The 1964 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th 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 at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1964. The championship began on 19 April 1964 and ended on 11 October 1964.
University College Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by St. Finbarr's at the quarter-final stage.
On 11 October 1964, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–12 to 2–7 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 20th championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Patsy Harte of the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3–17.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Cobh
From Championship
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Midleton
Results
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Patsy HarteGlen Rovers3-172646.502Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's6-062446.00Paddy BarrySarsfields3-152438.004Bill CarrollGlen Rovers4-051744.255Joe TwomeyNa Piarsaigh5-011628.006Richie BrowneAvondhu3-061527.507Christy RingGlen Rovers2-081443.50Gerald McCarthySt. Finbarr's0-141443.509T. J. CollinsCarbery3-031226.00Charlie McCarthySt. Finbarr's2-061243.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mick ArcherSt. Finbarr's4-0012PassageT. J. CollinsCarbery3-0312Duhallow3Paddy BarrySarsfields1-0710CobhPaddy BarrySarsfields1-0710Passage5Joe TwomeyNa Piarsaigh3-009Carbery6Donie O'MahonyCarbery2-028DuhallowBill CarrollGlen Rovers2-028MuskerryPatsy HarteGlen Rovers1-058AvondhuRichie BrowneAvondhu1-058Glen Rovers10F. O'BrienCarbery2-017DuhallowSeán KellyCarrigdhoun2-017Na PiarsaighWillie DoyleST. Finbarr's2-017SeandúnRichie BrowneAvondhu2-017BlackrockJohn RedmondBlackrock2-017AvondhuJim LottySarsfields2-017PassageBill CarrollGlen Rovers2-017AvondhuJoe TwomeyNa Piarsaigh2-017St. Finbarr'sJustin McCarthyPassage1-047SarsfieldsChristy RingGlen Rovers1-047St. Finbarr's
Miscellaneous
Christy Ring won his final title on the field of play.
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