CCSMBA News Release - 10th February 2008

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 10th FEBRUARY 2008

INTER AREA LEAGUE

On Saturday the East area claimed the Inter Area League title for the first time at Bodmin’s Dragon Leisure Centre, denying the West area a third consecutive win. The East defeated North by 25 points to 11. In the other match West defeated Central by 21 points to 15 despite having been behind on the points and shots count going into the last session.

The final table reads
P W D L Pts
East 3 3 0 0 69
West 3 2 0 1 63
Central 3 1 0 2 61
North 3 0 0 3 23

FOUR WOOD PAIRS FINALS

On Sunday morning the first of the County competition finals, the Four Wood Pairs, were held at the Dragon Leisure Centre.

In the quarter finals Joe Coups & David Studden (Troon) defeated Geoff Lane & Mike Jefferies 17-6, Tony Baldwin & Peter Spargo (Liskeard) defeated Jean Roper & Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) 14-3. Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans) needed an extra end to defeat Sheila & Robert Flower (Tintagel) 12-11. The semi finals saw Joe Coups & David Studden need an extra end in defeating Tony Baldwin and Peter Spargo 8-7. Elise Daniell and Peter Hore defeated Valerie & Geoff Risdon 10-5.

The final, played over 15 ends was closely fought with neither pair gaining a clear advantage in the game it was almost inevitable that the game would go to an extra 16th end after the score read 14-14 after the scheduled 15 ends. In the deciding end the Troon pairing had the edge claiming 2 shots for a 16-14 win.


2 WOOD SINGLES FINALS

On Sunday afternoon attention turned to the Two Wood Singles finals at the same venue.

In the quarter finals David Griffin (Lostwithiel) claimed a 20-7 win over Kath Goodman (Treviscoe), Jim Ashton (Saltash) had an end to spare in defeating Peter Spargo 11-8. Tony Baldwin had two ends to spare in his 10-5 win over David Studden whilst Gerald Fisher (Troon) needed an extra end to defeat Carol Ford (St Newlyn East) 11-9.

In the semi-finals David Griffin defeated Jim Ashton 13-1 to set up a final against Tony Baldwin who defeated Gerald Fisher 10-7. Tony Baldwin claimed the final 13-6 with 2 ends to spare.


INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday (17th February) Cornwall’s Premier Team travel to Melksham, Wiltshire to face Shropshire in the Quarter Finals of the ESMBA Inter County Championship Consolation competition.

AREA LEAGUES

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

ENDS

Photos of the competition winners are available from Nicholas Truscott mailto:njtruscott@btinternet.com

Peter Hore
Press Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowls Association.