A youthful U21 Newmarket hurling team took on Kanturk in the first round of the Championship on Tuesday, the 7th of July.

Playing at home, Daragh Lynn opened Newmarket’s account early on. This was followed by some quick scoring by the visitors, allowing them open a 0-01 to 1-05 lead. Newmarket replied through Jamie Kenneally and later with a Mikey Browne point, but Kanturk’s firepower allowed them to build a strong position in the match. A late Mikey Browne free meant his side trailed 0-04 to 2-13, on the 30 minute mark.

Into the second, period Browne kept producing scores for his side, with four further points, but Kanturk’s advantage stretched further. A late Paudie O’Sullivan point was followed shortly after by an injury time free by Browne, bringing Newmarket’s final total to ten points. Alas, a dominant Kanturk amassed an impressive 4-21 over the hour, to win out.

The Newmarket team and scorers…

Mikey Browne (0-07), Darragh Lynn (0-01), Jamie Kenneally (0-01), Paudie O Sullivan (0-01)

Ben Newman
Sean Murphy		Josh O'Keeffe		Eoin Walsh
Michael Lane		Jack O'Connor		David Cottrell
	Darragh Lynn		Mikey Browne
Ethan Hourigan		Jamie Kenneally		Paudie O'Sullivan
Peter Goggin		Rory Lynn		Andrew Murphy
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