1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

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1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Dates19 March 1967 - 20 August 1967
Teams7
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Carrick Davins (1st title)
Mick Roche (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored41 (5.86 per match)
Points scored139 (19.86 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cork.svg Mick Roche (3-19)
1965 (Previous)(Next) 1967

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.

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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

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.
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.
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.
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

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.
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

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

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