2006 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2006 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 97th 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 11 December 2005. The championship began on 6 May 2006 and ended on 4 February 2007.

2006 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	6 May 2006 – 4 February 2007
Teams	16
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Ballymartle (1st title) Rory Dwyer (captain) Brendan Murphy (manager)
Runners-up	Carrigaline Geoff Dillon (captain) Kevin O'Driscoll (manager)
Relegated	Nemo Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	67 (2.16 per match)
Points scored	809 (26.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	James Masters (1-31)
← 2005 (Previous) (Next) 2007 →

This was the first championship to feature relegation, with Nemo Rangers becoming the first team to suffer relegation after losing their championship proper games and two play-off games.

On 10 September 2006, Ballymartle won the championship after a 1–23 to 1–19 defeat of Carrigaline 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 1-31.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

• Fr. O'Neill's

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Argideen Rangers

Results

First round

St. Vincent's v Milford

6 May 2006 First round	St. Vincent's	1-12 - 1-13	Milford	Mill Field
	C Barry 1-7, A Buckley 0-2, K Collins 0-1, S Ray 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.		O Dillon 0-7, S O'Connell 1-1, J O'Brien 0-2, B Sexton 0-1, R Geary 0-1, M Savage 0-1.

Kilbrittain v Cobh

6 May 2006 First round	Kilbrittain	1-15 - 3-08	Cobh	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	E Sheehy 1-2, A Hayes 0-5, V O'Brien 0-2, F Hickey 0-2, E Sexton 0-1, J Deasy 0-1, R Cashman 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.		G Meaney 0-5, B Ahern 1-1, V O'Rourke 1-0, E Wilson 1-0, D Barrett 0-1, P Meaney 0-1.

Fr. O'Neill's v Dromina

6 May 2006 First round	Fr. O'Neill's	0-10 - 3-08	Dromina	Shanballymore
	G O'Leary 0-5, E Conway 0-2, R Murphy 0-1, E Holland 0-1, K Wall 0-1.		R Crowley 1-2, A O'Shaughnessy 1-2, P Hayes 1-0, G Healy 0-2, D Morrissey 0-1, P Gould 0-1.

Ballymartle v Bandon

7 May 2006 First round	Ballymartle	1-16 - 0-14	Bandon	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	R Dwyer 0-9, G Cummins 1-3, B Dwyer 0-2, B Corry 0-1, P Dwyer 0-1.		D Lucey 0-7, D Crowley 0-3, J Hickey 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1.

Kanturk v Éire Óg

9 May 2006 First round	Kanturk	1-12 - 0-13	Éire Óg	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
	A Nash 1-1, L McLoughlin 0-4, F Browne 0-2, E Aherne 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, A Walsh 0-1.		J Crowley 0-9, T Dineen 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1, J Malone 0-1, F Sheehan 0-1.

Valley Rovers v Carrigaline

12 May 2006 First round	Valley Rovers	1-12 - 0-15	Carrigaline	Riverstick
	R Butler 0-5, C O'Donovan 1-0, K Canty 0-3, R O'Donovan 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-2.		B O'Driscoll 0-4, V Cooney 0-3, P Murphy 0-2, R Keohane 0-2, W O'Brien 0-2, P Foster 0-1, S Corcoran 0-1.

Ballygarvan v Blackrock

14 May 2006 First round	Ballygarvan	0-16 - 1-12	Blackrock	Carrigaline
	L Dillon 0-9, G White 0-4, S White 0-2, D Bouse 0-1.		E Kiely 0-5, I Walsh 1-1, B Cashman 0-2, TJ Coughlan 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, G Cleary 0-1, E O'Brien 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Glen Rovers

24 May 2006 First round	Nemo Rangers	1-09 - 2-10	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	W Morgan 0-4, J Coogan 1-0, J Masters 0-3, M Cronin 0-1, D Niblock 0-1.		D Busteed 1-3, E Cronin 1-3, D O'Callaghan 0-3, D Goggin 0-1.

Valley Rovers v Carrigaline

25 May 2006 First round replay	Valley Rovers	0-15 - 1-11	Carrigaline	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	R Butler 0-6, K Canty 0-3, E Collins 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-1, B Lehane 0-1.		P Murphy 1-2, V Cooney 0-3, T Murphy 0-2, P Foster 0-1, J Moran 0-1, A Kelly 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.

Second round

Bandon v Cobh

27 May 2006 Second round	Bandon	3-19 - 3-10	Cobh	Shanbally
	D Lucey 1-9, D Burke 1-1, A Johnson 1-0, D O'Donoghue 0-3, D Crowley 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1, J Hickey 0-1, G O'Riordan 0-1.		J Meaney 2-3, B Ahern 1-3, P Meaney 0-3, D Barrett 0-1.

Blackrock v Éire Óg

3 June 2006 Second round	Blackrock	3-09 - 0-18	Éire Óg	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	P O'Sullian 1-2, J Young 1-2, G Cleary 1-1, B Cashman 0-2, E Kiely 0-1, M Drummond 0-1.		C Sheehan 0-9, J Crowley 0-4, B O'Neill 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1, G O'Flynn 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, D Goudling 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Carrigaline

14 June 2006 Second round	St. Vincent's	0-09 - 2-16	Carrigaline	Riverstick
	C Barry 0-6, S Ray 0-2, JP Murphy 0-1.		T Murphy 1-4, S Corcoran 1-2, V Cooney 0-3, E O'Keeffe 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, J Moran 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

Blackrock v Éire Óg

14 June 2006 Second round replay	Blackrock	0-08 - 1-13	Éire Óg	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	P O'Sullivan 0-6, B Ahern 0-1, E Kiely 0-1.		J Crowley 1-6, D Goulding 0-3, G O'Flynn 0-2, J Malone 0-1, D O'Flynn 0-1.

Fr. O'Neill's v Nemo Rangers

18 June 2006 Second round	Fr. O'Neill's	1-18 - 2-02	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	J Holland 1-7, E Conway 0-3, J Flavin 0-3, P Butler 0-2, Q Higgins 0-2, C Buckley 0-1		D Creedon 1-0, P Morgan 1-0, J Masters 0-2.

Third round

Valley Rovers v Bandon

10 June 2006 Third round	Valley Rovers	1-16 - 1-16	Bandon	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	R Butler 0-7, K Canty 1-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, B Lehane 0-2, E Collins 0-1, J Young 0-1, J Hurley 0-1.		D Lucey 0-10, J O'Regan 1-0, J Hickey 0-2, K Hurley 0-1, T Bambury 0-1, D Burke 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1.

Dromina v Ballygarvan

18 June 2006 Third round	Dromina	1-18 - 1-16	Ballygarvan	Castletownroche
	A O'Shaughnessy 0-8, G Healy 1-1, P Gould 0-3, K Hayes 0-3, R Crowley 0-2, P Hayes 0-1.		L Dillon 1-7, D Bouse 0-3, S White 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, C Ó Conchúir 0-1.

Milford v Kanturk

21 June 2006 Third round	Milford	2-11 - 1-09	Kanturk	Dromina
	N Geary 1-1, M Morrissey 1-0, P O'Regan 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2, E Dillon 0-2, S O'Connell 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, M Savage 0-1.		A NAsh 1-0, L McLoughlin 0-3, F Browne 0-2, J Healy 0-1, E Aherne 0-1, A Walsh 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.

Ballymartle v Fr. O'Neill's

2 July 2006 Third round	Ballymartle	1-15 - 0-09	Fr. O'Neill's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	G Cummins 1-3, A McCarthy 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2, B Dwyer 0-2, R Dwyer 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, K Lordan 0-1, B Corry 0-1.		G O'Leary 0-3, E Conway 0-2, E Holland 0-1, J Flavin 0-1, C Buckley 0-1, P Butler 0-1.

Valley Rovers v Bandon

2 July 2006 Third round replay	Valley Rovers	2-14 - 1-08	Bandon	Páirc Uí Ríogáin
	E Collins 1-3, R Butler 0-6, K Canty 1-1, R O'Donovan 0-2, B Lehane 0-1, J Hurley 0-1.		D Crowley 1-0, D O'Donoghue 0-3, D Lucey 0-2, A Johnson 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, J Burke 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

Blackrock v St. Vincent's

23 June 2006 Semi-final	Blackrock	1-10 - 1-13	St. Vincent's	Bishopstown
	E O'Brien 0-6, B Cashman 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-2, I Walsh 0-1.		J Daly 1-3, C Barry 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, S Ray 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.

Cobh v Nemo Rangers

23 July 2006 Semi-final	Cobh	2-08 - 0-14	Nemo Rangers	Riverstown
	E Wilson 1-2, B Meaney 1-1, D Barrett 0-2, W Greaney 0-2, J Meaney 0-1.		A Cronin 0-3, J Masters 0-3, M Cronin 0-2, W Morgan 0-2, D Niblock 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1.

Cobh v Nemo Rangers

1 September 2006 Semi-final replay	Cobh	1-16 - 1-13	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Barrett 0-5, B Meaney 1-2, E Wilson 0-3, G Meaney 0-3, L Greaney 0-1, R Meaney 0-1, P Meaney 0-1.		J Masters 1-10, A Cronin 0-1, D Niblock 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.

Blackrock v Nemo Rangers

4 February 2007 Final	Blackrock	1-12 - 0-14	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	B Cashman 1-4, P O'Sullivan 0-3, I Walsh 0-2, M O'Donoghue 0-1, G Buckley 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1.		J Masters 0-13, B Twomey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Kilbrittain v Glen Rovers

24 June 2006 Quarter-final	Kilbrittain	2-20 - 1-11	Glen Rovers	Belgooly
	D O'Connell 1-8, A Hayes 1-2, V O'Brien 0-2, R Cashman 0-2, J Deasy 0-2, D Hickey 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, P Hurley 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1.		O McCarthy 0-4, S O'Brien 1-0, G Moylan 0-2, L Lynch 0-1, D Busteed 0-1, G Looney 0-1, C Buckley 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1.

Carrigaline v Éire Óg

21 July 2006 Quarter-final	Carrigaline	0-12 - 0-07	Éire Óg	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Corcoran 0-8, P Murphy 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1.		J Hurley 0-4, D Herlihy 0-1, D Corkery 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1.

Valley Rovers v Dromina

21 July 2006 Quarter-final	Valley Rovers	0-16 - 1-10	Dromina	Banteer
	R Butler 0-4, J Young 0-3, K Canty 0-2, E Collins 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, J Hurley 0-1, N O'Donovan 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 0-8, P Hayes 1-0, K Hayes 0-1, P Gould 0-1.

Ballymartle v Milford

23 July 2006 Quarter-final	Ballymartle	0-19 - 2-13	Milford	Ballyhooly
	R Dwyer 0-5, G Cummins 0-4, B Dwyer 0-3, B Corry 0-2, P Coughlan 0-2, C Sheehan 0-1, K Lordan 0-1, D Dwyer 0-1.		P O'Regan 1-3, R Geary 0-3, J O'Brien 0-2, N Geary 0-2, E Dillin 0-2, M Cremin 0-1.

Ballymartle v Milford

12 August 2006 Quarter-final replay	Ballymartle	3-17 - 0-13	Milford	Ballyhooly
	G Cummins 1-5, R O'Dwyer 0-5, S Coleman 1-1, D Dwyer 1-0, B Dwyer 0-3, A McCarthy 0-1, B Corry 0-1, M O'Mahony 0-1.		P O'Regan 0-7, E Dillon 0-3, R Geary 0-2, B Sexton 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballymartle v Valley Rovers

23 August 2006 Semi-final	Ballymartle	1-12 - 0-12	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	B Dwyer 0-7, G Cummins 1-1, R Dwyer 0-2, S Coleman 0-1, P Coughlan 0-1.		R Butler 0-6, K Canty 0-3, E Manning 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.

Carrigaline v Kilbrittain

25 August 2006 Semi-final	Carrigaline	3-15 - 2-15	Kilbrittain	Páirc Uí Rinn
	T Murphy 2-2, S Corcoran 0-8, P Foster 1-1, V Cooney 0-1, J Moran 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1.		D O'Connell 0-6, M Sexton 1-0, R Cashman 1-0, V O'Brien 0-2, F Hickey 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, J Deasy 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1, P Sexton 0-1, A Hayes 0-1.

Final

Ballymartle v Carrigaline

10 September 2006 Final	Ballymartle	1-23 - 1-19	Carrigaline	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Dwyer 0-6, G Cummins 1-2, P Coughlan 0-5, B Corry 0-3, D Dwyer 0-2, R Dwyer 0-2, A McCarthy 0-1, S Coleman 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.		S Corcoran 0-9, N Murphy 1-3, E O'Brien 0-2, E O'Keeffe 0-2, J Moran 0-1, P Foster 0-1, A Kelly 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-31	34	5	6.80
	Richard Butler	Valley Rovers	0-34	34	6	5.66
2	Ger Cummins	Ballymartle	5-18	33	6	5.50
3	Donagh Lucey	Bandon	1-28	31	4	7.75
	Stephen Corcoran	Carrigaline	1-28	31	5	6.20
4	Barry Dwyer	Ballymartle	0-23	23	6	3.83
5	John Crowley	Éire Óg	1-19	22	3	7.33
6	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Dromina	1-18	21	3	7.00
7	Kevin Canty	Valley Rovers	2-14	20	5	4.00
	Cian Barry	St. Vincent's	1-17	20	3	6.66
	Rory Dwyer	Ballymartle	0-20	20	5	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-10	13	Cobh
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-13	13	Blackrock
2	Donagh Lucey	Bandon	1-09	12	Cobh
3	Dan O'Connell	Kilbrittain	1-08	11	Glen Rovers
4	Cian Barry	St. Vincent's	1-07	10	Milford
	Jerry Holland	Fr. O'Neill's	1-07	10	Nemo Rangers
	Liam Dillon	Ballygarvan	1-07	10	Dromina
	Donagh Lucey	Bandon	0-10	10	Valley Rovers
5	Jeremiah Meaney	Cobh	2-03	9	Bandon
	John Crowley	Éire Óg	1-06	9	Blackrock
	Rory Dwyer	Ballymartle	0-09	9	Bandon
	John Crowley	Éire Óg	0-09	9	Kanturk
	Liam Dillon	Ballygarvan	0-09	9	Blackrock
	Ciarán Sheehan	Éire Óg	0-09	9	Blackrock
	Stephen Corcoran	Carrigaline	0-09	9	Ballymartle