CCSMBA News Release - 27th January 2008

Cornwall County Short Mat Bowls News Release - 27th January 2008

 

 

Cornwall's Premier Team travelled to Pucklechurch, Avon to take on Herefordshire in the preliminary round of the Inter County Championship Consolation Competition.

 

Both of the morning sessions saw Cornwall take a 6-2 advantage to lead 12-4 at the half way stage, having only lost 2 of the 8 games. The third session saw the points shared as Nigel Nicholls took Cornwall's only win with his second singles victory of the day, while there were draws for Dave Studden in the other singles game and for the rink of Pam Hamley, Elise Daniell, Chris Cawrse and Peter Hamley. This left the score at 16-8 with just one session to play meaning Cornwall needed just one win to guarantee victory.

 

Defeats for both pairs and one of the triples meant Cornwall's hopes were pinned on Roy Christophers, Brenda Sleep and Carol Ford who held their nerve to secure a 15-8 victory. Cornwall also picked up the 4 bonus points for scoring the most shots throughout the day making the final score Herefordshire 14 points 171 shots - Cornwall 22 points 191 shots.

 

Cornwall will travel to Northampton on 16th February for their quarter final match where they will face the winners of the Shropshire v Wiltshire match.

 

 

Scores (Herefordshire First):

 

Singles: Nigel Nicholls 6-16 & 10-18; D Studden 12-15 & 15-15;

 

Fours: Margaret Jenkin, Derek Swaby, Nicholas Truscott & Graham Ford 9-7 & 15-7;  Pam Hamley, Elise Daniell, Chris Cawrse & Peter Hamley 2-11 & 9-9;

 

Pairs: Carolyn Matthews & Phil Hicks 14-10 & 16-12; Gillian Cawrse & Peter Hore 9-13 & 20-8

 

Triples: Roy Christophers, Brenda Sleep & Carol Ford 9-13 & 8-15;  Geoff Lane, Malcolm Furneaux & Mike Jefferies 7-15 & 10-7.

 

 

League Tables (please follow links below)

 

Central Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/centprem.php

                    - First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/cent1st.php

 

North Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php

                        - First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

 

East Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/eastprem.php

                - First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/east1st.php

 

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Regards

 

Peter Hore
CCSMBA Press & Promotions Officer

 

www.ccsmba.co.uk
ccsmbapress@tiscali.co.uk

Forthcoming Open Competitions

Sunday 30th March 2008 - Marazion Committee For Handicapped Children - Annual Charity Bowling Tournament. For more information contact Don Falck e-mail

Monday 31st March - Friday 4th April 2008 - Helston Chairmans Cup For more information contact Fran Phillips e-mail

CCSMBA Press Release - 21st January 2008

Cornwall County Short Mat Bowls Association Press Release - 21.01.2008

National Qualifiers

Holmans Players to Represent Cornwall at National Finals

Holmans players Peter Hore & Nicholas Truscott are to represent Cornwall in the 2007-08 National Championships after winning the County Qualifying event at Luxulyan Village Hall.

Peter will play in the National Singles after winning all 4 of his qualifying games. To get there he had to beat club mates Elise Daniell and Nicholas Truscott as well as St Minver's Alan Rathbone and Newlyn Trinity's county singles player Nigel Nicholls. Nigel took runners up spot after winning all of his games except his opener against Peter.

In the afternoon, Peter Hore was joined by Nicholas Truscott as the Holmans duo won the Pairs event. They won all 3 of their qualifying matches against Elise Daniell (Holmans) & Roy Christophers (Helston), Jean Roper & Bill Sharp (Dobwalls) and Jane Hosking & Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity).

Peter will play in the National Singles Championship on Thursday 3rd April and will be joined by Nicholas the following day for the National Pairs Championship, both held at Kettering, Northamptonshire

League Tables (please follow links below)

Central Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/centprem.php

- First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/cent1st.php

North Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php

- First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

East Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/eastprem.php

- First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/east1st.php

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Regards

Peter Hore
CCSMBA Press & Promotions Officer

http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/
ccsmbapress@tiscali.co.uk

CCSMBA Press Release - 13th January 2008

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION
PRESS RELEASE 13th Janaury 2008

Inter County

Last weekend Cornwall travelled to Wincanton, Somerset to play the final group game of the 2007/08 inter county championship.
The Premier team started brightly, winning 2 of the 4 games to stay level with Somerset. However a disasterous second session saw Cornwall loose all 4 games to give Somerset a lead that they held onto comfortably in the afternoon sessions. The only player to win both games on the day was singles player Dave Studden. Final Score - Somerset 26 points 187 shots - Cornwall 10 points 158 shots.

The A team went into this match knowing that an away win would see them top the group. After the morning sessions each team had won 4 games to leave the scores at 8-8. The 3rd session saw Cornwall take an advantage with wins for both fours and for Graham Reeves in the singles, leaving Cornwall leading by 4 points going into the final session. Kath Goodman, Brian Wakeley & Francais Walther recorded their 2nd win of the day in the triples but Somerset's strength in the pairs and a win for the other Somerset triple meant that the match would be decided on the bonus points for shots after each team had won 8 games each. Unfortunately for Cornwall they had scored 23 shots less than their opponents meaning they would have to settle for a creditable 2nd place in the group. Final Score Somerset 20 points 188 shots - Cornwall 16 points 165 shots.
The Premier team will travel to a neutral venue on the weekend of 26th/27th January to face either Worcestershire, Gloucestershire or Herefordshire in a preliminary round game of the consolation competition.

The A team have qualified for the main competition as a result of their success in the group stage and have been guaranteed a quarter final place after avoiding the preliminary round in the draw. They are likely to face Oxfordshire on 3rd February, also at a nautral venue.

County 2 Wood Pairs

The final county competition qualifying round of the 2007/08 season, the County 2 Wood Pairs, took place on Sunday at The Dragon Leisure Cente, Bodmin. 34 pairs played off in 8 groups during the day with the group winners advancing the the quarter finals next month. The intensity of the competition was highlighted by the fact that not a single pair ended the day with a 100% record. The quarter finalists are: R Christophers & P Tripp (Helston), M Jenkins & N Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), M & J Keers (St Agnes), T Baldwin & P Spargo (Liskeard), S Hodge & B Temple-Smith (Liskeard), N & J Ward (Withiel), J Coup & D Studden (Troon) and S & J Ashton (Saltash).

Scores from Inter County Match (Somerset first)

Premier Team

SINGLES
N Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 19-16, 8-17
D Studden (Troon) 10-16, 11-13
FOURS
M Jenkins (Newlyn Trinity), P Williams (St Newlyn East), D Swaby (Wadebridge) & G Ford (St Newlyn East) 5-7, 6-4
P Hamley (Lostwithiel), R Flower (Tintagel), T Baldwin (Liskeard) & P Hamley (Lostwithiel) 8-5, 11-4
PAIRS
C Roberts (Ladock) & C Matthews (St Newlyn East) 20-6, 14-12
G Cawrse (Luxulyan) & P Hore (Holmans) 14-13, 11-16
TRIPLES
R Christophers (Helston), B Sleep (Dobwalls) & C Ford (St Newlyn East) 13-9, 13-7
G Lane (Penlee), M Furneaux (Penlee) & N Truscott (Holmans) 15-6, 9-7

A Team
SINGLES
P Spargo (Liskeard) 12-11, 17-9
G Reeves (Saltash) 10-14, 11-16
FOURS
E Daniell (Holmans), T Jago (Treviscoe), J Roper (Dobwalls) & N Ward (Withiel) 9-8, 10-12
C Cawrse (Luxulyan), M Horrell (Withiel), K Horrell (Withiel) & P Hicks (Luxulyan) 11-18, 6-10
PAIRS
J Coup (Troon) & L Stephens (Treviscoe) 18-7, 18-8
S Flower (Tintagel) & B Sharp (Dobwalls) 18-5, 12-8
TRIPLES
S Hodge (Liskeard), M Barbery (Dobwalls) & D Newton 9-11, 13-7
K Goodman (Treviscoe), B Wakeley (Treviscoe) & F Walther (Mabe) 7-12 & 7-9

League Tables (please follow links below)

Central Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/centprem.php
First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/cent1st.php

North Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php
First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

East Area - Premier Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/eastprem.php
First Division - http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/east1st.php

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Regards
Peter Hore
CCSMBA Press & Promotions Officer
www.ccsmba.co.uk
ccsmbapress@tiscali.co.uk