1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Champions	Sarsfields (1st title); Pat O'Leary (captain)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers; Seán O'Brien (captain)
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The 1951 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.

Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 7 October 1951, Sarsfields won the championship following a 5-8 to 3-7 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their first championship title ever.^[1]

Results

Semi-finals

16 September 1051 Semi-final	Sarsfields	4-07 - 2-01	Carbery	Kinsale Sportsfield, Kinsale

23 September 1951 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	5-07 - 4-04	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

7 October 1951 Final	Sarsfields	5-08 - 3-07	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Brennan 3-1, Dooley 2-1, O'Leary 0-4, P Barry 0-1, Buckley 0-1.		C Ring 2-0, Clifford 0-5, Lynam 1-0, O'Donovan 0-1, Twomey 0-1.	Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

For the first time since 1931, the championship was won by a team other than Glen Rovers or St. Finbarr's.

References

↑ Foley, Cliona (13 November 2010). "Crowley out to turn tables as Sarsfields and De La Salle lock horns in repeat of epic '08 clash". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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[1] Foley, Cliona (13 November 2010). "Crowley out to turn tables as Sarsfields and De La Salle lock horns in repeat of epic '08 clash". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.