2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 February 2004. The championship began on 30 April 2004 and ended on 24 October 2004.

2004 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	30 April 2004 – 24 October 2004
Teams	16
Sponsor	Permanent TSB
Champions	Watergrasshill (1st title) Pádraig O'Regan (captain) John O'Regan (manager)
Runners-up	Dromina Donal Shaughnessy (captain) Simon Morrissey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	54 (2.08 per match)
Points scored	617 (23.73 per match)
Top scorer(s)	James Masters (4-34)
← 2003 (Previous) (Next) 2005 →

On 24 October 2004, Watergrasshill won the championship after a 2-13 to 2–08 defeat of Dromina in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title in the grade.

Nemo Rangers' James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 4-34.

Format change

In 2003 the Cork County Board Executive established a Hurling Championship Review Committee in an effort to improve the competitiveness of the Cork Senior Championship. The committee also proposed the splitting of the existing Cork Intermediate Championship in two with the creation of a 16-team Premier Intermediate Championship and a 16-team Intermediate Hurling Championship. The 10 lowest-ranked teams from the 2003 Intermediate Championship were joined by the 2003 Junior Championship winners as well as the individual divisional winners - Argideen Rangers, Kanturk, Carrigaline, Blackrock and Watergrasshill. Grenagh, who won the Mid Cork Junior Championship division in the junior grade, declined the invitation.

Results

First round

Kilbrittain v Argideen Rangers

30 April 2004 First round	Kilbrittain	2-09 - 1-08	Argideen Rangers	Páirc Uí Mhurchú
	A Hayes 2-3, P Sexton 0-4, F O'Connell 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1.		M Walsh 1-2, S O'Mahony 0-5, B Harte 0-1.

Cobh v Dromina

1 May 2004 First round	Cobh	0-10 - 1-12	Dromina	Castletownroche
	D Barrett 0-4, M O'Connor 0-3, B Meaney 0-2, D Meaney 0-1.		M Finn 1-7, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, J Finn 0-1, G Healy 0-1, L Hayes 0-1.

Watergrasshill v Bandon

1 May 2004 First round	Watergrasshill	1-15 - 0-11	Bandon	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	P O'Regan 0-7, J Halbert 1-0, W O'Leary 0-3, P Cahill 0-2, K Coakley 0-1, O Curtin 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1.		D Lucey 0-3, N O'Rourke 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, J Hickey 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Kanturk

2 May 2004 First round	Nemo Rangers	1-15 - 0-15	Kanturk	Kildorrery
	J Masters 0-9, W Morgan 1-1, A Cronin 0-2, B Twomey 0-2, K Walsh 0-1.		F Browne 0-6, D Dwane 0-6, P Kerins 0-1, B Mullane 0-1, A Nash 0-1.

Ballymartle v Milford

2 May 2004 First round	Ballymartle	3-19 - 1-11	Milford	Mallow
	B Coleman 2-1, Barry Dwyer 0-7, P Coughlan 0-4, C O'Brien 1-0, G Cummins 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, R Dwyer 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1,		M Morrissey 1-2, E Dillon 0-5, J O'Brien 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, R Geary 0-1.

Carrigaline v Glen Rovers

3 May 2004 First round	Carrigaline	1-13 - 2-10	Glen Rovers	Minane Bridge
	N Murphy 1-2, B O'Driscoll 0-3, B Hogan 0-3, M O'Sullivan 0-2, G Cooney 0-1, P Ahern 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		S O'Brien 1-2, S Kennefick 1-0, C O'Riordan 0-2, A McCarthy 0-2, D Busteed 0-2, L Galvin 0-1.

Carrigaline v Glen Rovers

7 May 2004 First round replay	Carrigaline	0-07 - 1-08	Glen Rovers	Minane Bridge
	B O'Driscoll 0-3, B Hogan 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Driscoll 0-1.		C O'Riordan 1-3, L Treacy 0-1, P Twomey 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1, K O'Callaghan 0-1.

Éire Óg v Blackrock

8 May 2004 First round	Éire Óg	0-10 - 0-11	Blackrock	Ballinhassig
	T O'Leary 0-4, T Dineen 0-2, R O'Driscoll 0-1, N Brennan 0-1, J Malone 0-1, D Corkery 0-1.		E Kiely 0-6, L Meaney 0-2, A Ryan 0-1, P Sullivan 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1.

Valley Rovers v St. Vincent's

8 May 2004 First round	Valley Rovers	1-19 - 1-08	St. Vincent's	Cloughduv
	K Canty 0-6, E Collins 1-2, J Hurley 0-4, B Canty 0-3, R Butler 0-3, E Manning 0-1.		D O'Callaghan 1-3, C Barry 0-3, F Murphy 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.

Second round

Cobh v Argideen Rangers

16 May 2004 Second round	Cobh	2-16 - 3-12	Argideen Rangers	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	G Meaney 1-6, D Barrett 1-4, B Ahern 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, R Meaney 0-1, P Sloane 0-1, B Meaney 0-1.		M Walsh 2-8, B Harte 1-0, S O'Mahony 0-3, B Hennessy 0-1.

Éire Óg v Bandon

28 May 2004 Second round	Éire Óg	3-08 - 1-19	Bandon	Ballinhassig
	J Crowley 1-3, F Sheehan 1-1, J Malone 0-4, N Brennan 1-0.		D Lucey 1-3, D O'Donoghue 0-6, K Hurley 0-5, J Hickey 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1.

Carrigaline v Milford

28 May 2004 Second round	Carrigaline	0-10 - 0-10	Milford	Croke Memorial Park
	B Horgan 0-3, B O'Driscoll 0-3, N Murphy 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-1, P Ahern 0-1.		J O'Brien 0-4, E Dillon 0-3, M Morrissey 0-1, N Geary 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Kanturk

28 May 2004 Second round	St. Vincent's	0-13 - 1-09	Kanturk	Coachford Sportsfield
	D Callaghan 0-5, C Barry 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Ahern 0-2.		D Dwane 0-7, B Mullane 1-2.

Carrigaline v Milford

22 June 2004 Second round replay	Carrigaline	1-12 - 1-06	Milford	Croke Memorial Park
	N Murphy 1-1, B O'Driscoll 0-4, B Horgan 0-3, M Irwin 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, G Cooney 0-1.		J Cremin 1-0, E Dillon 0-3, M Morrissey 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1.

Third round

Bandon v Ballymartle

12 June 2004 Third round	Bandon	0-15 - 1-10	Ballymartle	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	D O'Donoghue 0-5, J O'Regan 0-2, D Lucey 0-2, J Nyhan 0-1, J Burke 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, J Hickey 0-1, J Milner 0-1.		B Dywer 0-7, G Cummins 1-0, R Dwyer 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, P Coughlan 0-1.

Cobh v Blackrock

12 June 2004 Third round	Cobh	2-09 - 0-12	Blackrock	Páirc Shéamuis de Barra
	G Meaney 1-4, D Barrett 1-0, P Sloane 0-2, D Meaney 0-1, D O'Rourke 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.		E Kiely 0-7, K O'Riordan 0-3, I Walsh 0-1, D Coakley 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Nemo Rangers

19 June 2004 Third round	Glen Rovers	1-05 - 2-11	Nemo Rangers	Mayfield
	C O'Riordan 0-4, A McCarthy 1-0, B Wall 0-1.		J Masters 2-7, B Twomey 0-2, W Morgan 0-1, M Morgan 0-1.

Watergrasshill v Kilbriittain

9 July 2004 Third round	Watergrasshill	0-25 - 0-10	Kilbriittain	Church Road
	R Cahill 0-9, J Halbert 0-6, N O'Riordan 0-4, P O'Regan 0-2, P Cahill 0-2, W O'Leary 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1.		P Sexton 0-5, D Deasy 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, F Hickey 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

• Valley Rovers, Carrigaline, Dromina and St. Vincent's received byes in this round.

Quarter-finals

Dromina v St. Vincent's

9 July 2004 Quarter-final	Dromina	3-12 - 2-13	St. Vincent's	Mallow
	M Hayes 1-6, R Morrissey 1-3, J Finn 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, G Hayes 0-1.		A Buckley 0-7, D O'Connor 1-2, C Barry 1-1, JP Murphy 0-2, F Murphy 0-1.

Watergrasshill v Bandon

18 July 2004 Quarter-final	Watergrasshill	1-08 - 0-11	Bandon	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Foley 1-2, R Cahill 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1, P O'Regan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.		D Lucey 0-4, J Hickey 0-2, J Nyhan 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, C Dullea 0-1.

Watergrasshill v Bandon

24 July 2004 Quarter-final replay	Watergrasshill	0-15 - 0-09	Bandon	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P O'Regan 0-7, J Halbert 0-2, N O'Riordan 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, E O'Reilly 0-1, O Curtin 0-1, K Coakley 0-1.		D O'Donoghue 0-3, N O'Rourke 0-2, J Hickey 0-1, K Hurley 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1, D Burke 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Cobh

21 August 2004 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-15 - 0-14	Cobh	Riverstown Sportsfield
	J Masters 1-9, M Cronin 0-4, A Cronin 0-2.		J Meaney 0-5, P Sloane 0-3, D Barrett 0-2, L Geaney 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1, R Meaney 0-1.

Valley Rovers v Carrigaline

28 August 2004 Quarter-final	Valley Rovers	2-14 - 1-10	Carrigaline	Jack Barrett Park
	R O'Donovan 1-3, J O'Donovan 1-0, J Young 0-3, C O'Riordan 0-2, E Manning 0-2, B Canty 0-1, K Canty 0-1, J Hurley 0-1, R Butler 0-1.		G Harrington 1-2, B O'Driscoll 0-4, N Murphy 0-3, P Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Dromina v Valley Rovers

25 September 2004 Semi-final	Dromina	0-15 - 1-09	Valley Rovers	Millstreet
	M Finn 0-7, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3, D Morrissey 0-1, G Hayes 0-1, J Finn 0-1, R Morrissey 0-1, G Healy 0-1.		J Hurley 0-4, E O'Sullivan 1-0, B Canty 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, E Collins 0-1.

Watergrasshill v Nemo Rangers

26 September 2004 Semi-final	Watergrasshill	4-16 - 1-12	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	E O'Reilly 2-2, J Foley 2-2, P O'Regan 0-5, J Halbert 0-2, P Cahill 0-2, O Curtin 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1.		J Masters 1-9, M Cronin 0-1, W Morgan 0-1, M Cotter 0-1.

Final

Watergrasshill v Dromina

24 October 2004 Final	Watergrasshill	2-13 - 2-08	Dromina	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Foley 1-1, E O'Reilly 1-0, J Halbert 0-3, P O'Regan 0-3, P Cahill 0-2, W O'Leary 0-2, K Coakley 0-1, R Cahill 0-1.		M Finn 2-4, J Finn 0-2, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1, R Crowley 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Dromina's Martin Finn scored 4-24 during the championship.

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	4-34	46	4	11.50
2	Martin Finn	Dromina	4-24	36	4	9.00
3	Paddy O'Regan	Watergrasshill	0-25	25	6	4.16
4	Ger Meaney	Cobh	2-15	21	4	5.25
5	Michael Walsh	Argideen Rangers	3-10	19	2	9.50
6	Jason Foley	Watergrasshill	4-05	17	6	2.83
7	Derek Barrett	Cobh	2-10	16	4	4.00
	John Halbert	Watergrasshill	1-13	16	6	2.66
	Darren O'Donoghue	Bandon	0-16	16	5	3.20
8	Donagh Lucey	Bandon	1-12	15	5	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Michael Walsh	Argideen Rangers	2-08	14	Cobh
2	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	2-07	13	Glen Rovers
3	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-09	12	Cobh
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-09	12	Watergrasshill
4	Martin Finn	Dromina	2-04	10	Watergrasshill
	Martin Finn	Dromina	1-07	10	Cobh
5	Alan Hayes	Kilbrittain	2-03	9	Argideen Rangers
	Ger Meaney	Cobh	1-06	9	Argideen Rangers
	Martin Finn	Dromina	1-06	9	St. Vincent's
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-09	9	Kanturk
	Richard Cahill	Watergrasshill	0-09	9	Kilbrittain