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Winter 2012-3 3 SHORT MAT CHAT
Winter 2012-3

The Editor’s ramblings.
ISSN 1456 - 0606 4 ENGLAND LADIES SELECT TEAM
ISSN 1456 - 0606
A report of the trip to Ireland

Annual UK subscription £9.95 7 VARIOUS DISCUSSION ITEMS
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Editor: Bob Weafer 11 NORTH DEVON SINGLES
bobw@short-mat-magazine.com From John Crossman
Short Mat International 12 WILTSHIRE COUNTY NEWS
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PLEASE NOTE: the entire staff of the mag- From Seamus Kyne
azine amounts to just one person - me! The 18 A FULL TIME ADMINISTRATOR
magazine is put together in my often non-exis- Does the ESMBA need one?
tant “spare time”. I regret I do not have the time 19 EAST HANNINGFIELD SMBC
to reply to letters. If you want to contact me ei- Steve Killington’s Charity Triples report
ther email or telephone me. ESMBA PRESS REPORT
The magazine comes out when it comes 23
out 4 times per year and I’ve managed 20 years ESMBA withdraws from the BDA.
so far. Whatever our eventual publication date 20 BRITISH ISLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
you get a full year’s issues. A full report on the event.
Your patience and understanding is greatly STANFORD-IN-THE-VALE
appreciated, as the alternative is no magazine 28 Pat Huddleston charity day report
at all. The views expressed in SMI are not nec-
essarily those of the publishers nor any of the 29 CHOBHAM HEATH SMBC
sport’s controlling bodies and no responsibility From Pat Huddleston & Jennie Stubbs
can be accepted for them. 29 BOWLERS INJURED IN CAR CRASH
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Bob Weafer Editor SHORT MAT - A SECRET SPORT
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