1964 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1964 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:19 April 1964 – 11 October 1964
Teams:16
Champions: Glen Rovers
Count:20
Champions Captain:Christy Ring
Runners-Up: St. Finbarr's
Runners-Up Captain:Tim O'Mullane
Matches:16
Goals:98
Points:260
Top Scorer: Patsy Harte (3-17)
Previous Year:1963
Previous Tournament:1963 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1965
Next Tournament:1965 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1964 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1964. The championship began on 19 April 1964 and ended on 11 October 1964.

University College Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's at the quarter-final stage.

On 11 October 1964, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–12 to 2–7 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 20th championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.[1]

Patsy Harte of the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3–17.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Patsy HarteGlen Rovers3-172646.50
2Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's6-062446.00
Paddy BarrySarsfields3-152438.00
4Bill CarrollGlen Rovers4-051744.25
5Joe TwomeyNa Piarsaigh5-011628.00
6Richie BrowneAvondhu3-061527.50
7Christy RingGlen Rovers2-081443.50
Gerald McCarthySt. Finbarr's0-141443.50
9T. J. CollinsCarbery3-031226.00
Charlie McCarthySt. Finbarr's2-061243.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's4-0012Passage
T. J. CollinsCarbery3-0312Duhallow
3Paddy BarrySarsfields1-0710Cobh
Paddy BarrySarsfields1-0710Passage
5Joe TwomeyNa Piarsaigh3-009Carbery
6Donie O'MahonyCarbery2-028Duhallow
Bill CarrollGlen Rovers2-028Muskerry
Patsy HarteGlen Rovers1-058Avondhu
Richie BrowneAvondhu1-058Glen Rovers
10F. O'BrienCarbery2-017Duhallow
Seán KellyCarrigdhoun2-017Na Piarsaigh
Willie DoyleST. Finbarr's2-017Seandún
Richie BrowneAvondhu2-017Blackrock
John RedmondBlackrock2-017Avondhu
Jim LottySarsfields2-017Passage
Bill CarrollGlen Rovers2-017Avondhu
Joe TwomeyNa Piarsaigh2-017St. Finbarr's
Justin McCarthyPassage1-047Sarsfields
Christy RingGlen Rovers1-047St. Finbarr's

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The March Continues!. Cork Past and Present website. 4 November 2017.