Gary Daly in top form in Munster championship win over James Buckley

Gary Daly bowled well at Fermoy to take the first win of the 2017 Munster senior championship at the expense of James Buckley.

He opened with a great bowl to win the first tip by 30m. Buckley won the second with a good bowl up the hill. Daly regained the lead with his bowl past the concrete. He was unlucky with his fourth to the boreen, but it still put him almost a bowl clear. He lost virtually all his gains with a poor fifth.

Buckley played a super shot to Savage’s to go back in front. Daly reached light at Spillane’s in three more, to go a bowl clear. He was well past Fenton’s in two more to extend his lead. He was onto the last straight in another two where he had well over two bowls of odds.