CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 16 October 2022

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

News Release - 16 October 2022

COUNTY TWO WOOD PAIRS

On Sunday the first of the County Championship competitions was played at Carnmoggas with 50 players taking part in the County Two Wood Pairs.  The pairs were drawn into 6 groups, 1 of 5 and 5 of 4 with the group winners and best two runners up qualifying for the finals on Sunday 12th March 2023.

Group One was topped by Tony Jago (Withiel) & Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) with 6 points +24 shots, second in the group were Mark Payne (Penzance) & Howard McCormack (Penlee) with 4 +12.  The day's top scorers were in Group Two where Sandra & John Worton (St Newlyn East) scored 6 +40, second in the group were Austen Runnalls & Steve Williamson (Luxulyan) with 4 -2.

Group Three saw three pairs finish on 4 points with two Landrake pairs tied on 4 +9, the top spot going to Phil Searle & Alan Holden thanks to their 10-5 win against club mates Graham Reeve & Neil Gribble.  Christine & Paddy Spear (Saltash Kernow) were third with a -1 shot difference.   John Read & Martin Boraston (Duloe) topped Group Four with 6 +21 ahead of Karen Watson & David Cole (Saltash) on 4 +15 which earned them the second runners up spot.  

Group Five saw three pairs finish on 4 points with Nigel Nicholls & Ray Jeffery (Newlyn Trinity) top with a shot difference of +20 ahead of Rita Hancock & Mike Webster (Blisland) +3 and Graham Bickle & John Worth (Dobwalls) -1.  Group Six was topped by Dennis Shorthouse & Richard Kerr (Landrake) with 5 +21 ahead of Peter Hore & Elise Daniell (Holmans) who took the first runners up spot with 4 +25.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR - NORWEGIAN OPEN

The coming weekend four local bowlers travel to Norway to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour Norwegian Open in Skien.  The competition takes the usual format of group stages played through Saturday and Sunday morning followed by a knockout competition on Sunday afternoon and into the evening.

Peter Hore, currently ranked 31 in the SMPT rankings, is drawn in Group Two where he will be against Tina Thyden (NOR - Rank N/A), Bjørn Haukjem (NOR - N/A), Catherine McCrossan (IRE - 295), Olav Jeremiassen (NOR - 561) and Joel Häger (SWE - 14).

David Studden, currently ranked 375, is drawn in Group Seven where he will face Joakim Jensen (NOR - 458), Finn Arild Zinder Aarnes (NOR - N/A), Gary McNabb (IRE - 9), David Ryste (NOR - 454) and Ferdinand Frantzen (NOR - 50).

Nigel Nicholls, currently ranked 11, is drawn in Group Twelve where he will face Tom Erik Johnsen (NOR - 160), John Jillings (WAL - 33), Paul Cairnduff (IRE - 19), Johan Andersson (SWE - 500) and Robert Kidd (IRE - 500).

Elise Daniell, currently ranked 45, is drawn in Group Fifteen where she will face Lee Whiteley (ENG - 341), Åkw Almli (SWE - 597), Olle Bäckgren (SWE - 63), Hege Strand Aarnes (NOR - N/A) and Stephen Oliver (IRE - 277).

More information about the tournament can be found on the Short Mat Players Tour website https://shortmatplayerstour.com/tournaments/upcoming-tournaments/norwegian-open-2022/ and full results will be available over the weekend from https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=F5A3EB57-44AB-4182-8418-685DF343427B.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

The last weekend of October will see the County Fours played at Carnmoggas on Saturday 29th and the County Team travel to Exeter on Sunday 30th to face Devon.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA