1997 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1997 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	25 May 1997 – 5 October 1997
Teams	21
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Imokilly (1st title); Brian O'Driscoll (captain); Seánie O'Leary (manager)
Runners-up	Sarsfields; Pat Smith (captain); Tadhg Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	69 (3.14 per match)
Points scored	556 (25.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pat Ryan (1-47)
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The 1997 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 109th 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 on 8 December 1996. The championship ended on 5 October 1997.

Avondhu entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Sarsfields at the quarter-final stage.^[1]

On 5 October 1997, Imokilly won the championship following a 1–18 to 2–12 defeat of Sarsfields in the final.^[2]^[3] This was their first championship title.

Sarsfields' Pat Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 1-47.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Newtownshandrum

From Championship

Regraded to the

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

14 June 1997 First round	Muskerry	2-08 - 0-11	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	C Hennessy 1-1, K Murray 1-0, B Sheehan 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-2, S Holland 0-1, A Beale 0-1.		D O'Mahony 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-2, L Meaney 0-1, M Hayes 0-1, M Cogan 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

15 June 1997 First round	University College Cork	3-16 - 0-09	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Enright 1-5, J Deane 0-7, E O'Neill 1-1, J Murphy 1-1, E Enright 0-2.		S McCarthy 0-7, J O'Mahony 0-1, J Mullaney 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

15 June 1997 First round	St. Catherine's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Murphy 0-7, M Walsh 1-1, J Forrestal 0-3, J Collins 0-1, D Twohig 0-1.		C Clancy 0-6, D O'Leary 1-2, B Cotter 1-1, K Morrison 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, S Kearney 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

21 June 1997 First round	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	L Walsh 1-2, D Quirke 1-1, G Manley 0-3, P Smith 0-2.		A Browne 2-5, J O'Flynn 1-2, C O'Flaherty 1-2, A Cummins 0-3, B Hennebrey 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-2, J Smith 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

28 June 1997 First round	Kilbrittain	2-12 - 1-11	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D O'Connell 1-2, F O'Mahony 1-0, N Crowley 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2, V O'Brien 0-2, P Sexton 0-2, G O'Connell 0-1.		B O'Connor 1-2, M Morrissey 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, P Noonan 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, B Troy 0-1, R Troy 0-1, P Mulcahy 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary

Second round

25 May 1997 Second round	Duhallow	1-10 - 3-13	Ballyhea	Milford
	C Buckley 0-7, T Burke 1-1, K McCarthy 0-1, G Angland 0-1.		N Ronan 1-7, D Ronan 1-3, M O'Callaghan 1-0, D O'Riordan 0-1, I Ronan 0-1, J Mortell 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

14 June 1997 Second round	St. Finbarr's	1-14 - 3-07	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Forde 1-5, K Kelleher 0-4, B O'Shea 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, F Lehane 0-1.		C Connery 1-2, G Daly 1-1, D O'Sullivan 1-0, Mark Mullins 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, L Forde 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Cork Regional Technical College v Imokilly

15 June 1997 Second round	Cork Regional Technical College	1-02 - 3-23	Imokilly	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	F Kelly 1-1, V Cooney 0-1.		P Cahill 2-3, J Smiddy 0-7, M Daly 0-5, E Canavan 1-1, R Dwane 0-4, T McCarthy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, R Meaney 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Sarsfields v Seandún

6 July 1997 Second round	Sarsfields	3-10 - 1-16	Seandún	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	P Ryan 0-7, G Murphy 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, P Gahan 1-0, T McCarthy 0-1, J Barry 0-1.		G Healy 0-5, G O'Connor 1-0, B Egan 0-4, B Couttes 0-2, M McElhinney 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-1, D Quinlan 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary

12 July 1997 Second round	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Kelleher 2-0, S McGrath 1-1, R Kelleher 1-0, J Anderson 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, G Riordan 0-1, C Riordan 0-1.		C O'Flaherty 1-3, B O'Keeffe 1-1, A Browne 0-3, J Cashman 0-3, A Coughlan 0-2, A Cummins 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

13 July 1997 Second round	St. Catherine's	Watergrasshill
	R O'Connell 0-6, B O'Driscoll 1-2, S Killeen 1-0, R Geary 0-3, F McCormack 0-3, R Sheehan 0-2.		C Clancy 1-6, K Morrisson 1-1, C Casey 1-1, B Cotter 0-2, D O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

20 July 1997 Second round	Kilbrittain	1-14 - 0-18	University College Cork	Jack Barrett Park, Kinsale
	D O'Connell 0-5, P Sexton 0-4, N Crowley 1-0, T Brennan 0-2, E Sheehy 0-1, G O'Connell 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1.		D Bennett 0-10, D McGrath 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, E Enright 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1, R Woods 0-1.	Referee: P O'Neill (Shamrocks)

27 July 1997 Second round	Erin's Own	3-13 - 1-10	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S Dunne 1-2, J Corcoran 0-4, T O'Keeffe 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, B Corcoran 0-3, J Dillon 0-3, T Kelleher 0-1.		S Holland 1-1, C Conway 0-4, K Murray 0-3, J Miskella 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

2 August 1997 Second round replay	Sarsfields	3-21 - 3-21 (aet)	Seandún	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	P Ryan 0-14, J Murphy 2-3, N Ahern 1-1, J Considine 0-1, T Óg Murphy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		M McElhinney 1-3, D Quinlan 0-6, B Egan 0-5, D McElhinney 1-1, J Horgan 1-0, G Healy 0-3, P Finnegan 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)

10 August 1997 Second round second replay	Sarsfields	3-11 - 2-12	Seandún	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	N Ahern 2-1, P Ryan 0-6, J Murphy 1-0, P O'Callaghan 0-3, T Óg Lynch 0-1.		B Egan 0-5, D Quinlan 1-1, M McElhinney 1-0, J Horgan 0-2, T O'Donovan 0-1, C Hartnett 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary

Quarter-finals

2 August 1997 Quarter-final	Imokilly	2-20 - 0-13	University College Cork	Caherlag Sportsfield, Glounthaune
	S O'Farrell 1-3, E Canavan 0-6, P Cahill 1-2, B Coleman 0-4, D Barrett 0-2, R Dwane 0-2, M Landers 0-1.		D Bennett 0-9, J Enright 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

3 August 1997 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	0-11 - 0-05	Ballyhea	Carrowkeel Sportsfield, Mallow
	B Cunningham 0-5, P Forde 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1, P McSweeney 0-1,		A Morrissey 0-2, D Ronan 0-2, E Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Blackrock v Erin's Own

9 August 1997 Quarter-final	Blackrock	1-14 - 0-11	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Cummins 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-1, B Hennebrey 0-4, J Cashman 0-2, C O'Flaherty 0-1, A Browne 0-1.		J Corcoran 0-7, B Corcoran 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn

Sarsfields v Avondhu

16 August 1997 Quarter-final	Sarsfields	1-15 - 2-09	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Ryan 0-9, J Barry 1-1, C McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, T Óg Lynch 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1, N Ahern 0-1.		R O'Connell 1-4, R Sheehan 1-0, F McCormack 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, D Moher 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, R Geary 0-1.	Referee: L O'Flynn

Semi-finals

24 August 1997 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Smiddy 0-8, P Cahill 0-5, M Daly 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.		B Cunningham 0-7, M Ryan 1-1, A O'Regan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

30 August 1997 Semi-final	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Ryan 0-4, G Ryan 1-0, B O'Callaghan 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, N Ahern 0-1.		J O'Flynn 0-3, J Cashman 0-3, A Coughlan 0-2, A Cummins 0-2, C O'Flaherty 0-1, A Browne 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary

Final

5 October 1997 Final	Imokilly	1-18 - 2-12	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Smiddy 0-7, T McCarthy 1-2, M Daly 0-2, P Cahill 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-2, M Landers 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, M Downing 0-1.		P Ryan 1-7, C O'Leary 1-0, B O'Callaghan 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, N Aherne 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: G Harrington

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Ryan	Sarsfields	1-47	50	6	6.33
2	Jimmy Smiddy	Imokilly	0-22	22	4	5.50
3	Philip Cahill	Imokilly	3-12	21	4	5.25
4	John Murphy	Sarsfields	4-07	19	6	3.16
4	Dave Bennett	UCC	0-19	19	2	9.50
5	Alan Browne	Blackrock	2-10	16	4	4.00
6	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	1-12	15	2	7.50
7	Niall Ahern	Sarsfields	3-05	14	6	2.33
7	Barry Egan	Seandún	0-14	14	3	4.66
8	Colm O'Flaherty	Blackrock	2-07	13	4	3.25
8	Ray O'Connell	Avondhu	1-10	13	2	6.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pat Ryan	Sarsfields	0-14	14	Seandún
2	Alan Browne	Blackrock	2-05	11	Midleton
3	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	1-07	10	Duhallow
	Pat Ryan	Sarsfields	1-07	10	Imokilly
	Dave Bennett	UCC	0-10	10	Kilbrittain
4	Philip Cahill	Imokilly	2-03	9	Cork RTC
	John Murphy	Sarsfields	2-03	9	Seandún
	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	1-06	9	Avondhu
	Dave Bennett	UCC	0-09	9	Imokilly
	Pat Ryan	Sarsfields	0-09	9	Avondhu

Miscellaneous

Imokilly win their first title.
Sarsfeilds qualify for the final for the first time since 1989.

References

^ "Avondhu finish great comeback". Irish Times. 7 October 1996. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "O'Leary guiding light". Irish Times. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "Imokilly hurlers recall senior county success 25 years on". Echo Live. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[1] "Avondhu finish great comeback". Irish Times. 7 October 1996. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[2] "O'Leary guiding light". Irish Times. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[3] "Imokilly hurlers recall senior county success 25 years on". Echo Live. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

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