Vintage display propels Hickey to Munster title

DENIS HICKEY is Munster Vintage A (over-60) champion following a brilliant contest with Mick Murphy (Innishannon) at Waterfall on Saturday.

They both got good opening bowls from the monument, with Hickey winning the first tip by 40m after making full light at the Glasha. He held that lead with his next shot up the hill. Murphy closed the gap in the third exchange past Lynch’s farm. They reached the corner of the lawn in another two, with Murphy edging closer to the lead.

He got a poor bowl towards Mehigan’s and Hickey replied with a brilliant shot to raise a bowl of odds. Murphy just knocked the bowl in the next shots to the big bend, but Hickey increased his lead again on the straight. Murphy brought the lead under a bowl again, but Hickey edged the shots to Dan Herlihy’s corner. He held his bowl of odds by beating Murphy’s good bowl up the hill.