1957 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

31 March – 15 September 1957

Teams

Champions

Sarsfields (2nd title)
Mossy O'Connor (captain)

Runners-up

University College Cork

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

86 (6.62 per match)

Points scored

158 (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

Avondhu v University College Cork

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.

Muskerry v Nemo Rangers

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.

Midleton v Blackrock

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.

Glen Rovers v Carbery

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.

Duhallow v Sarsfields

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.

Carrigdhoun v Carrigtwohill

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

St. Finbarr's v Seandún

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.

University College Cork v Nemo Rangers

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

Sarsfields v Carrigtwohill

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.

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

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

Sarsfields v Seandún

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.

University College Cork v Glen Rovers

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

Sarsfields v University College Cork

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
6	Tim Murphy	Sarsfields	3-05	14	4	3.50
8	Florrie O'Mahony	Blackrock	3-03	12	2	6.00
8	Gerry McCarthy	UCC	3-03	12	4	3.00
10	Bernie Hackett	Glen Rovers	3-02	11	3	3.66
10	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
7	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

^ "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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