2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 28 September 2002 and ended on 17 November 2002.

2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates28 September 2002 – 17 November 2002
Teams7
SponsorTSB Bank
Champions Ballinhassig (3rd title)
James Aherne (captain)
Seánie McCarthy (manager)
Runners-up Fr. O'Neill's
Ray O'Neill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored29 (4.14 per match)
Points scored142 (20.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Luke Swayne (4-16)
2001 (Previous) (Next) 2003

On 17 November 2002, Ballinhassig won the championship following a 2–12 to 3–07 defeat of Fr. O'Neill's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[1] This was their third championship title in the grade.

Luke Swayne was the championship's top scorer with 4-16.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Charleville
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinhassig
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Kanturk
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Fr. O'Neill's
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cloughduv
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Mayfield

Results

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First round

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28 September 2002 First round Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 3-20 - 0-07 Kanturk Inniscarra
B Nyhan 2-3, JP O'Callaghan 1-6, G McCarthy 0-5, C O'Leary 0-2, M Fehilly 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1, J Dineen 0-1. F Browne 0-4, J O'Connell 0-1, E Ahern 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.
29 September 2002 First round Fr. O'Neill's 1-15 - 3-07 Cloughduv Páirc Uí Rinn
M Broderick 1-1, L Swayne 0-4, J Holland 0-3, E Holland 0-3, A Brett 0-2, E Conway 0-1, M Holland 0-1. J Shanahan 1-3, T Twomey 1-2, D O'Leary 1-0, T Barry-Murphy 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.
5 October 2002 First round Ballinhassig 4-11 - 1-12 Charleville Mallow
D Duggan 2-1, D O'Sullivan 0-5, T Coleman 1-1, M Coleman 1-0, J Holland 0-1, D Dineen 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, J Aherne 0-1. J Quinlan 0-7, PJ Copps 1-0, M Gammell 0-3, P Gammell 0-1, B Foley 0-1.

Semi-finals

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20 October 2002 Semi-final Ballinhassig 4-08 - 1-04 Mayfield Páirc Uí Chaoimh
D McCarthy 2-0, D O'Sullivan 0-5, S Dineen 1-1, D Duggan 1-0, D Dineen 0-1, J Aherne 0-1. D Lucey 1-4.
20 October 2002 Semi-final Fr. O'Neill's 1-06 - 1-06 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Páirc Uí Chaoimh
L Swayne 1-2, E Holland 0-2, A Brett 0-1, E Conway 0-1. G O'Sullivan 1-2, G McCarthy 0-3, S Coughlan 0-1.
3 November 2002 Semi-final replay Fr. O'Neill's 4-13 - 1-14 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Páirc Uí Chaoimh
L Swayne 2-6, E Holland 1-1, E Conway 1-1, G Holland 0-3, A Brett 0-2. JP O'Callaghan 0-6, G McCarthy 1-2, D Nyhan 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, M Fehilly 0-1, K Fleming 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.

Final

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17 November 2002 Final Ballinhassig 2-12 - 3-07 Fr. O'Neill's Páirc Uí Chaoimh
D O'Sullivan 0-9, S Dineen 1-0, D Duggan 1-0, D Dineen 0-1, T Coleman 0-1, P Lombard 0-1. L Swayne 1-4, E Conway 1-1, A Brett 1-1, G Holland 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Luke Swayne Fr. O'Neill's 4-16 28 4 7.00
2 Declan O'Sullivan Ballinhassig 0-19 19 3 6.33
3 John Paul O'Callaghan Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-12 15 3 5.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Luke Swayne Fr. O'Neill's 2-06 12 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
2 Brendan Nyhan Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2-03 9 Kanturk
John Paul O'Callaghan Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-06 9 Kanturk
Declan O'Sullivan Ballinhassig 2-03 9 Fr. O'Neill's
5 Diarmuid Duggan Ballinhassig 2-01 7 Charleville
Luke Swayne Fr. O'Neill's 1-04 7 Ballinhassig
Dan Lucey Mayfield 1-04 7 Ballinhassig
John Quinlan Charleville 0-07 7 Ballinhassig

References

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  1. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - Present". Cork GAA finals website. Retrieved 11 December 2017.