So Incredibly Close in the Surrey Ladies’ Fours

12.6.24 - This evening at Wallington, Sue F, Rosalind, Anne and Claire T played the opening round of the Surrey Ladies’ Fours. In a tight, low scoring game, WPBC were 2 - 7 down after 8 ends. Despite winning 8 of the remaining 10 ends, it left us one shot short of forcing an extra end, as Wallington advanced to round two ... More

A Game of Two Halves!

12.6.24 - This evening, Neil was over at Shirley Park for the Surrey Men’s Champion of Champions. Starting well, on what both players found to be a tricky rink, Neil edged ahead to lead 11 - 5. A change of Jack length saw his opponent overcome his earlier struggles and a dominant second half saw Shirley Park through to ... More

Surrey Men’s Pairs

11.6.24 - In a hastily rearranged match, Pete and Martin were over at Southwark Sports this evening for their second round match in the Surrey Men’s Pairs. On an extremely heavy green, the scores were level at 7 - 7 after 7 ends before the home team took advantage in the second half to win 21 - 7. More

Surrey Men’s Triples

11.6.24 - Pete and Martin advanced to the second round of the Surrey Men’s Triples after their opponents had to concede the game to them. Dez, Matt and Neil were at home to Belmont in their first round match. Unfortunately for them their opponents were in top gear from the start and it was Belmont who advanced to ... More

Not to be in the Surrey Men’s Top Four

10.6.24 - This evening over at Purley, Dez, Mark, Richard F and Neil played the opening game in the Surrey Men’s Top Four competition. On another chilly evening it was the home team who settled quickest, leading 12 - 2 after 9 ends, before going on to advance to round two with a 22 - 9 win. More

Wimbledon and District Men’s Triples

9.6.24 - This evening Dez, Matt and Neil were away at Southey in the first round of the District Men’s Triples. WPBC battled hard to lead 6 - 4 after 6 ends, but unfortunately their opponents then put together a run of five ends without reply, going on to win the match 22 - 10. More

WPBC Ladies’ 2 Woods Competition

9.6.24 - This afternoon 8 entrants took to the green for the Ladies’ Two Wood Competition, where they were initially drawn into two groups. In the Red Group were Claire W-A, Gail, Sue F and Sue R, whilst in the Blue Group were Alison, Caroline, Christine P and Rosalind. After everyone had played three 8-end games against ... More

Surrey Men’s Area 1 Two Woods Day

9.6.24 - Shirley Park hosted 29 bowlers today in a knockout tournament to see which four bowlers would go forward to represent Area 1 in the Surrey last 16 on Sunday 28th July. In round 1 Neil beat Belmont 15 - 10 and in round 2 Purley 16 - 9. In his final game he beat Purley Bury 16 - 10 to book one of Area 1’s  four ... More

Friendly Triples Match Away at Croygas

8.6.24 - This afternoon, away at Croygas, Caroline, William & Rosalind quickly adjusted to an “interesting” green, taking a 15 - 3 lead after 10 ends. Continuing to play well, they finished 20 - 11. On the other rink, being the ditch rink, Sallie, Mark & Richard S also got off to a flyer taking a 15 - 4 lead ... More

Into the Area Quarter-Final of the National Senior Pairs

8.6.24 - This morning Pete and Neil were down in West Byfleet to play in the 3rd round of the National Senior Men’s Pairs. A close start saw the teams locked at 5 - 5 after 10 ends, before WPBC pulled away in the second half, to book a place in the Area Quarter-Final with a 19 - 14 win. More