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1957 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates31 March – 15 September 1957
Teams14
ChampionsSarsfields (2nd title)
Mossy O'Connor (captain)
Runners-upUniversity College Cork
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored86 (6.62 per match)
Points scored158 (12.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paddy Barry (7-11)
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The 1957 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The competition was held between 31 March and 15 September 1957.

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Glen Rovers in the second round.

On 15 September 1957, Sarsfields won the championship following a 5–10 to 4–6 defeat of University College Cork in the final.[1] It was their second championship title overall and their first title in six championship seasons.

Paddy Barry was the championship's top scorer with 7–11.

Results

First round

31 March 1957 First round Avondhu 1-01 - 5-09 University College Cork Bishop Casey Memorial Park
P Morrissey 1-0, J Browne 0-1. D Troy 1-6, J Dwane 1-2, S Moore 1-1, S Long 1-1, J Rabbitte 1-0.
7 April 1957 First round Muskerry 3-01 - 2-06 Nemo Rangers Coachford Sportsfield
P Carroll 2-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, T Carroll 0-1. G Allen 1-1, V Barrett 0-4, B Hurley 0-1.
14 April 1957 First round Midleton 1-02 - 7-07 Blackrock Riverstown Sportsfield
P Fitzgerald 1-1, J Gorman 0-1. F O'Mahony 3-1, S Horgan 2-0, J Dermody 1-0, C Hurley 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, T Furlong 0-1.
14 April 1957 First round Glen Rovers 5-10 - 4-01 Carbery Kinsale Sportsfield
C Ring 4-5, J Daly 1-1, V Twomey 0-2, B Hackett 0-1, W Carroll 0-1. D Davis 1-0, C Corcoran 1-0, D Lehane 1-0, D White 1-0, J O'Riordan 0-1.
28 April 1957 First round Duhallow 0-03 - 7-07 Sarsfields Bishop Casey Memorial Park
D O'Donoghue 0-1, B O'Dea 0-1, P Dwane 0-1. T Murphy 3-0, P Barry 2-3, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-1.
28 April 1957 First round Carrigdhoun 4-03 - 2-12 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds
T Walsh 2-1, J Kelleher 1-0, D Lordan 1-0, C Nyhan 0-1. R Sisk 0-1. J Aherne 2-0, WJ Daly 0-6, K Tabb 0-4, M Fouhy 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary

Second round

7 April 1957 Second round St. Finbarr's 4-02 - 3-06 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
M Ryan 2-0, M Finn 1-1, T Maher 1-0, T Cronin 0-1. C O'Shea 2-3, D O'Connor 0-1, M Nagle 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1.
26 May 1957 Second round University College Cork 3-07 - 2-04 Nemo Rangers The Mardyke
J Rabbitte 2-2, J Dwane 1-1, D Troy 0-3, S Moore 0-1. G Allen 1-0, J Seward 1-0, V Barrett 0-2, T Brophy 0-2. Referee: P O'Leary
7 July 1957 Second round Sarsfields 3-10 - 2-07 Carrigtwohill Cork Athletic Grounds
P Barry 2-5, L Dowling 1-0, M McDonnell 0-3, T Murphy 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. K Tabb 1-1, S Butler 1-0, WJ Daly 0-3, M Fouhy 0-3.
28 July 1957 Second round Blackrock 2-04 - 2-08 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
N O'Connell 1-0, S Horgan 1-0, F O'Mahony 0-2, J Bennett 0-2. B Hackett 1-0, C Moynihan 1-0, E Goulding 0-2, P Healy 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, S Kennefick 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. Attendance: 14,000
Referee: M Walsh

Semi-finals

25 August 1957 Semi-final Sarsfields 6-09 - 1-02 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
M McDonnell 2-1, L Dowling 1-4, P Barry 1-1, J Hayes 1-1, R Lotty 1-0, T Murphy 0-2. J O'Neill 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-2.
1 September 1957 Semi-final University College Cork 4-11 - 4-10 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
J Rabbitte 2-0, G McCarthy 1-3, R Troy 0-5, L Shalloe 0-1, S Long 0-1, J Dwane 0-1. J Daly 2-1, B Hackett 2-1, S Kennefick 0-2, E Goulding 0-1, C Moynihan 0-1, J Clifford 0-1, P Healy 0-1.

Final

15 September 1957 Final Sarsfields 5-10 - 4-06 University College Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
P Barry 2-2, R Lotty 2-1, L Dowling 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, W Barry 0-1, M McDonnell 0-1, W Walsh 0-1. G McCarthy 2-0, R Troy 1-3, T Hassett 1-0, J Rabbitte 0-2, J Moore 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 7-11 32 4 8.00
2 Dick Troy UCC 2-17 23 4 5.75
3 Joe Rabbitte UCC 5-04 19 4 4.75
4 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 4-05 17 1 17.00
5 Liam Dowling Sarsdfields 4-04 16 4 4.00
6 Jackie Daly Glen Rovers 3-05 14 3 4.66
Tim Murphy Sarsfields 3-05 14 4 3.50
8 Florrie O'Mahony Blackrock 3-03 12 2 6.00
Gerry McCarthy UCC 3-03 12 4 3.00
10 Bernie Hackett Glen Rovers 3-02 11 3 3.66
Mick McDonnell Sarsdfields 2-05 11 4 2.75
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 4-05 17 Carbery
2 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 2-05 11 Carrigtwohill
3 Florrie O'Mahony Blackrock 3-01 10 Midleton
4 Tim Murphy Sarsfields 3-00 9 Duhallow
Christy O'Shea Seandún 2-03 9 St. Finbarr's
Dick Troy UCC 1-06 9 Avondhu
7 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 2-02 8 UCC
Joe Rabbitte UCC 2-02 8 Nemo Rangers
9 Tim Walsh Carrigdhoun 2-01 7 Carrigtwohill
Mick McDonnell Sarsdfields 2-01 7 Seandún
Jackie Daly Glen Rovers 2-01 7 UCC
Bernie Hackett Glen Rovers 2-01 7 UCC
Robbie Lotty Sarsdfields 2-01 7 UCC
Liam Dowling Sarsdfields 1-04 7 Seandún

Miscellaneous

  • The final is the first since 1928 to not future a city club.
  • University College Cork, then known as Collegians, qualify for the final for the first time since 1915.
  • Seandún qualify for the semi-final for the first time since 1934.

References

  1. ^ "GAA in Glanmire is doing just fine!". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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