THE first two National Short Mat Bowls Championship qualifiers were contested at Carnmoggas last Saturday.

The fours culminated in a deciding match between Dennis Shorthouse, Alan Holden, Gary Davey and Neil Gribble (Landrake), and Elise Daniell (Holmans), Nicholas Truscott (Luxulyan), Nigel Nicholls (Newlyn Trinity) and Peter Hore (Holmans), which ended in an 8-8 draw. That was enough to see the Landrake team placed first with six points, and Hore's team second on five.

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