Success in the District Singles

July 22nd - this afternoon Neil hosted Raynes Park in the District Singles, with both bowlers drawing well, it was Neil who managed to get ahead opening up an 11 - 1 lead before going on to win 21 - 7. Jonathan had his triples game conceded to him by South London so WPBC now have representatives in 17 District Quarter-fi... More

Quarter-final Place Number 15

July 21st - this evening Jonathan skipped Rose and Don (Belmont) in the District Mixed Triples against Heathfield. In a close game where the scores were levelled on 5 occasions and no more than three shots separated the two teams, Jonathan's team emerged as winners, booking their quarter-final place with a 16 - 13 win. More

Fourteenth District Quarter-final Place is Booked

July 20th - this evening Barry, Martin and Neil began the defence of their District Triples title as they welcomed Southey to Wimbledon Park. WPBC got off to an amazing start by picking up a six on the first end, but this only seemed to spur on their opponents and at 9 ends the scores were tied at 10 - 10. At end 14 ... More

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