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Written by Dermie

Sunday, 13 November 2011 00:16

Nat-trips-5

What a nights bowling we just witnessed! It was a tale of comebacks, a tale of shocks and a tale of incredible bowls. Before a bowl was thrown nobody could decide on the favourite and the nights bowling kept you guessing till the last bowl was delivered.

1st Round Report:

What looked like an easy game for Kevin Conroy's trip of Billy and Fra against Patsy Goss was anything but, with Kevin having to fightback from 8-3 down to win 10-8. The biggest surprise probably of the night took place when Emma Colgan, Michael Hand and Jim Fox lost to Gerry Crosby's triple. The closest game of the round was Brendan McMahon's trip including Andrea Flanagan and Jimmy McMahon versus Dean McDonagh, Paul Corvan and Sean Trainor. It took a great bowl from Brendan in the last to knockout the Redeemer trip.

2nd Round Report:

Gareth McMahon continued his winning streak Paul Duff', in a one sided contest. Stephen McMahons trip, of Carol and John, had a hard game on paper in Gerry McCabe, but in truth it was anything but, with Stephen winning with an end to spare. Brendan McMahon continued were he left off, this time beating Brendan McCabe. Kevin Conroy again showed his class by beating Martin Grant. Finally Gerry Crosby couldn’t continue his winning ways losing out to Peter Byrne.

Quarter Final Report:

The quarter-finals were all runaway victories with Brendan McMahon winning with two ends to spare against Caroline McSherry, Kevin Conroy destroying Gareth McMahon, Stephen McMahon having a comfortable win over Peter Byrne and Gerry O'Hare beating Thomas Martin by 6 shots.

Semi Final (Last Game of the Day) Report:

Jimmy Andrea and Brendan continued their form that had carried them to the last game and with an end to go looked like comfortable victors, leading by 5 shots against Fra Dillon Snr, Mary and Gerry O'Hare. Gerry O'Hare fired with his last bowl and took out one of Brendan’s bowls to pick up a count of 5. Extra end! Brendan showed that the last end was only a blip and reached the final.

The other game between Carol John and Stephen McMahon and Fra Dillon Jnr, Billy Taaffe and Kevin Conroy was no doubt game of the night and probably game of the season so far, with twists and turns that nobody expected in the last few ends. Playing the last end Stephen was 1 up and John trying to sink the jack burned it for the 3rd time. However as it was the last end it was 3 shots away and not an end played. Stephen’s trip somehow regained their composure and picked up 2. Extra end! It went right down to very last bow with Kevin drawing a Kevin Conroy special to reach the final