Bowling Report - Week ending 23rd November

The Beamish Family with the Ferghal Beamish Cup Finalists

Prem Junior A score at Caheragh, Shane Crowley Winner, Finbarr Lynch Ref & Michael John O'Brien R-up

Mid Cork Nov-E Finalists at Castletown, Clement Deane Winner and Eoin Delaney R-up

John Beamish (Father of Ferghal) presents the Cup to winner Conor Creedon

Ferghal Beamish Cup Finalists John A.Murphy, John Lombard Ref & Conor Creedon

Eoin Delaney r-up in the Mid Cork Novice-E C-ship at Castletown

Ferghal Beamish Cup Final at The Pike L-R; John Lombard, Conor Creedon,John Beamish, & John A Murphy

CREEDON CAPTURES FERGHAL BEAMISH CUP

The Pike Club ran off the final of the Ferghal Beamish Cup between Gaelteach man Conor Creedon and John A.Murphy from Templemartin. Playing for a total stake of €6,600. Murphy took the first shot of this score but alas it was to be his only fore bowl. Creedon lined a massive third and fourth shot that gave him a bowl of odds advantage at Whites Cross on tough terrain. Two poor bowls off Whites Cross from Creedon left Murphy back into the score, but Murphy’s eight shot from back of the layby broke badly right on him and Creedon got an extraordinary break off the bridge to sight for Drapers Cross. Murphy lofted out his tenth shot beautifully but it broke left and missed the no-play line at Drapers Cross. Murphy got an incredible bowl from Drapers but Creedon lined his perfectly and beat the tip well, so well that Murphy missed it to go two bowls down. A minor blip with his next but Creedon recovered well with two huge bowls past the Novice line and after another Creedon became the third holder of the Ferghal Beamish Mem Cup. Ferghal’s dad John thanked all the players who took part in the tournament, he thanked the Pike club and all who helped out in any way.

DEANE TAKES MID CORK NOVICE E CHAMPIONSHIP

Clement Deane won the Mid Cork Novice E championship from Eoin Delaney at Castletown. Playing for a total stake of €6,500, they were level in three each at the first line. Delaney took his first lead with a good fourth shot but missed Peg’s corner with his fifth to go a bowl down. Delaney got a good rub off the kerbing with his ninth to keep it under the bowl of odds. Deane raised the bowl again with a super bowl down the straight. Delaney got a few good bowls in a row down to the Hollies where he had the odds back to five meters. He took back the lead with a great fourteenth but didn’t capatalise on a blunder by Deane and only five meters separated them with two shots to go. After their next and with one shot to go Delaney had two meters of odds. Deane lined a good bowl to beat the line and Delaney just fell short to give Deane the title and the John Hennessy Memorial Cup.

CLUBS JUMPING ON THE BAND WAGONS WITH PJA PLAYERS

Two of our Premier Junior A players togged off at Ballinacurra Brian O’Driscoll, Drimoleague playing Anthony Crowley, The Glen for a total stake of €4,200. They were level in three each to Brinny Cross, O’Driscoll put daylight between them with a huge bowl past the Gasworks and followed up with two more incredible bowls to almost sight at the bridge, where he had almost a bowl of odds. Another huge bowl from O’Driscoll to the Silver Gates that Crowley missed well. It took Crowley two more to make sight for the straight and at the Junior C line O’Driscoll had two bowls of odds where Crowley conceded.​

Lyre held another Junior A tournament score, in this one Cathal Creedon from Baile Bhuirne played Noel O’Donovan from Crossbarry playing for €2,000 a-side. Both past the forest entrance in two, O’Donovan was just fore bowl but a bad blunder with his third gave Creedon his first lead. Creedon should have extended his lead when O’Donovan got a poor fourth but only thirty meters separated them heading over the tunnel. There was nothing between in five over the tunnel. Creedon went full sight at Crowley’s bend in three more and O’Donovan missed it and caught the left dyke with his ninth. Creedon crossed over with his ninth and O’Donovan kept it under the bowl here. Creedon’s tenth for McCarthy bend was always going right an opportunity for O’Donovan but he also went right but still had it under the bowl. Two more shots each to the Rosebed and it was still under the bowl of odds. Creedon got a massive thirteenth that O’Donovan only beat by twenty meters in two, both his shots went right. In the return score that was played for €1,200 a-side Creedon took victory again by the last shot.

SHANE CROWLEY CAUGHT THE EYE IN WIN AGAINST MICHAEL JOHN O'BRIEN

Caheragh drew the crowds on Sunday with the meeting of two more of our premier Junior a players Michael John O’Brien who made the long trip from Knocknaheeny in the City to play local man Shane Crowley from Caheragh, this one carried a stake of €10,000. O’Brien got off to the dream start leading by forty meters in two great bowls to Lisangle Cross. Crowley lined a super third to take his first lead and increased this to a bowl in two more over the bridge. Crowley got another huge bowl to Madore Cross and another to the tunnel that raised a second bowl for him. He made Shelies Farm in eight incredible bowls where he had big odds with the two bowls, super bowling for the road and a player to be watched going forward. O’Brien took on another big player in Brian O’Driscoll in a return score but again came out second by one bowl they played for €5,600.

HICKEY THROUGHT TO LYRE NOVICE C FINAL

Lyre held a novice c tournament sf between local man P.J O’Driscoll playing John Hickey from Templemartin, playing for a total stake of €4,800. Great opening shots from both players, O’Driscoll taking the first, Hickey got a massive second that O’Driscoll missed by twenty meters. O’Driscoll made the steps with his third but Hickey got a nice touch off the right dyke to take him sight for the hill down. O’Driscoll missed down the hill and at the layby it was just under the bowl. Hickey raised the bowl at O’Donovan’s pillars. O’Driscoll lined the perfect eight shot that covered the whole straight to the school, Hickey beat this by eighty meters in two, but a blunder form O’Driscoll with his next had him a bowl in arrears again at the post-box. Hickey held this bowl advantage past the Creamery and O’Driscoll produced another huge bowl to Ballinascarthy Cross that Hickey missed well. Hickeys next bowl looked like going in left but a pothole straightened it and it beat the finish line.