1951 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.

1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	8 April 1951 – 7 October 1951
Teams	14
Champions	Sarsfields (1st title) Pat O'Leary (captain)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Seán O'Brien (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	88 (6.77 per match)
Points scored	138 (10.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Micka Brennan (9-01)
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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.^[1]

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

Sarsfields v Muskerry

8 April 1951 First round	Sarsfields	7-07 - 6-01	Muskerry	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

St. Finbarr's v Duhallow

15 April 1951 First round	St. Finbarr's	5-09 - 0-04	Duhallow	Rathluirc Sportstfield, Rathluirc
	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.

Glen Rovers v Seandún

15 April 1951 First round	Glen Rovers	8-08 - 0-03	Seandún	The Mardyke, Cork
	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.

Blackrock v Carrigdhoun

29 April 1951 First round	Blackrock	2-05 - 1-03	Carrigdhoun	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)

Carbery v University College Cork

29 April 1951 First round	Carbery	4-04 - 1-08	University College Cork	Innishannpn Sportsfield, Innishannon
	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.	Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)

Imokilly v Avondhu

29 April 1951 First round	Imokilly	4-02 - 2-05	Avondhu	Castlemartyr Sportsfield, Castlemartyr
	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.	Referee: T Barrett (St. Finbarr's)

Carrigtwohill v Rathluirc

8 July 1951 First round	Carrigtwohill	2-12 - 2-06	Rathluirc	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Second round

Glen Rovers v Carrigtwohill

26 August 1951 Second round	Glen Rovers	4-04 - 3-03	Carrigtwohill	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: B Thornhill (Buttevant)

St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields

2 September 1951 Second round	St. Finbarr's	3-03 - 4-06	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Blackrock v Imokilly

9 September 1951 Second round	Blackrock	4-09 - 3-04	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: B Thornhill (Buttevant)

• Carbery received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

Sarsfields v Carbery

16 September 1051 Semi-final	Sarsfields	4-07 - 2-01	Carbery	Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
	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.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Glen Rovers v Blackrock

23 September 1951 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	5-07 - 4-04	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.

Final

Sarsfields v Glen Rovers

7 October 1951 Final	Sarsfields	5-08 - 3-07	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total
1	M. Brennan	Sarsfields	9-01	28
2	C. Ring	Glen Rovers	6-06	24
3	B. Tobin	Blackrock	4-02	14
	D. O'Donovan	Glen Rovers	4-02	14

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	B. Tobin	Blackrock	3-02	11	Imokilly
2	C. Ring	Glen Rovers	3-01	10	Seandún
	M. Brennan	Sarsfields	3-01	10	Glen Rovers
3	M. Brennan	Sarsfields	3-00	9	Muskerry
	M. Finn	St. Finbarr's	2-03	9	Duhallow
	V. Deasy	Carrigtwohill	2-03	9	Rathluirc
4	A. Ahern	Imokilly	2-01	7	Avondhu
	E. Monahan	Sarsfields	2-01	7	Carbery
	W. Dooley	Sarsfields	2-01	7	Glen Rovers
	M. O'Toole	Rathluirc	1-04	7	Carrigtwohill

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.

References

1. Foley, Cliona (13 November 2010). "Crowley out to turn tables as Sarsfields and De La Salle lock horns in repeat of epic '08 clash". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.