Gaynor & Farrell take on Wexford in round 2 of Leinster Junior B doubles championships 2011

Leinster handball championships 60 x 30 2011
Thursday 7th July
At Arklow
8.00. JBD Michael Gaynor & Mark Farrell (Meath) v David Kenny/Diarmuid Smyth (Wexford)

Improvement required if Gaynor & Farrell are to see of the slaneysiders

Crossakiel's Michael Gaynor & Mark Farrell go into round 2 of the doubles where they will face Wexford's David Kenny & Diarmuid Smyth. Gaynor & Farrell had a good 21-18, 21-12 victory over Kildare's Gary Balfe & Myles Carroll last Saturday evening. This will be the 1st test for the Wexford men in the doubles. The Crossakiel pair have a game under their belt but struggled to put away their Kildare opponents in round 1. They will face a much sterner test this time round against the slaneysiders. Michael Gaynor is battling with a troublesome shoulder injury that has curtailed his handball in recent weeks. It should be a good contest between 2 battling teams and hopefully the Royals will come out on top in this duel.

Quinn tough opener against Lambert while O'Reilly & Flanagan to progress

Leinster 60 x 30 handball championships 2011

Wednesday 6th July

At Arklow

8.00. Junior Singles: Stephen Quinn (Meath) v Paul Lambert (Wexford)

At Mullingar

8.00. JBD Eugene O’Reilly/Peter Flanagan (Meath) v Kevin Cooke/Sean Ryan (Offaly)


Quinn up against it while O’Reilly & Flangan to reach round 2

Steven Quinn begins his singles campaign and it could have not been tougher baptism of fire. The club chairman takes on Wexford’s Paul Lambert. The Ballyhogue club already has a match under his belt the Wexford player defeated Carlow’s David Dononvan in round one. Crossakiel players already have seen Lambert in action as in last year’s Leinster Junior B doubles final Lambert and Peter Hughes defeated Crossakiel’s Eugene O’Reilly & Peter Flanagan before going onto win the All-Ireland title. Quinn will have to play something like his best form if he is going to derail the dangerous Lambert. Meanwhile in Mullingar Eugene O’Reilly & Kells man Peter Flanagan cometogether in what they will hope will be a long and successful Leinster campaign. Leinster runners-up in 2010 the duo should have enough to see of the Offaly challenge of Kevin Cooke & Sean Ryan and progress to the next round

Crossakiel players get ready for 60 x 30 season

Crossakiel players bidding for extended run in Leinster 60 x 30 championships


It's big alley time again in Leinster and Crossakiel's Stephen Quinn & Vinny Farrell have the distinction of getting the 2011 championships underway. Steve & Vinny travel to Mullingar to take on Offaly's Brian Doherty & Conor O'Brien. In the Junior B singles with 29 entrants see's Michael Gaynor travels to the Na Fianna Club in Dublin to play Kildare's Jamie Balfe. Gaynor teamed up with John Leahy to win the recent Kells Jun/Masters doubles tournament will be hoping for an extended run in this year's competition. On Saturday 18th June also in Na Fianna Eugene O'Reilly takes on another Balfe this time Gary and he too will be hoping to have a good run in this years Leinster championships. The club's other representative Mark Farrell takes on Michael Donovan Laois in round 1. In the doubles Mark Farrell & Michael Gaynor are up against Gary Balfe & Myles Carroll Kildare while Pat McCabe & Richard Farrell have a difficult 1st round opener against Kilkenny brothers Diarmuid & Brendan Burke. Eugene O'Reilly & Peter Flangan have a bye in round 1. In round 2 they will play the winners of Jr Finn/Alan O' Neill Wex or Sean Ryan/Kevin Cooke Offaly. In the Junior singles Stephen Quinn will face either Paul Lambert (Wexford) or David Donovan (Carlow)

Thursday 16th June

At Mullingar (Robert McCarthy to arrange referees)

8.00. JD Stephen Quinn/Vincent Farrell (Meath) v Brian Doherty/Conor O’Brien (Offaly)



At Na Fianna (Frank Daly to arrange referees)

7.30. JBS Michael Gaynor (Meath) v Jamie Balfe (Kildare)

Saturday 18th June
At Na Fianna (Frank Daly to arrange referees)


6.00. JBS Eugene O’Reilly (Meath) v Gary Balfe (Kildare)