Another Success in the District Competitions

July 19th - this evening, Sabrina, Barry and Neil took on Belmont for a place in the quarter-final of the District Mixed Triples competition. Starting strongly, WPBC were 9 - 3 ahead after 6 ends and 14 - 7 after 12 ends. Their opponents picked up two tidy counts of three towards the end, but it was Wimbledon Park who ... More

The 12th District Quarter-final Place is Secured

July 18th - this morning Neil played Southey in the District Champion of Champions competition. Struggling early on, Neil managed to peg the scores back to level at 7 - 7, before his opponent opened up the lead again, going on to win 21 - 14. This evening Barry and Neil played South London in the District Men's Pairs. ... More

Two More District Quarter-final Places Secured

July 14th - this afternoon, in a re-run of the 2015 final, Neil visited Heathfield for the Wimbledon and District Mixed Singles (open to all bowlers). With both players drawing consistently to the jack, Neil fell behind 12 - 15, but a change of jack length saw him take the final four ends and with it the game, 21 shots to ... More

Another District Quarter-Final Place is Booked

July 13th - this evening defending champions, Vanessa (Mitcham) and Neil, played Sabrina and Barry for a place in the quarter-final of the Wimbledon and District Mixed Pairs. Starting strongly, it was Sabrina/Barry who opened up a 7 - 0 lead after just 3 ends. 8 ends later and Vanessa/Neil were back in the game leading 10 ... More

Through to the District Quarter-final

July 12th - this evening, at Wimbledon Park, Sabrina took on Heathfield for a place in the quarter-final of the Wimbledon and District Mixed Singles (open to bowlers of both genders). A slow start saw Sabrina trail 2 - 9, before some tidy drawing brought her back to tie at 11 - 11. Having levelled the game, Sabrina pushed ... More

The Defending Champions Are Out

July 4th - this evening Luke and Jonathan, the youngest ever winners of the Wimbledon and District Men's Pairs, began the defence of their title as they played Colliers Wood. With Luke playing his first game after returning from University, the draw was a tough one and it was the visitors who took control, eventually ... More

District Men’s Pairs, Oh So Close!

June 27th - this evening, yet another damp one, Pete and Martin took on Mitcham in the 1st round of the Wimbledon and District Men's Pairs. In what turned out to be a tight game, Mitcham drew well and kept their noses in front early on. Picking up a 4, and altering the jack length, WPBC opened up a gap of 5 shots as they ... More

Excellent start to the District Over 60’s Men’s Singles

June 21st - this evening Barry played his first match in the Wimbledon and District Men's Over 60's Singles. Playing over at Southey, Barry found the green immediately, taking control of the game to book his place in the quarter-finals with a 21 - 4 win. More

An eventful evening

June 20th - this evening at Wimbledon Park, Pete and Martin took on South London in the postponed Surrey Pairs match. From the start the home pair drew well and managed to secure the win and a place in the Area semi-final by 23 shots to 11. Also at Wimbledon Park, Derek, Ossie, Vernon and Martin played the postponed Surrey ... More

Home Win in the Wimbledon and District League

June 5th - this afternoon Wimbledon Park hosted Colliers Wood in their first home league match of 2016. At the half way mark, things were not looking too good for WPBC as Anne, Betty, Vernon and Pete were 8 - 11 down, Helen, Alison, Sabrina and Barry were 5 - 13 down and Hector, Cherry, Ossie and Neil were just ahead 8 ... More