1981 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1981 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates29 May – 30 August 1981
Teams18
ChampionsBorder Newtownshandrum (3rd title)
John Buckley (captain)
Runners-upBorder Cloughduv
Peadar McDonnell (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored56 (3.11 per match)
Points scored348 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Connie Kelly (2-33)
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The 1981 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 72nd staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 January 1981. The championship ran from 29 May to 30 August 1981.

The final was played on 30 August 1981 at Bishop Casey Memorial Park in Mallow, between Newtownshandrum and Cloughduv, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newtownshandrum won the match by 3-12 to 1-10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in five years.[1][2][3]

On 30 August 1981, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 3-12 to 1-10 defeat of Cloughduv in the final at Bishop Casey Memorial Park. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1976.

Cloughduv's Connie Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 2-33.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Regrdaed to the East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Results

First round

29 May 1981 First round Bishopstown 1-05 - 2-10 Glen Rovers Ballygarvan Grounds
21 June 1981 First round Passage 0-06 - 1-18 Cloughduv Ballinhassig Grounds
A DePuis 0-3, M Gibbons 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1. C Kelly 0-8, J Grainger 1-1, D Walsh 0-3, M Ring 0-2, P McDonnell 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1.

Second round

31 May 1981 Second round Mayfield 2-09 - 2-05 Tracton Manning Park
B Grady 2-1, M Hannon 0-6, S Lucey 0-1, J Nodwell 0-1. D Lyons 1-0, A Kiely 1-0, K Ashcroft 0-1, J Kingston 0-1, F Canty 0-1, D Lynch 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.
31 May 1981 Second round Newtownshandrum 6-10 - 0-01 St. Vincent's Moore Park
PJ Greensmith 4-0, P Herlihy 1-4, R McNamara 1-0, J Coughlan 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1. T Newman 0-1.
31 May 1981 Second round Erin's Own 0-13 - 0-11 Carrigtwohill Páirc Lios gCúl
M Bowen 0-5, R O'Connor 0-3, B Hayes 0-2, PJ Murphy 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, J Bowen 0-1. D Keane 0-2, MJ Roche 0-2, P O'Connor 0-2, J O'Reilly 0-2, J Horgan 0-1, F Rohan 0-1, B Dineen 0-1.
6 June 1981 Second round Newcestown 1-12 - 1-04 St. Finbarr's Cloughduv
T Crowley 0-7, K Kehilly 1-0, J O'Leary 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1. J O'Shea 1-4.
7 June 1981 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-03 - 2-07 Mallow Fitzgerald Park
R Smith 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1. P Buckley 0-5, L O'Callaghan 1-0, R O'Keeffe 1-0, K Sheehan 0-1, P Lawton 0-1.
14 June 1981 Second round Blackrock 2-13 - 1-10 Ballinhassig Crosshaven
F Delaney 0-10, D Norberg 1-0, B Thornhill 1-0, T Ahern 0-2, M Lyons 0-1. Reynolds 1-6, D McCarthy 0-2, N Cullinane 0-1, P Desmond 0-1.
20 June 1981 Second round Inniscarra 2-11 - 3-12 Bandon Cloughduv
B Ryan 2-4, M O'Donoghue 0-4, H O'Sullivan 0-1, M Manley 0-1, P McDonnell 0-1. J Murphy 2-1, P Crowley 0-5, N Crowley 1-1, J Gabriel 0-3, A Duggan 0-1, P Hogan 0-1.
27 June 1981 Second round Cloughduv 0-15 - 2-09 Glen Rovers Killumney
C Kelly 0-6, R Lynch 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, M Ring 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1. R Whitley 1-2, K O'Keeffe 0-4, P Deasy 1-0, B Hegarty 0-1, K McCann 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.
4 July 1981 Second round replay Cloughduv 1-12 - 2-05 Glen Rovers Killumney
C Kelly 1-9, T Dunne 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, M Ring 0-1. K McGann 1-0, P Deasy 1-0, L Mulcahy 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-1, R Whitley 0-1, Robbie Hegarty 0-1.

Quarter-finals

21 June 1981 Quarter-final Erin's Own 4-08 - 0-09 Newcestown Páirc Uí Chaoimh
B Hayes 2-0, E Twohig 1-2, G Bowen 1-1, J Bowen 0-3, PJ Murphy 0-1, M Bowen 0-1. T Crowley 0-7, N Collins 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1.
28 June 1981 Quarter-final Newtownshandrum 4-13 - 2-14 Bandon Coachford Sportsfield
P Herlihy 1-4, J Buckley 1-4, PJ Greensmith 1-1, R McNamara 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, J Herlihy 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1. P Crowley 0-10, J Murphy 1-0, R Wilmot 1-0, N Crowley 0-3, G Mahony 0-1.
28 June 1981 Quarter-final Blackrock 3-10 - 3-07 Mallow Páirc Mac Gearailt
M Lyons 1-5, B Thornhill 1-1, A Fahy 1-0, F Delaney 0-3, P Butler 0-1. P Buckley 1-5, K Sheehan 1-1, J Browne 1-0, L O'Callaghan 0-1.
19 July 1981 Quarter-final Cloughduv 0-15 - 0-03 Mayfield Blarney Sportsfield
D Walsh 0-3, P Lucey 0-3, N Ring 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, L Leahy 0-2, J Grainger 0-1. S Long 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, T Searles 0-1.

Semi-finals

18 July 1982 Semi-final Newtownshandrum 2-11 - 1-12 Erin's Own Castletownroche
P Herlihy 1-3, D Herlihy 1-1, PJ Greensmith 0-3, D Coughlan 0-2, D Morrissey 0-1, R McNamara 0-1. R O'Connor 1-5, Barry Murphy 0-2, D Coakley 0-1, E Twohig 0-1, G Bowen 0-1, Ber Murphy 0-1, J Bowen 0-1.
16 August 1982 Semi-final Cloughduv 2-10 - 0-13 Blackrock Ballygarvan
C Kelly 1-6, D O'Leary 1-2, M Ring 0-2. F Delaney 0-11, P Kavanagh 0-2.

Final

30 August 1981 Final Newtownshandrum 3-12 - 1-10 Cloughduv Bishop Casey Memorial Park
P Herlihy 2-3, R McNamara 1-0, J Buckley 0-2, D Herlihy 0-2, J Herlihy 0-1, P Noonan 0-1, PJ Greensmith 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Naughton 0-1. M Ring 1-2, D O'Leary 0-2, C Kelly 0-2, C Barry-Murphy 0-1, J Grainger 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, P Lucey 0-1. Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Connie Kelly Cloughduv 2-33 39 6 6.50
2 Pat Herlihy Newtownshandrum 5-14 29 4 7.25
3 Finbarr Delaney Blackrock 0-24 24 3 8.00
4 P. J. Greensmith Newtownshandrum 5-05 20 4 5.00
5 Pádraig Crowley Bandon 0-15 15 2 7.50
6 Tim Crowley Newcestown 0-14 14 2 7.00
7 Paddy Buckley Mallow 1-10 13 2 6.50
Michael Ring Cloughduv 1-10 13 6 2.16
9 John Buckley Newtownshandrum 1-08 11 4 2.75
Raymond O'Connor Erin's Own 1-08 11 3 3.66

References

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  2. ^ "Roll of honour". Newtownshandrum GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Cloughduv Hurling Club". Cloughduv GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ Sheehan, Diarmuid (13 June 2020). "Ballyhea are the little club that could". The Corkman. Retrieved 12 October 2020.