James Bowles

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James Bowles
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Baoill
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1985
Newtownshandrum,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Recruitment manager
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
2001-present
Newtownshandrum 96 (20-46)
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Munster titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2004-2005
Cork 0 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 17:13, 12 AUgust 2025.

James Bowles (born 1985) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Newtownshandrum and at inter-county level is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.

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Career

Bowles played various grades of hurling during his time as a student at CBS Charleville, including being part of the school's Harty Cup team. [1] He later studied at Cork Institute of Technology and was included on their Fitzgibbon Cup panel. [2]

At club level, Bowles first played for Newtownshandrum at juvenile and underage levels, before joining the club's senior team in 2001. [3] He won his first Cork SHC medal following a defeat of Blackrock in the 2003 final. [4] Bowles later claimed a Munster Club SHC medal, before lining out at corner-forward when Newtown beat Dunloy by 0-17 to 1-06 in the 2004 All-Ireland Club SHC final. [5] [6] He won further Cork SHC and Munster Club SHC medals in 2005 and 2009. [7]

Bowles first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork during a two-year tenure with the minor team. [8] He later spent three seasons with the under-21 team and won a Munster U21HC medal in his second season with the team. [9] Bowles was a late addition to the senior team for their defeat of Kilkenny in the 2004 All-Ireland final. [10]

Career statistics

Club

TeamSeason Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Newtownshandrum 2001 00-0000-00
2002 51-0351-03
2003 51-0922-0341-03114-15
2004 52-0252-02
2005 42-0120-0220-0082-03
2006 42-0342-03
2007 40-0440-04
2008 31-0031-00
2009 54-0522-0010-0086-05
2010 52-0252-02
2011 30-0130-01
2012 00-0000-00
2013 20-0120-01
2014 20-0420-04
2015 30-0230-02
2016 40-0040-00
2017 30-0130-01
2018 30-0030-00
2019 40-0040-00
2020 30-0030-00
2021 30-0030-00
2022 50-0050-00
2023 30-0030-00
2024 40-0040-00
2025 10-0010-00
Career total8315-3864-0571-039620-46

Inter-county

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Totat
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2004 Division 1B 00-0000-00
200520-0120-00
Career total20-0100-0020-01

Career honours

Newtownshandrum
Cork

References

  1. "Surprise win for CBS as they beat Harty Cup hoepfuls". The Corkman. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. O'Toole, Fintan (10 September 2011). "Mulcahy has inside knowledge on CIT". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. Fogarty, John (8 August 2020). "Newtownshandrum stalwart James Bowles: 'It's 11 years since we won a county... that's what I want'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. "Classy Newtown record revenge". Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. "Newtown a class apart". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. "When Newtownshandrum made it to the promised land". Echo Live. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "Newtown hailed as 'the team of the decade'". The Corkman. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. "Cork minor hurling team: 1970-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. "Cork banking on Bowles at full-forward against Tipp U21s". Irish Examiner. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  10. "Bowles returns to Cork side". Irish Examiner. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2025.