1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Dates	19 March – 20 August 1967
Teams	7
Champions	Carrick Davins (1st title) Mick Roche (captain)
Runners-up	Ballygunner
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	41 (5.86 per match)
Points scored	139 (19.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mick Roche (3-19)
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The 1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship was the third 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 1966, began on 19 March 1967 and ended on 20 August 1967.

On 20 August 1967, Carrick Davins won the championship after a 2-17 to 1-11 defeat of Ballygunner in the final at Clonmel Sportsfield. ^[1] It remains their only championship title.

Mick Roche from the Carrick Davins club was the championship's top scorer with 3-19.

Results

First round

Ballyduff v Carrick Davins

19 March 1967First round	Ballyduff	4-03 - 6-13	Carrick Davins	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	P O'Sullivan 2-2, M Hennessy 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, E Diggins 0-1.		M Roche 2-6, J Walsh 3-0, J Ryan 1-4, C Broderick 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1.

Patrickswell v Turloughmore

2 April 1967First round	Patrickswell	3-11 - 3-05	Turloughmore	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J O'Donnell 3-0, R Bennis 0-8, J Shields 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1.		M Cullinane 1-2, P Fahy 1-1, T Duffy 1-0, PJ Qualter 0-1, F Forde 0-1.

Éire Óg, Ennis v Avondhu (North Cork)

30 April 1967First round	Éire Óg, Ennis	3-05 - 2-08	Avondhu (North Cork)	Cusack Park, Ennis
	M Hanrahan 2-1, A Kinnevane 1-1, J Dunne 0-1, N Pyne 0-1, M Dilliger 0-1.		P Behan 1-1, F Sheedy 1-1, L Sheehan 0-3, J Russell 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, R Browne 0-1.

Avondhu (North Cork) v Éire Óg, Ennis

18 June 1967First round replay	Avondhu (North Cork)	3-14 - 2-04	Éire Óg, Ennis	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D O'Connell 2-3, W Fitzgibbon 1-1, F Sheedy 0-4, J Hogan 0-3, N O'Regan 0-2, L Sheehan 0-1.		M Hanrahan 2-1, J Dunne 0-2, A Kinnevane 0-1.	Referee: J Quaid (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Patrickswell v Carrick Davins

16 April 1967Semi-final	Patrickswell	2-08 - 2-09	Carrick Davins	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J O'Gorman 1-0, G Casey 1-0, R Bennis 0-3, P Carey 0-2, J Shields 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.		J Walsh 1-1, M Roche 0-4, T Ryan 1-0, J Ryan 0-2, R Walsh 0-1, N Butler 0-1.

Ballygunner v Avondhu (North Cork)

29 July 1967Semi-final	Ballygunner	5-11 - 3-10	Avondhu (North Cork)	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	T Walsh 1-5, J Hearne 1-2, V Connors 1-1, T Hearne 1-1, P Troy 1-0, T Cummins 0-1, J Warren 0-1.		R Browne 2-3, P Behan 1-0, L Sheedy 0-3, N Regan 0-3, G O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: T Foran (Tipperary)

Final

Carrick Davins v Ballygunner

20 August 1967Final	Carrick Davins	2-17 - 1-11	Ballygunner	Clonmel Sportsfield, Clonmel
	M Roche 1-9, H Ryan 1-2, T Ryan 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, J Walsh 0-2.		P Hearne 1-1, T Walsh 0-3, W Connors 0-2, P Troy 0-1, T Cummins 0-1, T Hearne 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, J Hearne 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The first round game between Avondhu (North Cork) and Éire Óg, Ennis on 30 April 1966 was the first Munster Championship game to end in a draw.

References

1. O'Riordan, Tom (30 November 2001). "Andy's the man to fix it for 'Gunner". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2018.