25.6.21 Not to be in the Surrey Singles

This evening Neil played at Streatham Park in the Surrey Men’s Singles. Starting well, Neil built a 10 - 4 lead, which he continued to hold at 12 - 7. Streatham Park however had other ideas and chipped away at the lead, before going on to take the game 21 - 14. More

24.6.21 Success in the Surrey Men’s Pairs

This evening Barry and Neil were away at Wandilea in the Surrey Men’s Pairs. In even exchanges early on, the scores were level at 8 - 8 after 11 ends. A couple of ends later and WPBC led 14 - 8, only for Wandilea to pick up a count of 4. The final ends saw Wimbledon Park edge a close game 18 - 12. More

23.6.21 Mixed Results in Today’s Competitions

This afternoon Barry was up at South London for the Surrey Officers’ Bowl. In an evenly matched game, where the scores were levelled 6 times during the match, an incredible 4 on the 22nd end proved crucial. Barry had two bowls 9 inches from the Jack, but his opponent had all 4 bowls inside them. Final score 21 - 17 to ... More

22.6.21 Win in the Surrey Men’s Triples

This evening Barry, Richard S and Neil took on South London in the Surrey Men’s Triples. Starting strongly, Wimbledon Park led 10 - 1 after 4 ends and 15 - 6 after 13 of the 18 ends. In the final 5 ends, the visitors rallied, but it was WPBC who advanced to the next round with a 16 - 12 win. Thanks to Richard F for his ... More

21.6.21 Home Defeat in the Surrey Men’s Fours

This evening Barry, Pete, Martin and Neil took on Shirley Park in the opening round of the Surrey Men’s Fours. With the visitors in fine form, and with WPBC not at their best, it was Shirley Park who progressed to the next round with a 19 - 9 win. More

20.6.21 Another Close Game in the District Men’s Pairs

This morning Pete and Martin hosted Streatham Park in the Wimbledon and District Men's Pairs. In a fairly even game Streatham Park picked up a 5 early on and in the latter stages kept getting one bowl close, which led to them edging out WPBC 22 - 17. More

19.6.21 A Game of Two Jack Lengths

This afternoon Neil headed to Mid-Surrey for the quarter-final of the Surrey Area in the National Over-55 Men’s Singles. With his opponent starting strongly, Neil found himself at 0 - 11 before getting on to the scoreboard. A change of Jack length saw Neil close the gap before going on to take the lead at 16 - 11. ... More

18 6 21 A Close Match in the District Mixed Pairs

This evening Claire and Martin were over at Wandilea in the Wimbledon and District Mixed Pairs. Starting strongly Wimbledon Park built up a 14 - 8 lead after 14 ends, only for Wandilea to level at 16 - 16. With the rain beginning to fall, it was Wandilea who edged the final two ends to win 18 - 16. More

18 6 21 A Clean Sweep in This Week’s Surrey Competitions

This evening Neil welcomed Heathfield to the green for the final Surrey competition of the week, the Men's Singles. In an evenly matched game, it was Neil who edged ahead to lead 14 - 4 after 9 ends, going on to win 21 - 10, to complete a clean sweep for WPBC in this week's Surrey competitions. More

17.6.21 A Real Soaking in the Surrey Men’s Pairs

This evening, Barry and Neil were up at Heathfield in the Surrey Men’s Pairs. In the 18 end game, Wimbledon Park battled well early on to lead 13 - 6 after 10 ends. 5 ends later and Heathfield had levelled at 13 - 13. A single and a four, in the next two ends proved decisive and despite the weather pouring its worst on ... More