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Annual hurling competition season

1931 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates22 March 1931 – 13 December 1931
Teams15
Champions Blackrock (21st title)
Eudie Coughlan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Éire Óg
Dinny Barry-Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored77 (5.5 per match)
Points scored91 (6.5 per match)
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The 1931 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 43rd 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 25 January 1931. The championship began on 22 March 1931 and ended on 13 December 1931.

Blackrock were the defending champions.

On 13 December 1931, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–4 to 0–3 defeat of Éire Óg in the final. This was their 21st championship title overall and their third successive title.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

Ballincollig v Passage West
22 March 1931 First round Ballincollig 3-05 - 2-00 Passage West Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Blackrock v Midleton
12 April 1931 First round Blackrock 8-08 - 1-00 Midleton Riverstown Sportsfield, Glanmire
Redmonds v Éire Óg
19 April 1931 First round Redmonds 2-03 - 6-04 Éire Óg Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Glen Rovers v Mallow
26 April 1931 First round Glen Rovers 9-04 - 2-00 Mallow Blarney Sportsfield, Blarney
St. Anne's v Fr. Mathew Hall
3 May 1931 First round St. Anne's 3-04 - 5-01 Fr. Mathew Hall The Mardyke, Cork
University College Cork v St. Finbarr's
17 May 1931 First round University College Cork 1-04 - 6-06 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Carrigtwohill v Sarsfields
21 June 1931 First round Carrigtwohill 3-03 - 3-05 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

Nemo Rangers v Ballincollig
17 May 1931 Second round Nemo Rangers 4-03 - 0-04 Ballincollig Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
St. Finbarr's v Fr. Mathew Hall
5 July 1931 Second round St. Finbarr's 3-04 - 0-02 Fr. Mathew Hall The Mardyke, Cork
Sarsfields v Éire Óg
12 July 1931 Second round Sarsfields 1-00 - 2-06 Éire Óg Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Blackrock v Glen Rovers
15 November 1931 Second round Blackrock 3-04 - 1-01 Glen Rovers The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

Éire Óg v Nemo Rangers
22 November 1931 Semi-final Éire Óg 2-07 - 2-03 Nemo Rangers Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Murphy 1-2, D Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Flynn 0-3, M Murphy 0-1. Aherne 1-0, O'Connor 0-1.
Blackrock v St. Finbarr's
29 November 1931 Semi-final Blackrock 3-02 - 0-01 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
D Coughlan 1-1, M Aherne 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, E Coughlan 0-1. J Kenneally 0-1.

Final

Blackrock v Éire Óg
13 December 1931 Final Blackrock 2-04 - 0-03 Éire Óg Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
T Delea 1-0, M Ahern 0-2, E Coughlan 0-1. B O'Flynn 0-3. Referee: W Gleeson (Fedamore)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • On the eve of their first-round game against Glen Rovers, the Honorary Secretary of the Mallow club received a telegram, allegedly from County Board Secretary Seán Óg Murphy, announcing that the game was off due to an unplayable pitch. The telegram was later revealed to be a hoax.

References

  1. "County championship roll of honour". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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