1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2021 July 2021 1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 8 April 1951 – 7 October 1951 14 20px|border Sarsfields 1 Pat O'Leary 20px|border Glen Rovers Seán O'Brien 13 88 138 20px|border Micka Brennan (9-01) 1950 1950 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 1952 1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship The 1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd 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 21 January 1951. The championship began on 8 April 1951 and ended on 7 October 1951. Glen Rovers were the defending champions. On 7 October 1951, Sarsfields won the championship following a 5–8 to 3–7 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their first championship title ever.https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/crowley-out-to-turn-tables-as-sarsfields-and-de-la-salle-lock-horns-in-repeat-of-epic-08-clash-26699061.html Crowley out to turn tables as Sarsfields and De La Salle lock horns in repeat of epic '08 clash Irish Independent 13 November 2010 4 November 2017 Cliona Foley Micka Brennan was the championship's top scorer with 9-01. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Carrigtwohill Results First round 8 April 1951 First round Sarsfields 7-07 - 6-01 Muskerry M Brennan 3-0, D Buckley 2-0, J O'Neill 1-1, D Shine 1-0, P Barry 0-3, P O'Leary 0-2, D Barry 0-1. P Duggan 2-0, M Bowen 2-0, J Buckley 1-1, D Connor 1-0. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Murphy (Valley Rovers) 15 April 1951 First round St. Finbarr's 5-09 - 0-04 Duhallow M Finn 2-3, S Condon 1-1, S Leddy 1-1, M Kickham 1-0, J Ring 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sargent 0-1. M Quane 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Noonan 0-1. Rathluirc Sportstfield, Rathluirc 15 April 1951 First round Glen Rovers 8-08 - 0-03 Seandún C Ring 3-1, S O'Sullivan 2-0, M Cullinane 1-3, D O'Donovan 1-1, J Hartnett 1-1, J Clifford 0-2. WC Horgan 0-2, R O'Connor 0-1. The Mardyke, Cork 29 April 1951 First round Blackrock 2-05 - 1-03 Carrigdhoun M Ryan 0-4, S McSweeney 1-0, M Cashman 0-1, T Flynn 1-0, J Crowley 1-0 (og), R Andrews 0-1, J West 0-1, J Deasy 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork M Barrett (Nemo Rangers) 29 April 1951 First round Carbery 4-04 - 1-08 University College Cork F Lyndon 2-0, P Riordan 1-2, J Burrows 1-1, N O'Driscoll 0-1. B Murphy 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, T Crotty 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, T Kavanagh 0-1. Innishannpn Sportsfield, Innishannon P O'Leary (Sarsfields) 29 April 1951 First round Imokilly 4-02 - 2-05 Avondhu L Dowling 2-0, A Ahern 2-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. W Griffin 1-1, D Carroll 0-2, V Fahy 0-1, Coffey 0-1. Castlemartyr Sportsfield, Castlemartyr T Barrett (St. Finbarr's) 8 July 1951 First round Carrigtwohill 2-12 - 2-06 Rathluirc V Deasy 2-3, M Fuohy 0-3, S Twomey 0-2, WJ Daly 0-2, D Foley 0-1, W Moore 0-1. M O'Toole 1-4, PJ O'Toole 1-1, D O'Toole 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) Second round 26 August 1951 Second round Glen Rovers 4-04 - 3-03 Carrigtwohill J Clifford 1-2, D O'Donovan 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, D Twomey 1-0, C Ring 0-2. V Deasy 1-1, W Moore 1-1, M Fuohy 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork B Thornhill (Buttevant) 2 September 1951 Second round St. Finbarr's 3-03 - 4-06 Sarsfields S Condon 1-1, M Kickham 1-0, PJ O'Connor 1-0, M Finn 0-1, J O'Grady 0-1. M Brennan 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, J Barry 1-0, E Monahan 1-0, P Barry 0-2, W O'Neill 0-1, P O'Leary 0-1, T Bowman 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 9 September 1951 Second round Blackrock 4-09 - 3-04 Imokilly B Tobin 3-2, M O'Riordan 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, P Aherne 0-1, T Furlong 0-1. A Ahern 2-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork B Thornhill (Buttevant) Carbery received a bye in this round. Semi-finals 16 September 1051 Semi-final Sarsfields 4-07 - 2-01 Carbery E Monahan 2-1, M Brennan 2-0, P Barry 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, W Dooley 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. P O'Neill 1-0, E Driscoll 0-1. Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale C Conway (Blarney) 23 September 1951 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-07 - 4-04 Blackrock D O'Donovan 2-0, C Ring 1-3, D Twomey 1-0, J Lynam 0-2, J Twomey 0-1, J Clifford 0-1. M O'Riordan 1-1, B Tobin 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, P Ahern 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork Final 7 October 1951 Final Sarsfields 5-08 - 3-07 Glen Rovers M Brennan 3-1, Dooley 2-1, O'Leary 0-4, P Barry 0-1, Buckley 0-1. C Ring 2-0, Clifford 0-5, Lynam 1-0, O'Donovan 0-1, Twomey 0-1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Murphy (Valley Rovers) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total1M. BrennanSarsfields9-01282C. RingGlen Rovers6-06243B. TobinBlackrock4-0214D. O'DonovanGlen Rovers4-0214 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1B. TobinBlackrock3-0211Imokilly2C. RingGlen Rovers3-0110SeandúnM. BrennanSarsfields3-0110Glen Rovers3M. BrennanSarsfields3-009MuskerryM. FinnSt. Finbarr's2-039DuhallowV. DeasyCarrigtwohill2-039Rathluirc4A. AhernImokilly2-017AvondhuE. MonahanSarsfields2-017CarberyW. DooleySarsfields2-017Glen RoversM. O'TooleRathluirc1-047Carrigtwohill Miscellaneous For the first time since 1931, the championship was won by a team other than Glen Rovers or St. Finbarr's. Sarsfields win their first title after losing four finals. Sarsfields are the first non city club to win the title since 1928. References Cork Senior Hurling Championship Category:Cork Senior Hurling Championship