1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Dates	19 March 1967 - 20 August 1967
Teams	7
Champions	Carrick Davins (1st title); Mick Roche (captain)
Runners-up	Ballygunner
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	41 (5.86 per match)
Points scored	139 (19.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mick Roche (3-19)
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The 1966 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council. The championship, which was open to the champion clubs of 1966, began on 19 March 1967 and ended on 20 August 1967.

On 20 August 1967, Carrick Davins won the championship after a 2-17 to 1-11 defeat of Ballygunner in the final at Clonmel Sportsfield.^[1] It remains their only championship title.

Mick Roche from the Carrick Davins club was the championship's top scorer with 3-19.

Results

First round

19 March 1967 First round	Ballyduff	4-03 - 6-13	Carrick Davins	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	P O'Sullivan 2-2, M Hennessy 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, E Diggins 0-1.		M Roche 2-6, J Walsh 3-0, J Ryan 1-4, C Broderick 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1.

2 April 1967 First round	Patrickswell	3-11 - 3-05	Turloughmore	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J O'Donnell 3-0, R Bennis 0-8, J Shields 0-2, T O'Brien 0-1.		M Cullinane 1-2, P Fahy 1-1, T Duffy 1-0, PJ Qualter 0-1, F Forde 0-1.

30 April 1967 First round	Éire Óg, Ennis	3-05 - 2-08	Avondhu (North Cork)	Cusack Park, Ennis
	M Hanrahan 2-1, A Kinnevane 1-1, J Dunne 0-1, N Pyne 0-1, M Dilliger 0-1.		P Behan 1-1, F Sheedy 1-1, L Sheehan 0-3, J Russell 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, R Browne 0-1.

18 June 1967 First round replay	Avondhu (North Cork)	3-14 - 2-04	Éire Óg, Ennis	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D O'Connell 2-3, W Fitzgibbon 1-1, F Sheedy 0-4, J Hogan 0-3, N O'Regan 0-2, L Sheehan 0-1.		M Hanrahan 2-1, J Dunne 0-2, A Kinnevane 0-1.	Referee: J Quaid (Limerick)

Semi-finals

16 April 1967 Semi-final	Patrickswell	2-08 - 2-09	Carrick Davins	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J O'Gorman 1-0, G Casey 1-0, R Bennis 0-3, P Carey 0-2, J Shields 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.		J Walsh 1-1, M Roche 0-4, T Ryan 1-0, J Ryan 0-2, R Walsh 0-1, N Butler 0-1.

29 July 1967 Semi-final	Ballygunner	5-11 - 3-10	Avondhu (North Cork)	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	T Walsh 1-5, J Hearne 1-2, V Connors 1-1, T Hearne 1-1, P Troy 1-0, T Cummins 0-1, J Warren 0-1.		R Browne 2-3, P Behan 1-0, L Sheedy 0-3, N Regan 0-3, G O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: T Foran (Tipperary)

Final

20 August 1967 Final	Carrick Davins	2-17 - 1-11	Ballygunner	Clonmel Sportsfield, Clonmel
	M Roche 1-9, H Ryan 1-2, T Ryan 0-2, J Ryan 0-2, J Walsh 0-2.		P Hearne 1-1, T Walsh 0-3, W Connors 0-2, P Troy 0-1, T Cummins 0-1, T Hearne 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, J Hearne 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

The first round game between Avondhu (North Cork) and Éire Óg, Ennis on 30 April 1966 was the first Munster Championship game to end in a draw.

References

^ O'Riordan, Tom (30 November 2001). "Andy's the man to fix it for 'Gunner". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

[1] O'Riordan, Tom (30 November 2001). "Andy's the man to fix it for 'Gunner". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

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