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