CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE - 4 September 2022
COUNTY TEAM TRIALS
Trials for the County Squad will be held on Sunday at Carnmoggas ahead of the start of the season on 25th September when the Premier Team travel to Winchester to face Hampshire. The A Team will play their first match on Sunday 9th October when both teams are away to Dorset at Bere Regis.
SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR
The local bowlers competed in the recent Short Mat Players Tour UK Open.
Nigel Nicholls won three out of five games in the group stages to progress to the Cup Knockout where he was defeated 7-12 by Jonathan Payne (BEL) in the round of 64 amassing 79 World Ranking points to stay in 12th place overall in the World Rankings.
Peter Hore won one out of four games in the group stages to progress to the Plate Knockout where he enjoyed a run through to the round of 16, defeating Saul Featherstone (ENG) 8-7, Matthew Hamilton (NIR) 12-5 before losing 6-16 to Jack Pye (ENG) scoring 38 World Ranking points to move up 4 places to 31st place in the World Rankings.
Elise Daniell had a tough weekend failing to win any games over the two days dropping 5 places in the World Rankings to 47th place.
All three bowlers return to Short Mat Players Tour action over the weekend of 17th and 18th September for the Irish Open at the Belfast Indoor Bowls Club.
ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA
No comments:
Post a Comment