Spectacular return from injury for O’Donovan

JAMES O’DONOVAN made a spectacular return from injury to beat Edmund Sexton by over twobowls of odds at Whitechurch on Saturday.

Sexton started well, winning the first two shots but O’Donovan edged ahead with his third to the pump. Sexton then played a great bowl to the middle of the wall. O’Donovan hit back with an even better one to take a 50m lead. He continued to set the pace past Boula lane and was a full bowl clear at Downey’s line.

Sexton got a good shot from there, but O’Donovan beat it well. Sexton missed light at the top of the straight in two more and O’Donovan increased his lead. Sexton missed the farmhouse with his next throw and O’Donovan went well down to take his lead to two bowls. It was all over after the next exchange with Sexton missing the Devil’s Bend and O’Donovan making clear light to push his lead well over two bowls.