1968 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1968 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	15 September - 17 November 1968
Teams	7
Champions	Newtownshandrum (2nd title); Tim McAuliffe (captain)
Runners-up	Inniscarra; Tomás Ryan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	37 (6.17 per match)
Points scored	84 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	B. O'Connell (2-09)
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Irish hurling competition

The 1968 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 15 September to 17 November 1968.

The final was played on 17 November 1968 at Páirc Mac Gearailt in Fermoy, between Newtownshandrum and Inniscarra, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1]^[2] Newtownshandrum won the match by 1-09 to 2-04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 22 years.^[3]

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Newtownshandrum
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Courcey Rovers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Valley Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Kanturk
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Bride Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Inniscarra
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Brian Dillons

Results

Quarter-finals

Newtownshandrum v Kanturk

15 September 1968 Quarter-final	Newtownshandrum	3-07 - 2-08	Kanturk	Milford Grounds
	M Reidy 2-0, A Noonan 0-5, C Morrissey 1-1, L Ryan 1-0.		D Murphy 1-2, D Kenneally 1-0, S O'Connell 0-3, B Quinn 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Courcey Rovers v Bride Rovers

6 October 1968 Quarter-final	Courcey Rovers	5-08 - 2-05	Bride Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Murphy 3-1, G Collins 1-1, T Collins 1-0, L Hurley 0-2, V O'Donovan 0-1, C Corcoran 0-1, W O'Donovan 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.		S Barry 1-5, T O'Riordan 1-0.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Brian Dillons v Valley Rovers

13 October 1968 Quarter-final	Brian Dillons	7-12 - 3-09	Valley Rovers	Ballinhassig Grounds
	B O'Connell 2-7, P Curley 2-1, E Dorney 1-1, B O'Brien 1-0, G McDonnell 1-0, G O'Sullivan 0-2, D Hannon 0-1.		David McCarthy 1-6, J Connors 2-1, A O'Leary 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Newtownshandrum v Brian Dillons

27 October 1968 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	4-04 - 2-04	Brian Dillons	Bishop Casey Memorial Park
	C Morrissey 2-1, P Morrissey 2-1, A Noonan 0-2.		J O'Sullivan 1-0, E Dorney 1-0, B O'Connell 0-2, P Curley 0-1, D Hannon 0-1.

Inniscarra v Courcey Rovers

27 October 1968 Semi-final	Inniscarra	4-09 - 2-05	Courcey Rovers	Cloughduv Grounds
	D Brennan 2-1, T Ryan 1-4, T O'Riordan 1-1, O O'Brien 0-1, H O'Sullivan 0-1, O O'Brien 0-1.		G Collins 2-0, J O'Donovan 0-3, L Hurley 0-2.	Referee: J Cotter (St. Finbarr's)

Final

Newtownshandrum v Inniscarra

17 November 1968 Final	Newtownshandrum	1-09 - 2-04	Inniscarra	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	A Noonan 0-7, P Twomey 1-0, D Keating 0-1, J Reidy 0-1.		M Ryan 1-2, J Brennan 1-1, T Ryan 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1925 - 1970". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Must be a unique situation to have two county titles in the one parish". Irish Independent. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[1] "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1925 - 1970". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[3] "Must be a unique situation to have two county titles in the one parish". Irish Independent. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2022.