DALY THROUGH TO DAN RIORDAN CUP FINAL There was no joy for Bandon bowler James O'Donovan who lost his Dan riordan cup semi-finalagainst Gary Daly at Bantry. Playing for a total stake of €17,600. O’Donovan had one of those off days where nothing ran right for him. At McSweeney’s farm in four shots Daly had almost a bowl of odds. After three more through Casey’s Cross Daly held a seventy meter advantage. A poor effort from O’Donovan when he missed Cronin’s bend with his eight.

Andrew O’Callaghan opened the new Paddy Murray Memorial Cup with a narrow victory over Conor Creedon at Ballygurteen, winning by one bowl of odds after a tense finish. John O’Rourke claimed the long-delayed Hancy Hubbard Cup at Beal Na Marbh, dominating John Young throughout. Meanwhile, a busy day’s bowling at Lyre saw Ger O’Driscoll and others secure strong wins, as debate continues on Junior A grading ahead of Ból Chumann’s November meeting.

Béal Na Marbh hosted two vintage bowling finals where Chris O’Donovan edged Jerry Murphy in the Vintage A decider, while Paul Butler came out on top against John Murphy and David Walsh in the Vintage B. At Castletown, Lily O’Sullivan and Lily McDonagh produced a gripping under-12 county final, with McDonagh narrowly taking the win. Elsewhere, David Hegarty advanced to the Lyre Junior A final and John A. Murphy booked victory over Liam Hurley at Derrinasaffa.