1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th 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 28 January 1945. The championship began on 13 May 1945 and ended on 16 September 1945.

1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates13 May 1945 – 16 September 1945
Teams11
Champions Glen Rovers (10th title)
Paddy O'Donovan (captain)
Runners-up Carrigdhoun
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored84 (8.4 per match)
Points scored96 (9.6 per match)
1944 (Previous) (Next) 1946

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 16 September 1945, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 4–10 to 5–3 defeat of Carrigdhoun in the final. This was their 10th championship title overall and their second title in succession.[1]

Results

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First round

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13 May 1945 First round Ballincollig 6-03 - 3-04 Army Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
20 May 1945 First round Muskerry 2-04 - 5-08 Seandún Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
20 May 1945 First round Carrigdhoun 4-04 - 4-02 Blackrock The Mardyke, Cork
17 June 1945 First round Carbery 1-00 - 5-04 Glen Rovers Clonakilty Town Park, Clonakilty
T O'Brien 1-0. C Ring 1-1, J Young 0-3. Referee: J Murphy (Innishannon)

Second round

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10 June 1945 Second round Sarsfields 5-02 - 6-02 Ballincollig Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
22 July 1945 Second round Seandún 1-04 - 4-08 Carrigdhoun The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

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19 August 1945 Semi-final Glen Rovers 10-08 - 2-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J Buckley 4-0, J Kelly 2-3, C Ring 1-5, C Tobin 2-0, Twomey 1-0, J Young 0-1. D Beckett 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, S Condon 0-2.
26 August 1945 Semi-final Carrigdhoun 6-08 - 3-01 Ballincollig The Mardyke, Cork

Final

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16 September 1945 Final Glen Rovers 4-10 - 5-03 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Ring 0-6 ; J Lynam 0-1; J Buckley 1-1 ; J Hartnett 1-0; C Tobin 1-1 ; C O'Flaherty 1-0; D Twomey 0-1. R O'Regan 0-2; D Dunne 2-0; R Andrews 1-0; M Herlihy 1-1 ; J Barrett 1-0. Attendance: 11,470

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Carrigdhoun became the first divisional side to qualify for the championship final.

References

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  1. ^ "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.