CCSMBA News Release - 2nd December 2007

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 2nd DECEMBER 2007

INTER COUNTY

Bodmin’s Dragon Leisure Centre was the venue for Cornwall’s latest ESMBA Inter County Championship fixture on Sunday when Dorset were the visitors.

The A Team recorded the best score of the competition so far this season in claiming an unbeaten 35-1 win over Dorset. In the singles Peter Spargo made it 10 out of 10 for the season including a 20 shot win in the afternoon session. Brian Wakeley, on his singles debut, claimed his second win of the day on the very last wood of his game. In the fours Elise Daniell, Tony Baldwin, Jean Roper and Norman Ward recorded a 24 shot advantage over their two games with Camilla Cawrse, Meg Horrell, Ken Horrell and Phil Hicks claiming a seven shot advantage on both games.

The morning session of pairs was the closest of the day with Joe Coup & Lynn Stephens winning by 1 shot and Joyce Ward & Bill Sharp drawing. In the afternoon session both pairs won claiming 12 and 16 shot advantages respectively. The triples of Sheila Hodge, Miriam Barbery and Derek Newton & Kath Goodman, Tony Jago and Francis Walther won both games in the morning and both came from behind to win in the afternoon session in the last games to finish to preserve the unbeaten record for the day.

The final match score being Cornwall 35 points 238 shots Dorset 1 point 134 shots.

The Premier Team recorded their best score of the season to date with both counties claiming 8 wins apiece, but Dorset took the overall victory by 32 shots.

The first session went Dorset’s way with three wins, David Studden claiming Cornwall only win in the singles. Large wins for Dorset in the other singles and one of the fours saw them also claim a 29 shot lead. Session Two, Pairs and Triples, saw the points shared with Cornwall’s wins recorded by Carolyn Matthews and Chris Roberts in the pairs and the triple of Geoff Lane, Malcolm Furneaux & Percy Tripp. At the half way point Dorset led by 4 points and 19 shots.

The third session again saw the points shared with both Cornwall fours, Margaret Jenkins, Derek Swaby, Nicholas Truscott and Graham Ford & Pam Hamley, Robert Flower, Roger Edwards and Peter Hamley winning but the 9 shots advantage earned was wiped out by Dorset’s wins in the singles allowing Dorset to stretch the shots lead to 33 going into the final session.

The final session saw Cornwall claim a 6-2 points advantage with wins in the pairs for Carolyn Matthews and Chris Roberts & Gillian Cawrse and Peter Hore and the triple of Geoff Lane, Malcolm Furneaux & Percy Tripp. The final match score being Cornwall 16 points 157 shots Dorset 20 points 189 shots after the addition of the 4 bonus points for most shots.

COUNTY TWO WOOD SINGLES

On Saturday 37 bowlers contested the qualification competition for the County Two Wood Singles at the Dragon Centre.

Qualifiers for the finals are Kath Goodman (Treviscoe) 6 pts +9 shots, David Griffin (Lostwithiel) 6 +10, Peter Spargo (Liskeard) 6 +13, Jim Ashton (Saltash) 6 +21, Tony Baldwin (Liskeard) 4 +21, David Studden (Troon) 6 +19, Gerald Fisher (Troon) 4 +14 & Carol Ford (St Newlyn East) 4 +24.


This weekend the qualification competition for the County Singles will take place over two days at the Dragon Centre in Bodmin.

LEAGUES

Latest league positions can be found on the following links.

West Area – Provided by the West Division League Secretary directly to relevant publications

Central Area Premier Division http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/centprem.php

Central Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/cent1st.php

East Area Premier Division http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/eastprem.php

East Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/east1st.php

North Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php

North Area Division Two http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Chairman, CCSMBA

Inter County Scores

Premier Team
Singles
Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 9-19, 6-18; Dave Studden (Troon) 14-13 & 7-18
Fours
Margaret Jenkin (Newlyn Trinity), Derek Swaby (Wadebridge), Nicholas Truscott (Holmans) & Graham Ford (St Newlyn East) 6-9 & 10-7; Pam Hamley (Lostwithiel), Robert Flower (Tintagel), Roger Edwards (Withiel) & Peter Hamley (Lostwithiel) 1-18 & 10-4
Pairs
Carolyn Matthews (St Newlyn East) & Chris Roberts (Ladock) 18-9 & 10-9; Gillian Cawrse (Luxulyan) & Peter Hore (Holmans) 13-18 & 16-13
Triples
Roy Christophers (Helston), Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) & Carol Ford (St Newlyn East) 11-13 & 6-10; Geoff Lane, Malcolm Furneaux & Percy Tripp (Helston) 11-3 & 9-8

Table P W D L Pts
Somerset 5 4 0 1 105
Devon 5 3 1 1 103
Dorset 5 2 1 2 94
Cornwall 5 0 0 5 58

A Team
Singles
Peter Spargo (Liskeard) 15-10 & 26-6; Brian Wakeley (Treviscoe) 17-12 & 18-16
Fours
Elise Daniell (Holmans), Tony Baldwin (Liskeard), Jean Roper (Dobwalls) & Norman Ward (Withiel) 16-2 & 14-4; Camilla Cawrse (Luxulyan), Meg Horrell, Ken Horrell (Withiel) & Phil Hicks (Luxulyan) 8-6 & 10-5
Pairs
Joe Coup (Troon) & Lin Stephens (Treviscoe) 11-10 & 21-9; Joyce Ward (Withiel) & Bill Sharp (Dobwalls) 13-13, 23-7
Triples
Sheila Hodge (Liskeard), Miriam Barbery (Dobwalls) & Derek Newton (Duloe) 15-9 & 10-9; Kath Goodman (Treviscoe), Tony Jago (Treviscoe) & Francis Walther (Mabe) 12-9 & 9-7

Table P W D L Pts
Somerset 5 4 0 1 121
Cornwall 5 4 0 1 117
Devon 5 2 0 3 76
Dorset 5 0 0 5 46

CCSMBA News Release - 25th November 2007

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 25th NOVEMBER 2007

COUNTY FOUR WOOD PAIRS

52 pairs competed over the weekend for the 8 places on offer in the finals of the County Four Wood Pairs, on both days six group winners were joined by two best runners up in a knockout round.

On Saturday Joe Coups & David Studden (Troon) defeated Irene Clement (Camelford) and Roger Edwards (Withiel) 11-10, Geoff Lane & Mike Jefferies (Penlee) eased past Don & Anthony Dymond (Coads Green) 15-5. Brenda Sleep & Jean Roper (Dobwalls) defeated Gillian & Chris Cawrse (Luxulyan) 13-5 with the final place taken by Tony Baldwin & Peter Spargo (Liskeard) who defeated Pam & Peter Hamley (Lostwithiel) 12-9.

Sunday’s competition saw Ken Horrell (Withiel) & Brian Wakeley (Treviscoe) defeat Graham Luke & Tony Jago (Treviscoe) 10-8, Val & Geoff Risdon recorded a 19-5 win over Marion & John Keers (St Agnes). Sheila & Robert Flower (Tintagel) defeated Viv Cornish (Camelford) & Paul Spencer (Wadebridge) 9-5. The final place was claimed by Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans) with a 10-9 win over Roy Christophers & Percy Tripp (Helston)


This weekend will see another busy weekend with the County Two Wood Singles qualifier on Saturday and the final home Inter County Match of the season on Sunday when Dorset will be the visitors to the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.

LEAGUES

Latest league positions can be found on the following links.

West Area – Provided by the West Division League Secretary directly to relevant publications

Central Area Premier Division http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/centprem.php

Central Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/cent1st.php

East Area Premier Division http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/eastprem.php

East Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/east1st.php

North Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php

North Area Division Two http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Chairman, CCSMBA

CCSMBA News Release - 18th November 2007

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 18th November 2007

INTER AREA COMPETITION

On Saturday (17th November) the latest round of Inter Area League matches were contested at Bodmin’s Dragon Leisure Centre.

The West Area were never looked in trouble as they earned a 28 points to 8 win over the North Area. The East Area claimed a 22 points to 14 win over the Central Area in a closely contested match, with the 4 bonus points for most shots proving vital to the final score line to give the East a clear advantage. With one round of matches left 4 points separate Central, East and West at the top of the table with the North 30 adrift at the bottom.

P W D L SF SA Pts
Central 2 1 0 1 387 321 46
East 2 2 0 0 379 333 44
West 2 1 0 1 362 343 42
North 2 0 0 2 285 416 12

This weekend 56 pairs will contest the qualification competition for the County Four Wood Pairs with 4 Pairs from each day going forward to the finals later in the season.

LEAGUES

Latest league positions can be found on the following links.

West Area – Provided by the West Division League Secretary directly to relevant publications

Central Area Premier Division http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/centprem.php

Central Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/cent1st.php

East Area Premier Division http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/eastprem.php

East Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/east1st.php

North Area Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php

North Area Division Two http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Chairman, CCSMBA

Camelford Champions

Camelford Short Mat Bowls A team have won the North Cornwall League Bowling Shield nine times since the North Cornwall league was set up in 1991, and are champions again.Camelford Short Mat Bowling Club was started on October 1 1986 by S Goodman, R Roose, L Kent and Mr & Mrs Ganley. They have teams in the North Cornwall League and in 2007 have 29 members.The club meet in the Clease Hall at Camelford on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for practice sessions at 7pm. New members are welcome and the club are holding an open evening on November 23.For further details contact the Secretary Andrew Hamley on 01566 773414.

Originally published in Cornish Guardian 09:00 - 07 November 2007
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144143&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144131&contentPK=18889957&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch

CCSMBA Press Release - 4th November 2007

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 4th NOVEMBER 2007

Cornwall had mixed fortunes in the latest ESMBA Inter County Championship fixture in Exeter on Saturday.

Cornwall started strongly in the Premier team match taking a 5-3 advantage form the first session. A score of 2 on the last end of his game saw David Studden win his singles match. The rink of Carolyn Matthews, Chris Roberts, Roger Edwards & Peter Hamley also claimed a win with the other rink of Margaret Jenkins, Derek Swaby, Nicholas Truscott & Graham Ford drawing.

Devon reversed the score line in the second session inflicting heavy defeats on both triples with Cornwall points being claimed by the pairs with a win for Pam Hamley & Percy Tripp and a draw for Gillian Cawrse & Peter Hore. At the half way point the score read Devon 8 points 95 shots Cornwall 8 points 79 shots. The afternoon sessions saw Devon take control with Cornwall claiming just 2 wins out of 8. Nigel Nicholls winning in the singles and the triple of Roy Christophers, Brenda Sleep & Carol Ford, helped by a ‘hot shot’ maximum score of 6 on one end.

The final score being Devon 24 points 191 shots Cornwall 12 points 156 shots. The result leaves Cornwall firmly rooted to the bottom of the league table with fixtures against Dorset at Home and Somerset away remaining.

League Table
P W D L SF SA Pts
Devon 4 2 1 1 714 676 82
Somerset 3 3 0 0 571 482 68
Dorset 3 1 1 1 536 507 58
Cornwall 4 0 0 4 603 769 42

The A team match also saw Cornwall start well opening up a 5-3 lead in the first session. Peter Spargo taking a 7th straight win of the season in the singles, the rink of Elise Daniell, Tony Baldwin, Chris Cawrse & Norman Ward also winning with a draw for Camilla Cawrse, Meg Horrell, Ken Horrell & Phil Hicks giving Cornwall an early advantage. The second session saw Cornwall further stretch the lead claiming 3 out of 4 games with wins for the pairs of Joe Coup & Brian Wakeley, Joyce Ward & Bill Sharp and the triple of Sheila Hodge, Miriam Barbery & Derek Newton. At the half way point Cornwall led by 11 points 92 shots to 5 points 82 shots.

Cornwall stretched the lead in the third session with wins for Peter Spargo to further extend his unbeaten run and both rinks. A 5-3 advantage in the final session for Cornwall saw the travelling team claim a well earned victory, the final score being Devon 10 points 168 shots Cornwall 26 points 192 shots. Cornwall have a good chance to qualify for the finals of the A team championship later in the season.

League Table
P W D L SF SA Pts
Somerset 3 3 0 0 572 398 86
Cornwall 4 3 0 1 701 668 82
Devon 4 1 0 3 671 700 55
Dorset 3 0 0 3 410 588 29


With no County competitions this weekend the Western Division hold the first of their area championships with 90 competitors booked in to compete in the 4 wood mixed pairs being held at Marazion and Goldsithney. The divisional championships offer a different challenge to entrants being played on a straight knockout basis rather than the round robin format used in the county championships.

Area Leagues

West Area – Provided by the West Division League Secretary directly to relevant publications

Central Area – No information at present

East Area – Provided by the East Division League Secretary directly to relevant publications

North Area –

Division One http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north1st.php

Division Two http://www.ccsmba.co.uk/league/north2nd.php

ENDS

Nicholas Truscott
Chairman CCSMBA

Inter County Scores (Devon First)

Premier Team
Singles
Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 16-9 & 9-12; Dave Studden (Troon) 14-15 & 15-11
Fours
Margaret Jenkin (Newlyn Trinity), Derek Swaby (Wadebridge), Nicholas Truscott (Holmans) & Graham Ford (St Newlyn East) 8-8 & 9-4; Carolyn Matthews (St Newlyn East), Chris Roberts (Ladock), Roger Edwards (Withiel) & Peter Hamley (Lostwithiel) 6-10 & 13-6
Pairs
Pam Hamley (Lostwithiel) & Percy Tripp (Helston) 10-15 & 15-12; Gillian Cawrse (Luxulyan) & Peter Hore (Holmans) 12-12 & 15-13
Triples
Roy Christophers (Helston), Brenda Sleep (Dobwalls) & Carol Ford (St Newlyn East) 14-5 & 9-11; Geoff Lane, Malcolm Furneaux & Mike Jefferies (Penlee) 15-5 & 11-8

A Team
Singles
Peter Spargo (Liskeard) 8-19 & 9-17; Graham Reeves (Saltash) 19-8 & 21-9
Fours
Elise Daniell (Holmans), Tony Baldwin (Liskeard), Chris Cawrse (Luxulyan) & Norman Ward (Withiel)7-12 & 7-8; Camilla Cawrse (Luxulyan), Meg Horrell, Ken Horrell (Withiel) & Phil Hicks (Luxulyan) 8-8 & 4-18
Pairs
Joe Coup (Troon) & Brian Wakeley (Treviscoe) 11-14 & 11-11; Joyce Ward (Withiel) & Bill Sharp (Dobwalls) 11-14, 14-16
Triples
Sheila Hodge (Liskeard), Miriam Barbery (Dobwalls) & Derek Newton (Duloe)7-9 & 5-17; Kath Goodman (Treviscoe), Jean Roper (Dobwalls) & Francis Walther (Mabe) 11-8 & 15-4