1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th 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 28 January 1945. The championship began on 13 May 1945 and ended on 16 September 1945.

1945 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	13 May 1945 – 16 September 1945
Teams	11
Champions	Glen Rovers (10th title) Paddy O'Donovan (captain)
Runners-up	Carrigdhoun
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	84 (8.4 per match)
Points scored	96 (9.6 per match)
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Glen Rovers were the defending champions.

On 16 September 1945, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 4–10 to 5–3 defeat of Carrigdhoun in the final. This was their 10th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

First round

Ballincollig v Army

13 May 1945 First round

Ballincollig

6-03 - 3-04

Army

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Muskerry v Seandún

20 May 1945 First round

Muskerry

2-04 - 5-08

Seandún

Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford

Carrigdhoun v Blackrock

20 May 1945 First round

Carrigdhoun

4-04 - 4-02

Blackrock

The Mardyke, Cork

Carbery v Glen Rovers

17 June 1945 First round	Carbery	1-00 - 5-04	Glen Rovers	Clonakilty Town Park, Clonakilty
	T O'Brien 1-0.		C Ring 1-1, J Young 0-3.	Referee: J Murphy (Innishannon)

Carrigtwohill v St. Finbarr's

17 June 1945 First round

Carrigtwohill

2-06 - 6-12

St. Finbarr's

Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook

• Sarsfields received a bye in this round.

Second round

Sarsfields v Ballincollig

10 June 1945 Second round

Sarsfields

5-02 - 6-02

Ballincollig

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Seandún v Carrigdhoun

22 July 1945 Second round

Seandún

1-04 - 4-08

Carrigdhoun

The Mardyke, Cork

• Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

19 August 1945 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	10-08 - 2-03	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Buckley 4-0, J Kelly 2-3, C Ring 1-5, C Tobin 2-0, Twomey 1-0, J Young 0-1.		D Beckett 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, S Condon 0-2.

Carrigdhoun v Ballincollig

26 August 1945 Semi-final

Carrigdhoun

6-08 - 3-01

Ballincollig

The Mardyke, Cork

Final

Glen Rovers v Carrigdhoun

16 September 1945 Final	Glen Rovers	4-10 - 5-03	Carrigdhoun	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 0-6 ; J Lynam 0-1; J Buckley 1-1 ; J Hartnett 1-0; C Tobin 1-1 ; C O'Flaherty 1-0; D Twomey 0-1.		R O'Regan 0-2; D Dunne 2-0; R Andrews 1-0; M Herlihy 1-1 ; J Barrett 1-0.	Attendance: 11,470

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Carrigdhoun became the first divisional side to qualify for the championship final.