Page 25 - Spring 2012

Cork Zone 2:Layout 1 16/05/2012 09:29 Page 1

In the quarter-finals Cox’s Hall Jean Kingston, Valerie Jennings & John Ellis beat Highfield’s 25
Marie Barry, Joan Williams & Carmel Eadie. Pfizers Terry Coakley, Eileen Punch & Kitty
McCarthy beat Midleton’s Con O’Sullivan, Callie O’Sullivan & Joe Kirby. In the other matches
Watergrasshill’s Kiernan O’Regan, Paddy O’Regan & Shane O’Regan beat Carrigaline G.A.A.’s
Michael McCarthy, Paddy Tierney & Maurice Hayes and D.C.S. - Sheila O’Driscoll, Mary Boland
& John O’Driscoll beat St. Colums Ronnie Payne, Pierce O’Sullivan & Chris Barrett. In the semi-
finals, Cox’s Hall beat Pfizers and D.C.S. Sheila O’Driscoll, Mary Boland & John O’Driscoll beat
Watergrasshill.
In the final the Cox’s Hall triple of Jean Kingston, Valerie Jennings & John Ellis managed
their second open licensed tournament win at the expense of Douglas Community School’s Sheila
O’Driscoll, Mary Boland & John O’Driscoll. The Umpires on duty for the final session were Eddie
Bannon, John Hill, Sam Jennings and Gerty Stroker. At the conclusion of play George Kingston
presented the prizes and also the Perpetual Trophy to John Ellis the Skip of the winning team.
CROSSHAVEN WIN THE JAMES GILMORE TROPHY

The Wilton Bowls Club staged the final session of their Annual Licensed Fours Competition for
the James Gilmore Memorial Trophy in the S.M.A. Hall, Wilton. The tournament was once again
a great success and attracted 82 teams from all the leading Bowls Clubs over a wide area.
In the quarter-finals Crosshaven (C. Midleton) beat Mitchelstown (Veronica Caplice, Phil
Lawton, Jim Caplice & Tom Lawton), Douglas GAA (D. Twohig) beat West Limerick (Andy Beattie,
Jill Welsh, Mike Sinnott & Keith Nutton), Carrigaline Community (V. Todd) beat Cathedral Parish
(Noeleen Quinn, Maura O’Leary, Ted Murphy & Sam Cooke) and Cox’s Hall (C. Watters) beat St.
Finbarres (Betty Daniell, Bridie Meany, Gladys Smyth & Paul Smyth)
In the semi-finals Crosshaven (C. Middleton) beat Douglas GAA (Ann Twohig, Michael Daly,
Paddy Barry & Danny Twohig) and Carrigaline Community (V. Todd) beat Cox’s Hall (Frances
Kingston, Valerie Jennings, Georgina Watters & Colin Watters).
In the Final, the Carrigaline Community triple of Marie Hanlon, Eleanor Fitzgerald, Pat Collins
& Val Todd beat Crosshaven’s Mary Middleton, Eddie Farrell, Conor Middleton & Con Middleton.
Crosshaven started off at a great pace taking a two and a three on the opening ends for a 5 - 0
lead. Carrigaline then levelled the score with a 1 - 3 - 1 sequence but a single to Crosshaven put
them two shots ahead at 6 - 4. The Carrigaline triple then scored a three to take them 7 - 6 up with
just one end to go but on the last end it was Crosshaven who scored to ensure an 8 - 6 victory
after a somewhat ropey start. The Umpires on duty for the final session were Mary Boyde, Eddie
Mills, Pat McCarthy & Hazel Payne. The club Captain Eileen Kiely presented the prizes to the two
team and the James Gilmore Memorial Trophy was presented by Kathleen Gilmore to Val Todd
the skip of the winning team.
Michael J. O’Shaughnessy P.R.O. Cork Zone I.I.B.A.

BRIAN ROBBINS 1936 - 2012
Brian was a very proud “Wallingfordonian” and led a very ac-
tive life with the towns community groups. Since he retired in
1995 and became a member of Probus and also did volun-
tary work in a cancer research shop as well as helping in the
Cholsey Day-centre for many years before becoming a
member himself.
Brian was never one to complain and even when an ar-
gument with a bus in 1960 left him with a smashed leg and 18 months in hospital his sto-
ical “get on with life” attitude carried him through. Brian was married to Carol for 44 years
and had 3 sons and put his engineering skill to good use on many occasions. He took up
Short Mat Bowls in the early 1990’s and also attended many Short Mat holidays and will
be sadly missed by family, friends and everyone who knew him.