The 1962 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th 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 28 January 1962. The championship began on 8 April 1962 and ended on 14 October 1962.
Blackrock were the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Imokilly at the quarter-final stage.
On 14 October 1962, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3-8 to 2-10 defeat of University College Cork in a replay of the final. This was their 19th championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.[1]
Christy Ring from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 10-12.
Team changes [ ] From Championship [ ] Declined to field a team
Results [ ] First round
Passage v St. Vincent's 8 April 1962 First round Passage 3-08 - 1-04 St. Vincent's Carrigaline J Barry 1-3, C Healy 1-2, J Fitzgerald 1-0, J O'Reilly 0-2, D O'Hanlon 0-1.
T Twomey 1-1, B Heffernan 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1, C O'Shea 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Sarsfields v St. Finbarr's 22 April 1962 First round Sarsfields 1-08 - 0-15 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork T O'Meara 1-1, J White 0-3, R Lotty 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, M Kenny 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
P Prendergast 0-4, D Murphy 0-3, T Cronin 0-2, M Finn 0-2, M Leahy 0-2, T Maher 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.
Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
Mallow v Glen Rovers 22 April 1962 First round Mallow 1-02 - 8-11 Glen Rovers Buttevant B Gyves 1-0, L Sheehan 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.
C Ring 4-2, D O'Driscoll 2-2, M Quane 2-0, P Harte 0-4, D Moore 0-3.
Referee: M O'Mahony (Buttevant)
Na Piarsaigh v Carbery 29 April 1962 First round Na Piarsaigh 3-09 - 4-02 Carbery Riverstick P Goggin 1-1, J Sutton 1-0, T O'Leary 1-0, C Mulcahy 0-3, D Greaney 0-2, P Allen 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1.
D O'Mahony 2-0, B Kennedy 1-1, M Hussey 0-1, N O'Donovan 0-1.
Referee: J O'Mahony (Passage)
Carrigdhoun v Blackrock 13 May 1962 First round Carrigdhoun 0-11 - 2-10 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork S Nyhan 0-4, R Sisk 0-3, M Donoghue 0-2, J Nyhan 0-1, N Mahony 0-1.
W Galligan 0-7, J O'Leary 1-1, J Redmond 1-0, T Connolly 0-1, J Bennett 0-1.
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
Quarter-finals
St. Finbarr's v Passage 20 May 1962 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-17 - 4-10 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork M Finn 1-3, D Prendergast 0-5, T Cronin 1-1, G McCarthy 0-3, M Ryan 0-3, W Walsh 0-1, M Leahy 0-1.
J Barry 1-6, C Healy 1-1, Coughlan 1-1, J O'Mahony 1-0, J O'Reilly 0-2.
Referee: M O'Connell (St. Vincent's)
Glen Rovers v Na Piarsaigh 8 June 1962 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 3-12 - 4-05 Na Piarsaigh The Mardyke , Cork P Harte 1-3, C Ring 0-4, J Young 1-0, M Quane 1-0, S Kennefick 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, T Corbett 0-1, D Moore 0-1, J Daly 0-1.
R Touhy 2-2, T O'Leary 1-1, P Allen 1-0, M O'Meara 0-1, C Greaney 0-1.
Referee: J Lotty (Sarsfields)
Imokilly v Blackrock 18 June 1962 Quarter-final Imokilly 7-09 - 6-04 Blackrock Clonmult Memorial Park , Midleton L Dowling 3-2, J O'Connell 2-1, M O'Brien 2-0, D Cusack 0-2, S Daly 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1.
W Galligan 2-0, J Bennett 1-2, M Cashman 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-0, J Brohan 1-0, N O'Connell 0-1.
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
University College Cork v Avondhu 22 July 1962 Quarter-final University College Cork 6-09 - 5-06 Avondhu Bishop Casey Memorial Park , Mallow G Allen 3-1, M Mortell 1-6, J Alyun 2-0, D Alyun 0-1, O Harrington 0-1.
R Browne 2-2, M O'Connor 2-0, R Ennis 1-0, W Hegarty 0-2, J Keating 0-1, P Behan 0-1.
Referee: J Mahony (Passage)
Semi-finals
University College Cork v St. Finbarr's 26 August 1962 Semi-final University College Cork 4-13 - 1-02 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork M Mortell 0-9, J Flynn 1-0, D Kelleher 1-0, M Byrne 1-0, G Allen 1-0, D Flynn 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, N Phelan 0-1.
T Cronin 1-0, G McCarthy 0-1, M Leahy 0-1.
Referee: J Lotty (Sarsfields)
Glen Rovers v Imokilly 2 September 1962 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-08 - 3-10 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork C Ring 4-2, D Moore 0-2, T Corbett 0-1, P Harte 0-1, M Quane 0-1, J Young 0-1.
S Daly 2-3, J O'Connell 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-3, P Duggan 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, DJ Daly 0-1.
Referee: S Mahony (Passage)
Finals
Glen Rovers v University College Cork 30 September 1962 Final Glen Rovers 3-07 - 2-10 University College Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork C Ring 1-3, W Carroll 1-1, M Quane 1-0, P Harte 0-2, T Corbett 0-1.
J O'Halloran 1-1, J Blake 1-0, M Mortell 0-3, M Óg Murphy 0-2, G Allen 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
Attendance: 17,000
Glen Rovers v University College Cork 14 October 1962 Final replay Glen Rovers 3-08 - 2-10 University College Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork W Carroll 1-2, C Ring 1-1, J Daly 1-0, P Harte 0-2, M Quane 0-1, D Moore 0-1, J Salmon 0-1.
M Mortell 1-3, J Blake 1-0, J Byrne 0-3, G Allen 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, O Harrington 0-1.
Attendance: 25,028
Championship statistics [ ] Top scorers [ ] Top scorers overall
Rank
Player
Club
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Christy Ring
Glen Rovers
10-12
42
5
8.40
2
Mick Mortell
UCC
3-23
32
5
6.40
3
George Allen
UCC
5-05
20
5
4.00
Top scorers in a single game References [ ]
Cork Senior and Premier Senior Hurling Championships
Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1887-2019
Championships
Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, 2020-
Championships
History Records and statistics Roll of honour Top scorers Rivalries Trophy Media coverage
Glen Rovers (19th title)
University College Cork