CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 29 September 2013

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 29 September 2013

INTER AREA LEAGUE

On Sunday the first round of Inter Area League matches were played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.  West were 24 -16 winners against the East and Central defeated North 29 - 11.

The next round of fixtures will be played at Carnmoggas on the 17 November when North will take on West and Central face East.

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday (6 October) Cornwall face Somerset at Carnmoggas in the second Inter County match of the season.  Team Manager Nigel Nicholls will be keen to see both the Premier and A team build on the positives from an otherwise disappointing opening fixture against Devon a fortnight ago.  Due to player availability some enforced changes will be made to the teams.

ENDS

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

Peter Spargo Memorial Cup Final

The Peter Spargo Memorial Cup final was contested by teams from Dobwalls and Landrake at Morley Tamblyn in Liskeard on Wednesday evening (25 September).

The competition is played in a similar way to the County Team of Three with games of Singles, Pairs and Triples making up the final game result.

In the final Martin Boraston for Dobwalls defeated Landrake's Neil Gribble 9-5.  David Griffin and Derek Newton were 10-7 winners for Dobwalls against Landrake's Diane & Dennis Shorthouse.  The Triples game also went the way of Dobwalls 9-6.

The cup was presented by Liskeard SMBC Chairman Paul Cummins who paid tribute to Peter Spargo who was a stalwart of not only the Liskeard club but also the Cornwall County squad for many years.

Winning team from Dobwalls David Griffin, Derek Newton and Martin Boraston

Runners Up from Landrake Diane Shorthouse, Dennis Shorthouse and Neil Gribble

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 22 September 2013

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 22 September 2013

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Cornwall suffered a disappointing start to their ESMBA Inter County Championship campaign with both the Premier and A teams suffering heavy defeats at the hands of Devon at ISCA Bowling Club, Exeter on Sunday.

The Premier Team scored a solitary win from the morning session with a 9-8 victory for Graham Ford, Gillian Cawrse &Nicholas Truscott in the Triples.  At the lunch break Cornwall trailed 2 points to 14 and 61 shots to 118. 

A solitary point came Cornwall's way in the first afternoon session from a 12-12 draw for Elise Daniell & Mark Eddy the Pairs.  The final session proved to be Cornwall's best of the day with three points scored in the Fours.  Henry Kendall, Neil Gribble, Luke Jolly & Peter Hore winning 12-3 and John Worton, Brenda Sleep, Keith Matthews & Chris Roberts drawing 6-6.  The final match score Devon 34 points 207 shots Cornwall 6 points 136 shots.

The A Team started with a win in the first session for Betty Temple-Smith & Max Burden 15-12 in the Pairs.  A further three points were added in the second session with a win for Sheila Hodge, Jim Rule, Carol Ford & Terry Bray 9-7 and draw for Kath Goodman, Jim Stanley, Pam Williams & Carolyn Stanley 10-10 in the fours.  Halfway through the match Cornwall trailed 5 points to 11 and 76 shots to 112.

The afternoon saw Cornwall record three points from the two sessions Kath Goodman, Jim Stanley, Pam Williams & Carolyn Stanley winning 8-5 in the fours and Melba Kitt, Sandra Worton & Derek Newton drawing 10-10 in the triples.  The final match score Devon 32 points 211 shots Cornwall 8 points 143 shots.

Cornwall will look to bounce back quickly when they face Somerset at Carnmoggas on Sunday 6 October.

Full score details are in the attached file. 

INTER AREA LEAGUE

The first round of Inter Area League fixtures will be contested on Sunday (29 September) with North playing Central and East playing West at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowls Club.

ENGLAND

Cornwall's three England squad members Peter Hore, Elise Daniell & Nigel Nicholls will take part in the latest England squad day on Saturday as they bid for places in November's British Isles Championship team.

ENDS

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 - 14 September 2013

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 14 September 2013

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday 50 bowlers took part in the County squad trials at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowls Club with Team Manager Nigel Nicholls and Premier Team Captain Peter Hore keeping a close watch on players as they formulate what they hope will be two winning teams for this years championship which starts with a visit to Exeter on Sunday to take on Devon.

The initial 50 has been whittled down to 40 bowlers who are confirmed for the Devon match although a further day of practice on Saturday will confirm the final composition of the team and playing positions.

The selected bowlers are

Blisland - Keith Matthews, Max Burden

Dobwalls - Brenda Sleep, Derek Newton, Bill Sharp, Martin Boraston

Holmans - Peter Hore, Elise Daniell, Mark Eddy

Illogan - David Studden

Ladock - Richard Brown, Chris Roberts, Brian Wakeley, Sandra Worton, John Worton

Landrake - Dennis Shorthouse, Neil Gribble, Alan Holden, Gary Davey

Liskeard - Sheila Hodge

Lostwithiel - Terry Bray, Jim Rule, Gillian Cawrse

Luxulyan - Betty Temple-Smith, Nicholas Truscott

Newlyn Trinity - Nigel Nicholls

Penlee - Keith Williams

Porthleven - Mike Widger

Saltash - Graham Reeves, Melba Kitt

St Newlyn East - Carol Ford, Graham Ford, Pam Williams

Treviscoe - Luke Jolly, Kath Goodman, Carolyn Stanley, Jim Stanley, Tony Jago

Withiel - Henry Kendall, Joe Dixon

SUMMER LEAGUE

Latest league table, one game left

	P	W	D	L	SF	SA	+/-	BP	Pts
Nomads	15	10	1	4	362	247	115	12	33
Landrake	16	9	0	7	342	256	86	14	32
Ladock	15	10	0	5	294	261	33	10	30
Tintagel	16	9	0	7	304	303	1	12	30
Dobwalls	16	7	1	8	306	278	28	10	25
Withiel	16	8	1	7	294	302	-8	6	23
Blisland	16	6	0	10	261	358	-97	2	14
St Minver	16	6	0	10	275	364	-89	2	14
Boscastle	16	4	1	11	284	353	-69	2	11

ENDS

An open invitation is extended to any media organisation that wishes to attend the team practice on Saturday, which gets underway at 9am and expected to run until about 3pm or any of our future competitions or Inter County matches at Carnmoggas.  Please do not hesitate to contact for further details.

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

Summer League Update 10/09/13

Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association
Summer League Update 10 September 2013

Monday 09/09/13	Landrake	25	v	10	Boscastle
Tuesday 10/09/13	Tintagel	40	v	7	Nomads

	P	W	D	L	SF	SA	+/-	BP	Pts
Nomads	15	10	1	4	362	247	115	12	33
Landrake	16	9	0	7	342	256	86	14	32
Tintagel	16	9	0	7	304	303	1	12	30
Ladock	14	10	0	4	273	238	35	8	28
Dobwalls	15	6	1	8	282	264	18	8	21
Withiel	15	7	1	7	271	281	-10	6	21
Blisland	15	6	0	9	247	334	-87	2	14
St Minver	16	6	0	10	275	364	-89	2	14
Boscastle	16	4	1	11	284	353	-69	2	11

Remaining fixtures

Thursday 12 September

Withiel v Ladock

Dobwalls v Blisland

TBC

Ladock v Nomads