1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd 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 20 January 1952. The championship began on 27 April 1952 and ended on 5 October 1952.

1952 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 April 1952 – 5 October 1952
Teams16
Champions Avondhu (1st title)
T. Galvin (captain)
Runners-up St. Finbarr's
Mossie Finn (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored97 (5.71 per match)
Points scored207 (12.18 per match)
1951 (Previous) (Next) 1953

Sarsfields were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Avondhu in the first round.

On 5 October 1952, Avondhu won the championship following a 3–08 to 4–04 defeat of St. Finbarr's in a replay of the final. This was their first championship title ever.[1]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Declined to field a team

Results

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First round

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27 April 1952 First round Midleton 5-07 - 3-08 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
Referee: B Barrett (St. Finbarr's)
11 May 1952 First round Imokilly 4-07 - 2-05 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
11 May 1952 First round St. Finbarr's 1-06 - 0-05 Shanballymore Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
Referee: M O'Mahony (Buttevant)
18 May 1952 First round Avondhu 3-04 - 3-04 Sarsfields Fitzgerald Memorial Park, Fermoy
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
18 May 1952 First round Duhallow 6-05 - 0-03 Ballincollig Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
Referee: W Clancy (Mallow)
27 May 1952 First round Carrigtwohill 0-12 - 2-05 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: J O'Mahony (Passage)
8 June 1952 First round Carrigdhoun 4-06 - 3-05 Charleville Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: F Barrett (St. Finbarr's)
29 June 1952 First round replay Avondhu 3-13 - 5-04 Sarsfields Fitzgerald Memorial Park, Fermoy
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Second round

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29 June 1952 Second round Carrigtwohill 7-03 - 2-05 Midleton Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: J O'Mahony (Passage)
10 August 1952 Second round Avondhu 0-10 - 1-05 Imokilly Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
10 August 1952 Second round Carrigdhoun 6-08 - 2-03 Duhallow Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
Referee: M O'Mahony (Buttevant)
6 July 1952 Second round Blackrock 1-10 - 4-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Semi-finals

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24 August 1952 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-07 - 1-09 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
31 August 1952 Semi-final Avondhu 3-08 - 3-06 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Finals

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21 September 1952 Final Avondhu 3-09 - 4-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Fahy 1-4, T McAuliffe 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, D Murray 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-1. H Goldboro 2-2, M O'Driscoll 1-0, S Ó Ceallacháin 1-0, M Finn 0-3, J O'Grady 0-1, Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)
5 October 1952 Final replay Avondhu 3-08 - 4-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Dwane 2-1, M Fahy 0-4, J Walsh 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-1, P Finn 0-1, E McAuliffe 0-1, M Kickham 3-0, M Finn 0-2, S Ó Ceallacháin 1-0, A O'Shuaghnessy 0-1. Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • Avondhu became the first divisional team to win the county championship.
  • For the first time ever the titles fails to go to a city club for a second season in a row.

References

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  1. ^ Moynihan, Michael (10 September 2013). "A different demographic: the changing face of Cork hurling". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2017.