CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 20 January 2018

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 20 January 2019

COUNTY & NATIONAL OVER 55 PAIRS

On Sunday the County Over 55 Pairs was played at Carnmoggas with eight pairs competing split into two groups of four with the top team from each group playing the final.

Dennis Shorthouse and Richard Kerr (Landrake) topped Group One with an unbeaten 6 points and +6 shots with Howard McCormack and Mark Payne (Penlee) second on 4 +4.  Mike Dyer and Kevin Williams (Newlyn Trinity) topped Group Two with 6 +10 ahead of Keith Matthews and Max Burden Blisland on 4 +4.

Shorthouse and Kerr won the final against Dyer and Williams 15-7.  McCormack and Payne finished top of the teams chasing a place in the national competition and will represent the county at the finals.

INTER COUNTY RINKS

This coming weekend Cornwall should have been taking a place in the Inter County Rinks final however the the national body the ESMBA announced recently that the venue due to host the finals, Tamworth Indoor Bowling Club, had cancelled the booking and due to difficulties in finding a replacement venue the finals will now be played at Daventry Indoor Bowling Club on the weekend of 6th and 7th April.

The announcement however caught several counties unaware as they had previously been advised that the finals were to be held at Daventry Indoor Bowling Club leaving bowlers facing the possibility of being left out of pocket for accommodation expenses.  The new date clashes with the Short Mat Players Tour season finale World Masters in Belfast.

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

The ESMBA have confirmed arrangements for the knockout stages of the Inter County Championship.  Both Cornwall's Premier & A Teams will play preliminary round matches on Saturday 9th February at Bristol Indoor Bowling Club.  The Premier Team will play Avon and the A Team face Hertfordshire.

COUNTY LEAGUES

Continually updated league tables for each division can be accessed from the links below.

We have added new functionality to the website to enable media organisations to download league match results within a defined date range to suit production deadline.  This can be found at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/ccsmba/media/results.php

West Premier - https://bit.ly/2NcOIFf

West Division One - https://bit.ly/2OXTqbx

Central Premier - https://bit.ly/2Omr3H2

Central Division One - https://bit.ly/2Rd0G4Y

East Premier - https://bit.ly/2OmrMbe

East Division One - https://bit.ly/2zGwUPm

North - https://bit.ly/2Nrb1qZ

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sun 3 February - Inter Area League North v East & Central v West @ Carnmoggas

Sat 9 February - Inter County Preliminary Round Premier v Avon & A v Hertfordshire @ Bristol Indoor Bowling Club

Sat 9 February - Short Mat Players Tour English Masters @ Chelmsford

Sun 10 February - Inter County Preliminary Round

Sun 10 February - Short Mat Players Tour English Masters @ Chelmsford

CCSMBA MAILING LIST

A new mailing list has been established for distributing news from the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association.  Please subscribe by following this link http://eepurl.com/dw3JH1 to keep up to date with the latest news from the CCSMBA. 

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Nicholas Truscott
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CCSMBA

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CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION - News Release 13 January 2019

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 13 January 2019

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

Over the weekend four bowlers from Cornwall travelled to York to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour British Open.  

Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity), defending the title won 12 months ago, progressed the furthest reaching the Last 32 of the Cup Competition.  Four wins from five games in the group stages saw Nigel 2nd in Group 27.  In the first round of the knockout Nigel defeated Andy Howard (NIR) 11-2 before losing 10-6 to Stephen Williams (WAL) 10-6 in the second round, last 32.  Nigel's full results can be found here https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/teammatches.aspx?id=1E21A2BA-F3F4-4F6D-BC4A-357F7A105406&tid=27.

Elise Daniell (Holmans) finished fourth in Group 10 with a win and a draw from four games to progress into the Plate Competition.  In the first round Elise defeated Christopher Hillier (WAL) 15-6.  The second round saw Elise defeat Alistair Mahaffy (NIR) 12-10 before defeat in the third round (Last 16) to Robert Lenza (SCO) 5-11.  Elise's full results can be found here https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/teammatches.aspx?id=1E21A2BA-F3F4-4F6D-BC4A-357F7A105406&tid=40.

Peter Hore (Holmans) finished fourth in Group 3 with three wins from five games to progress into the Plate Competition.  In the first round Peter lost to Aaron Steadman (ENG) 6-12.  Peter's full results can be found here https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/teammatches.aspx?id=1E21A2BA-F3F4-4F6D-BC4A-357F7A105406&tid=37.

Martin Boraston (Duloe) finished third in Group 7 with two wins from four games to progress into the Plate Competition.  In the first round Martin lost to Paul Cairnduff (NIR) 9-11.  Martin's full results can be found here https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/teammatches.aspx?id=1E21A2BA-F3F4-4F6D-BC4A-357F7A105406&tid=151.

The next Players Tour event is in a months time with the English Masters in Chelmsford over the weekend of 9th & 10th February with a number of local bowlers entered.

INTER COUNTY RINKS FINALS

The ESMBA have announced that the finals of the Inter County Rinks, due to be played over the weekend of 26th and 27th January will now be played in April due to unforeseen circumstances.

COUNTY & NATIONAL OVER 55 PAIRS

On Sunday the County Over 55 Pairs will be played at Carnmoggas.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cornwall's allocations for the National Championships have been advised.  Competing at the Championships later in the season will be;

Singles:  Peter Hore (Holmans), Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity)

Pairs: Nigel Nicholls & James Smith (Newlyn Trinity)

Triples: David Studden (Holmans), Nigel Nicholls & James Smith (Newlyn Trinity), John Thomas, Mike Dyer (Newlyn Trinity) & Peter Hore (Holmans)

Fours: John Thomas, Mike Dyer, Kevin Williams & Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity)

Mixed Fours: Elise Daniell (Holmans), Gill Cawrse (Newlyn Trinity), Callum Beale (Withiel) & Peter Hore (Holmans)

Over 55 Pairs: To be determined on Sunday.

COUNTY LEAGUES

Continually updated league tables for each division can be accessed from the links below.

We have added new functionality to the website to enable media organisations to download league match results within a defined date range to suit production deadline.  This can be found at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/ccsmba/media/results.php

West Premier - https://bit.ly/2NcOIFf

West Division One - https://bit.ly/2OXTqbx

Central Premier - https://bit.ly/2Omr3H2

Central Division One - https://bit.ly/2Rd0G4Y

East Premier - https://bit.ly/2OmrMbe

East Division One - https://bit.ly/2zGwUPm

North - https://bit.ly/2Nrb1qZ

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sun 20 January - County Over 55 Pairs @ Carnmoggas

Sun 3 February - Inter Area League North v East & Central v West @ Carnmoggas

Sat 9 February - Inter County Preliminary Round

Sat 9 February - Short Mat Players Tour English Masters @ Chelmsford

Sun 10 February - Inter County Preliminary Round

Sun 10 February - Short Mat Players Tour English Masters @ Chelmsford

CCSMBA MAILING LIST

A new mailing list has been established for distributing news from the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association.  Please subscribe by following this link http://eepurl.com/dw3JH1 to keep up to date with the latest news from the CCSMBA. 

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 6 January 2018

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 6 January 2018

COUNTY FOUR WOOD PAIRS

Over the weekend 37 Pairs competed in the County Four Wood Pairs at Carnmoggas for one of 8 places in the Finals in March.

On Saturday 19 pairs competed with the group winners progressing through to the finals.  Group One was topped by Leonard Lee & John Read (Duloe) with 5 points +9 shots, second were Lynn & Bob Smith (Praa Sands) with 4 +9.  Group Two winners were Caroline & Alan Trubshaw (Duloe) with 6 +27, second were Ted Pentland & Brian Gregory (Withiel) with 4 +13.  Group Three winners were Kevin Williams & Mike Dyer (Newlyn Trinity) with 6 +11, second were David Balow & David Foulds (Marazion) with 3 +4.  Richard Kerr & Dennis Shorthouse (Landrake) were the days final qualifiers with 6 +11 in Group Four where Val & Geoff Risdon (Lanteglos) finished second with 4 +9.  

On Sunday 18 pairs competed again with the group winners progressing to the finals.  Group One was topped by Martin Boraston (Duloe) & Gary Davey (Landrake) with 6 +24, second were Elise Daniell & Peter Hore (Holmans) with 4 +20.  Group Two winners were Peter Skinner & Graham Reeves (Saltash) with 4 +8, second were Mark Payne & Howard McCormack (Penlee) with 4 +1.  Group There winners were John & Sandra Worton (St Newlyn East) with 6 +32, second were Chris Roberts & Tony Jago (Ladock) with 4 +15.  Max Burden & Keith Matthews were the days final qualifiers with 6 +15 in Group Four where Nathan Waters & Luke Jolly (Withiel) finished second with 4 +7.

SHORT MAT PLAYERS TOUR

This coming weekend five bowlers from Cornwall travel to York to compete in the Short Mat Players Tour British Open.  Newlyn Trinity's Nigel Nicholls (World Ranking 4) defends the title won 12 months ago and faces a tough Group 27 where opponents include the most decorated player in the history of the Short Mat Players Tour, Ireland's Joseph Beattie (17), in a match that features on the show mat at 10.40 on Saturday morning.  Also in Nigel's group are England's David Blundell (432), Neil Davidson (70), John Corps (N/A) and Daniel Winmill (53).

Withiel's Callum Beale (72) faces Andrew Evans (WAL) (68), Sandy McDonald (SCO) (104), William Lenza (SCO) (557), Chris Hopkins (ENG) (129) & Paula Geens (BEL) (617) in Group 2.  Holman's Peter Hore (23) faces Roderick Dawson (ENG) (197), Graham Thompson (ENG) (N/A), Suzanne Finlay (IRE) (128), Uel Finlay (IRE) (205) & Eva Nelson (SWE) (251) in Group 3.

Duloe's Martin Boraston (405) will be against Jimmy Broatch (SCO) (306), Robert McNeil (SCO) (452), Darren Brown (ENG) (350), Phil Lodwick (CYP) (631) and Andrew Shorney (ENG) (82) in Group 7.  Holman's Elise Daniell (73) faces Alan Masson (SCO) (262), Barry Bates (ENG) (584), Mark Allen (ENG) (260), Ian Ford (ENG) (148) & Christine Holland (IOM) in Group 10.

The Short Mat Players Tour will publish updates throughout the two days of the competition on its website www.shortmatplayerstour.com.

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Details of the Knockout Stages of the ESMBA Inter County Championship have been published.  Both Cornwall's Premier and A Team's face Preliminary Round fixtures scheduled for the weekend of 9th & 10th February.

The Premier Team will face the second placed team from Group 4 featuring Oxfordshire, Avon, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.  There are still two fixtures outstanding in the group with Gloucestershire due to host Avon and Herefordshire after the fixtures were cancelled earlier in the season.  The A Team will face the winners of the remaining fixture in Group 6 between London and Hertfordshire scheduled to be played on Sunday 13th January.

COUNTY LEAGUES

Continually updated league tables for each division can be accessed from the links below.

We have added new functionality to the website to enable media organisations to download league match results within a defined date range to suit production deadline.  This can be found at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/ccsmba/media/results.php

West Premier - https://bit.ly/2NcOIFf

West Division One - https://bit.ly/2OXTqbx

Central Premier - https://bit.ly/2Omr3H2

Central Division One - https://bit.ly/2Rd0G4Y

East Premier - https://bit.ly/2OmrMbe

East Division One - https://bit.ly/2zGwUPm

North - https://bit.ly/2Nrb1qZ

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sat 12 January - Short Mat Players Tour British Open @ York & District IBC

Sun 13 January - Short Mat Players Tour British Open @ York & District IBC

Sun 20 January - County & National Over 55 Pairs @ Carnmoggas IBC

Sun 27 January - ESMBA Inter County Rinks Finals @ TBC

CCSMBA MAILING LIST

A new mailing list has been established for distributing news from the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association.  Please subscribe by following this link http://eepurl.com/dw3JH1 to keep up to date with the latest news from the CCSMBA. 

ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/ccsmba

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Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association - News Release 30 December 2018

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 30 DECEMBER 2018

COUNTY FOUR WOOD PAIRS

Over the weekend of 5th & 6th January 50 pairs are entered to play in the County Four Wood Pairs competition at Carnmoggas Indoor Bowling Club.  25 pairings are drawn to play on each day with a minimum of three games for each team in a round robin format.  From each day 4 qualifiers will go forward to the finals in March.  Details of the draw can be found here https://www.dropbox.com/s/d82i5m8dzv9v2la/County%204wd%20Pairs%202018-19.pdf?dl=0

INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Cornwall will face Devon, Dorset & Somerset in the group stages of the 2019/20 ESMBA Inter County Championship.  Overall the championships see a fall in the number of county teams competing in the Premier section, down to 17 with North Yorkshire and Cheshire dropping to the A section where together with returnees Wiltshire the number of counties rises by three from 24 to 27.  In a significant change to the ESMBA calendar the Inter County season will be extended by over a month with the finals moving several weeks later into April.

 

COUNTY LEAGUES

The County Evening League program has reached the halfway stage.

In the West area Newlyn Trinity have lead the way throughout the first half of the season dropping only 4 points in ten matches.  They meet closest challengers Holmans at Blaythorne on Thursday 3rd January.  In Division One Penlee Pirates lead by a point from Helston Wendron.

Withiel Oaks are 13 points clear of closest rivals Luxulyan Golds in the Central Area.  Three teams are separated by 2 points at the top of Division One with Goonbarrow leading the way followed by Luxulyan Maroons & St Agnes Cuckoos.

In the East Landrake lead Callington Eagles by a single point.  Saltash Kernow head Division One by 7 points from Pensilva.  Lanteglos A lead the North area by 3 points from Blisland.

Continually updated league tables for each division can be accessed from the following links.

We have added new functionality to the website to enable media organisations to download league match results within a defined date range to suit production deadline.  This can be found at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/ccsmba/media/results.php

West Premier - https://bit.ly/2NcOIFf

West Division One - https://bit.ly/2OXTqbx

Central Premier - https://bit.ly/2Omr3H2

Central Division One - https://bit.ly/2Rd0G4Y

East Premier - https://bit.ly/2OmrMbe

East Division One - https://bit.ly/2zGwUPm

North - https://bit.ly/2Nrb1qZ

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sat 5 January - County Four Wood Pairs @ Carnmoggas

Sat 6 January - County Four Wood Pairs @ Carnmoggas

Sat 12 January - Short Mat Players Tour British Open @ York IBC

Sun 13 January - Short Mat Players Tour British Open @ York IBC

CCSMBA MAILING LIST

A new mailing list has been established for distributing news from the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association.  Please subscribe by following this link http://eepurl.com/dw3JH1 to keep up to date with the latest news from the CCSMBA. 

ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/ccsmba

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Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association - News Release 16 December 2018

CORNWALL COUNTY SHORT MAT BOWLING ASSOCIATION

NEWS RELEASE 16 DECEMBER 2018

COUNTY SINGLES

Over the weekend the County Singles was played at Carnmoggas.  On both days competition was organised on a Round Robin basis followed by a single knockout round to get down to four qualifiers from each day.

Saturday saw 25 players competing.  The top two from each group were

Group 1:

D Balow (Marazion) 4 +16 Q

S Williamson (Luxulyan) 4 +5

Group 2:

A Holden (Landrake) 6 +22 Q

B Smith (Praa Sands) 4 +9

Group 3:

C Beale (Withiel) 6 +44 Q

R Hailey (St Newlyn East) 4 -6

Group 4:

P Hore (Holmans) 6 +31 Q

G Risdon (Lanteglos) 4 +14 Q

Group 5:

T Smith (Luxulyan) 6 +16 Q

M Albon (Luxulayn) 4 +7

Group 6:

J Worton (St Newlyn East) 6 +13 Q

L Jolly (Withiel) 4 +11 Q

Knockout Scores:

C Beale 17 - T Smith 10

D Balow 13 - G Risdon 7

A Holden 9 - P Hore 12

J Worton 10 - L Jolly 2

On Sunday 21 players competed.  The top two from each group were.

Group 1:

N Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) 6 +18 Q

M Boraston (Duloe) 2 +7

Group 2:

C Stanley (St Newlyn East) 4 +14 Q

T Pollard (Holmans) 4 +10 Q

(C Roberts (Ladock) also 4 +10, Pollard qualified by winning head to head game 14-3). 

Group 3:

M Payne (Penlee) 6 +15 Q

P Tripp (Newlyn Trinity) 4 +15 Q

Group 4:

H McCormack (Penlee) 4 +2 Q

T Liddicoat (Withiel) 4 + 2

(McCormack qualified by winning head to head game 16-8)

Group 5:

K Matthews (Blisland) 6 +37 Q

D Pengelly (Landrake) 4 +9 Q

Knockout:

K Matthews 13 - C Stanley 4

H McCormack 9 - D Pengelly 16

T Pollard 13 - M Payne 7

N Nicholls 14 - P Tripp 5

COUNTY LEAGUES

The County Evening League program is underway and continually updated league tables for each division can be accessed from the following links.

We have added new functionality to the website to enable media organisations to download league match results within a defined date range to suit production deadline.  This can be found at http://www.nicholastruscott.co.uk/ccsmba/media/results.php

West Premier - https://bit.ly/2NcOIFf

West Division One - https://bit.ly/2OXTqbx

Central Premier - https://bit.ly/2Omr3H2

Central Division One - https://bit.ly/2Rd0G4Y

East Premier - https://bit.ly/2OmrMbe

East Division One - https://bit.ly/2zGwUPm

North - https://bit.ly/2Nrb1qZ

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Sat 5 January - County Four Wood Pairs @ Carnmoggas

Sat 6 January - County Four Wood Pairs @ Carnmoggas

Sat 12 January - Short Mat Players Tour British Open @ York IBC

Sun 13 January - Short Mat Players Tour British Open @ York IBC

CCSMBA MAILING LIST

A new mailing list has been established for distributing news from the Cornwall County Short Mat Bowling Association.  Please subscribe by following this link http://eepurl.com/dw3JH1 to keep up to date with the latest news from the CCSMBA. 

ENDS
Nicholas Truscott
Press and Promotions Officer
CCSMBA

Tel 07800 916059
E-mail cornwallshortmatbowls@gmail.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/ccsmba

Twitter www.twitter.com/ccsmba