1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Dates 9 April 1961 – 17 September 1961 Teams 16 Champions Blackrock (23rd title)Mick Cashman (captain)Runners-up Avondhu Matches played 16 Goals scored 120 (7.5 per match) Points scored 243 (15.19 per match) Top scorer(s) Richie Browne (9-11)
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 18 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
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.
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.
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)
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
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)
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References [ ]
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Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1887-2019
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