2000 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2000 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 7 October 2000 and ended on 12 November 2000.

2000 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates7 October – 12 November 2000
Teams7
SponsorTSB Bank
Champions Nemo Rangers (1st title)
Eddie O'Leary (captain)
Runners-up Ballinhassig
Brendan Lombard (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Points scored111 (18.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mark Cotter (1-14)
1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001

On 12 November 2000, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-8 to 1-10 defeat of Ballinhassig in the final.[1][2] This was their first championship title in the grade.

Nemo's Mark Cotter was the championship's top scorer with 1-14.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Dromina
Carbery West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinascarthy
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinhassig
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Freemount
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Imokilly
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Grenagh
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Nemo Rangers

Results

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Quarter-finals

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7 October 2000 Quarter-final Nemo Rangers 1-13 - 2-07 Ballinascarthy Jack Barrett Park
M Cotter 0-6, A Cronin 1-2, M Morgan 0-2, D Creedon 0-1, M Cronin 0-1, J Coogan 0-1. W Deasy 2-2, C Murphy 0-3, T Coffey 0-1, K Dineen 0-1.
8 October 2000 Quarter-final Freemount 0-11 - 0-10 Grenagh Páirc Uí Shíocháin
J O'Flynn 0-6, D Broderick 0-2, B Broderick 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, A Keane 0-1. A Dorgan 0-3, M Barry 0-3, T Kenny 0-3, O Dennehy 0-1.
15 October 2000 Quarter-final Dromina 2-13 - 1-10 Watergrasshill Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Finn 1-5, J Hamilton 1-1, P Gould 0-3, J Delee 0-3, P Hayes 0-1. P Cahill 0-5, D O'Leary 1-1, R Cahill 0-3, D Ryan 0-1.

Ballinhassig received a bye to the semi-final stage.

Semi-finals

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22 October 2000 Semi-final Nemo Rangers 1-07 - 0-04 Freemount Castletownroche
M Cotter 0-5, A Cronin 1-1, W Morgan 0-1. J O'Flynn 0-2, G Withers 0-1, M Enright 0-1.
22 October 2000 Semi-final Ballinhassig 1-12 - 1-06 Dromina Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J O'Sullivan 0-5, D Lombard 1-0, S McCarthy 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Coleman 0-1, J Mullaney 0-1, D Dineen 0-1. M Finn 1-3 L Hayes 0-1, G Buckley 0-1, J Delee 0-1.

Final

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12 November 2000 Final Nemo Rangers 2-08 - 1-10 Ballinhassig Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Cotter 1-3, S Calnan 1-2, J Masters 0-2, D Niblock 0-1. D Duggan 1-2, B O'Sullivan 0-3, J Mullaney 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, D Lombard 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Dromina's Martin Finn scored 2-08 during the championship.
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Cotter Nemo Rangers 1-14 17 3 5.66
2 Martin Finn Dromina 2-08 14 2 7.00
3 Alan Cronin Nemo Rangers 2-03 9 3 3.00
4 Willie Deasy Ballinascarthy 2-02 8 1 8.00
John O'Flynn Freemount 0-08 8 2 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Willie Deasy Ballinascarthy 2-02 8 Nemo Rangers
Martin Finn Dromina 1-05 8 Watergrasshill
3 Mark Cotter Nemo Rangers 1-03 6 Ballinhassig
Martin Finn Dromina 1-03 6 Ballinhassig
Mark Cotter Nemo Rangers 0-06 6 Ballinascarthy
John O'Flynn Freemount 0-06 6 Grenagh
7 Alan Cronin Nemo Rangers 1-02 5 Ballinascarthy
Stephen Calnan Nemo Rangers 1-02 5 Ballinhassig
Diarmuid Duggan Ballinhassig 1-02 5 Nemo Rangers
Paudie Cahill Watergrasshill 0-05 5 Dromina
Mark Cotter Nemo Rangers 0-05 5 Freemount
John O'Sullivan Ballinhassig 0-05 5 Dromina

References

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  1. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - Present". Cork GAA finals website. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.