Murphy edges out Ryan in quality score

Aidan Murphy beat Raymond Ryan comfortably in the last shot of a great score — they both beat the line in 14 throws — at Ballinacurra on Saturday.

Ryan reached Brinny cross in three to take a solid lead. He was still 40m fore at Foley’s. Murphy got a fine loft there. Ryan played his reply into the right and missed that tip by 35m. Murphy held the lead with his next and then played a brilliant bowl past Perrot’s which put him a bowl in front. He held the bowl past the Novice D line.

Ryan knocked the bowl with a great shot past the Junior C line. Murphy then got a poor shot up the straight and Ryan lined a perfect reply on the left to cut the odds to 50m at Cronin’s. He kept challenging with a brilliant last shot past the line, but Murphy beat it comfortably.