1973 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1973 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	22 April - 22 July 1973
Teams	14
Champions	Cloughduv (3rd title) Noel Dunne (captain)
Runners-up	Blackrock
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	66 (5.08 per match)
Points scored	197 (15.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Connie Kelly (1-21)
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The 1973 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 28 January 1973.

On 22 July 1973, Cloughduv won the championship following a 2-09 to 2-05 defeat of Blackrock in the final at Páirc Uí Chonaill. ^{[1] [2]} This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1941.

Cloughduv's Connie Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

• Mallow ^[3]

Regraded to the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

• Cloyne

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

• Newcestown ^[4]

Results

First round

Cobh v Brian Dillons

22 April 1973First round	Cobh	4-02 - 1-06	Brian Dillons	Carrigtwohill Grounds
	T McGee 2-0, T Meaney 1-2, D Lynch 1-0.		B O'Connell 1-2, E Lucey 0-3, J Goode 0-1.

Newcestown v Newtownshandrum

13 May 1973First round	Newcestown	5-09 - 2-04	Newtownshandrum	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Crowley 1-4, M Kehilly 1-2, A O'Halloran 1-1, J O'Callaghan 1-0, S Crowley 1-0, J O'Leary 0-1, A O'Flynn 0-1.		P Morrissey 1-2, J Herlihy 1-0, C Morrissey 1-0, J Buckley 0-2.

Ballincollig v Blackrock

13 May 1973First round	Ballincollig	3-05 - 2-08	Blackrock	Ballinhassig
	P Murphy 1-3, B Fitton 1-2, T Dwyer 1-0.		A Creagh 1-0, B Cummins 1-0, D Collins 0-3, W Cronin 0-2, F Norberg 0-1, G Buckley 0-1, A Fahy 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Bandon

27 May 1973First round	Glen Rovers	2-03 - 1-10	Bandon	Innishannon Grounds
	P Murphy 1-2, K Hourihan 1-0, F Cunningham 0-1.		N Crowley 0-7, P O'Riordan 1-1, J Gabriel 0-2.

Youghal v Midleton

27 May 1973First round	Youghal	2-02 - 4-14	Midleton	Páirc Liam Uí Riain
	H Fox 2-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		W Glavin 1-7, N Lee 2-0, J Fenton 0-3, M McCarthy 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-2.

Ballincollig v Blackrock

3 June 1973First round replay	Ballincollig	2-04 - 3-13	Blackrock	Ballinhassig
	B Fitton 1-0, T Radley 1-0, J Lucey 0-2, P Murphy 0-2.		P Kavanagh 0-9, M Hyland 1-1, B Cummins 1-0, J Russell 1-0, G O'Leary 0-3.

Quarter-finals

Cloughduv v Castletownroche

20 May 1973Quarter-final	Cloughduv	6-10 - 2-00	Castletownroche	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Healy 3-1, M Walsh 2-2, C Kelly 1-5, T Kelly 0-2.		K McSweeney 1-0, D O'Neill 1-0.

Newcestown v Carrigtwohill

27 May 1973Quarter-final	Newcestown	3-05 - 2-04	Carrigtwohill	Cloughduv Grounds
	M Kehilly 2-0, A O'Flynn 1-0, T Crowley 0-3, A O'Halloran 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.		M J Roche 1-0, P O'Connor 1-0, M Sheehan 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-1.

Bandon v Cobh

10 June 1973Quarter-final	Bandon	1-14 - 4-10	Cobh	Cork Athletic Grounds
	N Crowley 0-7, P O'Riordan 1-2, J Gabriel 0-2, J Gabriel 0-1, F Crowley 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.		D Lynch 2-2, K O'Connor 1-5, D O'Connor 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, M Meaney 0-1.

Midleton v Blackrock

10 June 1973Quarter-final	Midleton	3-09 - 3-10	Blackrock	Riverstown Sportsfield
				Referee: M Coleman (Ballinhassig)

Semi-finals

Blackrock v Cobh

21 June 1973Semi-final	Blackrock	3-10 - 1-10	Cobh	Riverstown Sportsfield
	M Hyland 1-4, A Creagh 1-2, J Regan 1-0, A Fahy 0-1, S Kearney 0-1, J Russell 0-1.		T Fenton 1-2, K O'Connor 0-4, T Meaney 0-2, J Hallahan 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Cloughduv v Newcestown

24 June 1973Semi-final	Cloughduv	3-13 - 0-08	Newcestown	Charlie Hurley Park
	C Kelly 0-9, J Kelly 1-2, D Healy 1-1, N Dunne 0-1.		T Crowley 0-4, A O'Halloran 0-2, K Kehilly 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1.

Final

Cloughduv v Blackrock

22 July 1973Final	Cloughduv	2-09 - 2-05	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	C Kelly 0-7, M Walsh 2-0, J Kelly 0-2.		B Cummins 2-0, P Kavanagh 0-3, W Cronin 0-2.

References

1. "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
2. "Cloughduv bid to join illustrious club of title winners". Irish Examiner. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
3. Cormican, Eoghan (7 October 2017). "Cork Premier IHC final, Kanturk v Mallow: Double dreams in North Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
4. "1972 GAA PART 2: Bantry and Bandon provided the thrills in West Cork in '72". The Southern Star. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.