The 1942 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the

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since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 25 January 1942. The championship began on 19 April 1942 and ended on 4 October 1942.

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entered the championship as the defending champions and were in search of a ninth successive title, however, they were beaten by

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in the

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. The

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was played on 4 October 1942 at the Athletic Grounds in

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, between St. Finbarr's and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 5–07 to 2–02 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in nine years.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

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From Championship

Regraded to the

* Mallow Declined to field a team *

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Results

First round

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received a bye in this round.

Second round

and

received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

*On 20 September 1942,

suffered their first championship defeat since 21 May 1933. * St Finbarr's win their first title since 1933.

References

{{Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Cork Senior Hurling Championship