Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Summer League Update

Latest Summer League Results and League Table

Tuesday 18/06/13 Tintagel 23 v 13 St Minver
Tuesday 18/06/13 Nomads 24 v 11 Landrake
Tuesday 18/06/13 Ladock 19 v 11 Dobwalls
Thursday 20/06/13 Withiel 28 v 11 Blisland
Monday 24/06/13 Landrake 16 v 13 Withiel
Tuesday 25/06/13 Blisland 31 v 15 St Minver

P W D L SF SA +/- Pts
Ladock 6 5 0 1 127 87 40 10
Nomads 5 4 0 1 123 62 61 8
Tintagel 6 4 0 2 108 122 -14 8
Dobwalls 5 3 0 2 107 67 40 6
Landrake 6 3 0 3 120 99 21 6
Withiel 6 2 0 4 110 118 -8 4
Blisland 6 2 0 4 100 146 -46 4
St Minver 7 2 0 5 115 174 -59 4
Boscastle 5 1 0 4 85 120 -35 2

Sunday, 16 June 2013

CCSMBA News Release - 16 June 2013

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE - 16 June 2013

SUMMER LEAGUE

The final unbeaten record in this years competition fell on Thursday when Nomads were defeated at Withiel by 21 shots to 14.  No clear front runner is emerging so far and it its beginning to look like the bonus points that are scored for aggregate scores in the second half of the season will be crucial.

Latest Results
Thursday 30/05/13 Withiel 11 v 29 Dobwalls
Friday 31/05/13 St Minver 15 v 24 Landrake
Tuesday 04/06/13 Nomads 38 v 9 Blisland
Tuesday 04/06/13 Ladock 18 v 19 Tintagel
Thursday 06/06/13 Boscastle 24 v 27 St Minver
Thursday 06/06/13 Dobwalls 21 v 10 Landrake
Tuesday 11/06/13 Blisland 20 v 14 Tintagel
Thursday 13/06/13 Withiel 21 v 14 Nomads
Thursday 13/06/13 Dobwalls 34 v 10 Boscastle
Friday 14/06/13 St Minver 14 v 21 Ladock

League Table

P W D L SF SA +/- Pts
Ladock 5 4 0 1 108 76 32 8
Nomads 4 3 0 1 99 51 48 6
Dobwalls 4 3 0 1 96 48 48 6
Tintagel 5 3 0 2 85 109 -24 6
Landrake 4 2 0 2 93 62 31 4
St Minver 5 2 0 3 87 120 -33 4
Withiel 4 1 0 3 69 91 -22 2
Boscastle 5 1 0 4 85 120 -35 2
Blisland 4 1 0 3 58 103 -45 2

ENGLAND TRIALS

Cornwall's three England Squad members, Peter Hore (Holmans), Elise Daniell (Holmans) and Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) have retained their places in the squad for the 2013/14 season, a World Championship year.

UK OPEN

Eight local bowlers have entered the 'Short Mat Players Tour' UK Open Singles to be played over the weekend of 31st August and 1st September at Bromsgrove Indoor Bowling Club.  Peter Hore, Elise Daniell, Nigel Nicholls, Nicholas Truscott (Luxulyan), Luke Jolly (Treviscoe), Tom Westlake (Lanjeth), Neil Gribble (Landrake) and Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake).

Nigel competed in last years competition reaching the last 16 of the knockout stages, in turn scoring 1 point to place on the Order of Merit, one of 107 bowlers who who scored points during the season.

The Short Mat Players Tour was founded in 2011 with the aim to promote the sport of Short Mat Bowls and organise world class competitions that are suitable for all players to enter, from beginners to World Champions. Players of any ability, age, disability, nationality and gender are welcome.  Competitions are held in England, Ireland, Belguim and Sweden through the season.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott  
Press and Promotions Officer  
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel:    07800 916059 E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Fwd: CCSMBA News Release - 29 May 2013

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE - 29 May 2013

Summer League Update

Match results to date

Tuesday 14/05/13 Blisland 18 v 23 Boscastle
Tuesday 14/05/13 Ladock 20 v 16 Landrake
Tuesday 14/05/13 Tintagel 26 v 16 Withiel
Friday 17/05/13 St Minver 9 v 30 Nomads
Monday 20/05/13 Landrake 43 v 6 Tintagel
Thursday 23/05/13 Boscastle 16 v 21 Ladock
Thursday 23/05/13 Dobwalls 12 v 17 Nomads
Friday 24/05/13 St Minver 22 v 21 Withiel
Tuesday 28/05/13 Blisland 11 v 28 Ladock
Tuesday 28/05/13 Tintagel 20 v 12 Boscastle

League Table

P W D L SF SA +/- Pts
Ladock 3 3 0 0 69 43 26 6
Nomads 2 2 0 0 47 21 26 4
Tintagel 3 2 0 1 52 71 -19 4
Landrake 2 1 0 1 59 26 33 2
Boscastle 3 1 0 2 51 59 -8 2
St Minver 2 1 0 1 31 51 -20 2
Dobwalls 1 0 0 1 12 17 -5 0
Withiel 2 0 0 2 37 48 -11 0
Blisland 2 0 0 2 29 51 -22 0

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association

Sunday, 14 April 2013

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 14 April 2013

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 14 April 2013

On Sunday (14 April) the last competitive action of the season took place at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club with the Bebbington Cup and Under 25's contested.

First up was the Bebbington Cup where the four area league winners from across the county come together to determine the overall county league champions.

In the first round of games Treviscoe Whites (Central Area) and Callington Eagles (East Area) shared the points on offer with scores of 8-11 and 11-10.  Illogan (West Area) claimed maximum points against last years champions Lanteglos A (North) with scores of 10-7 and 11-9.

The second round of games saw Illogan comfortably take maximum points off Callington with scores of 13-2 and 17-3.  Treviscoe took three out of four points against Lanteglos with scores of 15-11 and 8-8.

In the final round of games Callington claimed maximum points against Lanteglos with scores of 9-7 and 12-3.  In the title deciding match up between Illogan and Treviscoe in was the West area team who claimed the advantage taking three points with scores of 14-6 and 7-7.

Teams
Treviscoe Whites
Callington Eagles
Lanteglos A
Illogan
Final Table
                   P W D L SF SA Pts
Illogan            6 5 1 0 72 34 11
Treviscoe Whites   6 2 2 2 55 61  6
Callington Eagles  6 3 0 3 47 59  6
Lanteglos A        6 0 1 5 45 65  1

Upon conclusion of the Bebbington Cup 5 of the counties youngest bowlers contested the County Under 25's title.  With a small entry all bowlers played each other in a league format to determine the winner.

The first round of games saw Elise Daniell (Holmans) defeat Rob Price-Brind (Treviscoe) 22-2.  Luke Jolly (Treviscoe) defeated Alice Grimshaw (Treviscoe), the youngest bowler competing, 15-6.  The second round of games saw Elise defeat Alice 14-4 and Karen Watson (Treviscoe) defeat Rob 14-5.  Round three saw Elise defeat Karen 19-6 and Luke defeat Rob 20-5.  Round four saw Luke and Karen play out a 12-12 draw and Rob score his only points of the day with a 16-3 win against Alice.  The final round of games saw Karen defeat Alice 13-8 and in the title deciding game Luke defeated Elise 14-5.

The final table

Luke Jolly      4 3 1 0 +33 7
Elise Daniell   4 3 0 1 +34 6
Karen Watson    4 2 1 1 + 1 5
Rob Price-Brind 4 1 0 3 -31 2

Alice Grimshaw  4 0 0 4 -37 0 

Next weekend a group of bowlers, (Peter Hore, Elise Daniell, Nigel Nicholls, Neil Gribble, Ken Horrell and Chris Roberts), travel to Torquay for the ESMBA/Torquay Leisure Hotels Top Club Championship up against 15 other teams from around the Country.  

The following weekend will see the County AGM held at Luxulyan Village Hall on Sunday 28th starting at 1430.

Over the weekend of the 11th and 12th May, Cornwall's National Championship Fours Runners Up Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott, Nigel Nicholls and Peter Hore travel to Bere Regis to compete in the Dorset Open Pairs and Fours.  The Pairs, a new competition this year will be played on the Saturday.  The Fours, in which they reached the semi final last year will be played on the Sunday.

Nicholas Truscott  
Press and Promotions Officer  
Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Tel:    07800 916059 E-mail: cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Saturday, 13 April 2013

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 13 April 2013

Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
News Release 13th April 2013

The final competitive action of the local short mat bowling season takes place at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowls Club tomorrow, Sunday 14th April.

From 0900 the Bebbington Cup, County League Finals, will be contested by the four area league winners.  Representing the West will be Illogan who in the short existance of the club have secured back to back promotions and the Premier Division title in there first season in the top flight.  Central Area will be represented by Treviscoe Whites who secured the title by a single point from Ladock Chiefs.

The East Area representatives are Callington Eagles who finished two points ahead of Saltash Blues.  Completing the four team line up will be Lanteglos A, the defending champions, who represent the North Area.

Each club will be represented by an A and B rink with each club playing each A or B team playing in three rounds of games. The overall winners determined on points.

Upon conclusion of the Bebbington Cup the County Under 25s will be contested by 6 of the Counties youngest bowlers.  It is dissapointing that the entry is low for a competion that in the past has had around 20 entries.

Next weekend a group of bowlers travel to Torquay for the ESMBA/Torquay Leisure Hotels Top Club Championship up against 15 other teams from around the Country.  The following weekend will see the County AGM held at Luxulyan Village Hall on Sunday 28th.

Over the weekend of the 11th and 12th May, Cornwall's National Championship Fours Runners Up Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott, Nigel Nicholls and Peter Hore travel to Bere Regis to compete in the Dorset Open Fours, a competion in which they reached the semi finals last year.  They will also compete in the new Pairs competition on the same weekend.

Ends

Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA