to Warlingham Park on Saturday 15th May to play their very first League match of the season. This is the 3rd season that Warlingham Park have been in the league and once again Epsom won. This made it 3 wins out of 3. Overall during the match Epsom were ahead 45 - 34 after 10 ends & 63 - 49 after 15 ends. Details: Rink 2 Ron Snow Derek Hoffmann Terry Hoye Graham Naish Won 20 - 16 This rink were ahead throughout the game and led 17 - 10 after 15 ends, but dropped 4 shots on the last two ends. Rink 3 Bill Lawrence George Sperring Pat Buckley Peter Miller Won 28 - 13* This rink had an excellent afternoon and dominated play throughout the match. After 15 ends they held a commanding lead, 23 - 8, but they also gave away shots on the last few ends. Rink 4 John Hart Stefan Tomm Graham Pilbrow Jim Scott Lost 14 - 18 This rink got off to a slow start, but took the lead after 13 ends, 10 - 9. Warlingham Park then had 4 good ends to give themselves a 17 - 10 lead. Epsom pulled back a little over the last few ends but still lost. Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Roy Ward David Sowdon Les Owen Lost 16 - 22 This rink got off to a very good start and led 8 - 2 early on. Warlingham Park took the lead at 12 ends, 15 - 13 and although Epsom scored 4 singles late on in the game they could not close the gap. Final Scores: Epsom 78 Warlingham Park 69 Epsom 4 points Warlingham Park 2 points * Highest winning rink

Bowls England Two Fours The Epsom 'A' team played away at Purley Bury on Sunday 9th May and won 50 - 31 Details: Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Roy Ward George Sperring Graham Naish This was a fairly even game throughout with Epsom leading after 15 ends 17 - 15. As the other rink was well ahead this rink did not play the last end and finally won 22 - 18. Rink 2 Alan Wybrow John Warren Pat Buckley David Sowdon This was a good performance by the rink. They went ahead after the 3rd end and continued to score well throughout the morning. They finished with a flourish scoring a 2, 3, 1 & 2 on the last 4 ends to win 28 - 13. Final Score: Epsom 50 shots Purley Bury 31 shots Alan Wybrow played his very first game for Epsom in a Bowls England match. Epsom are away to Cheam in the next round. All relevant areas of the Web Site have been updated to include these results. You can view these by going to 'Associations' Bowls England and then follow the links. Player Profiles have also been updated to reflect appearances in the Bowls England competitions.

Men's Friendly against Carshalton Beeches on Saturday 8th May 2010 Epsom men travelled to Carshalton Beeches to play in a friendly and won the match 54 - 48. Unfortunately the game was shortened to 16 ends as the weather was poor. Details: Rink 2 Arthur Upward Roy Doughty Derek Hoffmann Roy Ward won 20 - 8* Rink 3 John Hart Tony Jackman Ron Snow John Warren lost 11 - 12 Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Clive Banderet Eric Brown Les Owen lost 9 - 14 Rink 5 Derek Jones David Ruston Alan Wybrow Geoff Purrott drew 14 - 14 Final Score: Epsom 54 Carshalton Beeches 48 shots * Highest winning rink

Ladies' Top 10 against Sutton Epsom Ladies played Sutton at home on Saturday morning 8th May 2010 and lost the Pairs, Triples & Fours. Maggie O'Sullivan won in the singles 21 - 16. The Pairs lost 26 - 10, the Triples lost 14 - 5 & the Fours lost 19 - 9. This means they lost the match 3 - 1.

Bowls England Two Fours The Epsom 'B' team played at home against Cheam Fields 'A' on Friday 7th May and won 50 - 34. Details: Rink 1 Brian Kenyon Ted Ray Ron Mew Les Owen This rink had a very good evening and were well in control of the game. After 10 ends they led 19 - 3 and continued to dominate the game and won comfortably 37 - 10. Rink 2 John Huxford Derek Hoffmann Martin Harbottle Peter Miller This rink started off very even, but on ends 9 and 10 they dropped a total of 7 shots. The second half belonged to Cheam Fields with Epsom struggling to stay in touch. Although Epsom scored 5 shots on the last few ends they still lost 24 - 13. Final Score: Epsom 50 shots Cheam Fields 34 John Huxford played his very first game for Epsom in a Bowls England match. Epsom are away to Croydon in the next round. All relevant areas of the Web Site have been updated to include these results. You can view these by going to 'Associations' Bowls England and then follow the links. Player Profiles have also been updated to reflect appearances in the Bowls England competitions.

Ladies Friendly Epsom Ladies opened the season with a win at Supreme by 47 - 45. They won one rink, lost one rink & drew on the other.

President v Captain - Monday 3rd May 2010 The traditional fixture between the President's team & the Captain's team took place on May Bank Holiday. It was a cold day, but the rain stayed away for most of the match. The President's team won this year 93 - 66. Details: President's team first. Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Olive Phillips Derek Hoffmann Maureen Trumble 13 Vi Upward Jan Allum Ron Snow Eileen Mills* 20 Rink 2 Sandra Huxford Roy Doughty Pat Buckley 20 Ann Bailey Alan Wybrow Cyril Newman 8 Rink 3 Heather Pigden Sid Bailey Roy Ward * 33 Arthur Upward Nancy Smillie Lyz Warren 6 Rink 4 Ruth Nixon Vic Phillips Brian Kenyon Sylvia Pearce 14 Audrey Jones Eddie Needham Anne Hoffmann John Hart 19 Rink 5 Ken Lacey Len Philpott John Warren 13 Sue Needham John Huxford Geoff Purrott 13 Highest winning rinks were presented with a Mars bar each. Final Result: President 93 shots Captain 66*

Men's Friendly - Sunday 2nd May 2010 Epsom Men travelled to Chipstead to play in the second friendly of the season. Chipstead celebrate their Centenary this year. This game started in heavy rain & it continued for most of the afternoon. It also became very cold so it was decided to shorten the match to 18 ends. The game started fairly even, but after 10 ends Chipstead took a 43 - 30 lead. Epsom cut this lead back to just 3 shots at 15 ends and two of the rinks finished strongly to make the outcome a draw, 67 - 67. Details: Rink 1 Bill Lawrence Ron Snow Martin Harbottle Peter Miller Lost 13 - 17 Rink 2 John Huxford Bill Ellis Eric Brown David Sowdon Lost 8 - 27 Rink 3 John Hart Cyril Newman Roy Ward Pat Buckley Won 26 - 9* Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Len Philpott Geoff Purrott Graham Naish Won 20 - 14 * Highest winning rink. After the game the Chipstead Captain presented a Centenary Banner to Epsom Bowling Club and issued a Centenary pen to all Epsom players.

Men's Friendly - Saturday 1st May 2010 Epsom Men won their very first Friendly of the season at Reigate Priory 82 - 63. They won 3 rinks & lost on one. The match started badly for Epsom with one rink going 9 - 1 down and at 5 ends overall Epsom were losing 25 - 14. However, from then on all rinks began to play well and at 15 ends they were 58 - 46 ahead. Details: Rink 1 Vic Phillips, John Huxford, Eric Brown & Terry Hoye.* This rink had an excellent afternoon and were ahead all through the game. They held a 22- 6 advantage after 15 ends and went on to win comfortably 28 - 9. Rink 2 David Ruston, Derek Hoffmann, Martin Harbottle & Peter Miller. After 10 ends this rink were 7 - 12 down, but then after the next 5 ends went ahead 18 - 13. The game finished very close with the rink winning 24 - 21. Rink 3 Derek Jones, Roy Doughty, Alan Wybrow & John Hart. John's rink got off to a really bad start and found themselves 9 - 1 down after 5 ends, behind 12 - 14 after 15 ends, but then had some excellent last few ends to win by just 2 shots, 19 - 17. Rink 4 Bill Lawrence, Tony Jackman, Brian Kenyon & Roy Ward. This rink had a close first 10 ends, but Reigate Priory pulled ahead to lead 15 - 9 after 15 ends. The rink eventually lost 16 - 11. * Highest winning rink.

Bowls England Top Club (Top 11) Once again Epsom Men lose narrowly to Old Coulsdon in an outside competition. Epsom won the Two Wood Singles & Pairs, lost the Four Wood Singles, narrowly lost the Triples and were well beaten in the Fours. Four Wood Singles: Once again Graham Pilbrow represented the Club. He got off to a slow start, but came back well. However, his opponent, Andrew Barclay, after winning an end gave the jack away and this proved to be the deciding factor in the game. Andrew played some excellent last bowls on several ends when Graham was lying shot and went on to beat Graham 21 - 11. Two Wood Singles: For the first time in outside competitions David Sowdon represented the Club in the Two Wood. He had an excellent game and held the lead right up to the 17th end when his opponent, Peter Sarratt, drew level 11 - 11. However, David continued to play exceptionally well and won 15 - 12 after 21 ends. Pairs: The pairing of Martin Harbottle and Peter Miller also had an excellent evening. Martin and Peter have represented the Club many times together over the years, but this game must go down as one of their best wins. They were always in control, and although leading by just 1 shot after 11 ends they went on to win comfortably 22 - 11. Triples: The triple of Brian Kenyon, Terry Hoye and Ron Mew played a very strong Old Coulsdon side. They held their own throughout the game and on 16 ends were 11 - 11. The last two ends proved to be very tense and it was only the Old Coulsdon skip that turned the game in their favour. The triple finally losing by just 2 shots. A great effort. Fours: Unfortunately the four of Bill Lawrence, John Hart, Pat Buckley and Graham Naish had a very difficult game. They did, however, give themselves a chance on the 14th end when they scored 4 shots, then a 2 on the 16th end to be just 4 shots behind. The last few ends Epsom were outplayed and they dropped a total of 11 shots to lose 15 - 29. So once again Epsom lose to Old Coulsdon, this time 3 - 2.