The 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 April 1970 and ended on 22 November 1970.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the quarter-final.
The final was played on 22 November 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between University College Cork and Muskerry, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. University College Cork won the match by 2–12 to 0–15 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in seven years.
Muskerry's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Youghal
Results First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Tomás RyanMuskerry0-383849.502Seánie BarryImokilly2-152137.003Neally O'KeeffeBlackrock3-091829.004Ray CumminsUCC3-071635.335Brian AherneImokilly5-001535.006Frank KeaneYoughal4-021427.007Henry O'SullivanUCC3-041343.258Seán KearneyCarbery4-0012112.00Bernie MeadePassage2-061226.00Patsy HarteGlen Rovers1-091226.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Frank KeaneYoughal4-0214CarberySeánie BarryImokilly2-0814Muskerry3Seán KearneyCarbery4-0012YoughalNeally O'KeeffeBlackrock2-0612AvondhuTomás RyanMuskerry0-1212Seandún6Tomás RyanMuskerry0-1111Imokilly7Brian AherneImokilly3-009DuhallowRay CumminsUCC2-039MuskerryPatsy HarteGlen Rovers1-069Sarsfields10Brendan BuckleyDuhallow2-028ImokillyBrendan CumminsBlackrock2-028AvondhuTom SheehanAvondhu1-058BlackrockBernie MeadePassage0-088Muskerry
Miscellaneous
Muskerry qualified for the final for the first time in their history. Muskerry miss out on the double having won the 1970 Cork Senior Football Championship.
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