CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 12 February 2023
Inter County Championship
On Sunday Cornwall's A Team travelled 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. At the time of writing the result of the match was unknown.
Short Mat Players Tour
Three bowlers from Cornwall travelled to Chelmsford over the weekend for the Short Mat Players Tour English Masters.
Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) retains 9th in the Short Mat Players Tour rankings with 720.5 points after reaching the last 64 of the main cup competition.
In the group stages Nigel started with a win against Shaun Howells (WAL) 14-5. Defeat followed against Jonas Hรคger (SWE) 14-11. Saturday's remaining games saw wins against Dawn Parkes (ENG) 14-6 and Dave Bignall (ENG) 17-6. Sunday morning's final group game against Daniel Winmill (ENG) saw Nigel take a 10-8 win to secure second place in the group and the place in the Cup Competition. Defeat in the first round to Nathan Haire (NIR) 8-7 ended Nigel's run in the competition. In the season Order of Merit standings Nigel retains 7th place with 437.5 points for the season and currently holds one of the four places in the England Team in August's World Cup competition.
Peter Hore (Holmans) has dropped 10 places in the SMPT rankings with 405.75 points after reaching the last 64 of the Shield competition.
In the group stages Saturday saw a run of defeats for Peter against Dale Thomson (ENG) 6-13, Daniel Sands (ENG) 7-14, Gary Moore (NIR) 6-16 and Bobby Addis (ENG) 19-6. Sunday's final group game resulted in a win against Darin Graydon (NIR) 14-7. Peter's competition ended in the first round of the Shield competition with defeat to Edwards Gittoes (WAL) 10-7. Peter drops to 81st in the Order of Merit standings with 163.75 points.
Elise Daniell (Holmans) retains 40th in the rankings with 417.25 points after reaching the last 32 of the Plate Competition.
In the group stages Elise started with a win against Connie Coates (ENG) 10-8 followed by defeat to Mark Spalding (ENG) 2-15. Elise's remaining matches on Saturday saw wins against Martin Harries (WAL) 14-5 and Edward Gittoes (WAL) 13-7. Sunday morning's final group game against John Sewell (ENG) saw a 11-9 win. Elise missed out on a place in the Cup competition on shot difference. In the first round of the Plate competition Elise defeated Darin Graydon (NIR) 14-4. Elise's run in the competition ended in the next round with a 7-11 defeat to Adam Bailey (ENG). Elise drops to 61st in the Order of Merit Standings with points.
The final singles tournament of the season, the World Masters, takes place over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd April at Belfast Indoor Bowling Club.
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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