CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 5 February 2023
Inter County Championship
On Sunday Cornwall's A Team travel to Bristol to face Kent in the first play off match to determine which of the three second place teams in the group stages will join the group winners in the semi finals. If Cornwall are successful they will face Shropshire in Solihull next weekend with the winners of that match joining Devon, Norfolk and Hampshire in the Semi Finals on 26th March.
Short Mat Players Tour
This coming weekend see's 192 bowlers, including three from Cornwall, converge on the Falcon Bowling and Social Club in Chelmsford for the Short Mat Players Tour English Masters.
Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) who currently holds 9th in the SMPT rankings with a win ratio of 69.83% is drawn in Group 4 where he will face Daniel Winmill (ENG, Rank 15, Win Ratio 65.87%), Dave Bignall (ENG, 286, 50%), Dawn Parkes (ENG, 644, 28.57%), Shaun Howells (WAL, 644, 28.57%) and Jonas Hager (SWE, 42, 69.83%). Nigel has faced Jonas twice this season, most recently in the last 32 of the Norwegian Open in October winning 12-7 and in the group stages of the UK Open in August winning 10-9.
Peter Hore (Holmans) is currently 33rd in the rankings with a win ratio of 56.82% and is drawn in Group 17. Peter's opponents in the group stages will be Darin Graydon (IRE, 397, 27.12%), Bobby Addis (ENG, N/A, N/A), Dale Thomson (ENG, N/A, N/A), Daniel Sands (ENG, 46, 59.33%) and Gary Moore (IRE, 413, 52.20%).
Elise Daniell (Holmans) is currently 40th in the rankings with a win ratio of 41.57% and is drawn in Group 18. Elise's opponents in the group stages will be Edward Gittoes (WAL, 621, 16.67%), Mark Spalding (ENG, 218, 37.50%), Connie Coates (ENG, 680, 7.69%), John Sewell (ENG, N/A, N/A) and Martin Harries (WAL, 71, 71.54%)
Detailed Group Stats are available
Over the course of the tournament, the Short Mat Players Tour will offer event updates on their website https://shortmatplayerstour.com/ and detailed scoring at https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=07E4DFF3-0A47-4E0F-A4C6-0E14BCF465C8.
County Finals
On Saturday 18th February the first County Finals of the season will be decided at Carnmoggas with the Two Wood Singles played during the morning and Four Wood Pairs during the afternoon.
The finalists in the two competitions are
| County 2 Wood Singles | |
|---|---|
| Saturday 18th February 2023 | Sign in by 09:00 |
| Simon Lees | Newlyn Trinity |
| Richard Kerr | Landrake |
| Graham Reeves | Landrake |
| Percy Tripp | Newlyn Trinity |
| David Studden | Holmans |
| Kevin Williams | Porthleven |
| David Balow | Marazion |
| Martin Boraston | Duloe |
| County 4 Wood Pairs | |
| Saturday 18th February 2023 | Sign in by 11:00 |
| Tony Jago & Steve Smith | Withiel & St Newlyn East |
| Graham Reeves & Neil Gribble | St Newlyn East |
| Bryan Lewis & Martin Boraston | Duloe |
| Elise Daniell & Peter Hore | Holmans |
| Richard Clark & Brenda Sleep | Dobwalls |
| Austen Runnalls & Steve Williamson | Luxulyan |
| Nigel Nicholls & Ray Jeffery | Newlyn Trinity |
| Mark Payne & Nigel Taylor | Penzance |
ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA
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