CORK 3-20
UCC 1-16

Pa Cronin's captaincy of the Cork senior hurling team got off to a winning start against UCC in the Waterford Crystal Cup at The Mardyke on Saturday.

Two goals in the space of a minute establish a 2-9 to 0-10 half-time lead for Jimmy Barry Murphy's outfit.

Willie Griffin raised a third green flag via a 20m free in the second half.

Cork - A Nash; S O'Neill, C Spillane, S McDonnell; T Kenny, C Joyce, S White; D Kearney, P Cronin (0-4); B Corry, C McCarthy, S Moylan (0-3); P Horgan (2-7), M Cussen (0-1), P O'Sullivan (1-4). Subs: R O'Shea (0-1) for Kearney, M O'Sullivan for Cussen.

UCC - D McCarthy; S Maher, D Glynn, B Cleary; J Barry, K Lane, W Egan; B Lawton, B Murray (0-1); S Harnedy (0-5), D McCormack (0-1), B Hartnett (0-1); A Breen, C Lehane (0-1), W Griffin (1-7). Subs: K Ryan for Maher, B Coughlan for Cleary, M Sugrue for McCormack, B Lawton for Breen, M Howard for Murray.

Referee - J O'Brien. Tweet

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