Hubbard goes through to semi-final with last-shot victory at Ballincurrig

DAVID HUBBARD secured a place in the Cork semi-final of the Jim O’Driscoll Cup when he beat Wayne Callanan in the last shot at Ballincurrig.

Both players started well and little separated them to the no-play line. They were still locked together at the big corner where Hubbard had the lead. Callanan played a good bowl to light at the top of the short straight. Hubbard’s bowl missed light, but luckily for him it was called. His second attempt was perfect and went to clear light to keep him in front.

Callanan got a poor bowl from there and Hubbard punished him with a brilliant bowl to the end of the sycamores. Callanan’s next just beat that to leave almost a bowl between them. He saw a chink of light though when Hubbard’s next bowl fell left and missed light at the last bend.