CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 3 January 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 3 January 2019

COUNTY FOUR WOOD PAIRS

This weekend 50 pairings are entered in the County Four Wood Pairs to be played over the two days at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club with play starting at 0900 on both days.  Four pairs from each day will go forward to the finals later in the year.

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

The following weekend Cornwall travel to the ISCA Indoor Bowling Club in Exeter for the final Inter County Championship group stage match against Devon on Sunday 12th January.  

In the Premier Team Competition Cornwall must win the match with a score of least 21 points to maintain a chance of qualification for the Knock Out Competition.  Cornwall are missing a number of players due to the fixture clashing with the Short Mat Players Tour British Open in York over the same weekend.  The A Team are bottom of the table and are effectively out of contention for qualification for the knockout competition.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

The British Open competition at York & District Indoor Bowling Club on 11th and 12th January features four local bowlers in the 192 strong line up representing 14 countries.

Elise Daniell (Holmans) is drawn in Group 1 and is currently ranked 36th in the world and placed 22nd in the season's Order of Merit standings.  Martin Boraston (Duloe) is drawn in Group 3 for his first SMPT tournament of the season.  Martin's current Ranking is 390 from two tournaments.  Peter Hore (Holmans) is drawn in Group 5 and is currently ranked 34th and 38th in the Order of Merit standings.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), winner of the tournament in 2018, is drawn in Group 20 and currently 5th in the rankings and 17th in the Order of Merit standings.  Full details of the draw and match schedule can be accessed on the Players Tour website https://shortmatplayerstour.com/live-verdemat-bowls-british-open-2020-draw-004676/.

COUNTY LEAGUES

The CCSMBA offer a full fixtures and results service for the media.

Fixtures can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=fixtures

Results can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=results

League Tables can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

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NOTES FOR EDITORS

The weekend of 18th & 19th January will see 4 County Championships decided at Carnmoggas.  Local media are welcome the two days, play gets under way at 0900.

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 15 December 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 15th December 2019

COUNTY SINGLES

The last competition before Christmas took place at Carnmoggas last weekend with 47 bowlers competing of the two days with 4 players from each day qualifying for the finals in January.

On Saturday 22 bowlers took part split into 5 groups with the group winners and three best runners up going through to a single knockout round.

David Topliffe (Boscastle) topped Group One on 6 points +35 shots ahead of Joyce Harding (Luxulyan) on 4 -10.  Martin Boraston (Duloe) finished top of Group Two on 4 +15 with Fran Phillips (Helston) second on 4 +10.  In Group Three Callum Beale (Withiel) topped the group on 4 +26 with Percy Tripp (Newlyn Trinity) second on 4 +6.  Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake) topped Group Four with 4 +23 ahead of Austen Runnells (Luxulyan) on 4 +4.  In the final group, Group Five Karen Watson (Saltash) topped the group on 6 +23 ahead of Neil Gribble (Landrake) on 4 +7.

In the knockout round Beale defeated Topliffe 12-4.  Boraston again met Phillips winning 11-5 reversing the earlier group game defeat.  Tripp was a 12-9 winner against Watson and in the final game Shorthouse defeated Gribble 13-7.

On Sunday 25 bowlers were split into 6 groups with group winners and two best runners up going through to a single knockout round.

Peter Hore (Holmans) topped Group One on 5 +23 ahead of David Balow (Marazion) on 5 +5.  Geoff Risdon (Lanteglos) finished top of Group Two on 6 +26 with Mike Webster (Blisland) second on 4 +10.  In Group Three Sandra Worton (St Newlyn East) topped the group with 6 +11 with Alan Holden second on 3 -3.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) topped Group Four with 4 +18 ahead of Carole Dodd (St Newlyn East) on 3 +1.  Group Five saw Richard Kerr (Landrake) finish top on 4 +15 ahead of John Worton (St Newlyn East) on 4 +13.  The final group saw Kevin Williams (Newlth Trinity) finish on top ahead on Martyn Featherstone (Saltash Kernow) on 3 - 3.

In the knockout round John Worton defeated Sandra Worton 11-4.  Balow won 10-5 against Kerr.  Nicholls was a 9-8 winner against Risdon and in the final game Williams defeated Hore 9-4.

The eight qualifiers will return to Carnmoggas on January 18th for the finals.

COUNTY LEAGUES

The CCSMBA offer a full fixtures and results service for the media.

Fixtures can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=fixtures

Results can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=results

League Tables can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay

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Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

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CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 8th December 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 8th December 2019

COUNTY SINGLES

The last competition before Christmas takes place this weekend with the County Singles at Carnmoggas.  63 bowlers are entered with 32 drawn to play on Saturday and 31 on Sunday with 4 players from each day to qualify for the finals in January.

COUNTY LEAGUES

The county league program is reaching the halfway point, with a few matches remaining before the break a full round up will follow next week.

The CCSMBA offer a full fixtures and results service for the media.

Fixtures can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=fixtures

Results can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=results

League Tables can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

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CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 01 December 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 1st December 2019

INTER AREA LEAGUE

On Sunday the second round of Inter Area League matches were played at Carnmoggas.  Central won by 22 points to 18 and 180 shots to 176 against East.  West dominated against North recording a 32 points to 8 and 214 shots to 140 win.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

Over the weekend a group of players made the trip to Chelmsford to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour World Fours Masters on Saturday and Pairs Masters on Sunday.

On Saturday Elise Daniell, Peter Hore (Holmans), Gill Smith and Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) won one and lost one in the group stages before losing 7-10 to Craig Burgess, James Trott, Simon Pridham & Mike Ivings.

Withiel's Callum Beale teamed up with bowlers from other counties and they topped Group Four with maximum points.  They went on to record a 14-1 win in the first round of the knockouts before going out in the Last 16 round to Burgess, Trott, Pridham & Ivings by a score of 6-7.

On Sunday Elise and Nigel paired up and topped Group Three and received a bye into the last 32 round where they defeated N Froud & D Hacker 11-4.  The last 16 round brought another win against N Reed & D Sifford 9-4.  There run ended in the Quarter Finals losing to Mark Beattie & Gary Moore 8-7.

Callum paired with Northamptonshire's Ed Sawbridge to top Group 26.  In the last 64 round they defeated B & B Whitburn 14-2.  In the last 32 round they defeated J Trott & M Ivings 11-4 before losing to G McNabb & W Boggs 115 in the Last 16 round which can be replayed on this link (https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FShortMatPlayersTour%2Fvideos%2F443127506398159%2F&show_text=0&width=560)  

Peter & Gill won their first two games in Group Twenty Seven but defeat in the third game left them second in the group.  In the first round of the knockout they lost 10-4 to Froud & Hacker.

The next Player Tour event is the British Open Singles over the weekend of 11th & 12th January in York.

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Cornwall's Premier Team will go into the final south west group match against Devon at ISCA on Sunday 12th January knowing that they will need to win the match to qualify for the knockout stages of the Inter County Championship after Devon moved a point ahead of Cornwall in Sunday's match against Somerset which Somerset won 24-16.  The Premier Team positions are now Dorset 122, Devon 97, Cornwall 96, Somerset 85.  

In the A Team fixture Devon defeated Somerset 22-18 to leave the points standings as Dorset 129, Devon 108, Somerset 94, Cornwall 69.

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Bowlers have a week off this weekend following Cornwall's withdrawal from the Inter County Rinks competition.  The last competition before Christmas takes place on the 14th & 15th December with the County Singles at Carnmoggas.

COUNTY LEAGUES

The county league program is well underway and the CCSMBA are offering a full fixtures and results service for the media.

Fixtures can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=fixtures

Results can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=results

League Tables can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

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CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 24 November 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

News Release 24 November 2019

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

On Sunday Cornwall travelled to the Dorset Bowls Resort for the latest round of ESMBA Inter County Championship matches.  The Premier Team started the match well taking three wins in the first session.  Nigel Nicholls winning 19-8 in the Singles and in the Pairs Elise Daniell & Callum Beale and John Worton & David Studden winning 16-10 and 15-12 respectively.   Cornwall then failed to score in the morning Triples and Fours to trail 10 points to 6 after the morning sessions.

The afternoon Singles and Pairs saw Cornwall win on two mats, Nicholls 18-10 in the Singles and Worton & Studden 16-14 in the Pairs helping to secure the Pairs bonus points.  The match score after three sessions Dorset 16 points Cornwall 12 points.  Cornwall scored a further 2 points in the final session with a win for Sandra Worton, Percy Tripp & Kevin Williams in the Triples 16-12.  The final match score Dorset 26 points 211 shots Cornwall 14 points 182 shots.    

Premier Team Scores

Singles - Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 8-19 & 10-18, Peter Hore (Holmans) 19-8 & 17-5

Pairs - Elise Daniell (Holmans) & Callum Beale (Withiel) 10-16 & 16-9, John Worton (St Newlyn East) & David Studden (Holmans) 12-15 & 14-16

Triples - Percy Tripp (Newlyn Trinity), Sandra Worton (St Newlyn East) & Kevin Williams (Newlyn Trinity) 18-13 & 12-16, Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake), David Topliffe (Boscastle) & Chris Roberts (Ladock) 19-11 & 12-11

Fours - Nathan Waters (Withiel), Nicholas Truscott (Holmans), Martin Boraston (Duloe) & Luke Jolly (Holmans) 12-8 & 14-6, Graham Reeves (Saltash), Lynne Davey (Landrake), Richard Kerr (Landrake), & Neil Gribble (Landrake) 10-8 & 8-5.

The A Team shared the first session with wins for both Singles, Alan Trubshaw and Mark Payne 14-10 and 17-15 respectively.  Like the Premier Team, Cornwall's A Team failed to score a point in the second session to trail 12 points to 4 at the half way point in the match.

The afternoon Singles and Pairs session saw Cornwall win on one of the four mats, Glynn Roy & Gill Smith winning 16-10 in the Pairs.  The final session brought a couple of wins for Cornwall.  In the Triples Lynne Smith, Austen Runnalls & Graham Ford 15-10 and in the Fours Meg Horrell, Dianne Shorthouse, Brenda Sleep & Ken Horrell 17-8.  The final match score Dorset 30 points 225 shots Cornwall 10 points 163 shots.

A Team Scores

Singles - Alan Trubshaw (Duloe) 10-14 & 22-9, Mark Payne (Penzance) 15-17 & 15-9 

Pairs - Des Pengelly (Landrake) & Alan Holden (Saltash Kernow) 15-12 & 13-9, Glynn Roy (Withiel) & Gill Smith (Newlyn Trinity) 15-8 & 10-16

Triples - Lynne Smith (Porthleven), Austen Runnalls (Luxulyan) & Graham Ford (Ladock) 15-8 & 10-15, Louise WillIams (Helston), Tony Jago (Ladock) & Nicola Ellis (Helston) 15-6 & 28-4

Fours - Meg Horrell (Withiel), Dianne Shorthouse (Landrake), Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) & Ken Horrell (Withiel) 16-5 & 8-17, Leonard Lee, Jon Read, Caroline Trubshaw (Duloe) & Gary Davey (Landrake) 9-6 & 9-8.

INTER AREA LEAGUE

On Sunday the second round of Inter Area League matches will be played at Carnmoggas with North against West and East against Central.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

Over the weekend a group of players will compete in the Short Mat Players Tours World Fours on Saturday and World Pairs on Sunday at the Falcon Indoor Bowls club in Chelmsford. Elise Daniell, Peter Hore, Gill Smith & Nigel Nicholls make up one Four on Saturday and Callum Beale is with players from other counties in another.  On Sunday Nigel pairs up with Elise, Peter with Gill and Callum with Northants player Ed Sawbridge. 

COUNTY LEAGUES

The county league program is well underway and the CCSMBA are offering a full fixtures and results service for the media.

Fixtures can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=fixtures

Results can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=results

League Tables can be accessed here https://ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=tabledisplay

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

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