1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 April – 17 September 1961
Teams16
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (23rd title)
Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Avondhu
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored120 (7.5 per match)
Points scored243 (15.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Richie Browne (9-11)
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The 1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 73rd 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 29 January 1961. The championship began ob 9 April 1961 and ended on 17 September 1961.

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Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Avondhu at the semi-final stage.

On 17 September 1961, Blackrock won the championship following a 4-10 to 3-7 defeat of Avondhu in the final. This was their 23rd championship title overall and their first title in five championship seasons. [1]

Avondhu's Richie Browne was the championship's top scorer with 9-11.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

9 April 1961First round Imokilly 0-09 - 3-08 St. Vincent's Riverstown
J O'Gorman 0-4, S Butler 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, L O'Driscoll 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.D O'Sullivan 1-1, D Joyce 1-1, C Cronin 1-0, B O'Shea 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, C O'Shea 0-2.
9 April 1961First round Mallow 2-04 - 6-04 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
B Nagle 1-0, M Glynn 1-0, N White 0-2, L Sheehan 0-2.R O'Donovan 3-1, E Young 2-1, M Begley 1-1, H Haddon 0-1.Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
16 April 1961First round Duhallow 3-02 - 6-09 St. Finbarr's Macroom
P Cotter 2-0, D Donoghue 0-2,D Lehane 2-3, T Murphy 1-0, M McCarthy 1-0, Cronin 1-0, Doyle 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Finn 0-2.
16 April 1961First round Sarsfields 5-10 - 6-07 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Barry 3-1, P O'Meara 2-0, R Lotty 0-4, P Coogan 0-3, D Hurley 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.J Coughlan 3-1, M O'Donoghue 1-2, J Fitzgerald 1-1, J Barry 1-0, J Snow 0-2, J Reilly 0-1.
23 April 1961First round Carrigdhoun 1-06 - 3-12 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Cooney 1-0, J Kelly 0-2, J Desmond 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1.M Murphy 1-3, N O'Connell 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-0, W Galligan 0-3, R Ryan 0-3, J Bennett 0-2.Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
23 April 1961First round University College Cork 6-10 - 1-04 Muskerry Ballincollig
J O'Driscoll 3-2, M Mortell 0-5, S Long 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, J O'Flynn 1-0, C Flynn 0-1, O Harrington 0-1.F Sheehan 1-0, D Ford 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, D Riordan 0-1.
30 April 1961First round Glen Rovers 6-10 - 2-05 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Ring 2-4, M Quane 2-1, J Clifford 2-0, P Harte 0-4, J Salmon 0-1.P Allen 1-2, T McCarthy 1-0, D Sheehan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1.Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
30 April 1961First round Seandún 2-08 - 8-12 Avondhu Riverstown
S McCarthy 1-2, P Carroll 1-0, J Curley 0-3, J Furlong 0-1, V Barrett 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.R Browne 4-3,
21 May 1961First round replay Sarsfields 7-10 - 4-06 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Barry 3-3, R Lotty 2-0, P Barry 1-1, M Kenny 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, P O'Meara 0-1, P Coogan 0-1, J White 0-1.S Fitzgerald 2-1, J Reilly 1-2, J Mahony 1-0, J Barry 0-3.Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

20 May 1961Quarter-final University College Cork 4-05 - 2-09 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Murphy 1-1, M Mortell 1-0, S Long 1-0, J O'Driscoll 1-0, JJ Browne 0-3, J O'Byrne 0-1.M Finn 1-6, T Cronin 1-0, W Walsh 0-1, M Leahy 0-1, P Lockheed 0-1.Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
11 June 1961Quarter-final Glen Rovers 5-10 - 3-01 St. Vincent's The Mardyke, Cork
P Harte 3-0, C Ring 0-7, T Corbett 1-2, W Good 1-0, J Clifford 0-1.P O'Rourke 1-1, B O'Shea 1-0, C O'Shea 1-0.Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
11 June 1961Quarter-final Avondhu 5-04 - 2-05 Carbery Coachford
P Behan 2-1, R Browne 2-0, R Ennis 1-1, J White 0-2.M Begkey 1-1, B Kennedy 1-0, A Scannell 0-3, M Hussey 0-1.Referee: P O'Leary (Matt Talbots)
2 July 1961Quarter-final Blackrock 3-12 - 3-05 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
N O'Connell 2-1, J O'Halloran 1-0, N Murphy 0-3, J Bennett 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, W Galligan 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Cashman 0-1.P Barry 2-3, M Barry 1-0, P O'Meara 0-1, D Hurley 0-1.Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Semi-finals

27 August 1961Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-07 - 5-11 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Quane 3-0, C Ring 0-5, J Clifford 1-0, P Harte 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.J O'Connor 3-2, R Browne 2-5, P Behan 0-2, P Morrissey 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1.Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
3 September 1961Semi-final Blackrock 4-11 - 2-10 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
N O'Connell 2-3, G O'Leary 1-1, M Murphy 1-1, M Cashman 0-4, W Galligan 0-1, J Bennett 0-1.JJ Browne 2-6, S Long 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1, R Counihan 0-1, J Blake 0-1.Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Final

17 September 1961Final Blackrock 4-10 - 3-07 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
W Galligan 1-5, G O'Leary 1-1, J O'Halloran 1-0, M Murphy 1-0, J Bennett 0-2, M Waters 0-1, M Cashman 0-1.R Browne 1-3, P Morrissey 1-2, R Ennis 1-0, P Behan 1-0, B Hegarty 0-1.Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Richard Browne Avondhu 9-113849.50
2 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 6-052337.66
3 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 2-162237.33
4Noel O'Connell Blackrock 5-052045.00
5 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 5-011628.00
Michael Murphy Glen Rovers 3-071644.00
7Martin Barry Sarsfields 4-031535.00
J. J. Browne UCC 2-091527.50
9Jim O'Driscoll UCC 4-021434.66
Patsy Harte Glen Rovers 3-051434.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Richard Browne Avondhu 4-0315 Seandún
2Martin Barry Sarsfields 3-0312 Passage
J. J. Browne UCC 2-0612 Blackrock
4Jim O'Driscoll UCC 3-0211 Muskerry
Johnny O'Connor Avondhu 3-0211 Glen Rovers
Richard Browne Avondhu 2-0511 Glen Rovers
7Raymond O'Donovan Carbery 3-0110 Mallow
Paddy Barry Sarsfields 3-0110 Passage
John Coughlan Passage 3-0110 Sarsfields
Christy Ring Glen Rovers 2-0410 Na Piarsaigh

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References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Pat (8 December 2011). "Avondhu Board honour 1961 senior hurlers and footballers". The Corkman. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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