1949 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1949 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 61st 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 30 January 1949. The championship began on 10 April 1949 and ended on 18 September 1949.

1949 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	10 April 1949 – 18 September 1949
Teams	11
Champions	Glen Rovers (12th title) Dave Creedon (captain)
Runners-up	Imokilly
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	84 (8.4 per match)
Points scored	99 (9.9 per match)
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Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 18 September 1949, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 6–5 to 0–14 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their 12th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

First round

Carbery v Muskerry

10 April 1949 First round

Carbery

2-03 - 8-01

Muskerry

Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon

Avondhu v Imokilly

10 April 1949 First round

Avondhu

3-05 - 8-04

Imokilly

Fitzgerald Memorial Park, Fermoy

Carrigdhoun v Sarsfields

8 May 1949 First round

Carrigdhoun

4-03 - 6-05

Sarsfields

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

University College Cork v St. Finbarr's

15 May 1949 First round

University College Cork

2-05 - 3-07

St. Finbarr's

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Glen Rovers v Blackrock

12 June 1949 First round	Glen Rovers	2-08 - 2-02	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Lynch 1-3, D O'DOnovan 1-0, C Ring 0-3, J Lynam 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.		EJ O'Sullivan 1-0, F Healy 1-0, D Hayes 0-1.

Second round

Rathluirc v Muskerry

5 June 1949 Second round

Rathluirc

6-03 - 4-04

Muskerry

Kanturk Sportsfield, Kanturk

Imokilly v Sarsfields

24 July 1949 Second round

Imokilly

5-08 - 5-04

Sarsfields

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

31 July 1949 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	3-11 - 0-07	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Lynch 0-6, D O'Donovan 1-1, J Hartnett 1-1, D Twomey 1-0, C Ring 0-3.		B Murphy 0-6, J Sargent 0-1.	Referee: D O'Mahony (Passage)

Imokilly v Rathluirc

14 August 1949 Semi-final

Imokilly

8-06 - 5-02

Rathluirc

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

Glen Rovers v Imokilly

18 September 1949 Final	Glen Rovers	5-07 - 3-02	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Twomey 3-0; J Lynch 2-2; C Ring 1-0; C O'Flaherty 0-2; J Lynam 0-1.		E Cleary 0-5 ; S Fleming 0-4 ; WJ Daly 0-2; W Moore 0-1; P O'Neill 0-1; S Twomey 0-1.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Divisional side Imokilly qualified for the championship final for the first time ever.