Bowls Can Be So Cruel!

This afternoon Barry travelled to West Wimbledon to take on Raynes Park in the semi-final of the District Men's Over 60's Singles. In what turned out to be a battle royal, Barry took an 8 - 2 lead, only for his opponent to take the lead and extend it to 14 - 9. Barry then rallied to get back to 17 - 19, before picking up a ... More

Close, oh so very close!

This evening Barry played South London in the quarter-final of the District Men's Singles. In a close game the scores were even throughout the early stages, before Barry pulled away to lead 18 - 12. Back came the South London bowler, picking up two singles and a four to level at 18 - 18. Two ends later it was all over ... More

District Semi-final Spots 7 and 8 Secured

This evening, at Wimbledon Park, Barry and Neil took on Pete and Martin in the quarter-final of the District Men's Pairs. Tight opening ends set the format for what turned out to be a close game. There were two key ends, one where Martin found himself 6 down with only one bowl left and promptly came in for shot and a ... More

6th District Semi-final Place and Our First Finalist

This evening Barry played Magdalen Park in the quarter-final of the District Over 60's Men's Singles. In rather wet conditions Barry took an early lead, but every time he began to pull away his opponent pegged the score back. Barry's more consistent drawing was the difference and he booked his semi-final place with a 21 - ... More

A Tough Time in Today’s League Match

This afternoon Wimbledon Park travelled to Wandilea for their latest league match. Luke, Anne B, Pete and Martin had a tight tussle during the first half and were 10 - 10 after 11 ends. Unfortunately 6 of the next 7 ends went to Wandilea, leaving Wimbledon Park 7 shots behind with three ends to play. A valiant effort saw ... More

15th New Member to join in 2015!

Another tremendous taster session this morning took place at Wimbledon Park with 17 people taking to the green, including one first-time visitor and another returning for her second visit. At the end of the session we welcomed another new member, Moira, the 15th to have joined WPBC since the start of this season. We ... More

Another Day, Another Semi-final Place for Wimbledon Park

This evening Barry, Martin and Neil took on Streatham Park for a place in the semi-final of the District Triples. Drawing consistently from the start the home side were 9 - 2 ahead after 7 ends. Whilst Wimbledon Park continued to draw, Streatham Park opted for a different game plan, playing heavy bowls to try and disturb ... More

4th District Semi-final Place Secured

This morning, Vanessa (Mitcham) and Neil played Heathfield in the quarter-final of the District Mixed Pairs. A strong start saw them 19 - 1 up after 6 ends and with further consistent drawing their opponents shook hands after 16 ends with the score at 32 - 5. Thanks to Sid, Babs and Ken (Mitcham) for their support. W... More

3rd District Semi-final Place Booked

This evening Luke, Ralph, Pete and Jonathan travelled to Chessington for the quarter-final of the District Men's Fours. After a slow start, which saw them trail 6 - 11 after 8 ends, they found their form and 8 ends later were leading 19 - 12. Losing four out of the remaining five ends led to a nervous finish but WPBC did ... More

Latest League Result

This afternoon Wimbledon Park welcomed Wandilea for their latest league match. With three of our regular skips unavailable, we owe our thanks to Pete, Vernon and Jonathan for stepping in to skip today's rinks as well as to Helen for captaining the team. George, Rosalind, playing in her first league match, Sabrina and ... More