1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates 9 April – 17 September 1961
Teams 16
Champions Blackrock (23rd title) Mick Cashman (captain)Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 120 (7.5 per match)
Points scored 243 (15.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Richie Browne (9-11)← 1960 (Previous) (Next) 1962 →
← 1960 (Previous) (Next) 1962 → The 1961 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 73rd 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 1961. The championship began ob 9 April 1961 and ended on 17 September 1961.
Glen Rovers were the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Avondhu at the semi-final stage.
On 17 September 1961, Blackrock won the championship following a 4–10 to 3–7 defeat of Avondhu in the final. This was their 23rd championship title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.
Avondhu's Richie Browne was the championship's top scorer with 9–11.
Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results First round
9 April 1961 First round Imokilly 0-09 - 3-08 St. Vincent's Riverstown J O'Gorman 0-4, S Butler 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, L O'Driscoll 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. D O'Sullivan 1-1, D Joyce 1-1, C Cronin 1-0, B O'Shea 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, C O'Shea 0-2.
9 April 1961 First round Mallow 2-04 - 6-04 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork B Nagle 1-0, M Glynn 1-0, N White 0-2, L Sheehan 0-2. R O'Donovan 3-1, E Young 2-1, M Begley 1-1, H Haddon 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
16 April 1961 First round Duhallow 3-02 - 6-09 St. Finbarr's Macroom P Cotter 2-0, D Donoghue 0-2, D Lehane 2-3, T Murphy 1-0, M McCarthy 1-0, Cronin 1-0, Doyle 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Finn 0-2.
16 April 1961 First round Sarsfields 5-10 - 6-07 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork P Barry 3-1, P O'Meara 2-0, R Lotty 0-4, P Coogan 0-3, D Hurley 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. J Coughlan 3-1, M O'Donoghue 1-2, J Fitzgerald 1-1, J Barry 1-0, J Snow 0-2, J Reilly 0-1.
23 April 1961 First round Carrigdhoun 1-06 - 3-12 Blackrock Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork C Cooney 1-0, J Kelly 0-2, J Desmond 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1. M Murphy 1-3, N O'Connell 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-0, W Galligan 0-3, R Ryan 0-3, J Bennett 0-2. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
23 April 1961 First round University College Cork 6-10 - 1-04 Muskerry Ballincollig J O'Driscoll 3-2, M Mortell 0-5, S Long 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, J O'Flynn 1-0, C Flynn 0-1, O Harrington 0-1. F Sheehan 1-0, D Ford 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, D Riordan 0-1.
30 April 1961 First round Glen Rovers 6-10 - 2-05 Na Piarsaigh Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork C Ring 2-4, M Quane 2-1, J Clifford 2-0, P Harte 0-4, J Salmon 0-1. P Allen 1-2, T McCarthy 1-0, D Sheehan 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
30 April 1961 First round Seandún 2-08 - 8-12 Avondhu Riverstown S McCarthy 1-2, P Carroll 1-0, J Curley 0-3, J Furlong 0-1, V Barrett 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1. R Browne 4-3,
21 May 1961 First round replay Sarsfields 7-10 - 4-06 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork M Barry 3-3, R Lotty 2-0, P Barry 1-1, M Kenny 1-0, D Hurley 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, P O'Meara 0-1, P Coogan 0-1, J White 0-1. S Fitzgerald 2-1, J Reilly 1-2, J Mahony 1-0, J Barry 0-3. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Quarter-finals
20 May 1961 Quarter-final University College Cork 4-05 - 2-09 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork D Murphy 1-1, M Mortell 1-0, S Long 1-0, J O'Driscoll 1-0, JJ Browne 0-3, J O'Byrne 0-1. M Finn 1-6, T Cronin 1-0, W Walsh 0-1, M Leahy 0-1, P Lockheed 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
11 June 1961 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 5-10 - 3-01 St. Vincent's The Mardyke , Cork P Harte 3-0, C Ring 0-7, T Corbett 1-2, W Good 1-0, J Clifford 0-1. P O'Rourke 1-1, B O'Shea 1-0, C O'Shea 1-0. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
11 June 1961 Quarter-final Avondhu 5-04 - 2-05 Carbery Coachford P Behan 2-1, R Browne 2-0, R Ennis 1-1, J White 0-2. M Begkey 1-1, B Kennedy 1-0, A Scannell 0-3, M Hussey 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Matt Talbots)
2 July 1961 Quarter-final Blackrock 3-12 - 3-05 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork N O'Connell 2-1, J O'Halloran 1-0, N Murphy 0-3, J Bennett 0-2, DJ Crowley 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, W Galligan 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1, M Cashman 0-1. P Barry 2-3, M Barry 1-0, P O'Meara 0-1, D Hurley 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
Semi-finals
27 August 1961 Semi-final Glen Rovers 4-07 - 5-11 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork M Quane 3-0, C Ring 0-5, J Clifford 1-0, P Harte 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1. J O'Connor 3-2, R Browne 2-5, P Behan 0-2, P Morrissey 0-1, B Hegarty 0-1. Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
3 September 1961 Semi-final Blackrock 4-11 - 2-10 University College Cork Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork N O'Connell 2-3, G O'Leary 1-1, M Murphy 1-1, M Cashman 0-4, W Galligan 0-1, J Bennett 0-1. JJ Browne 2-6, S Long 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1, R Counihan 0-1, J Blake 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
Final
17 September 1961 Final Blackrock 4-10 - 3-07 Avondhu Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork W Galligan 1-5, G O'Leary 1-1, J O'Halloran 1-0, M Murphy 1-0, J Bennett 0-2, M Waters 0-1, M Cashman 0-1. R Browne 1-3, P Morrissey 1-2, R Ennis 1-0, P Behan 1-0, B Hegarty 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average 1 Richie Browne Avondhu 9-11 38 4 9.50 2 Paddy Barry Sarsfields 6-05 23 3 7.66 3 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 2-16 22 3 7.33 4 Noel O'Connell Blackrock 5-05 20 4 5.00 5 Mick Quane Glen Rovers 5-01 16 2 8.00 Michael Murphy Glen Rovers 3-07 16 4 4.00 7 Martin Barry Sarsfields 4-03 15 3 5.00 J. J. Browne UCC 2-09 15 2 7.50 9 Jim O'Driscoll UCC 4-02 14 3 4.66 Patsy Harte Glen Rovers 3-05 14 3 4.66
Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous