Aidan Murphy holds off late Gary Daly fightback to claim feature

VICTORY: Aidan Murphy beat the line comprehensively with his last bowl to defy Gary Daly’s heroic bid to rescue the cause. File pic: Cathal Noonan

Sangfroid as destiny called was vital to Aidan Murphy’s win over Gary Daly in the West Cork Distillers 'Dowtcha Boy' feature at the Marsh Road, Skibbereen on Sunday.

Holding your equilibrium after seeing what seemed an unassailable lead reduced to a shadow is a rare quality. Especially in the nerve singeing tumult of the final acts of a big contest like this. Murphy, not for the first time, stared down the challenge. He beat the line comprehensively with his last bowl defying Daly’s heroic bid to rescue the cause.