CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - NEWS RELEASE 8th October 2023

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 8th October 2023

INTER AREA LEAGUE

Last Sunday the first round of Inter Area League games were played at Carnmoggas with a competitive day's bowling ending with three areas separated by just 2 points with Central on 15, West 14 and East 13, North trail on 6 points.  

Scores

Session One - North 2 pts Central 6 pts, East 2 pts West 6 pts

Session Two - Central 3 pts East 5 pts, North 2 pts West 6 pts

Session Three - North 2 pts East 6 pts, Central 6 pts West 2 pts 

Singles - Central 6 pts +31 shots, West 4 +17, East 2 -17, North 0 -31

Pairs - East 3 +52, North 4 -9, Central 2 -28, West 0 -15

Triples - Central 5 +28, West 4 +3, East 3 -1, North 0 -30

Fours - West 6 +6, East 2 +13, North 2 -6, Central 2 -13

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday Cornwall's Premier Team will travel to Wincanton to face Somerset in the ESMBA Inter County Championship.  Two changes to the team that faced Dorset a fortnight ago will see both A Team Singles players Mark Williams and Dennis Shorthouse promoted to cover for unavailable players.  Somerset lost their first fixture at home to Devon by the same score that Cornwall lost to Dorset 12-28.  Cornwall look to this fixture as an opportunity to make up ground in the South West Area table.

The Cornwall team for the match is

Premier - Mark Williams (Lanteglos), 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), Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake), 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)

The match is due to get underway at 1000 and updates should be available across the CCSMBA Social Media Channels over the course of the match.

COUNTY TRIPLES

On Saturday the first County Championship of the season will be played at Carnmoggas with the top 8 on the day qualifying for the finals later in the season.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA