MATCH RESULTS & REPORTS
Date: Tuesday 17th June 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Isle of Thorns Bowls Club
Competition: Mid-Sussex Bowls League Score lost 38 to 50
Report: On another very warm evening, Horsham Park played their Mid-Sussex League home game against the Isle of Thorns Bowls Club. Park won on one rink but lost the other two and lost overall 38-50, taking only 2 of the 10 league points available. Park’s top rink, skipped by David Clifton, who with Peter Chesser, Pam Venn and Lorena Daane kept their nose ahead for most of the game. It was close throughout, and by end 11 they were still 1 up 7-6 and with 2 ends to play they were ahead 11-8 but they went down by 1 on both the last ends to win by 1 shot, 11-10.
Kamran Nadim, Angela Spurr, David Spurr and Mel Watson had another close game. They started slowly and by end 9 they were behind 4-7 but thanks to skip Nadim who was able to find gaps and draw in to the jack to win many ends, they then started their comeback and with 2 ends still to play they were ahead 12-10. On the penultimate end they were holding 1 shot but, with his last wood, the opposition skip fired and clipped Park’s holding shot to take 3. Isle of Thorns also took 2 shots on the last end, so Nadim’s team finally lost by 3 shots, 12-15.
Bryony Wood with Terry Crispin, Sheila Howard and Farron Calver came up against tough opposition and by end 11 they were down 11-19. Things didn’t improve and at the end they were down 10 shots, 15-25.
Date: Sunday 15th June 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Pippbrook Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Win 70 to 55
Report: On one of the hottest days of the year, Horsham Park bowlers played their home friendly against Pippbrook Bowls Club winning on 2 and losing on 2 rinks but winning overall by 15 shots, 70-55.
Bryony Wood skipped Park’s top rink. Wood with Terry Crispin and new bowler Julie Stone led from the start and by half time tea were up 16-7. The second half went even better, Wood’s team winning all bar 3 of the remaining ends to finally win by 18 shots, 29-11.
Park’s other winning rink, skipped by David Clifton, had another good win. Clifton with Lorena Daane and Faron Calver were ahead 18-5 with 4 ends still to play but they lost 3 of the 4 ends by 1 shot to finally win by 11 shots, 19-8.
Captain David Spurr with Angela Spurr and Marie Davies had a very close game and with 2 ends to play, they were down by only 1 shot, 13-14, but they went down by 1 on both the last ends to lose by 3 shots, 13-16.
Kamran Nadim, Sheila Howard and Ian Holmes came up against tough opposition and were behind from the start, losing the game 9-20.
Date: Tuesday 10th June 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to Henfield Bowls Club
Competition: Mid-Sussex Bowls League Score lost 29 to 66
Report: Another difficult game against tough opposition winning on only 1 of the 3 rinks, losing overall 29-66 and gaining only 2 of the 10 league points available.
Bryony Wood With Peter Chesser, Julian Ticktum and Farron Calver were the only winning team and at end 15 they were up 15-9 but they lost the last 3 ends to finally win 12-12.
Both Park's other teams had difficult games losing 8-22 and 6-31. Not the greatest of evenings.
Date: Tuesday 27th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to Southwater Bowls Club
Competition: Mid-Sussex Bowls League Score lost 25 to 64
Report: After the wind and heavy rain all day, the evening turned out better than expected; both the wind and rain abated and although very grey, Park’s Mid Sussex away game at Southwater went ahead although reduced to 15 ends. Park was only able to win on 1 of the 3 rinks and that by only 1 shot. Park’s other 2 rinks went down disastrously, and Park lost the game 25-64 gaining only 2 of the 10 league points.
Park’s top and only winning rink, skipped by David Clifton who with Terry Crispin, Peter Chesser and Lorena Daane had a great start and by end 10 they were up 12-6 but they could only win one more end. Southwater closed the gap but Clifton’s team hung on to win by 1 shot, 14-13.
Bryony Wood’s team had a tough game. They were ahead 5-2 after 5 ends but then the Southwater team, which had 2 county bowlers, started to put up long jacks and after all the rain the green was heavy, and Park’s team struggled to reach the jack and they only won 1 more end to go down 6-27.
Kamran Nadim’s team had a similarly difficult game, not so much the heavy green but both the number 3 and skip of the Southwater team played very well, turning over Park’s holding shots an many ends resulting in another loss, 5-24.
Not the best result but never mind we live to fight another day.
Date: Sunday 25th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Horsham Bowls Club - first round of the Town Challenge
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score lost 59 to 83
Report: The sun came out to make a pleasant afternoon for Horsham Park’s home game against Horsham; the first round of the Town Challenge. Park were able to win on 2 rinks but went down badly on the other 2, resulting in a loss by 24 shots, 59-83. Not the best start to the Town Challenge.
Park’s top rink went to skip Peter Chesser who with Alan Setchell, Josie Allen and Lorena Daane led from the start and by the ninth end they were up 10 shots, 13-3. The game continued in the same vein with Chesser’s team winning all bar 4 of the remaining ends to finally win by 14 shots, 22-8.
Park’s other winning rink was led by Kamran Nadim who with Angela Spurr, David Spurr and Marie Davies had a great start and at end 6 they were up 9-1, Unfortunately they lost the next 4 ends and by end 9, it was 9 all. By winning the next 4 ends they were back in the lead, 19-9; the Horsham bowlers then closed the gap a little but Nadim’s team still won by 6 shots, 19-13.
Park’s other 2 rinks came up against stiff opposition, both losing by significant margins. David Clifton, Pam Venn, Farron Calver and Mel Watson were up against the Horsham captain’s strong team, they were only able to win 6 of the 18 ends and lost at the end, 14-30.
Bryony Wood, Sheila Howard, Julie Stone and John Leadbeater also had a very difficult game and in -spite of their best efforts they lost 32-4.
Despite the loss, everyone enjoyed the afternoon’s bowls and after the game retired to the Park clubhouse for an excellent tea.
Date: Thursday 22nd May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Dorking Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Win 64 to 55
Report: After the previous days heavy rain, it was overcast but fine for Horsham Park’s home game against Dorking Bowls Club which resulted in another good win for the Park bowlers 64-55. Park won on 2 of the rinks, drew a third rink but lost on the fourth.
Park’s top rink went to skip Kamran Nadim who with Graham Roots and Julie Stone started slowly and at end 7 they were only 1 shot up, 6-5 but they then got into their stride and by the 10th end they were ahead 12-5 and at end 14 they were even further ahead, 18-7. They finally finished 13 shots up, 22-9.
Angela Spurr, Sheila Howard and Farron Calver shot ahead and were 8-1 up after 7 ends but at this point the Dorking bowlers recovered slightly and started to close the gap to only 2 shots down, 9-7 at end 11. It was very even for the rest of the game but Spurr’s team hung on to win by 2 shots 15-13.
David Clifton with Alan Setchell and Marie Davies didn’t have a great start and by end 6 they were down 1-7 but they then won 7 of the next 9 ends to go ahead by 2 shots, 12-10. The Dorking bowlers scored 2 on the next 2 ends to go ahead by 2 shots but Clifton’s team scored a 2 on the last end to draw the game 14 all.
Bryony Woods team of Peter Chesser and Josie Allen came up against tough opposition and at half time tea they were down 4-13. They recovered a little and with 1 end to play they’d closed the gap and were only 2 shots down, 13-15 but they went down by 4 shots on the last end to lose 13-19.
Date: Tuesday 20th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to Haywards Heath Bowls Club
Competition: Mid-Sussex Bowls League Score Win 55 to 50
Report: The evening started warm but it soon got quite chilly for Horsham Park’s Mid-Sussex game away against Haywards Heath. It was another win for the Park bowlers, 3 of whom were new members of which two were new bowlers. Park won on 2 rinks, losing on the third, to win overall by 5 shots, 55-50, coming away with 8 of the 10 league points available.
Park’s top rink went to skip Kamran Nadim who with Angela Spurr, David Spurr and Peter Chesser had a great start and by end 10 they were up by 12 shots, 19-7. Unfortunately, the Haywards Heath bowlers then started their recovery, winning the next 4 ends to close the gap to 19-12. The last 4 ends were even with both teams taking 4 shots. The final score was a win for Nadim’s team by 7 shots, 23-16.
David Clifton, Lorena Daane with new members Julian Ticktum and Terry Crispin had a much closer game. By end 10 they were also ahead, 11-7, but they then lost the next 4 ends to go 5 shots down, 11-16, but they dug in again to win the last 4 ends and won by 1 shot 17-16.
Bryony Wood with Sheila Howard, David Peters and new bowler Julie Stone came up against a tough opposition and at end 9 they were down 3-12. Things started to improve and by end 14 they’d closed the gap to 14-15 but they could only win 1 more end to finally lose by 3 shots, 15-18.
Overall another good win in the league, let’s hope things continue in the same fashion.
Date: Sunday 18th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Southwater Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Lost 53 to 58
Report: On a pleasant, warm afternoon Horsham Park played their return fixture against Southwater which turned into a close game with everything depending on the last couple of ends. Park won on 2 and lost on 2 rinks and were ahead with 2 ends to go but unfortunately went down overall by 5 shots, 53-58.
Bryony Wood’s team of Peter Chesser and new bowler Julie Stone had an even game to start with and at the half time tea they were down 5-8 but by end 13 they’d recovered to 11 all. It was at this point that they took control of the game, winning all of the last 5 ends to finally win by 6 shots, 17-11.
Kamran Nadim, Sheila Howard also won their game, this time by 2 shots, 14-12. Similarly to Wood’s game, Nadim’s team were also down at end 12 by 4 shots, 5-9 but they also recovered and with only 3 ends still to play, they were ahead 12-9. As they went into the last end, they were still ahead 14-10 but they went down 2 to win 14-12.
David Clifton with Angela Spurr and Marie Davies started well and were up 4-1 after 4 ends but it didn’t go so well from then on. By half time tea they were down 7-8 and at end 15 were down 7-18. They were able to win 2 more ends to close the gap a little to 11-18 but went down 1 on the last end to lose 11-19.
Skip Lorena Daane with Alan Setchell and Josie Allen had a close game. At teatime they were ahead by 2 shots, 7-5 but by end 13 they’d slipped back to 8-9. It was still close, and by end 16 they were back to 11 all. They lost 1 on the 17th end and on the last end they were holding shots, when the Southwater skip with his last bowl caught the jack and took it to their back woods to win the end by 4 shots and the game 11-16.
Date: Thursday 15th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to Cranleigh Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Lost 51 to 86
Report: Although it stayed dry, it was very cold for Horsham Park’s away game against Cranleigh Bowls Club where unfortunately Park were only able to win on one rink, losing the other three and overall by 51 to 86. This is slightly better than we did last year at Cranleigh when we lost on all four rinks.
Park’s top rink went to skip Bryony Wood, who with Peter Chesser and David Peters won 12 of the 18 ends and by 12 shots, 20-8. At end 8 they were only 1 shot up, 6-5 but from then on they dominated the game winning all bar 2 of the remaining ends; they were Park’s only winning rink.
Lorena Daane with Farron Calver and John Leadbeater started well and by the 7th end they were 4 shots up, 6-2 but at this point the Cranleigh bowlers started their comeback, winning 9 of the remaining ends. Park finally losing by 10 shots, 9-19.
Kamran Nadim’s team of Angela Spurr and David Spurr struggled from the start. The Cranleigh number 2 was deadly accurate and whatever the length of the jack, she was able to thread her way through the Park bowls to sit on the jack which enabled the Cranleigh bowlers to win most of the ends and to win by 20 shots, 26-6. Quite demoralising for the Park team.
David Clifton, Sheila Howard and Norma Covey played well but came up against the Cranleigh Captain’s strong team and although Clifton’s team won 7 of the 18 ends they still went down 16-33.
Date: Thursday 8th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Crawley Town Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Win 51 to 38
Report: The weather was a little warmer for Horsham Park’s home game at Crawley Town which resulted in another good win, 51-38. Park won well on two rinks but went down on the third.
Park’s top rink went to skip Bryony Wood who with Alan Setchell and new bowler Julie Stone won by 15 shots, 23 to Crawley’s 8. Wood’s team started slowly and after 6 ends it was 4 all but from then on they dominated the rest of the game winning all bar 3 of the remaining ends.
Captain David Clifton, Sheila Howard and Josie Allen had a much closer game and with 4 ends to play they were only 1 up, 10-9, but they were able to take 7 shots off the last 4 ends to finally win 17-9.
Kamran Nadim’s team of Mel Stone and Norma Covey came up against stiff opposition and although they won 8 of the 18 ends, their scores were mainly ones whereas the Crawley bowlers were winning their ends with twos and threes.
Overall another enjoyable afternoon on the bowling green.
Date: Tuesday 6th May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to St Francis Bowls Club
Competition: Mid-Sussex Bowls League Score Win 59 to 42
Report: It was a dry afternoon but jolly cold for Horsham Park’s Mid-Sussex away game at St Francis which resulted in a good win, overturning last season’s loss. Park won well on 2 rinks but lost the third.
Park’s top rink went to skip Kamran Nadim who with Angela Spurr, David Spurr and David Dunnington dominated their game from the start and by end 9 they were ahead 17-4. Things continued in the same vein, and they finally won 30-8, the St Francis team only winning 6 ends.
Bryony Wood, Lorena Daane, Graham Roots and Farron Calver did almost as well, winning 20-9. They had a slow start and at end 7 they were only 1 up, 5-4, but they then got into their stride and by end 14 they led 17-5. They lost a couple of ends before the finish but still a very good win.
David Clifton with Sheila Howard, David Peters and Mel Watson came up against a tough team and by the halfway point they were down 2 shots, 6-8 but unfortunately they lost by 5 shots on a couple of the remaining ends and finally went down 9-25.
After the game everyone adjourned to the St Francis club house for an excellent afternoon tea.
Date: Thursday 1st May 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to Haywards Heath Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Draw 51 to 51
Report : On a scorching hot 1st day of May when record temperatures were reached, Park Bowls, although winning on 3 of the 4 rinks, drew their home game against Haywards Heath, 51 all. Skip Bryony Wood with Farron Calver and new bowler Julie Stone, had a great start and by end 12 they were up 5 shots up, 11-6. Unfortunately, they then lost the next 5 ends so with 1 end to play it was 11 all but they were able to win the last end by 2 shots to finish 13-11. Similarly David Clinton’s team of John Leadbeater and Marie Davies were up 7 shots, 13-6 by end 10 but they could only win 2 more ends, both with only 1 shot and so ended up winning by 2 shots, 15-13. Both David Peters and David Spurr were suffering from unrelated problems, so they shared a game with Skip Kamran Nadim and lead Mel Watson. By end 9 they were well ahead 9-2 but the second half didn’t go so well and with 1 end to go it was 13 all but they took a 1 on the last end to win 14-13. Angela Spurr with Peter Chesser and Norma Covey came up against the Haywards Heath’s Captains team which as always contained their best bowlers. Spurr’s team played well but still lost by 5 shots, 9-14.
Date: Sunday 27th April 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Home to East Grinstead Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Won 67 to 45
Report: On a fine sunny afternoon Horsham Park played their second friendly game of the season at home to East Grinstead. Park won 2 rinks and lost on 2 but won overall 67-45. After the hard work over the winter by our green manager, David Clifton, the green played well. Park’s top rink went to David Clifton who with Angela Spurr and Farron Calver won by 15 shots, 24-9. Their game started slowly and by end 5 they were down 2-5 but from this point they dominated the game winning all bar 3 of the remaining ends. East Grinstead arrived with a player short, so the 4th rink was played as a pair. Park’s team of Kamran Nadim and Beryl Noble won consistently throughout the game winning 14 of the 18 ends and overall 19-7. Both Park’s losing rinks had close games which could have gone either way. Bryony Wood’s team of Peter Chesser and Marie Davies didn’t start so well and at end 10 they were down 4 shots, but they recovered, and at end 15 they were ahead 14-10 but unfortunately they lost the last 3 ends to finally go down 14-17. Lorena Daane, Sheila Howard and David Peters had another close game and at the half time tea it was 6 all. It continued in the same fashion, scoring only singles on each end, but they just lost 10-12.
Overall a good win and an enjoyable afternoon in the sunshine.
Date: Thursday 24th April 2025 Horsham Park Bowls Club Away to Southwater Bowls Club
Competition: Mixed Friendly Score Lost 52 to 89
Report: Horsham Park’s first friendly game of the 2025 season, away to Southwater, ended in a loss, 52-89. The weather was sunny but a little cool. Unfortunately for this first game, with some new bowlers and a heavy green, Park lost on all 4 rinks. Park’s best performing rink, skipped by Lorena Daane, who with John leadbeater and Graham Roots were down 4 shots, 8-12, with 5 ends to go but they were able to win all bar 1 of the remaining ends to close the gap but still lost by just 1 shot, 12-13. Skip Kamran Nadim with Peter Chesser and Marie Davies started well and at half time were 3 shots up, 8-5, but their good luck didn’t last, going down 6 on end 12, and by end 14 they’d slipped back to 12-13 behind. The game continued in a similar fashion and by the end, after winning only 1 more end, they lost 13-19. Park’s remaining 2 rinks, playing with new bowlers, and coming up against some of Southwater’s better bowlers, lost by 14-28 and 13-29.
Not the best start to the season but let’s hope things start to improve as the weather warms up.