1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 April – 17 September 1961
Teams16
Champions Blackrock (23rd title)
Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up Avondhu
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored120 (7.5 per match)
Points scored243 (15.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) 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.

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

  • Passage
  • St. Vincent's

Results

First round

Imokilly v St. Vincent's
9 April 1961 First 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.
Mallow v Carbery
9 April 1961 First 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)
Duhallow v St. Finbarr's
16 April 1961 First 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.
Sarsfields v Passage
16 April 1961 First 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.
Carrigdhoun v Blackrock
23 April 1961 First 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)
University College Cork v Muskerry
23 April 1961 First 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.
Glen Rovers v Na Piarsaigh
30 April 1961 First 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)
Seandún v Avondhu
30 April 1961 First 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,
Sarsfields v Passage
21 May 1961 First 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

University College Cork v St. Finbarr's
20 May 1961 Quarter-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)
Glen Rovers v St. Vincent's
11 June 1961 Quarter-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)
Avondhu v Carbery
11 June 1961 Quarter-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)
Blackrock v Sarsfields
2 July 1961 Quarter-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

Glen Rovers v Avondhu
27 August 1961 Semi-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)
Blackrock v University College Cork
3 September 1961 Semi-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

Blackrock v Avondhu
17 September 1961 Final 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
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Richie Browne Avondhu 9-11 38 4 9.50
2 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 6-05 23 3 7.66
3 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 2-16 22 3 7.33
4 Noel O'Connell Blackrock 5-05 20 4 5.00
5 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 5-01 16 2 8.00
Michael Murphy Glen Rovers 3-07 16 4 4.00
7 Martin Barry Sarsfields 4-03 15 3 5.00
J. J. Browne UCC 2-09 15 2 7.50
9 Jim O'Driscoll UCC 4-02 14 3 4.66
Patsy Harte Glen Rovers 3-05 14 3 4.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Richie Browne Avondhu 4-03 15 Seandún
2 Martin Barry Sarsfields 3-03 12 Passage
J. J. Browne UCC 2-06 12 Blackrock
4 Jim O'Driscoll UCC 3-02 11 Muskerry
Johnny O'Connor Avondhu 3-02 11 Glen Rovers
Richie Browne Avondhu 2-05 11 Glen Rovers
7 Raymond O'Donovan Carbery 3-01 10 Mallow
Paddy Barry Sarsfields 3-01 10 Passage
John Coughlan Passage 3-01 10 Sarsfields
Christy Ring Glen Rovers 2-04 10 Na Piarsaigh

Miscellaneous

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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