1953 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1953 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 25 October 1953.

1953 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	12 April 1953 – 20 October 1953
Teams	17
Champions	Glen Rovers (14th title) Josie Hartnett (captain)
Runners-up	Sarsfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	104 (6.93 per match)
Points scored	190 (12.67 per match)
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Avondhu were the defending champions.

On 25 October 1953, Glen Rovers won the championship following an 8–5 to 4–3 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their 14th championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Returned after a one-year absence

• Seandún

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Bandon
• Nemo Rangers

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Rathluirc

Regraded to the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

• Ballincollig

Results

First round

Nemo Rangers v Glen Rovers

12 April 1953 First round	Nemo Rangers	2-04 - 6-07	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T O'Riordan 1-1, F Delea 1-0, T Murphy 0-2, J Coffey 0-1.		J Lynam 2-2, C Ring 2-1, J Clifford 1-3, J Quinlan 1-0, J Hartnett 0-1.

University College Cork v Midleton

26 April 1953 First round

University College Cork

1-08 - 5-05

Midleton

Riverstown Sportsfield

Carrigdhoun v Carrigtwohill

3 May 1953 First round

Carrigdhoun

1-06 - 4-14

Carrigtwohill

Cork Athletic Grounds

Sarsfields v Carbery

17 May 1953 First round

Sarsfields

4-08 - 0-03

Carbery

Clonakilty Sportsfield

Muskerry v Seandún

31 May 1953 First round

Muskerry

1-04 - 4-05

Seandún

Coachford Sportsfield

Avondhu v Blackrock

31 May 1953 First round

Avondhu

1-03 - 6-07

Blackrock

Cork Athletic Grounds

Imokilly v St. Finbarr's

5 July 1953 First round

Imokilly

5-09 - 4-08

St. Finbarr's

Riverstown Sportsfield

Bandon v Shanballymore

5 July 1953 First round

Bandon

4-03 - 4-05

Shanballymore

Cork Athletic Grounds

• Duhallow received a bye in this round, however, they later withdrew from the championship.

Second round

Glen Rovers v Imokilly

23 August 1953 Second round	Glen Rovers	5-12 - 1-05	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Hartnett 2-3, C Ring 1-5, J Lynam 1-1, J Clifford 1-1, J Twomey 0-1, O Ryan 0-1.		T O'Sullivan 1-0, J Lane 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J Coyne 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.

Carrigtwohill v Shanballymore

23 August 1953 Second round

Carrigtwohill

6-06 - 2-05

Shanballymore

Páirc Mac Gearailt

Sarsfields v Seandún

30 August 1953 Second round

Sarsfields

6-07 - 4-04

Seandún

Cork Athletic Grounds

Midleton v Blackrock

20 September 1953 Second round

Midleton

4-05 - 3-05

Blackrock

Riverstown Sportsfield

• Blackrock were readmitted to the championship and Midleton, who they had unsuccessfully objected to at an earlier date, were ruled out of the championship.

Semi-finals

Sarsfields v Carrigtwohill

27 September 1953 Semi-final	Sarsfields	5-05 - 3-08	Carrigtwohill	Cork Athletic Grounds
				Referee: J O'Mahony (Passage)

Glen Rovers v Blackrock

11 October 1953 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	1-13 - 0-08	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C Ring 1-3, E Goulding 0-4, V Twomey 0-2, J Lynam 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, J Clifford 0-1.		D Murphy 0-3, A Maher 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, J Bennett 0-1.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Final

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields

25 October 1953 Final	Glen Rovers	8-05 - 4-03	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Hartnett 2-0; C Ring 1-2; J Lynam 1-1; J Clifford 1-0; M Murphy 1-0; E Goulding 1-2; E Ryan 1-0.		M Brennan 1-1 ; J O'Neill 2-0; E Monahan 1-1 ; P Barry 0-1.	Attendance: 21,000