Vincent Kiely rallies after injury to edge out Michael Murphy
Murphy opened with two great bowls to sight, while Kiely just missed in two. Kiely fought back immediately and levelled with a brilliant fifth to the top of the hill. Murphy then played the three longest shots on record at Béal an Marbh. He was facing the rock after the first. Kiely did well to keep the lead 30m under a bowl in reply to that. Murphy’s next went past the rock and on past Hubbard’s. He then went past the next bend to the railing at the lawn. Kiely bowled impressively to be just a bowl and five metres down at that point.
Kiely rallied with two super shots to sight at the next bend. Murphy misplayed his bowl to the right and he took two more to make sight. Kiely won the lead with his shot to the next bend. Murphy edged the shots to the novice line and they were still locked together after another shot to sight at the cottage.
