Sunday 29 September 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 29 September 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 29 September 2019

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cornwall commence their challenge in the group stages of the ESMBA Inter County Championship against Somerset at Huish Episcopi Academy, Langport on Sunday.  Cornwall have again entered teams in both the Premier and A Team competitions and face Somerset, Devon & Dorset in the group stages.

In the South West group Dorset have already hosted Devon on the 15th September recording a 28-12 win in the Premier match and a 18-22 loss in the A match.

COUNTY MIXED FOURS
On Saturday 60 bowlers in 15 teams are entered in the County Mixed Fours to be played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club with play scheduled to get underway at 0900.

INTER AREA LEAGUE
On Sunday the first round of Inter Area League fixtures was played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.  Featuring 80 bowlers, 20 from each area, the competition is played over three match days following the Inter County Championship format.  The scores of Sunday's matches were North 164 shots 17 points Central 203 shots 23 points and East 153 shots 17 points West 171 shots 23 points.  The next round of fixtures will be played on the 1st December again at Carnmoggas.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Sunday 22 September 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 22 September 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 22 September 2019

COUNTY TEAM
The County Team Trials and Squad Practice have taken place over the past two weekends ahead of Cornwall's first match in this season's ESMBA Inter County Championship away to Somerset on Sunday 6th October at their new  venue at Huish Episcopi Academy, Langport.  Cornwall's other group games are scheduled for

Sunday 13th October Home against Devon at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club
Sunday 20th October Home against Somerset at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club
Sunday 3rd November Home against Dorset at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club
Sunday 24th November Away against Dorset at Dorset Bowls Resort, Bere Regis
Sunday 12th January Away against Devon at ISCA Bowls Club, Exeter.
The knockout stages will run between February and April.

INTER AREA LEAGUE
The Inter Area League gets underway on Sunday at Carnmoggas with North against Central and East against West.  The competition follows the same format as the Inter County Championship with teams of 20 representing each area made up of two each of Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours.

ESMBA OPEN FOURS
On Saturday the ESMBA Open Fours takes place at Solihull Indoor Bowling Club with a maximum of 32 teams competing.  Further information is limited at the time of writing.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR - IRISH OPEN
Peter Hore and Elise Daniell travelled to Belfast over the weekend of 14th & 15th September to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour Irish Open.

Peter won his first three games in Group 33 to finish third in the group and take a place in the Plate competition where he lost to Paul Seaman 9-8 in the 1st Round.

Elise was one of three bowlers to finish on 6 points in Group 10 but was placed the lowest to take a place in the Shield knockout.  In the 1st round she defeated Catherine Roberts (Wal) 9-6. In the 2nd round she defeated Angus Barnes (Ire) 9-8.  In the Last 16 Elise lost 7-5 to Daniel Winmill (Eng).

The latest World Rankings see Nigel Nicholls slip to 6th place with 762.13 ranking points having missed this tournament.  Peter holds 43rd place with 390.75 points and Elise is 44th with 389.13 points.

The next tournament, the Norwegian Open, is over the weekend of 26th & 27th October.


Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Sunday 8 September 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 08 September 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 08 September 2019

COUNTY TEAM
The local Short Mat Bowls season gets underway on Sunday with the County Team Trials for invited bowlers at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club starting at 0930.  A further squad practice will take place on Saturday 21st September again at Carnmoggas.  On Sunday 22nd September Cornwall Squad members will play at Penlee as part of the clubs 100 year anniversary.  

Cornwall will field Premier and A teams in the ESMBA Inter County Championship with the first match away to Somerset on Sunday 6th October at Huish Episcopi Academy, Langport.  Cornwall's other group games are scheduled for

Sunday 13th October Home against Devon at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club
Sunday 20th October Home against Somerset at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club
Sunday 3rd November Home against Dorset at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club
Sunday 24th November Away against Dorset at Dorset Bowls Resort, Bere Regis
Sunday 12th January Away against Devon at ISCA Bowls Club, Exeter.
The knockout stages will run between February and April.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR - IRISH OPEN
Peter Hore and Elise Daniell travel to Belfast over the weekend to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour Irish Open which has attracted an entry of 234 bowlers.  Elise is drawn in Group 10 where she will face an all Irish line up of John Mccallion, Jamie West, Noel Hall, Alan Paul and Timothy Franklin.  Peter is drawn in Group 33 where he will face John Jillings (WAL), Trevor Stubbs (IRE), Ann Dunlop (IRE), Con Mulholland (IRE) and Martin Harries (WAL).

Full results service is available throughout the two days of competition and links will be made available via the CCSMBA Social Media Channels.

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com