1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2021 July 2021 1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 27 April 1952 – 5 October 1952 16 20px|border Avondhu 1 Tom Galvin 20px|border St. Finbarr's Mossie Finn 17 97 207 1951 1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 1953 1953 Cork Senior Hurling Championship The 1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd 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 20 January 1952. The championship began on 27 April 1952 and ended on 5 October 1952. Sarsfields were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Avondhu in the first round. On 5 October 1952, Avondhu won the championship following a 3–08 to 4–04 defeat of St. Finbarr's in a replay of the final. This was their first championship title ever.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/columnists/michael-moynihan/a-different-demographic-the-changing-face-of-cork-hurling-242478.html A different demographic: the changing face of Cork hurling Irish Examiner 10 September 2013 4 November 2017 Michael Moynihan Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballincollig Midleton Shanballymore From Championship Declined to field a team Seandún Results First round 27 April 1952 First round Midleton 5-07 - 3-08 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh B Barrett (St. Finbarr's) 4 May 1952 First round Blackrock 6-07 - 1-02 Muskerry Ballincollig Sportsfield, Ballincollig 11 May 1952 First round Imokilly 4-07 - 2-05 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 11 May 1952 First round St. Finbarr's 1-06 - 0-05 Shanballymore Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant M O'Mahony (Buttevant) 18 May 1952 First round Avondhu 3-04 - 3-04 Sarsfields Fitzgerald Memorial Park, Fermoy C Conway (Blarney) 18 May 1952 First round Duhallow 6-05 - 0-03 Ballincollig Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow W Clancy (Mallow) 27 May 1952 First round Carrigtwohill 0-12 - 2-05 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork J O'Mahony (Passage) 8 June 1952 First round Carrigdhoun 4-06 - 3-05 Charleville Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork F Barrett (St. Finbarr's) 29 June 1952 First round replay Avondhu 3-13 - 5-04 Sarsfields Fitzgerald Memorial Park, Fermoy C Conway (Blarney) Second round 29 June 1952 Second round Carrigtwohill 7-03 - 2-05 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork J O'Mahony (Passage) 10 August 1952 Second round Avondhu 0-10 - 1-05 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 10 August 1952 Second round Carrigdhoun 6-08 - 2-03 Duhallow Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow M O'Mahony (Buttevant) 6 July 1952 Second round Blackrock 1-10 - 4-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Murphy (Valley Rovers) Semi-finals 24 August 1952 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-07 - 1-09 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 31 August 1952 Semi-final Avondhu 3-08 - 3-06 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) Finals 21 September 1952 Final Avondhu 3-09 - 4-06 St. Finbarr's M Fahy 1-4, T McAuliffe 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, D Murray 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-1. H Goldboro 2-2, M O'Driscoll 1-0, S Ó Ceallacháin 1-0, M Finn 0-3, J O'Grady 0-1, Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Murphy (Valley Rovers) 5 October 1952 Final replay Avondhu 3-08 - 4-03 St. Finbarr's P Dwane 2-1, M Fahy 0-4, J Walsh 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-1, P Finn 0-1, E McAuliffe 0-1, M Kickham 3-0, M Finn 0-2, S Ó Ceallacháin 1-0, A O'Shuaghnessy 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Murphy (Valley Rovers) Championship statistics Miscellaneous Avondhu became the first divisional team to win the county championship. For the first time ever the titles fails to go to a city club for a second season in a row. References Cork Senior Hurling Championship Category:Cork Senior Hurling Championship