Bowen sets up Mullins semi-final showdown
Sexton got the better of the opening shots with a good bowl to the point of the school corner, while Bowen’s only reached the school. After his second throw Sexton had almost a bowl. Bowen then turned the score with a massive fourth bowl from Moore’s gate to the middle of the green to gain his first lead. Sexton hit back with an equally impressive bowl towards the no-play line, but Bowen just managed to shade it.
Bowen got the better of the shots to O’Riordan’s. Sexton regained the lead with a perfectly played bowl there that swung with the bend and went well onto the long straight. Bowen regained the lead at the half-way line and held it to the big corner.
Sexton hit back and got another exceptional bowl from there to full light at the top of the short straight. Bowen missed light with his reply, but limited the damage with a good bowl towards the sycamores.
Sexton was well placed to increase his lead, but opted for the left track and missed Bowen’s tip. Bowen increased his lead with his next and when Sexton’s following bowl fell left he was in trouble. Bowen then made light at the last bend to secure a meeting with Christy Mullins next Saturday.
Recent All-Ireland Intermediate winner Brian Wilmot will contest the final of the Paddy Barry Cup after a last shot win over Mullins at Rosscarbery. Mullins took the lead after a poor third from Wilmot, but he didn’t build on it in the shots past the Priest’s house. Wilmot regained the lead to the double bend. Mullins flexed his muscles with three brilliant shots to the B&B and he was a bowl in front after 12 to the Cahermore no-play line.
Wilmot got a good bowl from the cross that levelled the score as Mullins played his reply to the right. Wilmot followed with two good shots to the Bull’s gate to go back in front and he was still 15m more after his next. Mullins then played a brilliant last shot. Wilmot beat this by 10m after having his first attempt called. He faces James O’Donovan in the final. William O’Donnell and Tony O’Sullivan contest the Munster Junior C final at Jagoes Mills on Sunday for the right to lead the Munster team in next month’s All-Ireland finals at Westport.
O’Donnell beat Oliver Searles by almost a bowl in his semi-final at Bweeng. Chances fell to both parties, but O’Donnell got the critical shots to the lawn to establish his winning odds.
Searles had an impressive last shot win over Brendan O’Callaghan at Templemartin in the quarter-final. He made Slyne’s corner in four and followed with two more good bowls to go well over a bowl clear. O’Callaghan brought the odds under a bowl at Buttimer’s lane, but could not catch Searles.
Tony O’Sullivan beat Paul Walsh by almost a bowl at Shannonvale in the other semi-final. They made Desmond’s cross in nine each. Walsh gained the upper hand to Sam’s lane, but O’Sullivan turned the tide with a brilliant bowl to light before Campbell’s lane. He scored the line with his next.
Noonan beat Mike Kelleher in the last shot at Béal na mBláth. Kelleher was a bowl in front after three. Noonan bowled with more purpose from Long’s lane and took the lead before the big turn. Kelleher then missed light and Noonan wrapped it up with a good last shot.
Kelleher beat Liam Dennis by a bowl in the quarter-final at Templemartin. He exploited three poor shots from Dennis to go a bowl in front after four. He controlled the rest of the score and beat the line in 15 shots.
The Novice II final will be played at the Clubhouse on Friday evening between Kenneth Murphy and Shane Buttimer.
Buttimer beat Billy Quirke by a bowl in his semi-final at Templemartin. He was almost two in front after five shots to Slyne’s corner. Quirke bowled better from there but could not get back into contention. He had a much closer call from Jerry Murphy in the quarter-final at Donoughmore. He led by 70m until he missed the line and just edged Murphy’s last shot.
Kenneth Murphy beat Declan O’Donovan in his semi-final at Macroom. He led by a bowl at Bantry’s cross and was still almost a bowl in front at the waterfall. He had the contest over at Kelleher’s. His quarter-final opponent Ciarán Corrigan had to withdraw due to injury.
Trevor O’Meara is through to the Mother Hegarty Cup final following his bowl of odds win over Raymond Ryan at Lyre while Denise Murphy got the first win in the Gretta Cormican Cup when she beat Sharon Russell in the last shot at Enniskeane.
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