Bowling Report - Week ending 18th May

GOOD SECOND HALF SECURES VICTORY FOR BUCKLEY

Paul Buckley progressed to the quarter final of the intermediate championship after his victory over Tim Young at Shannonvale, playing for €2,890 a-side. It was a poor start from Buckley as he was only at the rock in three shots by which stage Young had almost a bowl of odds. Buckley was back of the quarry bend in two more and Young’s odds was down to 50 meters here. Two more for Buckley to Buttimer’s upper pillar and Young was just back of Buttimer’s lower pillar in 6, he had a chance of Desmond cross from here but lobbed his bowl too far out and left and caught the dyke. Buckley also missed out to Desmond’s so it was almost a bowl of odds in Young favour here. Buckley made down to the end of Kingston’s wall in two bowls off the cross his eleventh was a very well-played bowl and settled into the right track and made the end of the wall, it took Young three shots to get there and his odds was now down to two meters. Buckley’s twelfth shot was totally misplayed right but got the rub of the green down to the t-pole that yielded him his first lead by 40meters. Even though Young played his bowl much better it veered off right and got caught up in the high grass. Young missed sight for Campbell’s lane with his next and Buckley went peeping sight very unlucky not to go to Campbell’s lane. He had four great bowls thrown from Desmond’s cross. Young beat this by 45 meters, Buckley 14th a great bowl out sight for the junior line but “called” and second attempt fell thirty meters hind. Young kept it under the bowl by fifty meters but Buckley got a good fifteenth to extend his odds. Young’s last two shots not great and Buckley won by a bowl and now meets David Shannon @ Lyre.

O'DRISCOLL IN TOP FORM AT SHANNONVALE

Also at Shannonvale on Sunday morning Kieran O’Driscoll had a convincing win over Ivan Buchannan in the junior c championship. O’Driscoll took off at a blistering pace in this score, he was up to the Rock in two great bowls where he had almost a bowl. Two more for O’Driscoll out the Quarry bend and three more to Desmond’s where his odds was doubled to two bowls. Buchannan knocked the two bowls briefly at Kingston’s Wall but O’Driscoll got a huge eleventh shot to the t-pole that rose almost three bowls where hands were shaken.

KIERNAN ADVANCES TO JUNIOR C FINAL

At Templemartin in a junior C championship score, three players with little bowling done over the past twelve months Chris Murphy v Eoin O’Donovan v Eugene Kiernan was played off with a stake of €1,100 a-side between O’Donovan and Kiernan. Murphy took the first two shots but missed out Slyne’s bend in two more where O’Donovan had nice odds on both. Three poor bowls from O’Donovan and Kiernan had almost a bowl on both. Kiernan rose the bowl of odds on both with a huge seventh shot. Three poor bowls in succession from Kiernan and at the School cross his odds was down to 40 meters on O’Donovan and almost a bowl on Murphy. Murphy got a huge fourteenth out full sight at the stonefield bend, O’Donovan followed this but missed the tip by 2 meters. The slip had to come from Kiernan but he got a perfect bowl clipping the right dyke and made just back of Buttimer’s house where he had huge odds again. O’Donovan kept the pressure on Kiernan with a great next bowl below Buttimer’s, a bad blunder here from Murphy and he was almost a bowl done. Kiernan held a 40 meter advantage for the last shot over O’Donovan. O’Donovan missed the line and Kiernan with 100 meters to beat played his bowl perfect and almost made the big corner.

HAYES THROUGH TO SEMI-FINAL AFTER VICTORY OVER HEGARTY

The Ladies Intermediate championship continued at Leap between Lisa Hegarty and Julieanne Hayes with a place in the semi-final up for grabs. Playing for a total stake of €200. Nothing separated these two women after six shots to Mealasheen cross, and after three more to the stone wall Hayes held a twelve meter advantage. Hegarty got a great tenth shot up the hill back of O’Sullivan’s avenue, two more good bowls for Hegarty to the Forge gave her, her one and only lead in the score. Both missed sight for the last bend, Hayes held a six meter advantage only for the last shot, but Hegarty’s bowl went left and missed the line and Hayes beat the tip easy. Julieann now plays Ailbhie O’Shea in the semi-final Templemartin.

COLLINS BOWLS TO GLORY IN CON TWOHIG MEMORIAL CUP

The Marsh Road completed their Novice c tournament for the Con Twohig memorial cup. Con was a long standing member of the Marsh road bowling committee and was fixtures secretary of the Carbery region for ten years from 2002 – 2012. In opposition here we had Leap man Martin Collins playing Skibbereen man Shane McCarthy for a stake of €950 a-side. Both out to Jim Hurley’s bend in five shots each with Collins having a ten meter advantage. Four more great bowls from Collins past the senior line where he had almost a bowl of odds. McCarthy was inclined to take his bowls too far. Collins out the last bend for the line in eleven good average bowls and two more over the finish where he won by a bowl. Con’s son Declan made the long trip from America to be at this final and to make the presentation of his dad’s cup to the inaugural winner Martin Collins.

JOHN A. THROUGH TO FERGHAL BEAMISH MEM CUP FINAL

John A.Murphy and John Young had a ding dong battle at the Pike in the Ferghal Beamish Cup semi-final playing for a total stake of €2,400. Seven each to Whites cross, is well below par for the road where they were level, four more each to Drapers cross still level. Up past the Novice line in four more where Murphy had a slight lead, both lined great bowls from here but it was Murphy who won out in the end and awaits the winners of David Hubbard or Conor Creedon in the final.