Sunday 29 March 2015

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 29 March 2015

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 29 MARCH 2015

BEBBINGTON CUP

On Sunday the County League Finals, the Bebbington Cup, were contested by the four area league winners at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

The four teams competing were;

West (Illogan) T Wills, M Styles, L Martin & G Fisher; C Penaluna, B Williams, L Sherman & B Kessell.
Central (Treviscoe) K Goodman, A Grimshaw, S Grimshaw & L Jolly; J Stanley, C Fry, T Jago & C Stanley.
East (Landrake) D Pengelly, H Kerr, A Holden & R Kerr; D Shorthouse, L Davey, G Davey & N Gribble.
North (Bllisland) S Matthews, H Matthews, M Webster & K Matthews; T Hodge, G Loveridge, M Crowle & M Burden.

The first round of games saw Landrake and Treviscoe share points 2 each and Illogan take maximum 4 points against Blisland.  Points were shared in the second session in the games between Treviscoe & Blisland and Landrake & Illogan.  In the final session Treviscoe took maximum points against Illogan and Landrake & Blisland shared points.

The final table

Treviscoe 8 pts +4 shots
Landrake 6 +13
Illogan 6 -6
Blisland 4 -11.

TEAM OF THREE

Betty Temple Smith, Keith Matthews and Max Burden (Blisland) won the County Team of Three beating Richard Kerr, Dennis Shorthouse and Neil Gribble ( Landrake ) by 4 shots over the two legs.

NATIONALS

There is a break from competetive action over the Easter weekend before the National Championships starting on the 9th April at Church Gresley Indoor Bowling Club in South Derbyshire.

Cornwall is again well represented this year starting with the Singles on Thursday 9th, Pairs on Friday 10th, Fours on Saturday 10th and concluding with Triples on Sunday 11th.  With two runners up places in the last two seasons could this be the year that a National title makes it way back to Cornwall?

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com
  

Sunday 22 March 2015

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 22 March 2015

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 22 March 2015

COUNTY FINALS

The Finals of the County Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours were recently contested at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

In the quarter finals of the Singles Michael Webster (Blisland) defeated Ruth Newbury (Wadebridge) 13-2, Peter Hore (Holmans) won 13-4 against Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) and Luke Jolly booked a spot in the Semi Finals with a 7-4 win over Martin Boraston (Dobwalls).  Ed Dyer (Landrake) had a bye into the semi finals following the withdrawal of Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) who was playing in the annual St Georges Cup Fixture.

The semi finals saw Dyer take an easy 18-2 win over Webster and Hore defeat Jolly 11-8.  Hore went on to win the final 11-3 against Dyer.

In the Two Wood Pairs quarter finals Gary Davey & Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake) won 10-3 against Graham Reeves & Peter Skinner (Saltash).  Roy Sumner & David Balow (Marazion) defeated Luke Jolly (Treviscoe) & Karen Watson (Saltash) 9-7.  Sandra & John Worton (Ladock) won 9-7 against Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans). Graham Luke & Richard Brown (Ladock) were easy 15-4 winners against Sheila & Robert Flower (Tintagel).

In the semi finals Sumner & Balow defeated Davey & Shorthouse 11-6 and the Wortons won 11-7 against club mates Luke & Brown.  A tight final was won by the Wortons defeating Sumner and Balow 10-9.

In the Triples quarter finals Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore (Holmans) won 9-8 against Graham Reeves (Saltash), Heidi & Richard Kerr (Landrake).  Robert Staple, Val & Geoff Risdon (Lanteglos) defeated Mike Burnard, Bob Banks & Roy Christie (Boscastle) 11-5.  Richard Brown, Sandra & John Worton (Ladock) won 8-4 against Betty Temple-Smith (Luxulyan), Max Burden & Keith Matthews (Blisland).  Barry Kessell, Linda Martin & Gerald Fisher (Illogan) defeated Dennis Shorthouse, Neil Gribble (Landrake) & Gillian Cawrse (Lostwithiel) 10-8.

Two tight semi finals saw Hore win 10-8 against Risdon and Worton defeat Fisher 10-9.  A well contested final went right down to the final two bowls with the Ladock team winning 9-8.

Inn the Fours quarter finals Diane Shorthouse, Dennis Shorthouse, Neil Gribble & Richard Kerr (Landrake) defeated Patsy Wakeley, Richard Brown, Brian Wakeley & Chris Roberts (Ladock) 11-3.  Christopher Fry, Tony Jago (Treviscoe), Karen Watson (Saltash) & Ed Dyer (Landrake) won 10-6 against Keith Williams, Tom Lapworth, Howard McCormack & Nigel Jelbert (Penlee).  Elise Daniell, Mark Eddy, Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore (Holmans) eased past Cynthia Storer, Edward Wakeley, Sandra Worton & Arthur Tubb (Ladock) 13-2.  Margaret & John Menhenick, Susan Wilce and Alan Rathbone (Wadebridge) won 12-6 against Bill Sharp, Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls), Max Burden & Keith Matthews (Blisland).

The semi finals saw Kerr win 13-5 against Dyer and Hore defeat Rathbone 12-1.  Kerr won the final against Hore 9-6.

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Over the weekend Cornwall's England squad members have been in Derbyshire competing in the inaugural European Championships.

Cornwall's Peter Hore played Singles in the England '2' team which finished the event as runners up losing in the final against Wales '2'.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Sunday 8 March 2015

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 8 March 2015

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 8th MARCH 2015

COUNTY FINALS

Two Wood Singles winner Ed Dyer and Runner Up Breda Sleep.
On Saturday the finals of the County Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Pairs were played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

First up was the Two Wood Singles.  In the Quarter Finals David Balow (Marazion) defeated Karen Watson (Saltash) 17-4.  Ed Dyer (Landrake) won a close match against Peter Skinner (Saltash) 10-9.  Richard Kerr (Landrake) won a close match against Betty Temple-Smith (Luxulyan) 11-10 and Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) defeated Robert Flower (Tintagel) 13-6.

In the Semi Finals Dyer defeated Balow 12-11 and Sleep won 11-9 against Kerr.  Dyer comfortably won the final 14-3.

Four Wood Pairs winners Peter Hore and Elise Daniell 
Upon completion of the Singles attention turned to the Four Wood Pairs.  The Quarter Finals saw Sandra & John Worton (Ladock) defeat David Balow & Roy Sumner (Marazion) 13-7.  Luke Jolly (Treviscoe) & Karen Watson (Treviscoe) won 9-4 against Carol & Graham Ford (Ladock).  Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans) won 7-4 against Neil Gribble (Landrake) & Gillian Cawrse (Lostwithiel) and in the final game 
Graham Luke & Richard Brown (Ladock) were 8-6 winners against Gordon & Jenny Smith (Treviscoe).

Two high scoring Semi Finals saw Jolly & Watson defeat the Wortons 14-2 and Daniell & Hore win 19-4 against Luke & Brown.  The final was won by Daniell & Hore 7-5 against Jolly & Watson.

On Saturday evening Daniell and Hore travelled to Blisland for the second leg of the County Mixed Pairs final against Max Burden and Betty Temple-Smith with a 2 shot lead for Thursday's first leg at Holmans.  After 7 ends Burden & Temple Smith had moved into an aggregate lead of 3.  Consecutive scores of 3,2,1 over the next 3 ends re-established the lead for Daniell and Hore who went on to win 30-24 over the two legs.

This weekend attention turns to the main County Championships with the Singles and Fours on Saturday and Pairs and Triples on Sunday.  Full details can be found here http://bit.ly/CCSMBAFinals.

Newlyn Trinity's Nigel Nicholls will be in Bromsgrove taking part in the annual St Georges Cup fixture involving teams of 32 bowlers representing North v South in a Ryder Cup style competition.  More info http://www.stgeorgescup.co.uk/.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Sunday 1 March 2015

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 1 March 2015

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 1st March 2015

On Saturday the finals of the County Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Pairs will be contested at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

Contesting the Two Wood Singles will be Richard Kerr (Landrake), Betty Temple-Smith (Luxulyan),  Ed Dyer (Landrake), Karen Watson (Saltash), Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls), Robert Flower (Tintagel), David Balow (Marazion) and Peter Skinner (Saltash).

Contesting the Four Wood Pairs will be Gordon & Jenny Smith (Treviscoe), Luke Jolly (Treviscoe) & Karen Watson (Treviscoe), Graham Luke & Richard Brown (Ladock), Sandra & John Worton (Ladock), Carol & Graham Ford (Ladock), Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans), David Balow & Roy Sumner (Marazion) and Neil Gribble (Landrake) & Gillian Cawrse (Landrake).

COUNTY LEAGUES

The county league program is drawing to a close with Landrake the first area winner to be confirmed in the Eastern Division.

All league tables can be viewed at http://bit.ly/ccsmbaleagues

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com