Boyle proves too strong for Noonan

THOMAS BOYLE beat Olan Noonan by over a bowl of odds in the Sean Scanlon Cup at Donoughmore on Sunday, on a weekend where few fixtures survived the severe weather.

Noonan opened with a good bowl to the lane to take the first tip by 30m. Boyle won the second and held off a strong challenge from Noonan to hold his lead after four to the Bounds. He increased his odds with his fifth to Ring’s corner. Noonan regained the lead with a great bowl to Ring’s and followed with two more good shots to the start of the straight, where he was 30m fore.

Boyle was hampered by ice for his next shot, but he played a super bowl onto the straight and regained the lead by 30m. He doubled his odds with another good bowl to the middle of the straight. Noonan now needed to make the nooks in two to level the score. He overplayed his first into the right and missed his target with his next. Boyle made light in two and went well over a bowl in front to finish the contest.