CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLS ASSOCIATION
NEWS RELEASE 24 January 2010
INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Cornwall suffered defeat in both the Premier and A team matches against Somerset in the ESMBA Inter County Championship on Sunday at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.
The Premier Team secured a solitary point in the first session thanks to Gillian Cawrse & Percy Tripp recording a 14-14 draw in the pairs. The second session saw Cornwall claim three wins in the Triples and Fours. Elise Daniell, Peter Sully & Nicholas Truscott 12-8, Kath Goodman, Margaret Jenkins, Gerald Fisher & John Thomas 13-2 and Roy Christophers, Henry Kendall, Graham Luke & Brian Wakeley 11-3. At the half way point Somerset held a 9-7 points lead with the shots tied 91 apiece.
The third session saw the points shared with Somerset taking both singles and Cornwall both pairs, Gillian Cawrse & Percy Tripp with a 19-6 win and Kevin Williams & Mike Widger taking a narrow 14-13 win. Going into the last session the match score read Cornwall 13 Somerset 15 with Cornwall holding a narrow shots advantage 149-140. Going into the final session Cornwall needed 4 points to secure third place in the South West group and a bye into the quarter finals of the Consolation competition. Somerset however had different ideas and claimed the first three games of the session to finish leaving Cornwall needing a win from the last game, the fours match involving Kath Goodman, Margaret Jenkins, Gerald Fisher & John Thomas. The home team held on for the win claiming the game 7-6, Cornwall also claimed the bonus points for the fours.
The final match score read, Cornwall 17 points 172 shots Somerset 23 points 184 shots. Cornwall claim third place in the group with 102 points 1 ahead of Somerset. Cornwall’s opponents in the quarter finals of the Consolation competition, scheduled to be played in Northampton on 20 February will be Staffordshire.
Scores
Singles - P Hore (Holmans) 9-19 & 12-13; N Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 11-20 & 13-17
Pairs – G Cawrse (Luxulyan) & P Tripp (Helston) 14-14 & 19-6; K Williams (Porthleven) & M Widger (Porthleven) 15-16 & 14-13
Triples – S Hodge (Liskeard), P Williams (St Newlyn East) & G Ford (St Newlyn East) 6-9 & 3-11; E Daniell (Holmans), P Sully (Holmans) & N Truscott (Holmans) 12-8 & 8-17
Fours - K Goodman (Treviscoe), M Jenkins (Newlyn Trinity), G Fisher (Troon) & J Thomas (Penzance) 13-2 & 7-6; R Christophers (Helston), H Kendall (Withiel), G Luke (Ladock) & B Wakeley (Luxulyan)11-3 & 5-10
Premier Table
| P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| Devon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| Dorset | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 118 |
| Cornwall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 102 |
| Somerset | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 101 |
The A Team had a day to forget claiming just three wins from the match, all in the Triples. Jim Rule, Marilyn Stewart & Arthur Hambley winning 10-3 in the morning and completing the double with a hard fought 17-15 win in the afternoon having been 0-10 down early on. Anthony Jago, David Griffin & Derek Newton won in the afternoon, 12-8, to ensure Cornwall also earned the bonus points from the Triples. The final match score read Cornwall 8 points 144 shots Somerset 32 points 191 shots, a disappointing result which leaves Cornwall third in the group overall. Cornwall will now face Hampshire in the quarter finals of the Consolation competition, scheduled to be played in Northampton on 13 February will be Hampshire.
Scores
Singles – P Hicks (Luxulyan) 10-11 & 12-16; G Reeves (Saltash) 12-13 & 10-12
Pairs – Pam Hamley (Lostwithiel) & D Swaby (Wadebridge) 9-13 & 12-14; J Stanley (St Newlyn East) & C Stanley (St Newlyn East) 5-23 & 9-17
Triples - A Jago (Treviscoe), D Griffin (Lostwithiel) & D Newton (Liskeard) 6-12 & 12-8; J Rule (Lostwithiel), M Stewart (Lostwithiel) & A Hambley (Lostwithiel) 10-3 & 17-15
Fours - M Keers (St Agnes) J Ward (Withiel), J Keers (St Agnes) & N Ward (Withiel) 5-7 & 4-10; M Horrell (Withiel), C Cawrse (Lostwithiel), B Temple-Smith (Lostwithiel) & Peter Hamley (Lostwithiel) 4-6 & 7-11
A Team Table
| | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| Somerset | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 139 |
| Devon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 123 |
| Cornwall | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 116 |
| Dorset | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 102 |
CCSMBA AREA LEAGUES
Updates for Central and East area attached. If required in an alternative format please let me know.
WESTERN DIVISION 2 WOOD PAIRS
George & Pauline Welsh claimed the Western Division 2 Wood Pairs title defeating Derek Murrish and Edward Stevens by 12 shots to 5 in an all St Ives final at Marazion Community Centre on Saturday. On route to the final George & Pauline defeated Ken Moir & John Peters (Holmans), Peter & Ann Warren (Troon), Gerald Fisher & David Studden (Troon) and Nigel Jelbert & Keith Williams (Penlee). Derek & Edward’s route to the final saw them take on pairings from Hayle and Porthleven in the early stages followed by Nicholas Truscott & Peter Hore (Holmans) and Wendy Rayment & Derek Roots (Marazion).
This weekend (6th and 7th February) 55 pairs are entered in the qualification competition for the County Pairs Championship to be played at the Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin.
ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA
