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 00-00——00-00
2002 51-03——51-03
2003 51-0922-0341-03114-15
2004 52-02——52-02
2005 42-0120-0220-0082-03
2006 42-03——42-03
2007 40-04——40-04
2008 31-00——31-00
2009 54-0522-0010-0086-05
2010 52-02——52-02
2011 30-01——30-01
2012 00-00——00-00
2013 20-01——20-01
2014 20-04——20-04
2015 30-02——30-02
2016 40-00——40-00
2017 30-01——30-01
2018 30-00——30-00
2019 40-00——40-00
2020 30-00——30-00
2021 30-00——30-00
2022 50-00——50-00
2023 30-00——30-00
2024 40-00——40-00
2025 40-00——40-00
Career total8615-3864-0571-039920-46

Inter-county

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Totat
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2004 Division 1B ——00-0000-00
200520-01——20-00
Career total20-01—00-0020-01

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.