CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 24 March 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 24th March 2024

COUNTY FINALS

The final of the County Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Pairs were played at Carnmoggas on Saturday.

The Singles were played first with the eight qualifiers playing a straight knockout competition.  In the Quarter Finals Martin Boraston scored a maximum 8 shots over the closing 4 ends of his match against Duloe bowler Mark Slack to win 13-9.  Karen Watson (Saltash) was always in front against Mark Williams (Lanteglos) winning 13-6 with 3 ends to spare.  Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) started with a couple of maximum scores to lead David Studden (Holmans) 4-0 after the opening two ends.  David came back eventually drawing level at 9-9 after 12 ends and further scores of 2 and 1 to win 12-9 with an end to spare.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) was always in front against Mark Payne (Penzance) winning 14-7.

In the Semi Finals Martin and Karen were 6 all after 8 ends before Martin took scores of 1 on 5 of the next six ends to win 11-7 with an end to spare.  David opened up a 6-2 lead against Nigel after 6 ends before 5 consecutive scores of 1 took Nigel into the lead 7-6 after 11 ends.  A score of 2 to David on the 12th end put him back in front before consecutive scores of 2 for Nigel gave him an unassailable 11-8 lead with an end to play.

The final saw Nigel open up a 7-0 lead after 5 ends.  Martin scored a two on the 6th end with Nigel responding with the same score on the 7th end to lead 9-2.  Martin came back with 5 consecutive scores of one to trail 7-9 with three ends to play.  Scores of 2, 1 and 2 for Martin over the closing ends saw him win 12-9 and take his second Singles title having won the County Singles in 2011/12.

Saturday afternoon saw the Four Wood Pairs title decided.  In the Quarter Finals Jon Read & Martin Boraston (Duloe) started with two scores of 5 against John Worton (St Newlyn East) & Joyce Harding (Luxulyan) going on to win 14-5 with an end to spare.  In an all Newlyn Trinity match up Ray Jeffery & Nigel Nicholls conceded just one end in defeating Simon & Morgan Lees 15-1.  Tony Jago (Withiel) & Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) looked to be in control against Austen Runnals & Steve Williamson (Luxulyan) leading 7-1 with two ends to play.  Runnals & Williamson scored a 6 on the penultimate end to draw level and take the match to a last end decider which Jago & Smith claimed the winning shot.  Keith Matthews & Max Burden (Blisland) were 11-2 up after 5 ends against Rob D'Agostino & Andy Jiggens (Kensey Vale) but failed to score again as the Kensey Vale pairing tool scores of 2, 7, 1 and 3 over the closing ends of the match to win 15-11.

In the semi finals 14 shots were on the board inside 4 ends of the match between Read & Boraston and Jeffery & Nicholls with Jeffery & Nicholls opening with a 6 on the first end countered by a 5 for Read and Boraston on the second end.  Jeffery & Nicholls scored 1 on the third end with Read & Boraston levelling the score at 7-7 after four ends with a score of two.  It was Jeffery & Nicholls who went on to win 13-10.  Jago & Smith with 8-1 up after 4 ends against D'Agostino & Jiggens going on to win 11-5.  The final was low scoring over the opening ends with Jago and Smith 3-1 up after 4 ends.  Two scores of 3 and one of 2 for Jeffery and Nicholls over the next three ends changed the course of the match at the title as they went on to win 11-3 with Nicholls taking his 9th and Jeffery his 2nd County Pairs title

NATIONAL UNDER 18'S SINGLES

For the first time in several years Cornwall was represented in the National Under 18's Championship played in Melton Mowbray on Saturday.  Oskar Bryan from Lanteglos made the trip for his first Short Mat competition at national level.  24 bowlers were entered, many of whom have been part of the England Academy squad throughout the season.  Oskar enjoyed an unbeaten run in the group stages winning 13-4 and 12-9 against opposition from Somerset and North Yorkshire respectively and drawing 8-8 against a player from Oxfordshire.  These results left Oskar top of his group and with 12 players through to the knockout stages and a bye into the quarter finals where he lost 5-12 to a bowler from Norfolk.

The season is drawing to a close with the County League Finals and County Champion of Champions to be played at Carnmoggas on the 7th April.  From the 11th to 14th April all eyes will be on the National Championships in Melton Mowbray where Cornwall has one of its largest contingents of players ever.  The following weekend, the 19th to 21st April sees the Short Players Tour Season conclude with the Belfast Open Pairs on the 19th and World Masters Singles on the 20th and 21st.  

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA     

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 17 March 2023

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION 

News Release - 17th March 2023

COUNTY FINALS

Last weekend saw the finals of the Short Mat Bowls County Finals at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

The first title to be decided on Saturday morning was the County Fours.  In the Quarter Finals a tight match between the Duloe team of Martin Boraston, Caroline Trubshaw & Alan Trubshaw overcome playing one short to defeat Landrake's Heidi Kerr, Dianne Shorthouse, Dennis Shorthouse & Richard Kerr 10-8.  A score of 5 of the fifth end for St Newlyn East's Sandra Worton, Carol Dodd, John Worton & Steve Smith was the key moment in their match against Landrake's Christopher Mortimore, Phil Searle, Graham Reeves & Neil Gribble as they went on to win 10-5.  Holman's Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott, Luke Jolly & Peter Hore were in front throughout against defending champions, Newlyn Trinity's Simon Lees, Ray Jeffery, Morgan Lees & Nigel Nicholls winning 12-8.  Duloe's Bryan Lewis, Stephen Wilson, Leonard Lee & Mark Slack were ahead throughout against Dobwalls' Graham Sleep, Eileen Taylor, Graham Bickle & Brendra Sleep winning 9-8.

In the Semi Finals the St Newlyn East Four won 6 out of the 9 ends against the depleted Duloe team skipped by Alan Trubshaw winning 12-4.  The other semi final between the Fours from Holmans and Duloe saw a couple of large scoring ends early on with Duloe taking a 4 on the 3rd end and Holmans a 7 on the next end to establish a lead they would not relinquish going on to win 15-7.  The final between St Newlyn East and Holmans saw Holmans open up a 5-1 lead in the opening four ends.  A score of 4 on the fourth end for St Newlyn East leveled up the score at 5-5 after five ends.  Scores of 1 and 3 on the next two ends moved St Newlyn East into the lead by 4 with two ends to play.  Holmans took scores of 1 and 2 on the last two ends to leave last year's runners up St Newlyn East as the winners with a 9-8 score line. 

Saturday afternoon saw attention shift to Individual honours in the County Singles.  The Quarter Finals saw Karen Watson (Saltash) take a comfortable 13-5 win against Neil Gribble (Landrake).  Martin Boraston (Duloe) eased past Gary Davey (Liskeard) 18-6.  Simon Lees (Newlyn Trinity) came from behind against Paddy Spear (Saltash Kernow) to win 10-8.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) won 9 out of 11 ends to defeat Nigel Taylor (Penzance) 16-2.

The semi finals saw a tight match between Karen Watson and Martin Boraston with no more than 1 shot scored on each of the 11 ends with Karen having the adavanage winning 7-4.  In the all Newlyn Trinity match between Simon Lees and Nigel Nicholls, after leading by 1 shot after 5 ends Nigel moved ahead going on to win 15-5.  The final between Karen and Nigel saw the lead change hands several times.  Karen picked up scores of 1 on each of the first two ends.  Nigel took the next three ends with scores of 1, 1 and 2 to take the lead 4-2 after 5 ends.  Karen took back the lead with a score of 3 on the 6th end, Nigel scored 2 on the 7th end taking the lead once more.  Karen replied with a maximum 4 on the 8th end to retake the lead 9-6 with three ends to play.  Nigel won each of those last three ends with scores of 1, 2 and 1 to win the final 10-9.

Sunday morning saw County Pairs decided.  With one team having withdrawn Chris Jennings & Mark Williams (Lanteglos) received a bye to the Semi Finals.  Sandra & John Worton (St Newlyn East) won 7 of 11 ends against Ray Jeffery & Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) to win 9-5.  Caroline & Alan Trubshaw (Duloe) had three ends to spare in defeating Carol Dodd (St Newlyn East) & Eileen Williams (Lanteglos) 18-1.  David Cole & Karen Watson (Saltash) opened up a 7-0 lead against Steve Williamson & Austen Runnals (Luxulyan) before going on to win 9-6.

In the Semi Finals a score of 5 on the 9th end for Sandra & John Worton proved decisive as they defeated Chris Jennings & Mark Williams 10-8 despite winning fewer ends overall.  David Cole & Karen Watson needed just 8 of the allocated 11 ends to defeat Caroline & Alan Trubshaw 15-0.  In the final David Cole and Karen Watson opened up a 9-2 lead after 6 ends however they did not score again over the closing 5 ends of the game with Sandra & John Worton scoring 10 shots over the closing ends to take the title, and their second of the weekend, by a score of 12-9.

The final title to be decided on Sunday afternoon was the County Triples.  The Quarter finals saw Duloe's Mark Slack, John Read and Leonard Lee defeat Luxulyan's Diane Crocker, Joyce Harding and Shane Aldridge 12-3.  Kensey Vale's Andy Jiggens, Nick Trewin & Rob D'Agostino were 14-3 winners against John Moger (Boscastle), Bob Banks & Mark Williams (Lanteglos).  Holmans' Elise Daniell, Luke Jolly & Peter Hore were never headed but needed a score of 2 on the last end to defeat Duloe's Martin Boraston, Caroline & Alan Trubshaw 13-11.  Landrake's Dianne & Dennis Shorthouse & Richard Kerr were never headed in defeating Withiel's Graham Luke, Tony Jago & Ken Horrell 9-5.

The Semi finals Mark Slack's Duloe Team took a crucial score of 3 on the penultimate end against Kensey Vale to win 8-6.  Holmans were ahead throughout against Landrake winning 12-5 with an end to spare.  The final saw Holmans pickup 4 on the first end to establish a lead they would nor surrender.  Consecutive scores on the 5th to 8th ends effectively sealed victory at 12-3 win for Holmans with an end to spare.

The Finals continue this coming Saturday with the County 2 Wood Singles and 4 Wood Pairs at Carnmoggas.  The Singles get under way at 0900 with the Pairs following at around 1100.

The qualifiers for the finals are:

0County 2 Wood Singles
Saturday 23rd March 2024	Sign in by 09:00
Mark Payne	Penzance
Mark Williams	Lanteglos
David Studden	Holmans
Karen Watson	Saltash
Mark Slack	Duloe
Steve Smith	St Newlyn East
Martin Boraston	Duloe
Nigel Nicholls	Newlyn Trinity
County 4 Wood Pairs
Saturday 23rd March 2024	Sign in by 11:00
Tony Jago & Steve Smith	Withiel & St Newlyn East
Keith Matthews & Max Burden	Blisland
Nigel Nicholls & Ray Jeffery	Newlyn Trinity
Martin Boraston & Jon Read	Duloe
Austen Runnals & Steve Williamson	Luxulyan
Rob D'Agostino & Andy Jiggens	Kensey Vale
Morgan & Simon Lees	Newlyn Trinity
John Worton & Joyce Harding	St Newlyn East & Luxulyan

The first leg of the Team of Three final was played at Holmans on the 14th March with the home team of Nicholas Truscott, Elise Daniell & Peter Hore taking a 25 shot advantage over opponents Blisland's Rosemary Young, Rita Hancock & Max Burden.  The individual scores Singles Peter Hore 15-3 Max Burden; Pairs Elise Daniell & Nicholas Truscott 15-3 Rosemary Young & Rita Hancock; Triples Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore 9-8 Rosemary Young, Max Burden & Rita Hancock.

Also on Saturday Lanteglos' Oskar Bryan will be the first bowler for many years to represent Cornwall in the ESMBA Under 18's Championship.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 10 March 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 10 March 2024

FOUR WOOD PAIRS

Over the past weekend 35 teams took part in the County Four Wood Pairs at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

On Saturday 18 teams were drawn in 4 groups, 1 of six and 3 of four, with the four group winners qualifying for the finals later this month on Saturday 23rd March at Carnmoggas.

Group One winners were Tony Jago (Withiel) & Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) with 6 points +12 shots ahead of David Topliffe & Bob Banks (Boscastle) on 4 +12.  Group Two winners were Keith Matthews & Max Burden (Blisland) with 6 +29 finishing ahead of Gary & Lynne Davey (Liskeard) on 2 +24.  Group Three winners were Nigel Nicholls & Ray Jeffery (Nigel Nicholls) with 5 +27 finishing ahead of Martin & Diane Williams (Penlee) on 5 +10.  Group Four winners were Martin Boraston & Jon Read (Duloe) with 5 +10 who finished ahead of Mark Slack & Leonard Lee (Duloe) on 4 +11.

On Sunday 17 teams were drawn in 4 groups, 1 of five and 3 of four, with the four group winners qualifying for the finals.

Group One winners were Austen Runnalls & Steve Williamson (Luxulyan) with 6 +29 ahead of Alan & Caroline Trubshaw (Duloe) on 4 +11.  Group Two winners were Rob D'Agostino & Andy Jiggens (Kensey Vale) with 6 +24 finishing ahead of Peter Hore & Elise Daniell (Holmans) on 4 +11.  Group Three winners were Morgan & Simon Lees (Newlyn Trinity) with 6 +7 finishing ahead of Percy Tripp (Helston) & Meg Horrell (Withiel).  Group Four winners were John Worton (St Newlyn East) & Joyce Harding (Luxulyan) with 6 +17 who finished ahead of Treeve Pollards (Holmans) & Mike Dyer (Newlyn Trinity) on 4 +9.

COUNTY FINALS

This coming weekend attention turns to the finals of the County Singles, Pairs, Triples and Fours at Carnmoggas.  The Fours will be the first title decided on Saturday morning with the Singles following in the afternoon.  On Sunday the Pairs will be decided in the morning and Triples in the afternoon.  Each competition is played on a straight knockout basis with an open draw taking place at the start of each competition. 

The qualifiers for each final are 

County Fours
Saturday 16th March 2024	Sign in by 09:00
Leonard Lee, Mark Slack, Stephen Wilson & Chris Hall	Duloe
Neil Gribble, Graham Reeves, Phil Searle & Christopher Mortimore	Landrake
Steve Smith, John Worton, Sandra Worton & Carol Dodd	St Newlyn East
Alan Trubshaw, Caroline Trubshaw, Martin Boraston & John Read	Duloe
Nigel Nicholls, Morgan Lees, Ray Jeffery & Simon Lees	Newlyn Trinity
Peter Hore, Luke Jolly, Elise Daniell & Nicholas Truscott	Holmans
Brenda Sleep, Graham Bickle, Eileen Taylor & Graham Sleep	Dobwalls
Richard Kerr, Dianne Shorthouse, Dennis Shorthouse & Richard Kerr	Landrake
County 4 Wood Singles
Saturday 16th March 2024	Sign in by 13:00
Martin Boraston	Duloe
Paddy Spear	Saltash Kernow
Nigel Taylor	Penzance
Gary Davey	Liskeard
Neil Gribble	Landrake
Nigel Nicholls	Newlyn Trinity
Simon Lees	Newlyn Trinity
Karen Watson	Saltash
County 2 Wood Pairs
Sunday 17th March 2024	Sign in by 09:00
Sandra & John Worton	St Newlyn East
David Cole & Karen Watson	Saltash
Carol & John Dodd	St Newlyn East
Chris Jennings & Mark Williams	Lanteglos
Ray Jeffery & Nigel Nicholls	Newlyn Trinity
Caroline & Alan Trubshaw	Duloe
Max Burden & Keith Matthews	Blisland
Steve Williamson & Austen Runnalls	Luxulyan
County Triples
Sunday 17th March 2023	Sign in by 12:00
Dennis Shorthouse, Richard Kerr & Neil Gribble	Landrake
Elise Daniell, Luke Jolly & Peter Hore	Holmans
Bob Banks, John Moger & Mark Williams	Lanteglos & Boscastle
Diane Crocker, Joyce Harding & Shane Aldridge	Luxulyan
John Read, Chris Hall & Leonard Lee	Duloe
Andy Jiggins, Nick Trwin & Rob D'Agostino	Kensey Vale
Martin Boraston, Caroline Trubshaw & Alan Trubshaw	Duloe
Graham Luke, Tony Jago & Ken Horrell	Withiel

HOME AND AWAY COMPETITIONS

The Home & Away competitions have seen two titles decided in the past week.  

The Mixed Pairs was won by Sandra & John Worton (St Newlyn East) who defeated Rita Hancock & Keith Matthews (Blisland) 25-22 over the matches.

The Rea Francis Team Competition was won by Duloe.  The first leg played at Duloe on 28th February saw Penlee take a 3 shot advantage, winning 38-35.  In the return leg at Penlee on 7th March Duloe won by 38 shots to 27 to win 73 - 65 overall.

The Team of Three final will be between Nicholas Truscott, Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans) and Max Burden, Rita Hancock & Keith Matthews (Blisland).

ENDS

Note to editors - we welcome any representatives of the media to our county finals at any point through the two days.

Can you please provide updated contact details for sport writers/editors at your organisation.  

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 3rd March 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 3rd March 2024

COUNTY FOUR WOOD PAIRS

This coming weekend 42 pairs, 21 on each day, are entered in the Four Wood Pairs at Carnmoggas with 4 teams from each day to qualify for the finals on 23rd March.  Play starts at 0900 on both days.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

The popularity of the Short Mat Players Tour was again underlined on Friday evening when the 192 places in August's UK Open competition sold out in 12 minutes with a number of local bowlers entering the event.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The weekend of 16th and 17th March will see the County Titles decided at Carnmoggas with the Fours and Singles on Saturday 16th and Pairs and Triples on Sunday 17th.  Full preview and list of finalists will be provided next week.

Saturday 23rd March sees the County Titles for Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Pairs decided at Carnmoggas whilst for the first time in a number of years Cornwall will be represented in the National Under 18's by Lanteglos' Oskar Bryan.

After Easter Sunday 7th April sees the County League Finals, the Bebbington Cup, County Champion of Champions and County Under 25's singles contested at Carnmoggas.  The following week see's one of the largest groups of players in recent years from Cornwall travel to Melton Mowbray to compete in the National Championships starting on Singles, Pairs, Fours and Triples played on each day respectively from Thursday 11th through to Sunday 14th.

The Short Mat Players Tour season concludes the following weekend with the Open Pairs on Friday 19th and World Masters Singles with an entry of over 200 bowlers played on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st.  Local tour regulars Nigel Nicholls, Peter Hore, Elise Daniell and Steve Smith are due to make the trip to Belfast.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA