CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE - 1 November 2009
INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cornwall’s Short Mat Bowls team enjoyed mixed fortunes in the latest round of ESMBA Inter County Championship matches on Saturday (31 October) against Devon at the Isca Bowls Centre in Exeter.
The Premier Team, up against a Devon team containing five current and one former member of the England Squad, got off to the worst possible start losing all for games in the morning Singles and Pairs as Devon opened up an 8 point and 58 shot lead. The second session proved to be Cornwall’s most successful of the match with 3 points scored by the Fours, a win for Roy Christophers, Graham Luke, Brian Wakeley and Chris Roberts (9-5) and a draw for Kath Goodman, Peter Sully, Phil Hicks and John Thomas (11-11). Both Triples however suffered defeats. At the halfway point Devon held a convincing 13 points 125 shots to 3 points 57 shots advantage.
The third session, the second for the Singles and Pairs saw Peter Hore record Cornwall’s only other points of the game with a well fought 14-12 win. The final session, for Triples and Fours saw Devon take another clean sweep of wins to leave the final at Devon 35 points 244 shots Cornwall 5 points 123 shots.
In the weekend’s other game in the group Dorset claimed a 22-18 win over Somerset to move into second place and leave Cornwall tied with Somerset at the bottom of the table.
Scores
Singles P Hore (Holmans) 24-5 & 12-14; G Fisher (Troon) 22-7 & 21-10
Pairs M Jenkins (Newlyn Trinity) & G Cawrse (Lostwithiel) 20-4 & 24-5; K Williams (Porthleven) & M Widger (Porthleven) 18-10 & 17-9
Triples P Williams (St Newlyn East), C Ford (St Newlyn East) & G Ford (St Newlyn East) 13-5 & 18-8; E Daniell (Holmans), B Sleep (Dobwalls) & N Truscott (Holmans) 12-6 & 10-9
Fours K Goodman (Treviscoe), P Sully (Holmans), P Hicks (Luxulyan) & J Thomas (Penzance) 11-11 & 8-5; R Christophers (Helston), G Luke (Ladock), B Wakeley (Luxulyan) & C Roberts (Ladock) 5-9 & 9-6
Premier Table
P W D L Pts
Devon 3 3 0 0 91
Dorset 3 2 0 1 63
Cornwall 3 1 0 2 43
Somerset 3 0 0 3 43
The A Team started with a shared first session of Singles and Pairs thanks to wins for Peter Spargo (18-7) and Sheila Hodge & Bill Sharp (14-13). Devon opened up an advantage in the second session claiming three out of four games in the Triples and Fours, Cornwall’s points coming from the Triple of Tony Jago, Miriam Barbery & Derek Newton (9-6). At the half way point Devon held a 10 points 92 shots to 6 points 76 shots lead.
The third session, the second outing for the Singles and Pairs saw Devon again take three wins out of Four, Peter Spargo recording Cornwall’s 2 points for the session (17-8). With a session to play Devon looked to be in control leading 18 points 149 shots to Cornwall’s 10 points 118 shots. Cornwall were not finished though and in the final session of Triples and Fours recorded four wins, each by a single shot. In the triples Tony Jago, Miriam Barbery & Derek Newton (8-7) and Jim Stanley, Marilyn Stewart & Arthur Hambley (14-13). In the fours Marion Keers, Joyce Ward, John Keers & Norman Ward (9-8) and Meg Horrell, Camilla Cawrse, Betty Temple-Smith & Carolyn Stanley (7-6). Cornwall claimed the bonus points for most shots in the Singles and Triples, by a single shot in each case. The final score read Devon 20 points 183 shots Cornwall 20 points 156 shots.
Dorset claimed a 21-19 win over Somerset at Wincanton to leave just 15 points splitting the four counties with three rounds of games to go.
Scores
Singles P Spargo (Liskeard) 7-18 & 8-17; D Griffin (Lostwithiel) 18-9 & 18-8
Pairs S Hodge (Liskeard) & B Sharp (Dobwalls) 13-14 & 19-6; M Goodwin (Saltash) & G Reeves (Saltash) 18-9& 12-11
Triples A Jago (Treviscoe), M Barbery (Dobwalls) & D Newton (Liskeard) 6-9 & 7-8; J Stanley (St Newlyn East), M Stewart (Lostwithiel) & A Hambley (Lostwithiel) 8-4 & 13-14
Fours M Keers (St Agnes) J Ward (Withiel), J Keers (St Agnes) & N Ward (Withiel) 13-5 & 8-9; M Horrell (Withiel), C Cawrse (Lostwithiel), B Temple-Smith (Lostwithiel), C Stanley (St Newlyn East) 9-8 & 6-7
A Team Table
P W D L Pts
Somerset 3 2 0 1 67
Devon 3 1 1 1 62
Cornwall 3 1 1 1 59
Dorset 3 1 0 2 52
CENTRAL AREA LEAGUE UPDATE
Premier Division
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Shots | Shots | Shot | Points | |
| For | Against | Diff. | ||||||
| Withiel Oaks | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 63 | 34 | 16 |
| Lostwithiel | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 59 | 25 | 16 |
| Treviscoe Whites | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 69 | 15 | 14 |
| St Newlyn East | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 13 |
| Lanjeth Greens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 8 |
| St Agnes Cuckoos | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 8 |
| Withiel Elms | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 104 | -40 | 8 |
| Luxulyan Golds | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 4 |
| Ladock A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 3 |
St Newlyn East 19-13 (5-8 & 14-5) Luxulyan Golds
Withiel Elms 14-25 (6-11 & 8-14) Treviscoe Whites
Withiel Oaks 21-12 (12-5 & 9-7) Lostwithiel
Division One
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Shots | Shots | Shot | Points | |
| For | Against | Diff | ||||||
| Perranporth Pilchards | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 52 | 41 | 18 |
| Ladock B | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 64 | 20 | 18 |
| Kea Plums | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 65 | 16 | 18 |
| St. Agnes Gulls | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 13 |
| Cubert Blues | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 82 | -5 | 12 |
| Lanjeth Whites | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 8 |
| St. Stephen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 6 |
| Treviscoe Blues | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 6 |
| Cubert Royals | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 92 | -31 | 6 |
| Goonbarrow Greens | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 90 | -32 | 3 |
Perranporth Pilchards 33-7 (16-3 & 17-4) Cubert Royals
Cubert Blues 28-12 (17-7 & 11-5) Goonbarrow Greens
Ladock Braves 20-17 (11-7 & 9-10) Kea Plums
ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA
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