1948 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1948 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates4 April 1948 – 17 October 1948
Teams11
Champions Glen Rovers (11th title)
Jim Young (captain)
Runners-up Blackrock
Eddie John O'Sullivan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored72 (7.2 per match)
Points scored94 (9.4 per match)
1947 (Previous) (Next) 1949

The 1948 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 60th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures was made at the Cork Convention on 25 January 1949. The championship began on 4 April 1948 and ended on 17 October 1948.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.

On 17 October 1948, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5–7 to 3–2 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their 11th championship title overall and their first in three championships seasons.[1]

Results

First round

Carbery v Sarsfields
4 April 1948 First round Carbery 5-01 - 10-03 Sarsfields Innishannon
Imokilly v Rathluirc
18 April 1948 First round Imokilly 10-06 - 3-01 Rathluirc Fitzgerald Memorial Park, Fermoy
Avondhu v Glen Rovers
25 April 1948 First round Avondhu 4-01 - 5-07 Glen Rovers Buttevant
Blackrock v St. Finbarr's
13 June 1948 First round Blackrock 1-09 - 0-02 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

Muskerry v Sarsfields
25 April 1948 Second round Muskerry 2-05 - 5-08 Sarsfields Ballincollig Sportsfield, Ballincollig
Imokilly v Blackrock
29 August 1948 Second round Imokilly 2-07 - 6-09 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Carrigdhoun
12 September 1948 Semi-final Glen Rovers 6-05 - 0-04 Carrigdhoun Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
C Ring 1-4, D Twomey 2-0, J Lynch 2-0, D O'Donovan 1-1. D Slyne 0-1, S McDonald 0-1, J Weste 0-1, B Barry 0-1.
Blackrock v Sarsfields
26 September 1948 Semi-final Blackrock 2-05 - 1-06 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

Glen Rovers v Blackrock
17 October 1948 Final Glen Rovers 5-07 - 3-02 Blackrock Athletic Grounds, Cork
C O'Flaherty 2-0; J Lynam 2-0; J Tierney 0-1; J Hartnett 1-1; J Lynch 0-4; C Ring 0-1. G O'Riordan 1-0; J Quirke 1-1; D Hayes 1-0; M O'Riordan 0-1. Attendance: 25,000

References

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