1973 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1973 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates	22 April - 22 July 1973
Teams	14
Champions	Cloughduv (3rd title); Noel Dunne (captain)
Runners-up	Blackrock
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	66 (5.08 per match)
Points scored	197 (15.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Connie Kelly (1-21)
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The 1973 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 28 January 1973.

On 22 July 1973, Cloughduv won the championship following a 2-09 to 2-05 defeat of Blackrock in the final at Páirc Uí Chonaill.^[1]^[2] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1941.

Cloughduv's Connie Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.

Team changes[edit]

From Championship[edit]

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Mallow^[3]

Regraded to the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

Cloyne

To Championship[edit]

Promoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship

Newcestown^[4]

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

22 April 1973 First round	Cobh	4-02 - 1-06	Brian Dillons	Carrigtwohill Grounds
	T McGee 2-0, T Meaney 1-2, D Lynch 1-0.		B O'Connell 1-2, E Lucey 0-3, J Goode 0-1.

13 May 1973 First round	Newcestown	5-09 - 2-04	Newtownshandrum	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Crowley 1-4, M Kehilly 1-2, A O'Halloran 1-1, J O'Callaghan 1-0, S Crowley 1-0, J O'Leary 0-1, A O'Flynn 0-1.		P Morrissey 1-2, J Herlihy 1-0, C Morrissey 1-0, J Buckley 0-2.

13 May 1973 First round	Ballincollig	3-05 - 2-08	Blackrock	Ballinhassig
	P Murphy 1-3, B Fitton 1-2, T Dwyer 1-0.		A Creagh 1-0, B Cummins 1-0, D Collins 0-3, W Cronin 0-2, F Norberg 0-1, G Buckley 0-1, A Fahy 0-1.

27 May 1973 First round	Glen Rovers	2-03 - 1-10	Bandon	Innishannon Grounds
	P Murphy 1-2, K Hourihan 1-0, F Cunningham 0-1.		N Crowley 0-7, P O'Riordan 1-1, J Gabriel 0-2.

27 May 1973 First round	Youghal	2-02 - 4-14	Midleton	Páirc Liam Uí Riain
	H Fox 2-1, M McCarthy 0-1.		W Glavin 1-7, N Lee 2-0, J Fenton 0-3, M McCarthy 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-2.

3 June 1973 First round replay	Ballincollig	2-04 - 3-13	Blackrock	Ballinhassig
	B Fitton 1-0, T Radley 1-0, J Lucey 0-2, P Murphy 0-2.		P Kavanagh 0-9, M Hyland 1-1, B Cummins 1-0, J Russell 1-0, G O'Leary 0-3.

Quarter-finals[edit]

20 May 1973 Quarter-final	Cloughduv	6-10 - 2-00	Castletownroche	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Healy 3-1, M Walsh 2-2, C Kelly 1-5, T Kelly 0-2.		K McSweeney 1-0, D O'Neill 1-0.

27 May 1973 Quarter-final	Newcestown	3-05 - 2-04	Carrigtwohill	Cloughduv Grounds
	M Kehilly 2-0, A O'Flynn 1-0, T Crowley 0-3, A O'Halloran 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.		M J Roche 1-0, P O'Connor 1-0, M Sheehan 0-3, J O'Callaghan 0-1.

10 June 1973 Quarter-final	Bandon	1-14 - 4-10	Cobh	Cork Athletic Grounds
	N Crowley 0-7, P O'Riordan 1-2, J Gabriel 0-2, J Gabriel 0-1, F Crowley 0-1, R Wilmot 0-1.		D Lynch 2-2, K O'Connor 1-5, D O'Connor 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, M Meaney 0-1.

10 June 1973 Quarter-final	Midleton	3-09 - 3-10	Blackrock	Riverstown Sportsfield
				Referee: M Coleman (Ballinhassig)

Semi-finals[edit]

21 June 1973 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-10 - 1-10	Cobh	Riverstown Sportsfield
	M Hyland 1-4, A Creagh 1-2, J Regan 1-0, A Fahy 0-1, S Kearney 0-1, J Russell 0-1.		T Fenton 1-2, K O'Connor 0-4, T Meaney 0-2, J Hallahan 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

24 June 1973 Semi-final	Cloughduv	3-13 - 0-08	Newcestown	Charlie Hurley Park
	C Kelly 0-9, J Kelly 1-2, D Healy 1-1, N Dunne 0-1.		T Crowley 0-4, A O'Halloran 0-2, K Kehilly 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1.

Final[edit]

22 July 1973 Final	Cloughduv	2-09 - 2-05	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	C Kelly 0-7, M Walsh 2-0, J Kelly 0-2.		B Cummins 2-0, P Kavanagh 0-3, W Cronin 0-2.

References[edit]

^ "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Cloughduv bid to join illustrious club of title winners". Irish Examiner. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (7 October 2017). "Cork Premier IHC final, Kanturk v Mallow: Double dreams in North Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "1972 GAA PART 2: Bantry and Bandon provided the thrills in West Cork in '72". The Southern Star. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[1] "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[2] "Cloughduv bid to join illustrious club of title winners". Irish Examiner. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[3] Cormican, Eoghan (7 October 2017). "Cork Premier IHC final, Kanturk v Mallow: Double dreams in North Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[4] "1972 GAA PART 2: Bantry and Bandon provided the thrills in West Cork in '72". The Southern Star. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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