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)