Ladies Two Wood Day

The Ladies Two Wood Day took place on Saturday 23rd June 2012.

The draw for the day was made at 9.30am for the 12 Ladies that attended.  A total of 14 games took place to decide the finalists in the Two Wood Championship & the Two Wood Plate.

There were some excellent games with three of these going into an extra end.  In the morning Sue Needham beat Maureen Trumble on the extra end 14 - 13.  In the afternoon two games in particular were very close.  In the Semi Final of the Championship Eileen Mills came back from being well behind against Gill Sperring to win on an extra end 16 - 15.  The other close game was in the Plate Semi Final when our new member Mary Bragg edged out Ruth Nixon also on an extra end 12 - 11.

The Final of the Two Wood Championship will be between Eileen Mills & Lyz Warren.  The Two Wood Plate Final will be between Mary Bragg & Maggie O'Sullivan.  These two finals will be played on Finals Weekend in September.

The whole day was organised by the Ladies' Competition Secretary, Anne Hoffmann assisted by Derek Hoffmann.

The tea & coffee was organised by Betty Day & Eileen Godfrey.

The Ladies would like to thank the following men for giving up their time to mark the games:-

David Bragg, Brian Kenyon, Ron Mew, Roy Doughty, Les Owen & Terry Hoye.

Thanks also go to George Sperring who acted as umpire for the day.

Men's Friendly v Redhill
Epsom played a friendly match against Redhill at home on Sunday 27th May 2012 & won 3 rinks & lost the 4th.

Details:

Rink 2  Tony Brydges  Bill Lawrence David Bragg  won 14 - 12

This rink held the lead all afternoon.  They led 6 - 4 after 10 ends, 11 - 10 after 15 ends and finally won a close contest by 2 shots.

Rink 3  Eddie Needham  Len Philpott  Derek Martin  won 22 - 8

This rink was always in control of this game and held a 12 - 2 lead at 10 ends.  They extended the lead at 15 ends, 18 - 6 and eventually won by 14 shots.

Rink 4  Derek Jones Tony Dunn  Roy Doughty  won 34 - 9

This Epsom rink played very well all afternoon outplaying Redhill.  They were 20 - 5 ahead at 10 ends, 29 - 8 up at 15 ends and finally won convincingly by 25 shots.

Rink 5  Tony Jackman  Bob Blaker  Vic Phillips  lost 13 - 14

This rink were ahead throughout the game and held a 1 shot advantage going into the last end.  Redhill secured the 2 shots required for victory.

Final Score:  Epsom 83  Redhill 43

Sutton & District Bowling Association - Yonwin Cup
Epsom played against Auriol at home on Sunday 27th May 2012 & won on all 3 rinks.

Details:

Rink 3  Stefan Tomm  Geoff Purrott  Ron Mew  Jim Scott  won 23 - 17

Epsom led 12 - 9 after 10 ends and kept the lead throughout the game.  At 15 ends they were 20 - 12 ahead and finally won by 6 shots.

Rink 4  David Sowdon  Ron Snow  Pat Buckley  Graham Naish  won 31 - 15

Epsom dominated this game throughout the morning.  They led 15 - 6 after 10 ends & 25 - 6 after 15 ends.  They went on to win by 16 shots. 

Rink 5  Bill Lawrence  Martin Harbottle Peter Miller  Les Owen  won 19 - 18

Epsom had a very poor morning on this rink.  They were 10 - 10 after 10 ends, but Auriol went ahead 15 - 11 after 15 ends.  With 3 ends to play Epsom were 6 shots behind, but managed to scrape through with a win by 1 shot by scoring 7 shots over these ends.

Final Score:  Epsom 73  Auriol 50

East Surrey League - Men
Epsom played Sutton on Saturday 26th May 2012 and won 3 of the 4 rinks winning the match 81 - 71 & gained 5 points to Sutton's 1 point.

Details:

Rink 2  Stefan Tomm  Roy Doughty  John Warren  David Sowdon  lost 17 - 27

After 10 ends Epsom was only 1 shot adrift 10 - 11, but the second half belonged to Sutton when they scored 16 shots to Epsom's 7 shots.

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  Ron Snow  Peter Miller  Les Owen  won 21 - 19. Epsom went in front after end 2 and after 10 ends were 11- 9 ahead.  Sutton drew level, 16 - 16 after 16 ends, but Epsom forged ahead 20 - 16 after 19 ends.  Epsom then dropped 3 shots on the 20th end & Sutton held 2 shots on the final end for a win until Les bowled his last bowl.  He glanced off a wing bowl to secure the shot to win by just 2 shots.

Rink 4  Geoff Purrott  Bob Blaker  Terry Hoye  Jim Scott  won 24 - 13

This rink had an excellent first 10 ends when they led 15 - 3.  Sutton came back into the game a little in the last part of the game, but Epsom won comfortably by 11 shots.

Rink 5  Martin Harbottle  George Sperring  Pat Buckley  Graham Naish  won 19 - 12

This turned out to be an excellent game.  After 10 ends Epsom was behind 7 - 8.  After 15 ends they led 13 -- 9 and on end 19 scored 4 shots to help secure a 7 shot victory.

Final Score:  Epsom 81  Sutton 71    Epsom 5 points  Sutton 1 point

Bowls England Top Club - Over 60's Mixed Double Rink
Epsom travelled the short distance to Cheam to play this game on Saturday 26th May 2012.  They won on 1 rink lost the second & lost overall 30 - 36

Details:

Rink 3  Geoff Purrott  Anne Hoffmann  Gill Sperring  Pat Buckley  lost 10 - 22

Epsom was behind throughout this game.  After 10 ends they were 8 - 10 down and 9 - 16 behind after 15 ends.  Cheam finished strongly eventually winning by 12 shots.

Rink 4  Maggie O'Sullivan  Lyz Warren  Terry Hoye  David Sowdon  won 20 - 14

Epsom dominated this rink throughout the game until end 17.  They led 11 - 4 after 10 ends, 19 - 5 after 16 ends, but Cheam finished well scoring 9 shots to Epsom's 1 shot over the remaining 4 ends.  Epsom won by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 30  Cheam 36

Mixed Friendly v Epsom Park
Epsom played Epsom Park in a friendly mixed match on Wednesday 23rd May 2012 and won on 3 rinks & lost the 4th.  They won the match 85 - 77.

Details:

Rink 1  Arthur Upward  Olive Phillips  Roy Doughty  John Huxford  lost 16 - 23

Epsom was behind 6 - 11 after 10 ends and 8 - 16 adrift after 15 ends.  Despite scoring 5 shots on end 18 Epsom still lost by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Bill Lawrence  Mary Bragg  Lyz Warren  Ron Mew  won 22 - 21

Epsom had the better of the first 13 ends when they led 13 - 10, but Epsom Park came back well in the latter stages of the game.  Epsom were leading by 5 shots going into the last end & just managed to hang on to a victory by 1 shot.

Rink 5  Bob Blaker  Clive Banderet  Sandra Huxford  Marilyn Walsh  won 23 - 19

Epsom got off to a really bad start on this rink when they found themselves 1 - 11 down after just 6 ends.  They then had 4 good ends and went ahead 13 - 12 after 10 ends.  They then played very well in the last half of the game and won 23 - 19.

Rink 6  Sue Needham  Ruth Nixon  Vic Phillips  Geoff Purrott  won 24 - 14

Epsom held a 1 shot lead, 11 - 10 after 10 ends and went further ahead 17 - 11 after 15 ends.  They continued to play well and eventually won by 10 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 85  Epsom Park 77

East Surrey League - Men
Epsom played Purley on Sunday 20th May 2012 and won 3 of the 4 rinks winning the match 86 - 61 & gained 5 points to Purey's 1 point.

Details:

Rink 2  Roy Doughty  George Sperring  Pat Buckley  Graham Naish  won 25 - 16

After 10 ends Epsom held a commanding lead, 15 - 8.  They continued to outplay Purley and won by 9 shots

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  John Warren  Ron Mew  David Sowdon  won 25 - 11.

Epsom also had a very good first 10 ends when they led 15 - 6.  They continued playing well and won by 14 shots.

Rink 4  Geoff Purrott  John Huxford  Terry Hoye  Jim Scott  lost 15 - 18

This rink led 9 - 5 after 10 ends & 14 - 9 after 15 ends.  Purley had the better of the last 6 ends scoring 9 shots to Epsom's 1 shot to win by 3 shots.

Rink 5  Bill Lawrence  Tony Dunn  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  won 21 - 16

This rink raced into a 12 - 2 lead after 10 ends.  Purley came back well to level the scores, 13 - 13 after 16 ends.  Epsom played well over the remaining ends eventually winning by 5 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 81  Sutton 71    Epsom 5 points  Sutton 1 point

Bowls England - Top Club (Top 11)
Epsom played Chipstead on Saturday 19th May 2012 and won 3 - 2.  This was a very good victory against a very strong Club.

Details:

Two Wood Singles - Brian Kenyon won this game comfortably 16 - 7.  The game was completed after 15 ends.

Four Wood Singles:  David Sowdon had a very good close contest up to 13 ends when he was just 1 shot adrift, 12 - 13.  However, his opponent scored on each of the next 6 ends to beat David 21 - 12.

Pairs:  John Hart & Graham Naish dominated this game right from the start.  They led 15 - 4 after 10 ends and went on to win by 13 shots.

Triples:  Bill Lawrence, Martin Harbottle & Peter Miller were outplayed in this game.  They were 3 - 11 down after 10 ends and went on to lose by 8 shots.

Fours: Geoff Purrott  George Sperring  Terry Hoye  Pat Buckley.  This team of 4 had an excellent win against a very strong Chipstead team.  After 10 ends they led 10 - 5 & continued to dominate the game winning by 6 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 3  Chipstead 2

Bowls England - Over 60's Mixed Double Rink
Epsom played Cheam in the first round on Sunday 13th May 2012.  They had an outstanding win 46 - 20.

Details:

Rink 2  Maggie O'Sullivan  Lyz Warren  Terry Hoye  David Sowdon  won 21 - 11

Epsom dominated this game right from the start.  They led 10 - 7 after 10 ends, 20 - 8 after 15 ends and went on to win by 10 shots.

Rink 4  Brian Kenyon  Eileen Mills  Gill Sperring  Pat Buckley  won 25 - 9

Epsom made a poor start finding themselves 0 - 6 down after just 4 ends.  They got back into the game very well and took the lead 10 - 9 after 12 ends.   They then went on to win all the remaining ends scoring a total of 15 shots to win by 16 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 46  Cheam 20

Mixed Friendly v Insurance BA
Epsom played against the Insurance BA on Sunday 13th May 2012 and won 1 rink, drew 1 rink & lost the other 2.

Details:

Rink 1  Audrey Jones  Marilyn Walsh  Derek Hoffmann  John Warren  lost 9 - 30

This rink started well, but lost the lead on the 9th end, 6 - 7.  The Insurance BA dominated the game from then on & went on to win by 21 shots.

Rink 3  Sandra Huxford  Mary Bragg  Tony Dunn  Ron Mew  lost 20 - 21

As the score suggests this was a very close game..  However, Epsom found themselves 6 - 14 down after 10 ends, but came back well to be 2 shots behind on the 18th end.  Needing 2 to win the rink on the final end Epsom just managed to score 1 shot.

Rink 5  Ruth Nixon  Derek Jones  Len Philpott  John Huxford  won 33 - 11

Epsom dominated this game right from the start.  They led 10 - 4 after 10 ends, 21 - 7 after 15 ends and went on to win comfortably by 22 shots.

Rink 6  Anne Hoffmann  David Bragg  Jan Allum  Terry Hoye  drew 20 - 20

After 10 ends Epsom was 8 - 10 behind.  They were further behind, 14 - 19 after 17 ends, but finished strongly to secure a draw.

Final Score:  Epsom 82  Insurance BA 82

East Surrey League - Men
Epsom played Warlingham Park on Saturday 12th May 2012 and won 2 and lost 2 rinks, but won the match overall 80 - 78 (4 - 2).

Details:

Rink 2  John Hart  Tony Dunn  Terry Hoye  Jim Scott  won 21 - 13

Epsom struggled for 7 ends, but went ahead 11 - 8 after 10 ends.  They dominated the last part of the game finally winning by 8 shots.

Rink 3  Brian Kenyon  Bob Blaker  John Warren  David Sowdon  lost 16 - 20.

After 10 ends Epsom was 7 - 12 behind.  After 15 ends they went further behind, 10 - 17.  However, they made a strong comeback, but lost by 4 shots.

Rink 4  Bill Lawrence  Ron Snow  Martin Harbottle  Peter Miller  won 23 - 21

This turned out to be quite a game for Epsom.  They found themselves 7 - 18 down after 12 ends, but then won the next 6 ends scoring a total of 16 shots to take the lead 23 - 18.  Warlingham Park won the last 3 ends, but were restricted to just 1 shot on each of these ends.  Epsom won an astonishing game by 2 shots.

Rink 5  Stefan Tomm  George Sperring  Pat Buckley  Graham Naish  lost 20 - 24

Epsom was behind throughout this game.  They trailed 9 - 11 after 10 ends, 12 - 17 after 15 ends and finally lost by 4 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 80  Warlingham Park 78    Epsom 4 points  Warlingham Park 2 points

Ladies Friendly
The Ladies played against Banstead Neville in a friendly match on 22nd May 2012 and lost 48 - 81.  They won 1 rink & lost the other 2.

Details:

Rink 2  Maggie O'Sullivan  Anne Hoffmann  Marilyn Walsh  lost 6 - 22

Banstead Neville dominated this game from the start and won by 16 shots.

Rink 3  Sue Needham  Maureen Trumble  Jan Allum  lost 13 - 48

Epsom were outplayed by Banstead Neville who won by 35 shots.

Rink 4  Jo Ellis  Dolly Snow  Lyz Warren  won 29 - 11

Epsom led 16 - 8 after 10 ends and continued to outplay Banstead Neville finally winning by 18 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 48  Banstead Neville 81

Ladies Friendly
The Ladies played against Reigate Priory in a friendly match on 17th May 2012 and drew 49 - 49.  They won 2 rinks & lost the third.

Details:

Rink 1  Lyz Warren  Maureen Trumble  Maureen Morris  lost 18 - 25

Epsom had a poor start to this game finding themselves behind 4 - 17 after 10 ends.  They picked up 6 shots on end 14 to narrow the gap, but eventually lost by 7 shots.

Rink 2  Maggie O'Sullivan  Jan Allum  Eileen Mills won 15 - 13

Epsom held the lead in this game from end 2 until end 16 when Reigate Priory went into the lead 13 - 12.  Epsom won the last 2 ends to snatch victory by 2 shots.

Rink 3  Sandra Huxford  Mary Bragg  Marilyn Walsh  won 16 - 11

Epsom held the lead throughout this game.  They led 7 - 6 after 10 ends and won 4 of the remaining ends outscoring Reigate Priory 9 - 5.  They won bt 5 shots

Final Score:  Epsom 49  Reigate Priory 49

Bowls England Top 10 - Ladies
The Ladies played against Tongham in the Bowls England Top 10 on 20th May 2012 and lost 3 - 1.

Details:

Singles:  Lyz Warren played in the singles and was involved in a very close match.  After 10 ends she led 11 - 7 and after 16 ends held a 5 shot advantage, 14 - 9.  After 22 ends the Tongham player drew level 17 - 17 and went on to win 21 - 18.

Pairs:  Maggie O'Sullivan & Gill Sperring played in the pairs. This turned out to be a very close game also.  After 10 ends Epsom led 11 - 8 and continued to keep in front for the rest of the game to win 19 - 17.

Triples:  Sandra Huxford, Marilyn Walsh & Eileen Mills played in the Triples.  After 4 ends the scores were level 3 - 3, but Tongham then dominated the game winning 9 of the remaining ends to win 21 - 9.

Fours:  Ruth Nixon, Jo Ellis, Anne Hoffmann & Jan Allum played in the Fours.  The Epsom team were outlayed throughout this game and lost 14 - 23.

Final Result:  Epsom 60  Tongham 82    Epsom 1 point  Tongham 3 points

President v Captain
The annual match between the President's team & Captain's team took place on Monday 7th May 2012.  The Captain's team won 94 - 76

Details:

Presidents Team:

Rink 1  Bill Lawrence  Audrey Jones  Roy Doughty  John Warren  won 24 - 11

Rink 2  Maureen Trumble  Vic Phillips  Jan Allum  Cyril Newman  won 15 - 11

Rink 4  Sue Needham  Janet Newman  Peter Miller  George Sperring  lost 9 - 29

Rink 5  Sue Townsend  Nancy Smillie  Marilyn Walsh  Pat Buckley  lost 7 - 27

Rink 6  Sandra Huxford  Tony Jackman  Derek Hoffmann  Eileen Mills  won 21 - 16

Captain's Team:

Rink 1  Anne Hoffmann  Heather Pigden  John Huxford  Lyz Warren  lost 11 - 21

Rink 2  Bob Blaker  Tony Brydges  Ron Snow  Jo Ellis  lost 11 - 15

Rink 4  Dolly Snow  Derek Jones  Brian Kenyon  Terry Hoye  won 29 - 9

Rink 5  Len Philpott  Olive Phillips  Geoff Purrott  Gill Sperring  won 27 - 7

Rink 6  Eddie Needham  Ruth Nixon  Tony Dunn  Martin Harbottle  lost 16 - 21

Final Score:  President's Team  76  Captain's Team  94

After the game the President, Derek Hoffmann laid on Tea, cakes & buttered buns.

Thanks to everyone also who helped to make the afternoon a success.

Bowls England Top Club
Epsom played Ashtead in the Bowls England Top Club on Sunday morning 6th May 2012.  They won all 5 games.

Details:

Two Wood Singles:  Stefan Tomm represented Epsom in this discipline.  This was a very close match with the scores level 8 - 8 after 12 ends.  Stefan had the better of the last 8 ends eventually winning 15 - 11.

Four Wood Singles:  Brian Kenyon represented the Club in this match.  This was also a very close game.  Brian held a 4 shot lead, 11 - 7, after 10 ends but lost the lead, 16 - 17 after 16 ends.  Brian finished strongly winning 21 - 18.

Pairs:  John Hart/Graham Naish  After 10 ends John & Graham were ahead 13 - 5, but Ashtead scored 6 shots over the next 3 ends to narrow the gap.  The last 7 were evenly contested, but Epsom went on to win 21 - 17.

Triples:  Martin Harbottle/Peter Miller/Les Owen  Epsom was on top throughout this game.  After 10 ends they led 13 - 6 and increased their lead to 25 - 8 after 15 ends.  They went on to win comfortably 29 - 8.

Fours:  Geoff Purrott/Terry Hoye/George Sperring/Pat Buckley  This was a very even contest during the first 10 ends when Ashtead held a 1 shot advantage, 8 - 9.  Epsom dominated the remainder of the game scoring 15 shots to Ashtead's 4 shots.  They won 23 - 13.

Final result:  Epsom 5 points  Ashtead 0 points.

Bowls England Two Fours
Epsom travelled to Purley Bury to play in the first round of the Bowls England Two Fours and won on one rink, but lost heavily on the other.  Epsom played a very strong Purley Bury side in very poor conditions and on a very heavy green

Details:

Rink 5  Stefan Tomm  Cyril Newman  David Sowdon  Peter Miller       won 15 - 13

Epsom held the lead throughout this match and won by 2 shots.

Rink 6  Brian Kenyon  John Huxford  John Warren Ron Mew           lost 11 - 32

Epsom got off to a very poor start and were 1 - 24 behind after 10 ends.  They then managed to win a few ends, but lost by 21 shots.

Final Score: Epsom 26    Purley Bury 43

Indoor Bowls - Sutton Indoor Bowling Club
David Sowdon & his partner won the drawn pairs & Les Owen & partner lost in the main pairs at Sutton Indoor Finals played on Sunday 15th April 2012.  David had a comfortable win, but Les was soundly beaten in his match.  Well done to both players for reaching the Finals.

At King George Indoor Bowling Club Jim Scott reached two finals.  He won the Two Wood Singles on an extra end, but lost the main singles.  Well done Jim for getting to two finals.

Eric Hingston Cup
Epsom lost against King George in the Eric Hingston Cup 38 - 68.  However, they did win on one rink.  This competition has been going on for several years, but Epsom have never won this trophy.

Details:

Rink 3  Bill Lawrence  Anne Hoffmann  Peter Miller Sylvia Pearce  lost 13 - 26

This was a close game until the last 6 ends when King George took control.  After 10 ends Epsom trailed by 3 shots and 4 shots after 15 ends.  Epsom finally lost by 13 shots.

Rink 4  Martin Harbottle  Derek Hoffmann Jan Allum  John Warren  won 15 - 14

Epsom started slowly and were 6 - 7 down after 10 ends.  They went into the lead, 12 - 10 after 15 ends and held out to win by just 1 shot.

Rink 5  Clive Allum  Sue Needham  Roy Doughty  David Sowdon  lost 11 - 28

Epsom got off to a bright start and led 6 - 2 after 5 ends.  King George then dominated the game finally winning by 17 shots.

Final Score:  Epsom 38  King George 68

Colin Hibbs League

Results for the 2012 Season

Statistics for 2012 (last years figure in brackets)

Epsom played 17 (18) matches, won 7 (8), lost 10(9) & drew 0 (1).

Shots for –185 (206), Shots against 239 (223).

The best win was 17 – 4 against Warlingham Park (17 – 6 against Ashtead).  A total of 26 (30) players were used throughout the season.

NB The final table received from the organisers record 7 wins, but the results below indicate 6.  Hopefully this 'error' will be sorted out very soon.

 Many thanks to Clive Allum for looking after the matches in 2011/2012