2003 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2003 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 21 September 2003 and ended on 16 November 2003.

2003 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates21 September – 16 November 2003
Teams7
SponsorTSB Bank
Champions Dromina (1st title)
Donal O'Shaughnessy (captain)
Simon Morrissey (manager)
Runners-up Argideen Rangers
Michael Walsh (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored15 (2.14 per match)
Points scored150 (21.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Martin Finn (1-23)
2002 (Previous) (Next) 2004

On 16 November 2003, Dromina won the championship following a 2-13 to 0-9 defeat of Argideen Rangers in the final.[1] This was their first championship title in the grade.

Dromina's Martin Finn was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Dromina
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Argideen Rangers
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Carrigaline
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Kanturk
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Watergrasshill
Muskerry Grenagh Cloughduv
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Blackrock

Results

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First round

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21 September 2003 First round Argideen Rangers 3-11 - 2-11 Blackrock Minane Bridge
M O'Rourke 2-1, M Walsh 1-3, S O'Mahony 0-5, M O'Callaghan 0-1, T Crowley 0-1. E Kiely 1-6, J Young 1-1, I Walsh 0-3, K O'Connell 0-1.
28 September 2003 First round Dromina 0-15 - 1-07 Watergrasshill Kildorrery
M Finn 0-8, P Gould 0-3, J Delee 0-1, J Finn 0-1, J Hamilton 0-1, G Hayes 0-1. E O'Reilly 1-2, P O'Regan 0-3, P Cahill 0-2.
18 October 2003 First round Grenagh 1-09 - 0-09 Carrigaline Páirc Uí Rinn
G Russell 1-1, T Kenny 0-3, D Dorgan 0-3, S Coleman 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1. B Hogan 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, N Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

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4 October 2003 Semi-final Dromina 2-13 - 2-10 Kanturk Fr. Con Buckley Park
M Finn 1-8, G Buckley 1-0, P Hayes 0-3, D Morrissey 0-1, J Finn 0-1. B Mullins 2-0, F Bowen 0-6, A Nash 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
26 October 2003 Semi-final Argideen Rangers 2-07 - 0-13 Grenagh Brinny Sportsfield
M Walsh 2-4, M O'Callaghan 0-1, B Harte 0-1, N Coomey 0-1. D Dorgan 0-6, T Kenny 0-2, A O'Neill 0-2, J Russell 0-1, P McDonnell 0-1, D Day 0-1.
2 November 2003 Semi-final replay Argideen Rangers 0-12 - 0-11
(aet)
Grenagh Brinny Sportsfield
S O'Mahony 0-5, N Coomey 0-2, M O'Callaghan 0-2, B Harte 0-1, T Crowley 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. D Dorgan 0-7, T Kenny 0-2, G Russell 0-1, S Coleman 0-1.

Final

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16 November 2003 Final Dromina 2-13 - 0-09 Argideen Rangers Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M Finn 0-7, G Hayes 1-2, G Buckley 1-1, J Finn 0-2, Donal Morrissey 0-1. S O'Mahony 0-3, M Walsh 0-3, B Harte 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Dromina's Martin Finn scored 1-23 during the championship.
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Martin Finn Dromina 1-23 26 3 8.66
2 Michael Walsh Argideen Rangers 3-11 20 4 5.00
3 Diarmuid Dorgan Grenagh 0-16 16 3 5.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Martin Finn Dromina 1-08 11 Kanturk
2 Michael Walsh Argideen Rangers 2-04 10 Grenagh
3 Enda Kiely Blackrock 1-06 9 Argideen Rangers
4 Martin Finn Dromina 0-08 8 Watergrasshill
5 Michael O'Rourke Argideen Rangers 2-01 7 Blackrock
Diarmuid Dorgan Grenagh 0-07 7 Argideen Rangers
Martin Finn Dromina 0-07 7 Argideen Rangers

References

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