Bowls…It’s All About The Draw!

This afternoon Wimbledon Park visited Merton for the latest Mid-week league game. Playing on a green which was considerably heavier than their home green, drawing was at times quite a problem. Derek, Vernon and Barry, got off to a flying start and after 9 ends led 16 - 3, a lead which they maintained until the 14th end ... More

…and Now It’s Quarter-final Number 8!

This evening Barry and Neil continued the defence of their District Pairs Title, with a home game against Belmont. Opening exchanges were close with WPBC leading 4 - 1 after five ends, a run of five ends to Belmont saw the score transformed to 4 -11 after 10 ends. The second half saw WPBC win 8 of the remaining 11 ... More

District Double Singles’ Success

This evening there were two District Singles games played at Wimbledon Park as Neil played the quarter-final of the Mixed Singles and Barry played for a place in the quarter-final of the Over 60's Men's Singles. Neil was first to finish, playing against Bolingbroke and managed to make his way through to the club's second ... More

Sixth District Quarter-final Place Secured

This evening Neil played Heathfield for a place in the quarter-final of the District Men's Singles. On what turned out to be a demanding rink at Wimbledon Park, both players struggled to draw to the jack. It was Neil however who managed to edge ahead and secure the quarter-final spot winning 11 of the 16 ends to claim the ... More

How Does This Tickle Your ‘Taster’ Buds?

What an incredible start to August there was at this morning's taster session in Wimbledon Park. Not only was there an all time record attendance of 19 people on the green but 6 of them were attending for the first time. A huge thank you to Barry for leading the session and to Jonathan for his assistance. Peter and ... More

1st Place in the District Semi-finals

Congratulations to Rose (Magdalen Park), Luke and Jonathan who this evening became the club's first representatives to get through to the semi-final of one of the district competitions. Playing in the Mixed Triples away at Heathfield honours were even early on with the scores tied at 7 - 7 after 11 ends. 4 ends later and ... More

Can They Go One Better Than Last Year?

Luke and Jonathan played their first game in the District Men's Pairs this evening. Aiming to go one better than in 2014, when they became the youngest ever pair to make the final, Luke and Jonathan took on Belmont at home. Early exchanges were even before the Wimbledon Park pair pulled away to lead 6 - 3 after 5 ends. ... More

3rd District Quarter-Final Place Booked

Congratulations to Luke and Rose (Magdalen Park) for booking their place in the District Mixed Pairs Quarter-Final following the concession by their opponents when one of them could not find their bowls... strange, but true! More

3rd Bowler Through to the Last 16…

Congratulations to Barry who became the third Wimbledon Park bowler through to the last 16 of the District Men's Singles, following his game this evening at home to Streatham Park. Barry played tidily throughout, consistently drawing to the jack to put his opponent under pressure. In a high quality game, Barry also ... More

What an Exciting Game!

This evening, Helen (playing for an injured Sabrina), Barry and Neil played away at Wandilea in the District Bill Simpson Mixed Triples. Playing on a very quick and tricky rink the game was close throughout with the opposition skip saving Wandilea from dropping shots on a number of occasions. At the end of the 18 ends, ... More