CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 2 August 2016

Short Mat Players Tour Preview View this email in your browser CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE 2 August 2016 Short Mat Players Tour UK Open 6 local bowlers travel to Bromsgrove over the weekend of 20th and 21st August to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour UK Open.   The organisers of the SMPT series have recently announced a change to the player rankings introducing a rolling total reflecting performances over the previous 12 events. After the conclusion of the UK Open any ranking points earned the event will be added as normal, however the points from the UK Open 2014, 12 events previously, will be removed prior to the updated rankings being published.   So what does this mean for our local players currently featured in the rankings?  In short, players who performed exceptionally well 12 events ago, must match their finishing positions or face a net loss in the rankings. Players who only secured a small number of points could realise big gains, whilst players who have not entered this year's UK Open stand to plummet down the table.    Peter Hore has most points to lose with 49 coming off his total after the event after reaching the quarter finals of the Plate knockout in 2014.  Richard Kerr loses 36 after reaching the last 32 of the Plate in 2014.  Dennis Shorthouse loses 31 after reaching the Plate in 2014.  Nigel Nicholls & Tom Westlake are set to lose 9 from there totals and Elise Daniell loses 6.   The competition follows the usual format with 144 entries split into 24 groups of 6 with the top two from each group go through to the main knockout and a chance to pay for the £500 top prize.  Third and Fourth in the group go into a plate knockout and the fifth and sixth play in the wooden spoon knockout.   The pick of the draw from a local perspective sees Peter Hore (Holmans) (SMPT Ranking 109), Elise Daniell (Holmans) (178) and Tom Westlake (502) (Treviscoe) drawn to face each other in Group 17 along with Victor Andersson (Swe) (105), Antony Bull (Eng) (224) and Tom Harris (Wal) (383).   Dennis Shorthouse (206) (Landrake) faces a tough draw in Group 11 where he will face SMPT number 2 ranked player Dimitri Payne (Belguim) and 27th ranked Sam Harvey (27) (Wales).  Making up the group are Suzanne Finlay (70) (NI), Paul Seaman (200) (Eng) and Robin Armstrong (321) (Eng).   Nigel Nicholls (120) (Newlyn Trinity) faces SMPT number 3 Joel Hager (Swe), Andy Thompson (88) (Eng), Christine Holland (313) (IOM), Russell Stallibrass (444) (Eng) & Tone Bøe (560) (Nor) in Group 18.   Richard Kerr (115) (Landrake) faces Tommy Dahlgren (36) (Swe), & Ken Sleat (81) (Eng), Michael Collister (315) (IOM), Christer Nordin (333) (Swe) and Wendy Ford (N/A) (Eng) in Group 20.   Local bowlers are booked into play in a number of other SMPT competitions during the season when England and County fixtures allow including the Norwegian Open on 29/30 October, World Fours 3 December, World Pairs 4 December, Swedish Masters 14/15 January, English Masters 4/5 February.   A measure of how popular the SMPT competitions have become is that the English Masters sold out within a day of entries opening.   Summer League The 2016 Summer League is under way with the current tables available to view at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=tabledisplayallsummer. County Competitions Entry forms are with club secretaries and available to download from the CCSMBA website www.ccsmba.co.uk. Closing date for entries is 31st August. County Team Trials & Inter County The Inter County Championship reverts back to groups of four with Dorset rejoining Cornwall, Devon & Somerset in a South West group.  A tight schedule sees all six group games played before the end of November followed by a more than two month gap before the start of the knockout stages in February. County Team Manager Nigel Nicholls has issued invitations to the Team Trials on Saturday 10th September ahead of the Inter County Rinks Competition on the following day and first group game away to Dorset on Sunday 18th September. ENDS Nicholas Truscott Press and Promotions Officer Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association Tel - 07800 916059 E-mail - cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association, All rights reserved. Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association maintains a list of local media outlets for a number of years and regularly send out news releases. Our mailing address is: Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association 9 Queens Road St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4RQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 5 June 2016

England Squad Announced & Summer League View this email in your browser CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE 5 June 2016 England Squad Cornwall will be the most represented county in the 2016/17 England Short Mat Bowls squad with 8 bowlers retaining their places in the squad of 48 announced recently. Peter Hore (Holmans) is the most experienced of the eight with seven previous years experience in the squad and is the current World Pairs Champion with West Midlands bowler Christopher Willies.  Elise Daniell (Holmns) & Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) have four years previous experience.  Karen Watson (Saltash) has three and David Studden (Holmans) two.  Tom Westlake (Treviscoe), Luke Jolly (Treviscoe) and Gillian Cawrse (Lostwithiel) all retain there places after debuting last year. Summer League The 2016 Summer League is under way with the current tables available to view at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/2008site/index.php?pg=tabledisplayallsummer.   ENDS Nicholas Truscott Press and Promotions Officer Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association Tel - 07800 916059 E-mail - cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association, All rights reserved. Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association maintains a list of local media outlets for a number of years and regularly send out news releases. Our mailing address is: Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association 9 Queens Road St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4RQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 17 April 2016

Top Club, Presentation and AGM View this email in your browser CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE 17 April 2016 TLH National Top Team Three teams travelled to Torquay over the weekend to take part in the Torquay Leisure Hotels/ESMBA National Top Team competition. Treviscoe qualified from the group stages into the main competition but lost to last year's winners Smallthorne Pioneer from Staffordshire in first knock out round losing all 4 games. Truro failed to make the top two in there group and went through to the plate and losing in the first knock out round to Kingscliffe from Somerset. Holmans also went into the plate beating Somerset team Templecombe in the first knock out round.  The semi finals saw them defeat Dicks Devils from Worcestershire to set up a final against Kingscliffe. Peter Hore picked up 4 on last end of the singles against Andrew Cowlin to win 10-8.  Elise Daniell, Martin Boraston, Neil Gribble and Nigel Nicholls won comfortably in the fours, 11-2 against a rink skipped by Keith Hawkins. Gillian Cawrse and Nigel Nicholls drew the pairs to secure the overall win leaving a loss in the triples for Elise, Neil and Peter irrelevant as the bonus points for shots were safe.  Holmans have an impressive record in the Competition having won main title in the inaugural event in 2014,  finishing second in the main in 2015 and winning the Plate in 2016. County Presentation and AGM On Sunday the Carnmarth Hotel in Newquay hosts the Annual Presentation Meal and Annual General Meeting of the CCSMBA getting under way at 12.30. England Trials Over the weekend of 30 April/1 May the England Team Trials will take place in Tamworth where Cornwall's current Squad members will have there opportunity to play for a place in the 2016/7 England Squad. Summer League The summer league will have a record 20 teams offering a packed bowling calender for those who look to continue playing through the summer. ENDS Nicholas Truscott Press and Promotions Officer Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association Tel - 07800 916059 E-mail - cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association, All rights reserved. Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association maintains a list of local media outlets for a number of years and regularly send out news releases. Our mailing address is: Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association 9 Queens Road St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4RQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE - 11 April 2016

National Championships View this email in your browser CCSMBA NEWS RELEASE 11 April 2016 National Championships Over the past two weekend ESMBA National Championship titles have been contested at Church Gresley Indoor Bowling Club in Derbyshire with Cornwall well represented. On Saturday 2 April Eilse Daniell (Holmans), Gillian Cawrse (Lostwithiel), Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) & Peter Hore (Holmans) took part in the Mixed Fours.  The team came through the group stages top of Group 7 with 5 points after drawing 5-5 with Wendy Ford, Sam Ford, Sue Hollis & Mark Hollis (Hampshire), winning 9-5 against Joan Collier, Keith Honeyburn, Bobbie Whitburn & Barry Whitburn (Dorset) and 11-4 against Ryan Knight, Vicky Knight, Molly Knight & Jake Atrill (Gloucestershire).  In the last 16 Cornwall won comfortably 15-2 against Greg Wade, Peggy May, John Wade, Joan Wade (Essex) before defeat in the Quarter Finals 6-7 to Babs Morokutti, Jean Herson, Del Coates, Nigel Reed (Essex). Thursday 7th saw the Singles contested with Karen Watson (Saltash), Nigel Nicholls & Elise Daniell taking part.   Nigel won his Group with wins against Bob Naylor (Wiltshire) 9-7, Jaime Foster (Norfolk) 10-8 and Callum Goodman (Hampshire) 13-10.  In the last 32 Nigel met Darren Stanford (Hertfordshire) and won 13-5.  In the last 16 Richard Rose (Worcestershire) was defeated 11-6.  Nigel's day cam to an end in the Quarter Finals with a 8-9 defeat to Michael Rice (Suffolk). Karen won her first game against Martin Chant (Dorset) 12-6 but followed up with defeats to Steve Proctor (Cheshire) 5-14 and Steve Killington (Essex) 7-14 to miss the cut into the knock out stages. Elise lost all three group games, 5-12 against Robert Elmore (Cambridgeshire), 5-14 against Ed Sawbridge (Northamptonshire) and 5-14 against David White (Hampshire) Friday 8th the Pairs was contested with Martin Boraston (East Taphouse) & Gary Davey (Landrake); Mike Dyer (Newlyn Trinity) & Kevin Williams (Porthleven); Peter Hore & Karen Watson competing. Peter & Karen started came through the Group stages unbeaten with wins against Bob Cousins & Colin Sharp (Suffolk) 9-6, Martin Tubb & Terry Alexander (Hampshire) 10-5 and Ryan & Geoff Knight (Gloucestershire) 8-7. In the Last 32 they met Paul Knight & Arnie Jaffe (Buckinghamshire) winning 13-6.  Last 16 opponents were Chris Weston & Chris Hopkins (Northamptonshire) with a 9-6 win resulting.  Quarter Final opponents were Alex Clay & Sam Harvey (Dorset) who defeated the Cornwall pairing 9-10. Martin & Gary recovered from a heavy 2-16 first game defeat to Thelma Hopkins & Leigh Hall (Northants) with wins against Craig Burgess & Mitchell Young (Essex) 7-5 and Ellan & Ivan Lunn (Derbyshire) 14-8 to take second in the group. In the last 32 they were defeated 6-13 by West Yorkshire's Kevin Siddle & Darren Cookson Mike & Kevin drew there first game 10-10 against Kevin Watson & Steven Lamb (Norfolk) and won 11-7 against Paul Knight & Arnie Jaffe but lost out on qualification for the knock outs on shot difference after a 5-9 defeat against Graham Stubbs & David Smith (Humberside). On Saturday 9th the Fours was contested with David Studden (Holmans), Percy Tripp (Newlyn Trinity), Gill Cawrse & Nigel Nicholls; Elise Daniell, Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake), Neil Gribble (Landrake) & Peter Hore representing Cornwall. David, Percy, Gillian & Nigel came through the group stages as group runners up after a 3-4 defeat against Wendy Ford, Tony Jepp, Jim Wood & Ian Ford (Hampshire), an 8-7 win against James Clarke, Danny Langdon, David Newsome & Roger Ellis (North Yorkshire) and draw 5-5 against Carol Hawkins, Keith Hawkins, Barry Keirle & Martin Cowlin (Somerset).  They lost in the last 32 to Chris Jeans, Neil Middleton, James Scoins & Celia Jeans (Somerset) 5-8. Elise, Dennis, Neil & Peter were undefeated in Group 4 with wins against Robert Edwards, Terry Osgood, Mark Jones & Sunit Kuntrom (Surrey) 9-7, Alister Melville, David Scott, John Thomson & Paul Melville (Northamptonshire) 11-9 and Mikey George, Morgan Warnes, Jamie Foster & Neil Davidson (Norfolk) 10-4.  They lost in the last 32 to Gill Johnson, Pete Thorne, Carole Preece & Stewart Minchew (Gloucestershire) 3-8. The Championships concluded on Sunday 10th when the Triples was contested with Elise Daniell, Nick Truscott (Holmans) & Peter Hore (Holmans); Sandra Worton, John Worton & Chris Roberts (Ladock); Rose Dyer (Newlyn Trinity), Mike Dyer & Kevin Williams; David Studden, Gillian Cawrse & Nigel Nicholls representing Cornwall. David, Gillian & Nigel came through the Group stages unbeaten with wins against Marc Bourne, Tony Crowley & Tony Kilgour (Worcestershire) 13-2, Sandra Hopkins, Fred Hopkins & John Beckford (Dorset) 10-5 & John Rawlings, Sue Stephenson & Charles Stephenson (Humberside) 18-2.  In the last 32 they et Terry Osgood, Robert Edwards & Del Johns (Surrey) winning 11-4.  In the last 16 they met Nigel Willard, John Turner & Melvin Woods (Norfolk) losing 4-17. Rose, Mike & Kevin qualified for the knock out stages with second in their group after winning 8-5 against Marie Kitchener, Ellen Lunn & Ivan Lunn (Derbyshire), 10-6 against Andy Jones, Janet Pearson & Paul Williamson (West Yorkshire) and a 5-6 defeat against Jaime Foster, Robert Lamb & Jason Woods (Norfolk).  In the last 32 they lost to Nigel Willard, John Turner & Melvin Woods 7-9. Elise, Nick & Peter started with a win against Gill Johnson, Carole Preece & Stewart Minchew (Gloucestershire) 7-5 but defeats to David Hunt, Gavin Wood & Alec Martin (East Sussex) 6-10 and Kerry Greenacre,, Keith Cooke & Selwyn Goldsmith (Norfolk) 4-11 saw them fail to progress from the group stages, Sandra, John & Chris started with defeat to Paul Pomeroy, Jame Trott & Mike Ivings (Devon)  3-10.  The second game against Karen Hall, Margaret Hall & Michael Hall (Dorset) ended in an 8-5 win before defeat in the final group game to Tim Rycraft, Robert Berry & Michael Doorey 5-7 saw them also fail to qualify. TLH National Top Club Cornwall provide 3 of the 16 teams competing in the Torquay Leisure Hotels National Top Club competition this weekend.  2014 winners Holmans are joined by teams from Treviscoe and Truro for the weekend long competition on the English Riviera. ENDS Nicholas Truscott Press and Promotions Officer Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association Tel - 07800 916059 E-mail - cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association, All rights reserved. Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association maintains a list of local media outlets for a number of years and regularly send out news releases. Our mailing address is: Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association 9 Queens Road St Austell, Cornwall PL25 4RQ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list