The 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 31st series of the inter-provincial hurlingRailway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 17 February 1957 and 17 March 1957 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
On 17 March 1957, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-07 to 2-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their first Railway Cup title since 1955.
Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-10.
1957, railway, hurling, championship, 31st, series, inter, provincial, hurling, railway, four, matches, were, played, between, february, 1957, march, 1957, decide, title, contested, connacht, leinster, munster, ulster, 1957, railway, cupdate17, february, 1957,. The 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 31st series of the inter provincial hurling Railway Cup 1 Four matches were played between 17 February 1957 and 17 March 1957 to decide the title It was contested by Connacht Leinster Munster and Ulster 1957 Railway CupDate17 February 1957 17 March 1957TeamsConnacht Leinster Munster UlsterChampionsMunster Mick Cashman captain Runners upLeinsterJim English captain Tournament statisticsMatches played4Goals scored28 7 per match Points scored62 15 5 per match Top scorer s Christy Ring 5 10 1956 Previous Next 1958 Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions On 17 March 1957 Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5 07 to 2 05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park Dublin 2 It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their first Railway Cup title since 1955 Munster s Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5 10 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Semi finals 1 2 Final 2 Top scorers 3 Sources 4 ReferencesResults EditSemi finals Edit Munster v Connacht 17 February 1957 Semi finalMunster3 11 3 11ConnachtGaelic Grounds LimerickC Ring 1 3 P Barry 1 2 P Kenny 1 0 J Smyth 0 2 M Ryan 0 2 D Kelly 0 1 P Stakelum 0 1 J Molloy 2 2 P Egan 1 1 B Duffy 0 4 J Duggan 0 2 J Salmon 0 1 M Cullinane 0 1 Referee T O Sullivan Limerick Ulster v Leinster 17 February 1957 Semi finalUlster2 05 7 07LeinsterCasement Park BelfastR McMullan 1 1 P Mullaney 1 1 F Fahy 0 2 D Cormican 0 1 S Clohessy 2 4 M Kenny 1 1 W Walsh 1 1 D Rockett 1 0 B Dwyer 1 0 N Rackard 1 0 L Cashin 0 1 Referee J Howard Limerick Munster v Connacht 3 March 1957 Semi final replayMunster6 06 0 10ConnachtGaelic Grounds LimerickP Kenny 2 1 F Walsh 2 0 C Ring 1 2 T Kelly 1 1 D Kelly 0 2 J Salmon 0 2 J Molloy 0 2 J Duggan 0 2 B O Neill 0 2 P Egan 0 1 S Collins 0 1 Referee T O Sullivan Limerick Final Edit Munster v Leinster 17 March 1957 FinalMunster5 07 2 05LeinsterCroke Park DublinC Ring 3 5 P Barry 1 0 F Walsh 1 0 J O Connor 0 1 M Ryan 0 1 B Dwyer 1 2 M Kenny 1 0 N Rackard 0 1 W Walsh 0 1 T Flood 0 1 Attendance 43 805Referee C McLoughlin Dublin Top scorers EditOverallRank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1 Christy Ring Munster 5 10 25 3 8 332 Paddy Kenny Munster 3 01 10 3 3 33Sean Clohessy Leinster 2 04 10 2 5 00John Molloy Connacht 2 04 10 2 5 00Single gameRank Player County Tally Total Opposition1 Christy Ring Munster 3 05 14 Leinster2 Sean Clohessy Leinster 2 04 10 Ulster3 John Molloy Connacht 2 02 8 Munster4 Paddy Kenny Munster 2 01 7 Connacht5 Christy Ring Munster 1 03 6 ConnachtSources EditDonegan Des The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games DBA Publications Limited 2005 References Edit Neville Conor 12 December 2016 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup ball ie Retrieved 27 December 2018 Munster Railway Cup winning teams Munster GAA website Retrieved 27 December 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship amp oldid 1082423808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
