Sunday 26 January 2014

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 26 January 2014

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE- 26 January 2014

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday Cornwall's Premier Team travelled to Bristol to face Surrey in the Preliminary Round of the Inter County Championship Consolation competition.

The first session saw Cornwall take an advantage of six points to two with wins in the Singles for David Studden (21-6) and Nigel Nicholls (17-8), and Pairs for Graham Reeves and Nicholas Truscott (14-3).  Surrey hit back with in the second session with three wins out of four, Cornwall's only points from the session scored by Dennis Shorthouse, Martin Boraston and Gillian Cawrse in the triples with a 12-10 win.  At the halfway point the match score was level 8 points apiece.

Cornwall moved back into the lead of the match in the third session with three wins.  David Studden (15-10) in the Singles, Graham Reeves and Nicholas Truscott (11-10) and Elise Daniell and Mark Eddy (13-7) in the Pairs.  The bonus points were also secured in both disciplines to leave Cornwall 18 points to 10 in the lead going into the last session.

Cornwall needed three points from the final session to be certain of the overall match win.  The first two games completed, both Triples, ended in defeats for Cornwall setting up a tense finale for both Fours with three points still needed.  John Worton, Derek Elliott, Chris Roberts & Percy Tripp secured a win (11-7) in the first Fours game to finish to move Cornwall on to 20 points.  The final game went into the last end with the score tied 7-7.  Surrey opted to try and ditch the jack but only managed to put the jack in the corner with the wood some distance away along the fender.  It was Cornwall who got the best of the efforts to draw as close to the ditch winning a measure by half an inch to secure the win 8-7.  Surrey however claimed both disciplines bonus points to leave Cornwall winners by 22 points to 18 and 175 to 154 shots.

Match score sheet bit.ly/L7gMdq

Cornwall will go on to face Herefordshire in the the Quarter Finals later in the month.  

COUNTY MIXED FOURS FINALS and CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

On Sunday the County Mixed Fours finals and Champion of Champions will be played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel: 07800 916059
Blackberry Messenger: 7C59B3EF

Sunday 19 January 2014

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 19 January 2014

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 19 January 2014

Inter Area League

On Sunday the final round of Inter Area league matches was played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.  The East area defeated North 36 points to 4 and 219 shots to 130 to claim top spot after previously unbeaten West area suffered a 7 points to 33 and 133 to 190 shots loss against the Central Area.

The final table for 2013/14 reads

P W D L SF SA +/- Pts
East 3 2 0 1 589 458 131 81
Central 3 2 0 1 543 462 81 71
West 3 2 0 1 512 520 -8 61
North 3 0 0 3 413 623 -210 27

ESMBA/TLH Top Club Competition

On Saturday 11 January two teams from Cornwall travelled to Taunton for the South West area qualification competition for the ESMBA Torquay Leisure Hotels Top Club competition.  Both teams qualified for the finals to be played in Torquay in April.

England v Wales

Over the weekend Cornwall's three England players have been taking part in and England v Wales match in Weston Super Mare.  Over the two days England won comfortably by 138 shots to 54.  

Peter Hore won four games out of four on Saturday and three out of four on Sunday.  Elise Daniell won three from four on Saturday and two from four on Sunday.  Nigel Nicholls won two from three on Saturday and three from four on Sunday.

Inter County Championship

On Sunday Cornwall's Premier Team travel to Bristol to face Surrey in the Preliminary Round of the ICC Consolation competition.  Team Manager Nigel Nicholls hopes to have a largely unchanged team from that which recorded their only win of the season on the final group game against Devon in early December.

County Leagues

Local leagues are back under way across the county with the latest league tables

West Premier Division
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
Illogan Club 2013 0 7226 170 5640
2No change
St Ives Club 2013 1 6210 183 2739
3No change
Holmans Club 2012 0 8190 200 -1036
4No change
Newlyn Trinity Jowsters 2011 1 8237 174 6336
5No change
Marazion Blackbirds 1811 1 6189 161 2835
6No change
Helston Grylls 209 2 9213 204 933
7No change
Penlee A 207 2 11179 205 -2624
8No change
Porthleven Fisherfolk 186 2 10162 194 -3220
9No change
Helston Penrose 205 2 13175 222 -4717
10No change
Troon Tryers 205 1 14164 232 -6814

West Division One
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
St Ives Belyars 1610 1 5187 141 4639
2No change
Praa Sands Buckets 1810 2 6196 185 1134
3No change
St Ives St Eia 1610 0 6177 140 3730
4No change
Hayle Foundry 1810 1 7176 165 1129
5No change
Penlee B 187 2 9186 170 1626
6No change
Centenary Spurs 186 3 9163 181 -1823
7No change
Helston Wendron 186 1 11149 209 -6019
8No change
Newlyn Trinity Wreckers 167 0 9159 172 -1318
9No change
Marazion Choughs 187 0 11178 208 -3018

West Division Two
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
Porthleven Treza 1612 1 3206 125 8141
2No change
St Ives Knill 169 0 7179 153 2628
3No change
Hayle Copperhouse 169 0 7171 177 -628
4No change
St Keverne B 168 0 8169 154 1524
5No change
St Keverne A 166 1 9158 183 -2521
6No change
Bolitho Sinners 166 2 8170 165 518
7No change
Troon Pendarves 145 2 7140 159 -1916
8No change
St Ives Trenwith 144 0 10113 190 -7710

Central Premier Division
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
Lostwithiel Club 2012 2 6225 173 5242
2No change
Ladock Braves 2012 1 7188 175 1337
3No change
St Agnes Gulls 2012 0 8212 179 3335
4No change
Ladock Chiefs 209 1 10192 183 930
5No change
Luxulyan Golds 189 0 9194 170 2426
6No change
Treviscoe Whites 188 2 8162 191 -2926
7No change
Withiel Oaks 207 3 10184 186 -223
8No change
Cubert Blues 207 1 12171 228 -5723
9No change
St Newlyn East Club 207 0 13163 206 -4322

Central Division One
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
Lanjeth Maroons 1813 1 4209 125 8443
2No change
Kea Club 2013 1 6216 156 6041
3No change
St Stephen Club 2012 1 7197 165 3237
4No change
Perranporth Pilchards 189 0 9175 166 928
5No change
Treviscoe Blues 209 0 11173 199 -2626
6No change
St Agnes Cuckoos 208 1 11178 201 -2325
7Up
Ladock Apaches 207 0 13162 215 -5320
8Down
Cubert Royals 187 0 11155 190 -3519
9No change
Goonbarrow Greens 186 0 12142 190 -4819

North Division One
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
Tintagel Club 65 0 1137 100 3716
2No change
Blisland Club 64 0 2132 113 1912
3No change
Wadebridge A 63 0 3125 99 2610
4No change
Lanteglos A 63 0 396 115 -198
5Up
St Minver Club 62 0 4101 120 -196
6Down
Altarnun Club 61 0 581 125 -442

North Division Two
P WD LFA +/-Pts
1No change
Boscastle Club 105 1 4209 196 1319
2No change
Lanteglos Reds 63 1 2108 106 213
3No change
Lanteglos Whites 104 0 6199 216 -1712
4No change
Poughill Club 54 0 1107 87 2010
5No change
Wadebridge B 83 0 5145 150 -510
6No change
Stratton A 73 0 4132 145 -138

East Area - No updates received.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel: 07800 916059
Blackberry Messenger: 7C59B3EF