1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2021 July 2021 1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 9 April – 17 September 1961 16 20px|border Blackrock 23 Mick Cashman 20px|border Avondhu 16 120 243 20px|border Richie Browne (9-11) 1960 1960 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 1962 1962 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 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.https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-corkman/20111208/285177240084359 Avondhu Board honour 1961 senior hurlers and footballers The Corkman 8 December 2011 4 November 2017 Pat Ryan 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 9 April 1961 First round Imokilly 0-09 - 3-08 St. Vincent's 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. Riverstown 9 April 1961 First round Mallow 2-04 - 6-04 Carbery 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork P O'Leary (Sarsfields) 16 April 1961 First round Duhallow 3-02 - 6-09 St. Finbarr's 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. Macroom 16 April 1961 First round Sarsfields 5-10 - 6-07 Passage 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork 23 April 1961 First round Carrigdhoun 1-06 - 3-12 Blackrock 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) 23 April 1961 First round University College Cork 6-10 - 1-04 Muskerry 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. Ballincollig 30 April 1961 First round Glen Rovers 6-10 - 2-05 Na Piarsaigh 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) 30 April 1961 First round Seandún 2-08 - 8-12 Avondhu 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, Riverstown 21 May 1961 First round replay Sarsfields 7-10 - 4-06 Passage 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) Quarter-finals 20 May 1961 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-05 - 2-09 St. Finbarr's 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork P O'Leary (Sarsfields) 11 June 1961 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 5-10 - 3-01 St. Vincent's 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. The Mardyke, Cork P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) 11 June 1961 Quarter-final Avondhu 5-04 - 2-05 Carbery 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. Coachford P O'Leary (Matt Talbots) 2 July 1961 Quarter-final Blackrock 3-12 - 3-05 Sarsfields 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) Semi-finals 27 August 1961 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-07 - 5-11 Avondhu 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork P Cronin (St. Finbarr's) 3 September 1961 Semi-final Blackrock 4-11 - 2-10 University College 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) Final 17 September 1961 Final Blackrock 4-10 - 3-07 Avondhu 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork C Conway (Blarney) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorer overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Richie BrowneAvondhu9-113849.502Paddy BarrySarsfields6-052337.663Christy RingGlen Rovers2-162237.334Noel O'ConnellBlackrock5-052045.005Mick QuaneGlen Rovers5-011628.00Michael MurphyGlen Rovers3-071644.007Martin BarrySarsfields4-031535.00J. J. BrowneUCC2-091527.509Jim O'DriscollUCC4-021434.66Patsy HarteGlen Rovers3-051434.66 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Richie BrowneAvondhu4-0315Seandún2Martin BarrySarsfields3-0312PassageJ. J. BrowneUCC2-0612Blackrock4Jim O'DriscollUCC3-0211MuskerryJohnny O'ConnorAvondhu3-0211Glen RoversRichie BrowneAvondhu2-0511Glen Rovers7Raymond O'DonovanCarbery3-0110MallowPaddy BarrySarsfields3-0110PassageJohn CoughlanPassage3-0110SarsfieldsChristy RingGlen Rovers2-0410Na Piarsaigh Miscellaneous Avondhu miss out on the double after they won the 1961 Cork Senior Football Championship References Cork Senior Hurling Championship Category:Cork Senior Hurling Championship