FIELDING seven members of the Tipperary All-Ireland minor winning squad, Thurles CBS served notice they will take beating in the Dr Harty Cup with a convincing victory over Midleton CBS in a highly entertaining second round tie at Mitchelstown yesterday.

TIPPERARY denied Cork a fourth successive Munster MHC title yesterday with a superb exhibition of point-scoring by Shane Hennessy, who accounted for half his side’s tally in a tense final.

MIDLETON took a leaf out of Limerick’s book, got the early scores and succeeded in holding their nerve in the closing minutes to see off the challenge of Cloyne in a rousing Cork SHC tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, causing the first serious upset of the championship.

AN exhibition of free-taking by Ryan Clifford helped Cork to a flattering nine-point victory over Clare in the ESB Munster MHC semi-final at Semple Stadium last night.