Arthur McDonagh shows no rust to win exciting Mick Barry Cup

Trevor O’Meara beat Michael O’Donoghue by almost a bowl in the Cork City Junior A final

File picture of Arthur McDonagh.

Arthur McDonagh won the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig on Sunday, taking the top score of the day and beating Aidan Murphy in an exciting head-to-head.

Neither player showed any rustiness from the prolonged Covid-19 layoff. Murphy shaded the early shots and increased his lead with a big fourth throw towards the pony’s gate. McDonagh levelled with a great bowl past the no-play line and won his first lead after two more to light at O’Riordan’s.