Garvey in McMaster Cup semi finals

HOLYWOOD 56 LISNAGARVEY 65LISNAGARVEY reached the semi-finals of the McMaster Cup following a nine shots win away to Holywood last weekend.

The draw has still to be made for the semi-final on July 23, but the other three teams left in the competition are Cavehill, Kenilworth and Crumlin.

This quarter final win was a fine result for Garvey against a Holywood team in good form in the NIWBA Senior League.

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Iris Scott was involved in a very tight game, level 3-3 at the fourth, 4-4 at the sixth and 6-6 at the ninth, but she lifted two threes and by 14 ends was 14-9 ahead. Garvey dropped singles at the last four ends but held on for a one shot win.

Down 3-13 at the tenth and 4-15 two ends later, Vera McCourt replied with four and three but lost the last four ends, starting with a five, to lose by 13 shots.

After dropping four at the eighth Nessie Park was 4-8 down, but three ends later she was level at 8-8, then 11-9 ahead at 14 ends. Garvey were 11-12 down but levelled with a single at 17 ends, only to drop the deciding single att the last end.

Three at the eighth gave Mary Holmes an 8-0 lead and three at the tenth made it 15-3. After slipping to 16-5 Garvey came back witth five, three, two and after dropping a single finished with a double for the decisive 22 shots win which gave Garvey a semi-final spot.

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M. O'Flaherty 13, J. Ferguson, G. Collins, K. McCully, I. Scott 14; R. Simpson 24, M. Oak, O. McWilliams, A. Everton, V. McCourt 11; E. Johnston 13, M. McLean, G. Jeffers, B. Campbell, N. Park 12; J. Bramley 6, N. Shiels, S. Stephenson, C. Keys, M. Holmes 28.

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