1958 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1958 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates23 March – 21 September 1958
Teams14
Champions Glen Rovers (16th title)
John Lyons (captain)
Runners-up St. Finbarr's
Mick Ryan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored104 (8 per match)
Points scored159 (12.23 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (7-11)
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The 1958 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 70th 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 26 January 1958. The championship began on 23 March 1958 and ended on 21 September 1958.

Sarsfields entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Glen Rovers in the semi-final.[1]

The final was played on 21 September 1958 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's, in what was their sixth ever meeting in the final and a first in three years. Glen Rovers won the match by 4–06 to 3–05 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a first title in four years.[2][3][4]

Christy Ring was the championship's top scorer with 7–11.

Team changes

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

23 March 1958 First round Avondhu 2-03 - 7-06 University College Cork Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
J O'Sullivan 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, W Galligan 0-1, S Ryall 0-1. J McCarthy 2-2, J Rabbitte 1-0, J Hassett 1-0, JJ Browne 1-0, S Long 1-0, T Gallagher 1-0, R Troy 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1, P Henchy 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
13 April 1958 First round Sarsfields 7-08 - 2-03 Duhallow Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow
J Coleman 3-0, L Dowling 2-0, P Barry 1-3, J Hayes 1-3, R Lotty 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, P Twohig 1-0, L O'Dea 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1. Referee: D O'Donovan (Mallow)
13 April 1958 First round Carrigdhoun 4-07 - 6-03 Muskerry Ballinhassig Sportsfield, Ballinhassig
T Walsh 2-0, D Deasy 1-1, C Nyhan 1-0, T Kelly 0-2, S Kelly 0-2, J Deasy 0-1, M Hickey 0-1. D O'Connor 2-0, P Carroll 1-1, F Sheehan 1-0, DJ O'Sullivan 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, T O'Riordan 0-1, F Kenneally 0-1 Referee: P O'Leary
9 May 1958 First round Seandún 1-04 - 2-03 Na Piarsaigh The Mardyke, Cork
B O'Neill 1-1, G Allen 0-2, K O'Neill 0-1. T Walsh 2-0, T Coughlan 0-2, M McGowan 0-1.
11 May 1958 First round Glen Rovers 7-10 - 3-06 Imokilly Riverstown
C Ring 5-4, J Twomey 1-1, F Daly 1-0, J Daly 0-2, E Goulding 0-1, M Quane 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1. M O'Brien 1-2, D O'Brien 1-0, P Dolan 1-0, S Butler 0-3, B Cotter 0-1. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
25 May 1958 First round Blackrock 1-10 - 3-09 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T Furlong 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Horgan 1-3, M Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, Cronin 0-1, P Finn 1-2, Maher 0-3, M Finn 0-1, Doolin 0-1, McCarthy 1-0, Attendance: 11,311
Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Quarter-finals

27 April 1958 Quarter-final Carrigtwohill 6-09 - 5-03 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Roche 3-0, E Roche 2-2, M Fouhy 0-5, W Moore 0-2. D Driscoll 3-0, G Corcoran 2-1, L Deasy 0-2. Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)
29 June 1958 Quarter-final Muskerry 2-02 - 6-06 St. Finbarr's Ballincollig Sportsfield, Ballincollig
J Barry-Murphy 1-1, D Maher 1-0, M McAuliffe 0-1. T Cronin 2-0, M Finn 1-3, P Finn 1-2, L McGrath 1-1, T Maher 1-0. Referee: D Owens (Glen Rovers)
4 July 1958 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-06 - 10-07 Glen Rovers The Mardyke, Cork
J McCarthy 2-4, J Rabbit 1-0, J Hassett 1-0, R Troy 0-1, S Long 0-1. J Daly 2-4, M Quane 3-0, C Ring 2-1, F Daly 2-0, W Carroll 1-1, E Goulding 0-1.
11 July 1958 Quarter-final Na Piarsaigh 2-05 - 6-07 Sarsfields The Mardyke, Cork
M Nagle 1-0, T O'Leary 1-0, D Gould 0-3, S McGrath 0-1, D Kearney 0-1. L Dowling 2-1, M McDonald 2-0, B Lotty 1-2, P Barry 1-2, W Walsh 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.

Semi-finals

31 August 1958 Semi-final Glen Rovers 3-14 - 5-01 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Quane 2-1, C Ring 0-6, J Daly 1-2, W Carroll 0-5. P Dowling 4-0, J Hayes 1-0, P Barry 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
7 September 1958 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-09 - 1-07 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T Cronin 2-0, M Finn 0-4, T Maher 0-3, D Driscoll 0-1, E Murphy 0-1. E Roche 1-3, D Neville 0-2, P Hartnett 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.

Final

21 September 1958 Final Glen Rovers 4-06 - 3-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
F Daly 2-0; N Lynam 1-2; P Healy 1-1; E Goulding 0-1; J Daly 0-2. T Maher 1-0; D Hurley 1-0; W Walsh 1-0; M Finn 0-4; B Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 20,657

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 7-11 32 3 10.66
2 Jackie Daly Glen Rovers 3-10 19 4 4.75
3 Jerry McCarthy UCC 4-06 18 2 9.00
4 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 5-02 17 4 4.25
5 Frank Daly Glen Rovers 5-00 15 4 3.75
Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 1-12 15 4 3.75
7 Eddie Roche Carrigtwohill 3-05 14 2 7.00
8 Liam Dowling Sarsfields 4-01 13 3 4.33
Timmy Cronin St. Finbarr's 4-01 13 3 4.33
10 Pat Dowling Sarsfields 4-00 12 1 12.00
Paddy Barry Sarsfields 2-06 12 3 4.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 5-04 19 Imokilly
2 Pat Dowling Sarsfields 4-00 12 Glen Rovers
3 Jackie Daly Glen Rovers 2-04 10 UCC
Jerry McCarthy UCC 2-04 10 Glen Rovers
5 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 3-00 9 UCC
Jim Coleman Sarsfields 3-00 9 Duhallow
Paddy Roche Carrigtwohill 3-00 9 Carbery
Denis Driscoll Carbery 3-00 9 Carrigtwohill
9 Jerry McCarthy UCC 2-02 8 Avondhu
Eddie Roche Carrigtwohill 2-02 8 Carbery

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Club history". Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969". Cork GAA Records website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Club history". Glen Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.