Noel O’Regan wins epic battle for first road bowling crown of 2022

O’Regan secured the Mikie Hourihane Cup when he defeated David Hegarty and Michael Crowley at Bauravilla on New Year’s Day

Given that the Beara peninsula was the last place in Europe to see daylight in 2021, it was the appropriate locus for the final major bowling event of 2021. File photo: Cathal Noonan

Noel O’Regan became the 16th holder of the Mikie Hourihane Cup when he beat David Hegarty and Michael Crowley in the first big final of 2022 at Bauravilla on New Year’s Day.

He shaded the opening shots. Hegarty played a super second bowl to Robin’s cross to raise 60m odds on both his opponents. He made the netting in two more where he had a big lead on O’Regan and a bowl on Crowley.