Road bowling: Daly downs Murphy in exciting O’Connell-Dullea Cup tussle

Gary Daly showed impressive form in his two bowls of odds win over All-Ireland champion Aidan Murphy in the O’Connell-Dullea Cup at Ballygurteen.

He opened with two big bowls to clear sight, which gave him almost a bowl of odds. He delivered his third to the right but it rubbed at the new house. Murphy beat that by 40m to keep the lead well under a bowl. Daly went close to the women’s lane with a big fourth, which put him a full bowl clear. He had 50m over a bowl after his next.