The 3rd event of the season saw another great turnout with 43 bowlers contesting the Scratch and Handicap sections. Alan Bride (1221) and Paul Chandler (1203) set a blistering pace in the Scratch section both with 240+ averages. Joe Clancy led the Handicap qualification with 1196 incl. Hcp (211 Avg).
Neither Alan Bride nor Paul Chandler could maintain their qualifying pace in the Scratch semi finals, with Paul losing to Alan McDonnell 180 to 212, and Alan Bride, who even coverted the 7-10 split during the match against Nickey O’Malley losing out by 191 to 244 to set up a replay of the season opening Scatch Final. Once again this Final was a very close match with never more than a spare between the players. A double at the right time gave Nickey the win 207 to Alan’s 201 to reverse the result from the opening Scratch Final match of the season.
Joe Clancy came out striking in his Handicap semi final match and never looked back defeating Mark Moore 292 to 227. In the other semi final Mario Batol edged past Sean Walsh 233 to 222. Another strong performance by Joe in the Final ensured victory by 255 to Mario’s 183.
Congratulations to the winners Nickey O’Malley (Scratch Division) and Joe Clancy (Handicap Division) and all the finalists.
Full details from Event 3 are available on the Rocks Jewellers Tab/Results
Reminder: Event 4 on 3rd December is a Team Ireland Ranking Event