1964 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

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1964 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Dates7 March 1965 - 10 April 1966
Teams7
Champions Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers (1st title)
Christy Ring (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Mount Sion
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored40 (6.67 per match)
Points scored84 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Jimmy Doyle (5-08)
(Next) 1965

The 1964 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council. The championship, which was open to the champion clubs of 1964, began on 7 March 1965 and ended on 10 April 1966.

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On 10 April 1966, Glen Rovers won the championship after a 3-07 to 1-07 defeat of Mount Sion in the final at the Gaelic Grounds. [1] It was their first ever championship title.

Jimmy Doyle from the Thurles Sarsfields club was the championship's top scorer with 5-08.

Results

First round

7 March 1965First round Mount Sion 2-09 - 2-05 Newmarket-on-Fergus Walsh Park, Waterford
F Walsh 1-2, S Power 1-0, J Glavin 0-2, B Mahon 0-2, P Grimes 0-2, L Guinan 0-1.S Murphy 2-0, P McNamara 0-3, P Cronin 0-1, P Halpin 0-1.
7 March 1965First round Kilmoyley 1-04 - 7-07 Glen Rovers Austin Stack Park, Tralee
D Lovett 1-4.B Carroll 3-2, P Harte 1-2, J Daly 1-1, D Moore 1-1, A Flynn 1-0, S Kennefick 0-1.
18 April 1965First round Thurles Sarsfields 9-15 - 4-05 Cappamore Leahy Park, Cashel
J Doyle 3-5, S McLoughin 2-2, T Wall 1-3, P Butler 1-2, P Dorney 1-1, B Dwyer 1-0, G Hogan 0-1.J Hayes 2-0, D Flynn 1-1, MJ Hayes 1-1, M Hayes 0-3.

Semi-finals

16 June 1965Semi-final Mount Sion 4-09 - 5-05 Thurles Sarsfields Ferrybank Sportsfield, Ferrybank
P Grimes 2-3, F Walsh 1-3, S Power 1-0, F O'Brien 0-1, J Flavin 0-1, D Mahon 0-1.J Doyle 2-3, P Butler 1-1, M Stapleton 1-0, P Dorney 1-0, B Dorney 0-1.Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)
9 May 1965Semi-final Turloughmore 0-03 - 2-08 Glen Rovers Pearse Stadium, Salthill
F Coffey 0-3.A Flynn 2-0, C Ring 0-2, D Moore 0-2, M Lane 0-1, P Harte 0-1, B Carroll 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1.Referee: M Hayes (Clare)

Finals

5 December 1965Final Glen Rovers 3-06 - 2-06
(abandoned)
Mount Sion Leahy Park, Cashel
P Harte 2-2, C Ring 1-1, J Salmon 0-1, T Corbett 0-1, A Flynn 0-1.F Walsh 0-4, L Guinan 1-0, S Greene 1-0, M Óg Morrissey 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick)
10 April 1966Final refixture Glen Rovers 3-07 - 1-07 Mount Sion Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Corbett 0-5, C Ring 1-1, J Young 1-1, B Carroll 1-0.F Walsh 0-4, S Greene 1-0, P O'Grady 0-1, P Grimes 0-1, D Mahon 0-1.Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jimmy Doyle Thurles Sarsfields 5-0823211.50
2Bill Carroll Glen Rovers 4-031535.00
Frankie Walsh Mount Sion 2-091535.00
3 Phil Grimes Mount Sion 2-061234.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jimmy Doyle Thurles Sarsfields 3-0514 Cappamore
2Bill Carroll Glen Rovers 3-0211 Kilmoyley
3 Jimmy Doyle Thurles Sarsfields 2-039 Mount Sion
Phil Grimes Mount Sion 2-039 Thurles Sarsfields
4 Seán McLoughlin Thurles Sarsfields 2-028 Cappamore
5 Declan Lovett Kilmoyley 1-047 Glen Rovers

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References

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