CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 15 October 2023

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 15 October 2023

COUNTY TRIPLES

On Saturday 25 teams took part in the first County Competition of the season, the County Triples, at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

The teams were drawn into six groups, one of five and five of four with the six group winners and two best runners up qualifying for the finals later in the season.

Group One was topped by Dennis Shorthouse, Richard Kerr & Neil Gribble (Landrake) with 4 points +12 shots.  Group Two winners were Elise Daniell, Luke Jolly & Peter Hore (Holmans) with 6 +28.  Bob Banks (Lanteglos), John Moger (Boscastle) & Mark Williams (Lanteglos) topped Group Three with 6 +22.

In a high scoring Group Four top spot was taken by Diane Crocker, Joyce Harding & Shane Aldridge (Luxulyan) with 6 +42.  John Reed, Chris Hall & Leonard Lee (Duloe) took one of the runners up spots with 4 +29.  Group Five winners were Andy Jiggins, Nick Trewin & Robert D'Agostino (Kensey Vale) with 6 +18.  Group Six produced the final two qualifiers with Martin Boraston, Caroline Trubshaw & Alan Trubshaw (Duloe) topping the group with 6 +13.  Graham Luke, Tony Jago & Ken Horrell Withiel took the second runners up spot with 4 +21. 

INTER COUNTY

On Sunday Cornwall's Premier Team made the journey to Wincanton to face Somerset in the ESMBA Inter County Championship.

Cornwall started well taking two wins and a draw from the first session.  Luke Jolly 15-9 in the Singles, John Reed & Martin Boraston 14-8 and Elise Daniell & David Studden 14-14 in the Pairs scoring the points for Cornwall.  The second session saw Cornwall again take two wins and a draw.  Simon Lees, Mark Slack and Percy Tripp 9-9 in the Triples, Morgan Lees, Ray Jeffery, Richard Kerr & Neil Gribble 11-5 and Sandra Worton, John Worton, Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore 14-4 in the Fours.  Cornwall led by 10 points to 6 at the interval.

The third session saw three wins for Cornwall.  Luke Jolly 18-7 in the Singles, Elise Daniell & David Studden 12-10 and John Reed & Martin Boraston 16-9 in the Pairs.  Cornwall also secured the bonus points for the Pairs to take an 8-4 advantage for the session and extend their lead in the match to 18 points to 10.

The final session was closely contested with Cornwall taking a win and a draw from the session.  Dennis Shorthouse, Mark Payne & Steve Smith 12-12 in the Triples and Sandra Worton, John Worton, Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore 9-8 in the Fours where Cornwall also secured the bonus points. The final match score Somerset 17 points 174 shots - Cornwall 23 points 180 shots.  

In the other South West group match on Sunday Devon hosted Dorset in a match that finished in a 20-20 draw.  After two rounds of matches Dorset and Devon are tied on 28 points with Cornwall on 35 and Somerset on 29.

Whilst Cornwall's A Team had a weekend off Devon won 25-15 against Dorset.  In the A Team Competition Dorset have 33 points from two matches, Devon 25 from one match and Cornwall 22 from one match.

Scores

Singles - Mark Williams (Lanteglos) 23-4 & 16-8, Luke Jolly (Holmans) 9-15 & 7-18

Pairs - David Studden (Holmans) & Elise Daniell (Holmans) 14-14 & 10-12, Martin Boraston (Duloe) & Jon Reed (Duloe) 8-14 & 9-16

Triples - Percy Tripp (Helston), Mark Slack (Duloe) & Simon Lees (Newlyn Trinity) 9-9 & 13-11, Steve Smith (St Newlyn East), Mark Payne (Penzance) & Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake) 19-9 & 12-12

Fours - Neil Gribble (Landrake), Richard Kerr (Landrake), Ray Jeffery (Newlyn Trinity) & Morgan Lees (Newlyn Trinity) 5-11 & 8-4, Peter Hore (Holmans), Nicholas Truscott (Holmans), John Worton (St Newlyn East) & Sandra Worton (St Newlyn East) 4-14 & 7-8

Both Cornwall teams are next in action on the 5th November when Dorset visit Carnmoggas.

ESMBA TLH PAIRS & FOURS

Four bowlers from Duloe will take part in the ESMBA Torquay Leisure Hotels Pairs on Saturday and Fours on Sunday.

The players taking part are Martin Boraston, Mark Slack, Alan Trubshaw & Caroline Trubshaw.

SMTP NORWEGIAN OPEN

This coming weekend five local bowlers make the trip to Norway to take part in the Short Mat Players Tour Norwegian Open which features an entry of 150 bowlers drawn from across Europe.

Elise Daniell (World Rank 34, 43.2% win rate from 206 games) is drawn in group eight where she will face Kjell Bjerkseth (NOR, 219, 59.52%, 42), Leif Linder (SWE, -, -, -), Eren Wangen (NOR, -, -, -), Nathan Haire (IRE, 7, 70.31%, 229) and Ingvar Nelson (SWE, 247, 48.48%, 198).

David Studden (405, 68.18%, 22) is drawn in group thirteen where he will face Nico Segers (BEL, 295, 31.03%, 29), Ben Holbrook (ENG, 60, 74.19%, 31), Monika Borgo (SWE, -, -, -), Andre Malmgren (NOR, -, -, -) and Bjarne Andersson (53, 44.90%, 147).

Nigel Nicholls (8, 69.08%, 262) is drawn in group twenty one where he will face Agnetha Olsson (SWE, -, -, -), Thomas Olsson (SWE, -, -, -), John Egil Stanes (NOR, -, -, -), Steven Roberts (ENG, 23, 57.69%, 156) and Mio Kontic (ENG, 254, 32.20%, 59).

Steve Smith (444, 57.14%, 7) is drawn in group twenty three where he will face Johan Andersson (SWE, 504, 42.86%, 14), Rune Lifjell (NOR, 232, 63.64%, 11), Eroll Morina (SWE, 89, 58.62%, 29), Willy Fredriksson (SWE, -, -, -) and Hunn Ellen Bekkevold (NOR, -, -, -).

Peter Hore (37, 53.27%, 199) is drawn in group twenty five where he will face Tobias Egestrand (SWE, 380, 27.78%, 18), Robin Andre Jensen (NOR, 618, 33.33%, 6), Peter Sayer (ENG, 280, 83.33%, 6), Paul Doherty (IRE, 194, 54.55%, 11) and Bengt Runholm (SWE, -, -, -).

The Short Mat Players Tour will provide updates across the two days of the event on their website and Social Media channels.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA