CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 26 May 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 26 May 2024

SUMMER LEAGUE

The Summer League competition is underway with the first round of fixtures played last week.  12 teams are entered this year split into two regional divisions from where the two winners will play off for the County Summer League title in August.

Results from the first week are

 

Summer West
Thu 23 May 2024	St Newlyn East	18	-	6	Withiel Elms
Fri 24 May 2024	Luxulyan Cheetahs	11	-	21	Luxulyan Panthers
Sun 26 May 2024	Helston	21	-	4	Lizard Triples
Summer East
Tue 21 May 2024	Blisland	23	-	5	Boscastle
Wed 22 May 2024	Luxulyan Tigers	31	-	5	St Minver
Thu 23 May 2024	Dobwalls	9	-	17	Luxulyan Apes

COUNTY POINTS LIST

The County Points list was published last week with Peter Hore (Holmans) again topping the list with 98 points accrued over the past 3 seasons.

The Top 10 are

1st - Peter Hore (Holmans) 98 points

2nd - Elise Daniell (Holmans) 88 points

3rd - Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 80 points

4th - John Worton (St Newlyn East) 76 points

5th - Sandra Worton (St Newlyn East) 70 points

6th - Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) 66 points

7th - Martin Boraston (Duloe) 63 points

8th - Nicholas Truscott (Holmans) 40 points

9th - Karen Watson (Saltash) 38 points

10th = - Rita Hancock (Blisland) 36 points

10th = - David Studden (Holmans) 36 points

10th = - Percy Tripp (Helston) 36 points

The full list of 107 bowlers who have accrued points over the past three seasons can be viewed on the website at https://www.ccsmba.co.uk/PDF/2023-24%20County%20Points%20List.pdf.

2024/25 SEASON

The calendar for County and National events for the 2024/25 season is now available on the website at https://www.ccsmba.co.uk/content.php?pg=calendar and competition entry forms available through the website at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/zg1g8c6pwu7xhll8zjain/ANPzvP4djPfEn692Uxw-xgE?rlkey=yr3fdox0qwleimkqaq7u309hn&st=ut9tilap&dl=0

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - NEWS RELEASE 8th May 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 8th May 2024

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

Three local bowlers recently travelled to Belfast to compete in the season concluding Short Mat Players Tour World Masters event over the weekend of 20th and 21st April.

Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) enjoyed mixed results in the group stages starting with a 5-9 loss to Rory Gittoes followed by a 14-3 win against Peter Roberts.  A second win on Saturday came against Kerrie Hall 16-5 before finishing the day with a narrow 9-11 loss against Shaun Amerin.  Saturday's results left Nigel needing to win his final group game on Sunday morning to qualify for the opportunity to score big ranking points in the Cup competition.  Nigel won that final group game against Sean Trainor 11-6 to finish second in the group and take a place in the Cup Competition.

Nigel won 14-6 in the last 64 round against Bobby Logan before taking a 10-4 win against Michael Doorey in the last 32 round.  The last 16 saw Nigel lose to Alex Kley 2-10 with Alex going on to take the title.  The weekend's results saw Nigel move up 2 places to 3rd in the World Rankings with 838.25 points and 2 places to 2nd in the season Order of Merit standings with 600 points. Nigel qualifies to represent England in the World Cup event to be played in Chelmsford at the end of August. 

Peter Hore (Holmans) also enjoyed mixed results starting with a 10-6 win against Louis O' Hara followed by losses to Noel Smyth 3-11 and Mark Spalding 9-11.  Peter rounded off Saturday with an 11-6 win against Chris O' Kane.  On Sunday morning a 6-6 draw in his final group game against Tony McHugh left Peter 4th in the group and into the Plate competition.  Peter lost 1-11 to Paul Cairnduff in the last 64 round to finish the season ranked 43rd on the tour rankings with 385.38 points and 34th in the Order of Merit standings with 300.50 points.

Elise Daniell (Holmans) failed to score a point in the group stages with five losses, 6-15 to Ian McElroy, 6-8 to Declan Hegarty, 5-15 to Darren Davies, 7-12 to Lorraine Shorney and 5-12 to Shaun Morley.  A win 9-7 in the last 64 against Jonathan Ritchie in the Shield Competition ensured that Elise came away from the weekend with some ranking points.  Her weekend ended in the last 32 against Stephen O'Neill with a 3-12 loss.  Elise ended the season ranked 33rd on the tour rankings with 439.38 points and 29th in the Order of Merit standings with 335 points.

The Short Mat Players Tour's next ranking event is over the weekend of 24th and 25th August with a number of local bowlers entered into the event in Chelmsford.

SUMMER LEAGUE

Locally a Summer League competition with 12 teams split over East and West divisions will get under way in the week commencing 20th May with fixtures running through to early August.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA.

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 14 April 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 14th April 2024

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cornwall were well represented at last weekend's ESMBA National Championships in Melton Mowbray with 12 places out of a maximum possible 16 across the four disciplines.

The championships started on Thursday with the Singles with no local bowlers progressing from the round robin stage.  Steve Williamson (Luxulyan) was drawn in Group One where he lost all three group games, 4-19 to Bob Naylor (Wiltshire), 5-13 to Peter Whale (West Sussex) and 5-13 to Billy Chapman (Cambridgeshire).  Peter Hore (Holmans) was drawn in Group Seven picking up one point with a 8-8 draw to Steve Steward (Wiltshire) and losses to Edward Law (East Sussex) 1-15 and Jody Frampton (Kent) 6-14.

Mark Williams (Lanteglos) was drawn in Group Nine where he lost all three games, 5-13 to Greg Wade (Essex), 10-12 to Josh Hale (West Midlands) and 6-10 to Mark McHugh (Greater Manchester).  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) was drawn in Group Fourteen where a 14-4 win against Josh Burrow (Humberside), a 9-9 drawn against Steve Adsett (West Sussex) and a narrow 11-12 loss to Dave Andrews (Suffolk) was not enough to take Nigel through to the knockout stages.

Friday saw better fortunes for Cornwall with both Pairs progressing from the group stages only to meet in the first round of the knockout stages.  Peter Hore (Holmans) & Karen Watson (Saltash) were drawn in Group Three where they picked up wins against Ian Bratton & Josh Burrow (Humberside) 12-7 and Craig Burgess & Mitchell Young (Essex) 9-8.  A 7-8 loss to Brian Baker & Lynn Dean (Dorset) left Peter and Karen top of the group by one shot over the Dorset pairing.

Elise Daniell & Luke Jolly (Holmans) were drawn in Group Fourteen where they picked up wins against Julian Bradbury & Neil Pratley (Oxfordshire) 17-5 and Hazel & Phil Spry (Cambridgeshire) 14-4, a loss to Michael Doorey & Danny Hogben (Hampshire) left them in second place in the group.

In the knockouts the two local pairs were drawn against each other with Peter & Karen prevailing 13-8.  In the last 16 round Peter and Karen were defeated 8-5 by Adam & Thomas Perris (Devon).

On Saturday attention turned to the Fours with four teams representing Cornwall.  Chris Jennings, Rosie Glover, Eileen Williams & Mark Williams (Lanteglos) were drawn in Group Two where they won 8-3 against Leon Webb, Lee Webb, Kevin Dawson & Jimmy Whitehouse (Shropshire), losses to Robin Armstrong, Paul Butler, Stephen Jeffery & Peter Whale (West Sussex) 3-9 and Christine Bratton, Ian Bratton, Ray Murphy & Josh Burrow (Humberside) 8-9 left them in third place in the group missing out on the knockout stages.

Martin Boraston, Mark Slack, Caroline Trubshaw & Alan Trubshaw (Duloe) were drawn in Group Three where they drew 6-6 with Gary Allard, Chloe White, Darren Allard & Mike Leale (Kent) and lost 5-7 to Bill Gearing, Toni Gearing, Neil Rixon & Julia Bruce (Hertfordshire) and 4-9 to Sue Tuttle, Marek Wazydrag, Steve Tuttle & Mark Jones (Surrey) to finish bottom of the group.

Steve Williamson, Austen Runnals, Christine Worth & John Worth (Luxulyan) were drawn in Group Ten where they won 10-4 against David Watts, Phil Cheese, Howard Southwood & Santo Orlando (Oxfordshire) and lost 7-10 to Angharad Brideaux, Angela Norbury, Paul Norbury & Peter Roberts (Greater Manchester) and 4-5 to Steve Buckett, David White, Alistair McCrea & Ben Pay (Hampshire) to finish third in the group.

Elise Daniell (Holmans), Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), Peter Hore (Holmans) & Karen Watson (Saltash) were drawn in Group Eleven where they put together an unbeaten run to top the group with a +30 shot advantage.  Wins came against Les Woodward, Simon Faulkner, Chris Hasker & Gareth Davies (Oxfordshire) 12-4, Ste Tinsley, Dave Blackburn-Woods, Jay Finney & Dan Rigby (Cheshire) 10-7 and Malcolm Warwick, Jeff Branch, Jan Rogers & Jeanette Gaylor (Hertfordshire) 20-1.  Into the last 32 round of the Knockouts they won 11-4 against Alex Tymon, Trevor Tymon, Chris Davison & Shane Davison (Hampshire).  In the last 16 round they defeated Cheryl Graham, John Sewell, Donna Mills & Michael Rice (Suffolk) 8-2.  Their run came to an end in the Quarter Finals with a 6-10 loss to Steve Buckett, David White, Alistair McCrea & Ben Pay (Hampshire).

The championships closed on Sunday with the Triples.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), Luke Jolly & Peter Hore (Holmans) were drawn in Group Three where they lost all three games.  3-16 to Trevor Brown, Debbie Sparham & John Sparham (Norfolk), 5-8 to David Dimmock, Alan Lodge & Chris Weston (Northamptonshire) and 7-8 to Joe Loveys, John MIlls & Becci Cox (Herefordshire).

Sandra Worton, John Worton & Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) were drawn in Group Ten where two wins saw them through knockout stages, 7-5 against Penny Lowe, Pauline Lowe & Stuart Lowe (Essex) and 10-3 against Lily Duffin, James Clark & Steve Duffin (North Yorkshire).  Their other group game ended in a 2-14 loss to Josh Hale, Peter Dunkley & Scott Follis (West Midlands).  In the first round of the knockout stages they won 9-8 against Chris Willies, Neil Davidson & Chris Mann (Norfolk).  Their run ended in the last 16 round with a 2-16 defeat to Jack Pye, AJ Brown & Gary Best. 

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

Over the coming weekend three local bowlers travel to Belfast for the conclusion of the Short Mat Players Tour season with the World Masters on Saturday & Sunday.  Before the main event the Belfast Open Pairs on Friday afternoon will give 96 pairs drawn into 32 groups a taste of the playing surface ahead of the weekend's Singles.

Elise Daniell teams up with Keith Lackford and they are drawn in Group one where they will face Nigel & Millie Froud and Kate & Arwel Morgan.  Peter Hore teams with Paul Seaman and they are drawn in Group nine where they will face Ed Sawbridge & Aaron Claire and James Trott & Mark Sproule.  Nigel Nicholls pairs up with Daniel Sands in Group Twenty Seven and will face Gunnar Frantzen & Andrew Cockcroft and Mark Hamilton & Aoife Fay.

The weekend then sees the biggest tournament of the season with 216 bowlers competing for the World Masters title drawn across 36 groups of 6 for the round robin stage of the competition.

Nigel Nicholls who is currently ranked 5th in the SMPT rankings with a win rate of 70.07% from 284 games, 77.14% from 35 games in the current season is drawn in Group Thirty One where he will face Shaun Amrein (IRE - Rank 599 - 45.83% from 24), Rory Gittoes (WAL - 53 - 57.41% from 54), Peter Roberts (ENG - 1 - 75.61% from 287) fresh from winning the English National title last weekend, Adrian McCaw (IRE - 216 - 37.50% from 96) and Sean Trainor (IRE - 109 - 63.64% from 77).  Group 31 Stats.  Nigel lies fourth in the season's Order of Merit standings with 491 points and currently occupies the final place in the England team for August's World Cup event.  Ed Sawbridge is 41 points behind Nigel with James Trott a further 21 behind.

Elise Daniell is currently ranked 32nd in the SMPT rankings with a win rate of 43.56% from 225 games, 51.52% from 33 in the current season, is drawn in Group Thirty where she will face Darren Davies (WAL - 270 - 73.33% from 15), Lorraine Shorney (ENG - 227 - 30.48% from 105), Shaun Morley (ENG - 347 - 47.83% from 23), Declan Hegarty (IRE - 698 - 8.33% from 12) and Ian Mcelroy (IRE - 332 - 46.88% from 32). Group 30 Stats.  Elise is currently 22nd in the Order of Merit standings with 329 points.

Peter Hore is currently ranked 39th in the SMPT rankings with a win rate of 54.22% from 225 games, 54.05% from 37 in the current season, is drawn in Group Eighteen where he will face Mark Spalding (ENG - 50 - 41.54% from 65), Tony McHugh (IRE - 429 - 35.71% from 114). Louis O Hara (IRE - 630 - 25.00% from 8), Noel Smyth (IRE - Tour debut) and Chris O' Kane (IRE - 232 - 42.11% from 19). Group 18 Stats.  Peter is currently 38th in the Order of Merit standings with 263.5 points.

The full schedule of fixtures, with results added after each session of play can be found at https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/matches.aspx?id=C3BD1F0F-DD5D-4CE2-8C2E-509580600E93.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA.

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 7th April 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 7th April 2024

BEBBINGTON CUP- County League Finals

On Sunday the Bebbington Cup competition to determine the overall County League Champions was played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.

The four are league winners Newlyn Trinity Jowsters (West), St Newlyn East Phoenix (Central), Duloe Blues (East) and Blisland (North) played in a round robin competition to determine the winners.

The first round of games saw St Newlyn East against Duloe and Blisland against Newlyn Trinity.  The points were shared between St Newlyn East and Duloe.  Martin Boraston, Mark Slack, Lenny Lee & Chris Page winning 12-2 for Duloe against Carol Dodd, John Dodd, Carolyn Stanley & John Worton for St Newlyn East.  St Newlyn East's Ron Cartwright, Jim Stanley, Sandra Worton & Steve Smith survived a late comeback by Duloe's Alan Trubshaw, Caroline Trubshaw, Stephen Wilson & Jon Read to win 8-7.  

Newlyn Trinity took two comfortable wins against Blisland.  Alan Stephens, Robert James, Morgan Lees & Mike Dyer winning 13-3 against Max Burden, Richard Saulsbury, Rita Hancock & Keith Matthews.  Ken Weeks, Ernest Stevens, Simon Lees & Nigel Nicholls winning 14-4 against Rosemary Young, Phillip Rood, Henry Matthews & Mike Webster.

The second session saw St Newlyn East against Blisland and Duloe against Newlyn Trinity.  St Newlyn East took maximum points with Carol Dodd, Terry King, Carolyn Stanley & John Worton winning 13-2 against Max Burden, Richard Saulsbury, Rita Hancock & Keith Matthews.  Ron Cartwright, Jim Stanley, Sandra Worton & Steve Smith won 18-7 against Rosemary Young, Phillip Rood, Henry Matthews & Mike Webster.

Points were shared between Duloe and Newlyn Trinity.  Duloe's Jon Read, Roy Saxby, Caroline Trubshaw & Alan Trubshaw winning 11-5 against Alan Stephens, Robert James, Morgan Lees & Mike Dyer.  Newlyn Trinity's Ken Weeks, Ernest Stevens, Simon Lees & Nigel Nicholls took a 4 on the last end to beat Martin Boraston, Mark Slack, Lenny Lee and Chris Page 11-9.  With a session to play Newlyn Trinity lead with 6 points and 43 shots just ahead of St Newlyn East on 6 points and 41 shots with Duloe in third on 4 points and 39 shots.

The final session saw St Newlyn East against Newlyn Trinity and Duloe against Blisland.  Points were shared between Newlyn Trinity and St Newlyn East leaving both on 8 points with Newlyn Trinity ahead with 61 shots to St Newlyn East's 57 shots.  Ron Cartwright, Jim Stanley, Sandra Worton & Steve Smith won 12-7 for St Newlyn East against Ken Weeks, Ernest Stevens, Simon Lees & Nigel Nicholls.  Newlyn Trinity's Alan Stephens, Robert James, Morgan Lees & Mike Dyer won 11-4 against Carol Dodd, Terry King, Carolyn Stanley & John Worton.

Duloe ensured a third successive title with two wins against Blisland.  Chris Page, Lenny Lee, Mark Slack & Martin Boraston winning 14-5 against Max Burden, Richard Saulsbury, Rita Hancock & Keith Matthews. Jon Read, Roy Saxby, Caroline & Alan Trubshaw were 15-1 up inside 4 ends as they went on to win 25-3 against Rosemary Young, Phillip Rood, Henry Matthews & Mike Webster.  With three teams finishing on 8 points, the big win for Duloe over Blisland put them ahead on overall shots scored in the tie break.

The final positions were

	P	W	D	L	NR	SF	SA	BP	Pts
Duloe Blues	6	4	0	2	0	78	34	0	8
Newlyn Trinity Jowsters	6	4	0	2	0	61	43	0	8
St Newlyn East Phoenix	6	4	0	2	0	57	46	0	8
Blisland	6	0	0	6	0	24	97	0	0

COUNTY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Upon conclusion of the Bebbington Cup the County Champion of Champions was played on Sunday afternoon with 14 bowlers entered from across the county.

In the first round Lenny Lee (Duloe) won 13-5 against Steve Williamson (Luxulyan) scoring 7 shots over the last 4 ends of the game.  Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) only conceded two ends in defeating Jonathon Curtis (St Ives) 11-3.  Bob Banks (Boscastle) also only dropped two ends in defeating Peter Hore (Holmans) 11-2.  Tony Jago (Withiel) was in front throughout against Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) winning 13-7.  Mark Payne (Penzance) won 11-4 against Simon Groves (Mabe).  Karen Watson (Saltash) only dropped one to defeat Percy Tripp (Helston) 12-2.  Gary Davey (Liskeard) and David Shaw (Wadebridge) had byes through to the Quarter Finals.

In the Quarter Finals Lenny Lee started with scores of 2 and 1 against Steve Smith but Steve went on to win seven of the next eight ends to win 12-4.  Tony Jago opened up a 6-0 lead against Bob Banks before Bob responsed to lead by 4 with two ends to play however scores of 2 and 3 on those last two ends saw Tony win 12-11.  Karen Watson and Mark Payne were tied at 4-4 after 5 ends before Karen closed out the game with 5 consecutive scoring ends to win 10-4.  Gary Davey was ahead from the 3rd end against David Shaw going on to win 13-5.

In the Semi Finals Steve Smith was 8-5 ahead against Tony Jago with three ends to play.  Tony picked up a 4 on the 9th end to move in front and followed up with scores of 1 and 2 on the last two ends to win 12-8.  Karen Watson was in control throughout against Gary Davey only dropping three ends through the game to win 13-5.

In the Final Karen quickly opened up an 8-1 lead after four ends against Tony Jago.  Tony won four of the next 6 ends but couldn't recover the deficit with Karen going on to win 11-5.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
This coming weekend attention turns to the National Championships being held at Melton Mowbray Indoor Bowling Club.

The championships begin on Thursday with the National Singles being decided with Cornwall having four players in the event.  Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), Steve Williamson (Luxulyan), Mark Williams (Lanteglos) & Peter Hore (Holmans).  Day Two on Friday sees two teams from Cornwall in the National Pairs.  Peter Hore (Holmans) & Karen Watson (Saltash) and Elise Daniell & Luke Jolly (Holmans).

Day Three, Saturday, will see four teams from Cornwall in the draw for the National Fours.  Elise Daniell (Holmans), Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), Peter Hore (Holmans) & Karen Watson (Saltash), Martin Boraston, Mark Slack, Caroline Trubshaw & Alan Trubshaw (Duloe), Chris Jennings, Rosie Glover, Eileen Williams & Mark Williams (Lanteglos) and Steve Williamson, Austen Runnals, Christine Worth & John Worth (Luxulyan).  The National Triples bring the championships to a close on Sunday with two teams from Cornwall.  Sandra Worton, John Worton & Steve Smith (St Newlyn East) and Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), Luke Jolly & Peter Hore (Holmans).

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA
   

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 1st April 2024

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE - 1st April 2024

COUNTY LEAGUE FINALS

On Sunday the County League finals, the Bebbington Cup, will be played at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club starting at 0900.

The competition see's 2 rinks representing each of the four areas.  West Area will be represented by Newlyn Trinity Jowsters who won the area title with a 23 point advantage over second placed Holmans having won 25 out of a possible 32 games across the season and 30 out of a possible 32 bonus points.  Central Area will be represented by St Newlyn East Phoenix who finished the season 2 points ahead of Withiel Elms,  despite winning fewer games across the season a superior number of overall match wins gave them the advantage.

East Area representatives will be Duloe Blues who are chasing a third consecutive title and finished 12 points clear of Saltash Blues having won out of a possible 28 games.  Blisland will represent the North Area having won 19 out of a possible 24 games and claiming maximum bonus points to finish on 62 points, 13 ahead of Lanteglos Bobcats.

After the conclusion of the Bebbington Cup competition at lunchtime Club Champions from across the county will compete for the County Champion of Champions title.

COUNTY TEAM OF THREE

The Holmans trio of Elise Daniell, Nicholas Truscott and Peter Hore claimed thier 8th County Team of Three title recently with a 65-28 aggregate win over Blisland's Max Burden, Rosemary Young and Rita Hancock.

The first leg played at Holmans on 14th March saw the home team take a big 1st leg advantage.  Peter Hore won the Singles 15 - 3 against Max Burden, Elise Daniell & Nicholas Truscott won the Pairs by the same scoreline against Rosemary Young and Rita Hancock.  The home team won the Triples 9-8 to take a 25 shot advantage on the night.

The second leg was played at Blisland on the 26th March.  Max Burden won the Singles 11-5 to close the gap to 19 shots overall.  In the Pairs Elise Daniell & Nicholas Truscott won 14-5 to extend their lead to 28 shots with 60 still to play for in the Triples.  Like in the first leg another close Triples match ended with a 8-7 win for the home team.

The Holmans trio add 2023/4 to the titles won in 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2018/19, 2021/22 & 2022/23 and have now won the competition three years in a row on two separate occasions.

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott

Press and Promotions Officer

CCSMBA