CCSMBA News Release - 31 March 2011

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 31 March 2011

 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Seven local bowlers make the 650 mile round trip to Bedford next week to represent Cornwall in the English Short Mat Bowls Association National Championships at Kempston Indoor Bowls Club.

 

On Thursday (7 April) Karen Watson (Holmans) will compete in the Singles.  On Friday (8 April) Karen & David Studden (Illogan) and Kevin Williams & Mike Widger (Porthleven) compete in the Pairs.

On Saturday (9 April) Karen & David will team up with Peter Hore (Holmans) & Nigel Nicholls (Nelwyn Trinity) for the Fours.  Sunday’s (10 April) Triples will see Peter and Nigel joined by Nicholas Truscott (Holmans) in the Triples, a combination that narrowly missed out on a semi final place last year losing 8-7 to Cheshire in the Quarter Finals.

 

ENDS

I will only be at the championships from Saturday afternoon.

 

Results should be available from the ESMBA Website after the conclusion of play on each day, I will endeavour to tweet the local bowlers results each evening.

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association

Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Web: www.ccsmba.co.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ccsmba

 

 

Cornwall Sports Partnership Club & Coach Conference

The Cornwall Sports Partnership’s Club and Coach Conference is being held on 15 May at Truro College. This is an excellent opportunity for your club to find out about ways in which you can help your own club. Specifically there are workshops on the day on the following topics; need more volunteers, help running your club, finding sports funding, promoting your club and much more.

Because the Bowls Alliance consider this to be of value to clubs, we are prepared to subsidise the first 20 places (2 places per bowls club) so that, instead of £25 per head, it will only cost £12-50.

For a look at the complete programme please see www.cornwallsportpartnerships.co.uk and select the club and coach conference heading and then the leaflet (pdf). I am sure you will find something of interest to you in the programme

If anyone of you, or you have somebody within your club who can go on behalf of the club and they wish to take up this Bowls Alliance offer please:

1.       complete the application form to the County Sports Partnership and pay them the £25/head immediately – to ensure you get a place (application forms are downloadable from the CSP web site or you can ring 01872 323344 if you prefer

2.       email your details and intention to attend to David Parr. I will take the first 20 names who have notified me and who actually attend the conference on the day (from the conference attendance register). I will arrange, after this check, for the individuals respective clubs to receive the relevant payments in due course.

Any questions please email me

David Parr

Marazion Charity Competition

Annual Tournament at Marazion

in aid of the Marazion Committee for Handicapped Children.

Held on 27th March 2011.

WINNERS - Karen Watson, Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore (Holmans)

RUNNERS UP - Pam Hamley, Jim Rule, Terry Bray & Peter Hamley (Lostwithiel)

On Sunday 27th March 2011 the annual Short Mat Bowling Tournament, hosted by Marazion Indoor Bowling Club, raised over £1300 for the Marazion Committee for Handicapped Children. The charity raises funds to help local children with special needs. The sum raised included a generous donation of £365 from Barclays Bank under their matched fund raising scheme supporting staff in their fund raising efforts.

Thirty six teams from all over Cornwall, involving 144 active bowlers, again competed in the tournament which ended with two closely fought semi-finals.

Peter Hamley's team from Lostwithiel beat M. Thomas' team from Hayle by 9 shots to 2, and Peter Hore's team from Holmans beat Max Burden's team from Dobwalls by a close 5 shots to 3.

In the final Peter Hore's team played well to beat Peter Hamley's team by 7 shots to 3.

The players and spectators were treated to excellent lunches and continuous refreshments throughout the day, prepared by the committee members. A large raffle helped to boost the funds with prizes being donated by the participating teams and members of the committee.

All in all a most enjoyable day was had by everyone.

The Marazion Committee for Handicapped Children raise thousands of pounds every year, and all the proceeds of their efforts are donated to various local projects involving children with special needs.

The Committee would like to thank Barclays Bank for their continued generous donations over several years as part of their community investment programme which exceeded £52 Million in 2008. They would also like to thank the Marazion Community Centre, Marazion Indoor Bowling Club and the bowlers themselves for all their help and support of this worthy cause.

CCSMBA News Release - 27 March 2011

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE – 27 March 2011

County Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Pairs Finals

On Saturday (26 March) the finals of the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowls Association Two Wood Singles and Four Wood Pairs were contested at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.

First up was the Singles with 8 players drawn into a straight knockout competition.  In the Quarter Finals Peter Hore (Holmans) was a 12-5 winner against Graham Reeves (Saltash).  Tony Baldwin (Liskeard) defeated Carol Ford (St Newlyn East) 12-6.  Norman Ward (Withiel) was a 15-14 winner against Martin Boraston (Liskeard) and Karen Watson (Holmans) claimed the final semi final spot with a 11-2 win against Mark Albon (Luxulyan). 

The semi finals saw Peter Hore claim 2 on the last end against Tony Baldwin to win progress to the final with an 11-10 win.  Karen Watson claimed the second semi final, to set up an all Holmans final, with a 12-7 win against Norman Ward.  Karen was never in trouble in the final with a fine display of drawing bowls that saw here move into a comfortable early lead and eventually claim the title with a 13-1 win with 6 ends to go and become the first lady to win the title in the competitions 19 year history.

The Pairs also featured 8 teams playing a straight knockout competition.  The Quarter Finals saw Linda Martin & Gerry Fisher (Illogan) 15-3 winners against Carol & Graham Ford (St Newlyn East).  Graham Reeves & Darren Woolner (Saltash) needed an extra end to defeat Nicholas Truscott & Karen Watson (Holmans) 9-8.  Tony Jago & Luke Jolly (Treviscoe) were 11-6 winners against Joe Coups & Richard Brown (Illogan).  The final semi final spot went to Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans) with a 12-11 win over Betty Temple-Smith & Peter Moyle (Luxulyan).

The semi finals saw Graham Reeves & Darren Woolner take a comfortable 12-2 win against Linda Martin & Gerald Fisher.  Tony Jago & Luke Jolly claimed the second semi with a 9-6 win against Elise Daniell & Peter Hore.  Tony Jago & Luke Jolly went on the claim title with an 11-5 win over Graham Reeves & Darren Woolner.

There is another busy weekend of finals ahead this week with the County Mixed Fours and Champion of Champions on Saturday and the Bebbington Cup and Under 25’s on Sunday, all to be played at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.

County Leagues – All now complete

Continually updated league tables can be found on the following links, the * mark shown in the tables does not need to reproduced.

West Premier Division http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26225

West Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26226

West Division Two http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26227

Central Premier Division http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26222

Central Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26223

North Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26219

North Division Two http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26220

East Premier Division http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26753

East Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26754

Summer League

Entries for the Summer League close on Saturday 9 April.

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association

Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Web: www.ccsmba.co.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ccsmba

CCSMBA News Release - 21 March 2011

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 21 March 2011

 

INTER AREA MATCH

 

On Saturday (19 March) the annual Inter Area Match, contested by teams of 32 bowlers representing each of the four area leagues, was played at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.

 

The Central Area team were the team to meat in the day leading the overall scores at the end of each of the six sessions to finish on 38 points out of a possible 48.  Inter Area League winners, West, were second with 23 points, North claimed third with 18 and East fourth with 17 points.

 

BRITISH ISLES A TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Over the weekend (19 & 20 March) Peter Hore from the Holmans Club travelled to Swansea to take his place in the England team for the British Isles A Team Championship playing Singles.

 

The event started will for Peter with a 15-10 win in his first game against the Welsh representative.  A narrow 12-14 defeat followed in the second game of the day on Saturday against the Scottish representative.  Peter’s final game on Sunday against Ireland which resulted in a further defeat by 18 shots to 10 leaving Peter in third place overall for the Singles competition.  Ireland claimed the honours in all the disciplines contested, Singles, Pairs, Triples, Fours and Team Competition.

 

COUNTY FINALS

 

On Saturday (26 March) the County Two Wood Singles and County Four Wood Pairs finals will be contested at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.

 

The qualifiers for the finals are.

 

Two Wood Singles

Mark Albon (Luxulyan), Graham Reeves (Saltash), Karen Watson (Holmans), Martin Boraston (Liskeard), Peter Hore (Holmans), Tony Baldwin (Liskeard), Norman Ward (Withiel) and Carol Ford (St Newlyn East).

 

Four Wood Pairs

Luke Jolly & Tony Jago (Treviscoe), Betty Temple-Smith & Peter Moyle (Luxulyan), Graham Reeves & Darren Woolner (Saltash), Linda Martin & Gerald Fisher (Illogan), Joe Coups & Richard Brown (Illogan), Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans), Carol Ford & Graham Ford (St Newlyn East) and Karen Watson & Nicholas Truscott (Holmans).

 

WEST AREA TOP TEAM

 

Last Wednesday (16 March) the Western Division Top Team final was played at Helston Bowling Club between Premier Division Holmans and Division Two Illogan, although a new team in the area league containing no fewer than five players with current county team experience.  Illogan proved the stronger side on the night winning both games, 11-8 and 17-10.

 

COUNTY LEAGUES

 

The Western Area league title was decided last Tuesday night with Helston Grylls claiming the title with a 5-1 win over Penlee whilst previously table topping Holmans were unable to replicate there win over Porthleven Fisherfolk in the semi final of the top team competition suffering a 6-0 defeat, a sequence of results which pushed Fisherfolk above Penlee for fifth in the final league table.  Penzance Comets claimed third on shot difference from Newlyn Trinity Jowsters after both teams claimed 6 points in the final week of games.

 

Continually updated league tables can be found on the following links, the * mark shown in the tables does not need to reproduced.

 

West Premier Division http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26225

West Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26226

West Division Two http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26227

 

Central Premier Division http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26222

Central Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26223

 

North Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26219

North Division Two http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26220

 

East Premier Division http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26753

East Division One http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=leaguetable&tableid=26754

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association

Tel:    07800 916059
E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Web: www.ccsmba.co.uk

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ccsmba