CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 24 September 2023

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

News Release 24 September 2023

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday Cornwall's Premier & A Teams travel to Bere Regis to face Dorset in their opening fixtures of the 2023/4 Inter County Championship season.

The Premier Team, who had had a disappointing season last year, will be looking to regain the form they had shown in reaching the later stages of the Inter County in the years prior to the Covid closedown of competitive bowls.  An opening fixture against Dorset, the reigning English County Champions will prove to be a stern test for new Team Manager Luke Jolly's new look team.  

The A Team, who won both their fixtures against Dorset last season, has a number of changes from the team that played last year.

The full Teams are

Premier - Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), Luke Jolly (Holmans), David Studden (Holmans), Elise Daniell (Holmans), Martin Boraston (Duloe), Jon Reed (Duloe), Percy Tripp (Helston), Mark Slack (Duloe), Simon Lees (Newlyn Trinity), Steve Smith (St Newlyn East), Mark Payne (Penzance), Austen Runnalls (Luxulyan), Neil Gribble (Landrake), Richard Kerr (Landrake), Ray Jeffery (Newlyn Trinity), Morgan Lees (Newlyn Trinity), Peter Hore (Holmans), Nicholas Truscott (Holmans), John Worton (St Newlyn East) & Sandra Worton (St Newlyn East)

A - Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake), Mark Williams (Lanteglos), Rita Hancock (Blisland), Leonard Lee (Duloe), John Dodd (St Newlyn East), Carol Dodd (St Newlyn East), Ken Horrell (Withiel), Eileen Williams (Lanteglos), Meg Horrell (Withiel), Alan Trubshaw (Duloe), Graham Reeves (Landrake), Graham Luke (Withiel), Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls), Tony Jago (Withiel), Steve Williamson (Luxulyan), Heidi Kerr (Landrake), David Topliffe (Boscastle), Caroline Trubshaw (Duloe), Mark Albon (Luxulyan) & Dianne Shorthouse (Landrake)

Results will be updated across the CCSMBA Social Media Channels during Sunday's matches.

Looking ahead the season gets into full swing as we move into October with the Area League program getting under way in the first week of October.  The opening round of Inter Area League fixtures will be played on Sunday 8th October at Carnmoggas.  A busy weekend for the Premier Team players on the 15th and 16th October with the County Triples on the Saturday and the Premier Team away to Somerset on the Sunday.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA