Doubles delight for O’Donovan, Twohig

GAVIN TWOHIG and James O’Donovan put in a tremendous second half at Grange where they beat Éamon Bowen and Gary Daly by almost two bowls of odds in the annual St Stephen’s Day challenge.

Twohig gave them the first lead with a great opening shot, which Bowen missed by 20m. Daly edged the second exchange with O’Donovan by 20m. Both Twohig and Bowen played their next bowls to the left and missed light at the stud farm. O’Donovan and Daly made light with their shots, with Daly holding the lead.

The score took a significant shift in the next exchange as Twohig missed light at Barry’s wall and Bowen made full light. O’Donovan lofted his next, but had no chance of making light at the next bend.