1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates19 April – 4 October 1942
Teams11
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's (11th title)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
Willie Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored76 (7.6 per match)
Points scored96 (9.6 per match)
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The 1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 25 January 1942. The championship began on 19 April 1942 and ended on 4 October 1942.

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Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions and were in search of a ninth successive title, however, they were beaten by Ballincollig in the semi-final. [1] [2]

The final was played on 4 October 1942 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [3] St. Finbarr's won the match by 5–07 to 2–02 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in nine years. [4] [5]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Declined to field a team

Results

First round

19 April 1942First round Muskerry 4-03 - 5-08 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds
26 April 1942First round Carrigdhoun 3-03 - 4-10 St. Finbarr's The Mardyke
3 May 1942First round Cloughduv 3-03 - 4-07 Imokilly The Mardyke
10 May 1942First round Seandún 2-01 - 6-06 Ballincollig The Mardyke
17 May 1942First round Glen Rovers 3-08 - 3-01 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds
Twomey 2-0, J Lynch 1-2, C Ring 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, J Coughlan 0-1.M Brennan 1-1, Slattery 1-0.

Second round

24 May 1942Second round Blackrock 1-01 - 5-07 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
31 May 1942Second round Avondhu 5-06 - 4-03 Imokilly Midleton Sportsfield

Semi-finals

2 August 1942Semi-final St. Finbarr's 10-06 - 1-02 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds
20 September 1942Semi-final Ballincollig 5-04 - 1-08 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
Burrows 1-2, M O'Connor 1-1, Larkin 1-1, V Lynch 1-0, D O'Mahony 1-0.J Buckley 1-2, J Lynch 0-1, Barry 0-1, Moylan 0-1, C Ring 0-1, McSweeney 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1.

Final

4 October 1942Final St. Finbarr's 5-07 - 2-02 Ballincollig Cork Athletic Grounds
D Beckett 1-3, D McCarthy 2-0, BT O'Sullivan 1-0, W Beckett 1-0, Murphy 0-2, S Condon 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.W Murphy 1-0, Larkin 1-0, V Lynch 0-1, O'Connor 0-1.Attendance: 18,500

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ "It's 80 years since Glen Rovers amazing hurling eight in a row". Echo Live. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Glen are part of the fabric of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969". Cork GAA Records website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965". Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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