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1970 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

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1970 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates27 September - 29 November 1970
Teams7
Champions Cloughduv (1st title)
John Dunlea (captain)
Runners-up Courcey Rovers
Teddy Harrington (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Points scored106 (17.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Connie Kelly (3-13)
1969 (Previous) (Next) 1971

The 1970 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.

The final was played on 29 November 1970 at the Ballinhassig Grounds, between Cloughduv and Courcey Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1][2] Cloughduv won the match by 3-15 to 2-04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 30 years.[3][4]

Cloughduv's Connie Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 3-13.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Rathluirc
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Courcey Rovers
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinhassig
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Meelin
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Killeagh
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cloughduv
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Blackrock

Results

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Quarter-finals

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27 September 1970 Quarter-final Blackrock 2-11 - 2-04 Ballinhassig Minane Bridge Grounds
J Redmond 1-4, J Hayes 1-4, A O'Leary 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. Derry Coleman 1-4, M Hickey 1-0.
4 October 1970 Quarter-final Rathluirc 7-06 - 1-20 Meelin Kanturk Grounds
J Madigan 3-0, T O'Grady 2-2, D Forde 2-0, J O'Shea 0-2, J Foley 0-1, B Gammell 0-1. B Buckley 1-14, P Buckley 0-3, P McLoughlin 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.
25 October 1970 Quarter-final Courcey Rovers 4-13 - 3-04 Killeagh Cork Athletic Grounds
G Collins 1-8, O Crowley 1-3, L Hurley 1-0, A Hannon 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-1, T Harrington 0-1. T Barry 1-1, N Treacy 1-1, J Moloney 1-0, J Foley 0-2.

Semi-finals

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25 October 1970 Semi-final Cloughduv 4-05 - 1-04 Blackrock Kinsale Grounds
C Kelly 1-4, P Lucey 1-1, M Walsh 1-0, D O'Riordan 1-0. A O'Leary 1-1, J Hayes 0-2, J Redmond 0-2.
8 November 1970 Semi-final Courcey Rovers 3-12 - 4-08 Rathluirc Cork Athletic Grounds
O Crowley 1-4, D O'Donovan 1-2, L Hurley 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-1, G Collins 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, T Harrington 0-1. T O'Grady 1-2, J O'Shea 0-4, F O'Grady 1-0, J Foley 1-0, D Forde 1-0, K O'Shea 0-2.

Final

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29 November 1970 Final Cloughduv 3-15 - 2-04 Courcey Rovers Ballinhassig Grounds
C Kelly 2-9, M Walsh 1-0, G Kelly 0-2, N Dunne 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-1, T Kelly 0-1. L Hurley 1-0, G Collins 1-0, J O'Donovan 0-2, A Hannon 0-1, O Crowley 0-1, T Harrington 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Connie Kelly Cloughduv 3-13 22 2 11.00
2 Brendan Buckley Meelin 1-14 17 1 17.00
3 Gerry Collins Courcey Rovers 2-09 15 3 5.00
4 Ollie Crowley Courcey Rovers 2-08 14 3 4.66
5 Tommy O'Grady Rathluirc 3-04 13 2 6.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Brendan Buckley Meelin 1-14 17 Rathluirc
2 Connie Kelly Cloughduv 2-09 15 Courcey Rovers
3 Gerry Collins Courcey Rovers 1-08 11 Killeagh
4 John Madigan Rathluirc 3-00 9 Meelin
5 Tommy O'Grady Rathluirc 2-02 8 Meelin
6 John Redmond Blackrock 1-04 7 Ballinhassig
John Hayes Blackrock 1-04 7 Ballinhassig
Derry Coleman Ballinhassig 1-04 7 Blackrock
Connie Kelly Cloughduv 1-04 7 Blackrock
Ollie Crowley Courcey Rovers 1-04 7 Rathluirc

References

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  1. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1925 - 1970". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Cloughduv's hurling stock continues to soar after successful defence of Mid Cork JAHC title". The Southern Star. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Barry-Murphy leading Cloughduv revival". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.