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SPRING 2014 3 SHORT MAT CHAT
SPRING 2014
The Editor’s usual ramblings.
ISSN 1456 - 0606 THE CLOAKHAM TOURNAMENT
ISSN 1456 - 0606
4 THE CLOAKHAM TOURNAMENT
The two Pairs/Fours event
The two Pairs/Fours event
Annual UK subscription £9.95
MANX SHORT MAT ASSOCIATION
Europe £16.95 (Sterling only) 6 MANX SHORT MAT ASSOCIATION
A report by Colin Holland
Rest of the World £19.95 (Sterling only) A report by Colin Holland
for four full issues per year HOT SHOTS AWARDS
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Single Copies £6.99 Incl. Postage (UK) 7
Editor: Bob Weafer Both full house 6’s and 8’s
WESSEX HOTEL TOURNAMENT
bobw@short-mat-magazine.com 8 WESSEX HOTEL TOURNAMENT
bobw@short-mat-magazine.com
Short Mat International The first ever event at the Wessex
The first ever event at the Wessex
Short Mat International
DEVON COUNTY ROUNDUP
Incorporating Short Mat World 12 DEVON COUNTY ROUNDUP
Reports from around the County
2 Preston Close, Redditch Reports from around the County
2 Preston Close, Redditch
KEWSTOKE CHARITY EVENT
Worcs B98 8RU 14 KEWSTOKE CHARITY EVENT
Worcs B98 8RU
A Report from Kath Francombe
A Report from Kath Francombe
Tel: 0121 - 286 - 9449 EILEEN KILLINGTON FOURS
Tel: 0121 - 286 - 9449
www.short-mat-magazine.com 15 EILEEN KILLINGTON FOURS
A report from Steve Killington
A report from Steve Killington
PLEASE NOTE: the entire staff of the mag-
azine amounts to just one person - me! The mag- 16 CALLUM BEALE
azine is put together in my often non-existant The winner of this years under 18’s
“spare time”. I regret I do not have the time to IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS & CORK
IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS & CORK
reply to letters. If you want to contact me either 18
Seamus Kyne/Michael O’Shaugnessy
email or telephone me. Seamus Kyne/Michael O’Shaugnessy
KENT COUNTY SHORT MAT
The magazine comes out when it comes 23 KENT COUNTY SHORT MAT
out 4 times per year and I’ve managed 22 years From Tim Rycraft
From Tim Rycraft
so far. Whatever our eventual publication date
CORNWAL COUNTY ROUNDUP
you get a full year’s issues. 24 CORNWAL COUNTY ROUNDUP
Your patience and understanding is greatly A full report from Nick Truscott
A full report from Nick Truscott
appreciated, as the alternative is no magazine at
BODELWYDDAN CASTLE
all. The views expressed in SMI are not neces- 28 BODELWYDDAN CASTLE
The last ever event at the Castle
sarily those of the publishers nor any of the The last ever event at the Castle
sport’s controlling bodies and no responsibility THE NEW ESMBA WEBSITE
can be accepted for them. 30
No part of this publication may be repro- Communications is the key!
BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
duced, copied or stored on any retrieval system BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
without the express approval of the Editor. 23 A correction to last months report
A correction to last months report
Bob Weafer Editor
I put the usual plea for more reports in the last issue
but it had the opposite effect from that which I had
Whilst reasonable care has been taken in hoped.
regard to the bona fides of advertisers.
Readers are recommended to take their own For the next issue I will have a report from the
precautions before making payments. World Short Mat Championships, the players tour (if
they correct the photo) and a couple of tournaments,
ing article, which may be difficult to complete. plus the difficulties of Umpiring AND a report from the
As I said before, if you don’t feel confi- ESMBA AGM, with the emphasis on the successful
dent to write in yourself, why not chase up rule change proposals. There should also be a Norfolk
your club or league officials to write in? I have roundup
a page prepared to help people write their I certainly did not have the time nor page space
story; all you have to do is ask for a copy. Re- for the Worlds report in this issue, so it got held over. I
member that head and shoulders style pho- have all the scorecards and will start work on it shortly.
tos are very welcome. I will also be looking at the second part of my coach-