1950 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1950 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	23 April 1950 – 17 September 1950
Teams	13
Champions	Glen Rovers (13th title); John Lyons (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's; Tom Mulcahy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	91 (7.58 per match)
Points scored	117 (9.75 per match)
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The 1950 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd 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 29 January 1950. The championship began on 23 April 1950 and ended on 17 September 1950.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 17 September 1950, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 2–8 to 0–5 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 13th championship title overall and their third title in succession.^[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Fielded teams after an absence

Results

First round

23 April 1950 First round

Avondhu

3-02 - 5-03

Imokilly

Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy

30 April 1950 First round

Carrigdhoun

4-06 - 1-03

Duhallow

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

7 May 1950 First round

Carbery

6-02 - 3-10

University College Cork

Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon

14 May 1950 First round

St. Finbarr's

6-02 - 5-03

Muskerry

Ballincollig Sportsfield, Ballincollig

21 May 1950 First round

Rathluirc

6-02 - 3-00

Seandún

Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow

4 June 1950 First round

Blackrock

7-04 - 3-05

Sarsfields

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Glen Rovers received a bye in this round.

Second round

9 July 1950 Second round

Glen Rovers

6-05 - 4-08

Imokilly

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

20 August 1950 Second round

Carrigdhoun

2-05 - 7-08

St. Finbarr's

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

20 August 1950 Second round	Blackrock	1-05 - 5-06	Rathluirc	Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
	D Hayes 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, P Hayes 0-2.		D O'Toole 2-2, M O'Toole 1-3, D Flynn 1-1.

Carbery received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

3 September 1950 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	3-09 - 4-03	Carbery	Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale
	D Twomey 2-1, J Hartnett 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, C Ring 0-2, D Terry 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Burrows 2-1, P O'Riordan 1-1, J O'Driscoll 1-0, M O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)

3 September 1950 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	4-06 - 1-07	Rathluirc	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Ring 1-2, S Leddy 1-2, J Dooley 1-0, J Grady 1-0, M Finn 0-2.		B Troy 1-2, D Flynn 0-2, M Toole 0-2, S Cronin 0-1.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Final

17 September 1950 Final	Glen Rovers	2-08 - 0-05	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Lynch 1-0; D O'Sullivan 1-0; C Ring 0-2; S O'Brien 0-1; J Hartnett 0-2; D Twomey 0-1; D O'Donovan 0-1; F Corcoran 0-1.		J Ring 0-2; S Condon 0-2; M Finn 0-1.	Referee: B Thornhill (Buttevant)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Michael O’Brien trains Glen Rovers to a record 13th title.^[2]
Jack Lynch wins, at the time. a record eleventh title.

References

^ "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
^ "It's 80 years since Glen Rovers amazing hurling eight in a row". echo live. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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

[2] "It's 80 years since Glen Rovers amazing hurling eight in a row". echo live. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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