Howard Ellis
Howard will be sadly missed by us all at Epsom Bowling Club. Until he was taken ill Howard played in many games, representing the Club in Bowls England Competitions, Surrey County Bowling Association games & many, many club matches.
He worked tirelessly at the Club, especially during the Covid year being responsible for many aspects of the work involved with the new changing rooms. He spent hours at the Club painting & carrying out maintenance of the premises for many years. Much of this unknown to many members.
Howard joined Epsom Bowling Club in 2010. He started bowling at Sunbury Bowling Club.
He was the Property Manager for 2014/2015. Howard was a member of the squad that won
the East Surrey League in 2015 & he was a member of the team that lost in the Mole Valley Cup Final 2016.
He was a member of the team that lost in the Final of the Yonwin Cup in 2016, was a member of the squad that won the Chrystie League in 2017 & was a member of the squad that won the Vilamoura Mixed League in 2017.
Sadly Howard passed away on Wednesday 8th March 2023.
Club Record
Won Mixed Pairs 2016 Queen's Jubilee 2012 Miller's Triples 2012 Pairs 2018
Runner Up Triples 2012/19 Mixed Pairs 2015 Australian Pairs 2019
Match Record Appearances
East Surrey League 92, Yonwin Cup 9, ESL Top 10 5, ESL Top 11 4, BE Top 11 9, Tony Allcock Trophy 1.
Past Times Trophy 7, BE Two Fours 7, Area 3 Top 4 8, Chrystie League 18.
Jubilee Cup 3, Vilamoura Mixed League 6.
Friendly Matches 35, Mixed Matches 11, Indoor Friendly Matches 1
Howard played his first competitive game for Epsom Bowling Club on 15/08/11 against the Surrey Patrons.
He played his first East Surrey League match on 01/07/12 against Godstone. The rink was Brian Kenyon Howard Ellis Terry Hoye & Les Owen. The rink won 18 13½ & the game won 95 60½ (5 1).
Howard, it was a pleasure, knowing you may you rest in peace, my friend. Martin Harbottle
I first knew Howard in 1978 when we both worked for the Surrey Ambulance Service at Walton on Thames, Howard was one of the first ambulancemen to undergo Paramedic training and was always keen to advance the abilities of ambulance staff. He had great sense of humour always spotting the irony or absurdity of a situation, his humour could be quite dark, I'm sure this related to our experiences in the ambulance service. Also a bit of a practical joker of which I was often the victim.
Howard was artistic and very good with his hands at making and fixing things.
He liked a good Single Malt Whiskey as well a cigar which he gave up in later years.
He liked walking I often used to go with him, I think he walked most of the Isle of Wight
Howard always liked sport and used to play a bit of football and golf when he was younger, he completed the London to Brighton cycle ride a few times.
As you know Howard was married to Martine and they have a daughter Jessica, He had a brother Bernard (deceased) and two sisters, he enjoyed family holidays particularly around England and especially the Isle of Wight, we joined him on many trips.
He was a good and loyal friend for many years
Andrew Turnbull
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played in the semi final of the Jubilee Cup on Friday 14th April 2023 against Southey. They drew on 1 rink, lost on the second & lost overall 27 - 35.
Details:
Rink 2 David Fearn Trish Southgate Phil Sims Jim Scott drew 15 - 15
After 9 ends Epsom led 10 - 8, but were behind 11 - 14 on end 14. They won 3 of the last 4 ends to tie the rink.
Rink 3 Ted Ray Fi Drinkall Wayne Thornton Les Owen lost 12 - 20
After 9 ends Epsom were 6 - 8 down & lost the next 3 ends to go further behind 6 - 17. They won 4 of the last 6 ends & lost by 8 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 27 Southey 35.
The History of the Jubilee Cup since 1995 (including all the details of games played/Appearances) can be viewed on this Website by going to 'Results' & clicking on 'Jubilee Cup'.
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played their third game in the Jubilee Cup on Monday 3rd April 2023 against West Wimbledon. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & won overall 37 - 33 (4 - 2). After 11 ends across both rinks Epsom led 25 - 18. However, they were 27 - 32 down on end 15. Over the last 3 ends Epsom outscored West Wimbledon 10 - 1 to win by 4 shots. Epsom have qualified for the Semi Finals.
Details:
Rink 2 David Fearn Trish Southgate Phil Sims Jim Scott won 23 - 14
Epsom were 2 - 8 down after 5 ends, but won the next 6 ends to go ahead 17 - 8. They won the last 3 ends & won by 9 shots.
Rink 3 Fi Drinkall Fred Read Wayne Thornton Les Owen lost 14 - 19
Epsom were 7 - 8 down after 9 ends & 10 - 16 after 14 ends. They lost by 5 shots.
The History of the Jubilee Cup since 1995 (including all the details of games played/Appearances) can be viewed on this Website by going to 'Results' & clicking on 'Jubilee Cup'.
Eric Hingston Cup
Epsom played King George Field in the Eric Hingston Cup on Tuesday 21st March and won on 1 rink, drew on 1 rinks, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 66 - 93. Epsom were behind all afternoon on all 4 rinks. They were 51 - 63 down after 15 ends & lost by 27 shots.
Details:
Rink 2 Barry Coe Sandy Cooper Terry Hoye Les Owen lost 19 - 22
This was a very close game with the scores level on 3 occasions. Epsom lost by 3 shots.
Rink 3 Liz Hind Paul Maskell Martin Harbottle Keith Roberts lost 10 - 40
Epsom only scored on 6 ends & lost by 30 shots.
Rink 4 Penny Payne Sandie Harvey Fred Read Ted Ray drew 17 - 17
Epsom were 6 - 12 down on end 10, but were ahead 17- 14 going into the last end. They dropped 3 shots to tie the rink.
Rink 5 David Fearn Mick Cooper Trish Southgate Phil Sims won 20 - 14
Epsom were 8 - 9 down on end 10, but took the lead 13 - 11 on end 15. They scored 5 shots over the last 2 ends to win by 6 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 66 King George Field 93
Last year Epsom won on 2 rinks, lost on 1 rink & won overall 68 -60.
History of the Eric Hingston Cup
Eric was a member of Epsom Bowling Club from 1988 until his death in 2001. He was the Club Treasurer 1989 1997. He was also President of King George Field I B C.
In the 1980/1990s during the winter months Epsom had several fixtures with Indoor Bowling Clubs. Even travelling to as far as Brighton & had in some years had 8/10 fixtures.
One of these was at King George Field Indoor Bowling Club & our first recorded fixture was in 1985.
Most of the Epsom players at this time did not belong to Indoor Clubs, but saw these games as an opportunity to experience Indoor Bowling.
After Eric passed away his wife Ivy donated a Cup to be competed for when Epsom played King George Field I B C appropriately named The Eric Hingston Cup.
Since 2001 there have been 13 meetings between the Clubs with Epsom winning on just 2 occasion (59 57). The wins came in 2013 & 2022.
In 2001 & for a few more years the game involved 7 rinks which certainly stretched Epsom Bowling Club hence the results. It should be noted that all the King George Field members were all regular Indoor players.
For some reason unknown the last time this fixture took place was in 2014 & involved just 3 rinks.
Eric Hingston Cup
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played their second game in the Jubilee Cup on Friday 17th March 2023 against Southey. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & drew overall 31 - 31 (3 - 3). After 9 ends across the 2 rinks Epsom led 22 - 13 & were still ahead 28 - 22 after 15 ends. They ended up level.
Details:
Rink 4 Penny Payne Trish Southgate John Warren Martin Harbottle lost 6 - 22
Epsom were 5 - 11 down after 9 ends, lost the last 3 ends & lost by 16 shots.
Rink 5 Liz Hind Fred Read Phil Sims Keith Roberts won 25 - 9
Epsom raced into a 13 - 0 lead after only 6 ends & led 21 - 4 after 12 ends. They won the last 2 ends to win by 16 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 31 Southey 31 Epsom 3 points Southey 3 points
Penny Payne & Liz Hind played in their very first Jubilee Cup game.
The History of the Jubilee Cup since 1995 (including all the details of games played/Appearances) can be viewed on this Website by going to 'Results' & clicking on 'Jubilee Cup'.
Jubilee Cup
Epsom played their first game in the Jubilee Cup on Friday 24th February 2023 against Chessington. They won on 1 rink, lost on 1 rink & lost overall 34 - 35 (2 - 6).
Details:
Rink 4 Fi Drinkall John Warren Martin Harbottle Les Owen lost 16 - 18
After 9 ends Epsom were 4 - 9 down, but picked up 7 shots on the next end to go ahead. They led 15 - 14 on end 15, but lost by 2 shots.
Rink 5 Ted Ray Trish Southgate Wayne Thornton Jim Scott won 18 - 17
Epsom were 3 - 11 down on end 7, but won the next 4 ends to go ahead 12 - 11. They then went behind 14 - 17 on end 15, but won the last 3 ends to win by 1 shot.
Final Score: Epsom 34 Chessington 35 epsom 2 points Chessington 6 points.
Fi Drinkall & Wayne Thornton played in their first Jubilee Cup match.
The History of the Jubilee Cup since 1995 (including all the details of games played/Appearances) can be viewed on this Website by going to 'Results' & clicking on 'Jubilee Cup'.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their last Spitfire game against Warlingham on Wednesday 8th February 2023. They won on all 3 rinks & the match 62 - 23 (10 - 0).
Details.
Rink 4 Stefan Tomm Liz Hind John Hart John Warren won 17 - 8
Epsom led 6 - 5 after 9 ends & then won the next 5 ends to go 17 - 5 ahead. They won by 9 shots.
Rink 5 David Fearn Trish Southgate Phil Sims Martin Harbottle won 19 - 8
After 8 ends Epsom led 12 - 4 & won by 11 shots.
Rink 6 Brian Kenyon Sandie Harvey Fred Read Andrew Turnbull won 26 - 7
Epsom led 17 - 3 after 9 ends & won by 19 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 62 Warlingham Park 23 Epsom 10 points Warlingham Park 0 points.
Epsom played 6 matches in this competition, won 2 & lost 4
Full data on the Spitfire League can be viewed on this Website. On the 'Home' page go to 'Results', 'Mixed', 'Spitfire League'.
A huge thanks goes to Martin Harbottle for organising all 6 matches. At times this was not an easy task with Martin making lots of phone calls et. Thank you Martin.
Martin would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who played in this competition (all 20 of you). This was a great experience for everyone, especially our newer members (some very new to indoor bowling) & hopefully will sign up for next year. A very big thank you to you all.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their fifth Spitfire game against Purley Bury on Wednesday 25th January 2023. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 31 - 53 (2 - 8).
Details:
Rink 4 Mick Cooper Liz Hind John Hart John Warren lost 11 - 17
Epsom were 4 - 10 down after 8 ends & lost by 6 shots.
Rink 5 David Fearn Trish Southgate Phil Sims Martin Harbottle won 12 - 11
Epsom led 6 - 4 after 8 ends but the scores were level going into the last end. Epsom won by 1 shot.
Rink 6 Brian Kenyon Sandie Harvey Fred Read Keith Roberts lost 8 - 25
Epsom were 3 - 9 down after 8 ends & lost by 17 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 31 Purley Bury 53 Epsom 2 points Purley Bury 8 points.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their fourth Spitfire game against Donyngs on Wednesday 14th December 2022. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 38 - 47 (0 - 10).
Details:
Rink 4 Brian Kenyon Liz Hind Fred Read John Warren lost 16 - 19
Epsom led 14 - 8 after 8 ends, but lost 6 of the last 7 ends to lose by 3 shots.
Rink 5 David Fearn Christine Summerfield Phil Sims Martin Harbottle lost 13 - 14
The scores were level 8 - 8 after 9 ends, but Epsom lost by 1 shot.
Rink 6 Paul Maskell Sandie Harvey John Hart Wayne Thornton lost 9 - 14
Epsom were 4 - 9 down on end 9 & lost by 5 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 38 Donyngs 47 Epsom 0 points Donyngs 10 points
Indoor Match
Epsom played against Mole Valley in a friendly Indoor match on Sunday 4th December 2022. They won on 1 rink, drew on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 54 - 64. (This was an 18 ends match).
Details:
Rink 1 Geoff Purrott Sandie Harvey Stefan Tomm John Warren lost 9 - 22
Epsom were 8 - 11 down after 12 ends & won just 1 of the remaining ends to lose by 13 shots.
Rink 2 Fi Drinkall David Fearn Wayne Thornton Ted Ray drew 15 - 15
Epsom were 8 - 10 down after 9 ends & 13 - 14 behind after 15 ends. They won the last 2 ends to tie the rink.
Rink 3 Liz Hind Terry Hoye Fred Read Marilyn Hoye lost 15 - 18
The scores were level 11 - 11 after 11 ends & Epsom lost by 3 shots.
Rink 4 Paul Maskell Trish Southgate Keith Roberts Les Owen won 15 - 9
Epsom led 6 - 4 after 9 ends & 11 - 8 after 15 ends. They won the last 2 ends to win by 6 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 54 Mole Valley 64
Fi Drinkall, Paul Maskell & Wayne Thornton played in their first friendly indoor match for Epsom Bowling Club.
Spitfire League
Epsom played their third Spitfire game against Warlingham Park on Wednesday 16th November 2022. They won on 2 rinks, drew on 1 rink & won overall 49 - 28 (9 - 1).
Details:
Rink 4 Sandie Harvey Fred Read Wayne Thornton Jim Scott won 20 - 9
Epsom led 12 - 3 after 8 ends & won by 11 shots.
Rink 5 Brian Kenyon Liz Hind John Warren Andrew Turnbull won 16 - 6
Epsom led 12 - 1 after 9 ends & won by 10 shots.
Rink 6 Elaine Coe Trish Southgate John Hart Martin Harbottle drew 13 - 13
Epsom were 3 - 8 down after 8 ends & going into the last end they were 10 - 13 down. They scored 3 shots on the last end to tie the rink.
Final Score: Epsom 49 Warlingham Park 28 Epsom 9 points Warlingham Park 1 point
Elaine Coe & Jim Scott played in their first game in this Competition
Indoor Friendly
Epsom played their first Indoor friendly match against Donyngs on Sunday 6th November 2022. They won on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 48 - 60. Epsom led 44 - 41 on the 18th end across the 3 rinks, but were outscored 4 - 19 over the last 3 ends to lose by 12 shots.
Details:
Rink 3 Liz Hind Terry Hoye Fred Read John Warren lost 11 - 22
Epsom were 4 - 11 down after 10 ends & 7 - 14 behind on end 15. They lost by 11 shots.
Rink 4 Sandie Harvey Les Owen Marilyn Hoye won 22 - 19 (Epsom played 3 against 4)
Epsom led 13 - 4 after 10 ends & 21 - 11 after 18 ends. They dropped 8 shots over the last 3 ends & won by 3 shots.
Rink 5 David Fearn Trish Southgate Stefan Tomm Martin Harbottle lost15 - 19
Epsom were 5 - 7 down after 10 ends, but were level 10 - 10 on end 15. They led 15 - 14 with 2 ends to play, but dropped 5 shots to lose by 4 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 48 Donyngs 60
Spitfire League
Epsom played their second Spitfire game against Purley Bury on Wednesday 2nd November 2022. They drew on 1 rink, lost on 2 rinks & lost overall 39 - 52 (1 - 9).
Details:
Rink 4 David Fearn Sandy Cooper Keith Roberts Martin Harbottle drew 16 - 16
Epsom were level 7 - 7 after 9 ends, but 8 - 14 down on end 13. They picked up 7 shots on the next end & going into the last end they led 16 - 14. They dropped 2 shots to tie the rink.
Rink 5 Sandie Harvey Mick Cooper Fred Read Wayne Thornton lost 12 - 14
Epsom were 5 - 8 down after 9 ends & lost by 2 shots.
Rink 6 Stefan Tomm Liz Hind John Hart Andrew Turnbull lost 11 - 22
Epsom were 4 - 15 down after 9 ends & lost by 11 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 39 Purley Bury 52 Epsom 1 point Purley Bury 9 points
Spitfire League
Epsom played their first Spitfire game against Donyngs on Wednesday 12th October 2022. They lost on all 3 rinks & the match 29 - 67 (0 - 10).
Details:
Rink 4 Sandy Cooper Penny Payne Brian Kenyon Wayne Thornton lost 7 - 27
Epsom were 1 - 15 down after 6 ends & lost by 20 shots.
Rink 5 Paul Maskell Sandie Harvey Mick Cooper Fred Read lost 13 - 20
Epsom were 5 - 20 down after 9 ends, but won the last 5 ends & lost by 7 shots.
Rink 6 Liz Hind Trish Southgate Stefan Tomm John Warren lost 9 - 20
After 9 ends Epsom were 4 - 12 down & lost by 11 shots.
Final Score: Epsom 29 Donyngs 67 Epsom 0 points Donyngs 10 points
Wayne Thornton, Penny Payne & Paul Maskell played in their very first game in this competition.