2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	28 September 2002 – 17 November 2002
Teams	7
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Ballinhassig (3rd title) James Aherne (captain) Seánie McCarthy (manager)
Runners-up	Fr. O'Neill's Ray O'Neill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	29 (4.14 per match)
Points scored	142 (20.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Luke Swayne (4-16)
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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.

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. This was their third championship title in the grade.

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

Qualification

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

First round

Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v Kanturk

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.

Fr. O'Neill's v Cloughduv

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.

Ballinhassig v Charleville

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

Ballinhassig v Mayfield

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.

Fr. O'Neill's v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

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.

Fr. O'Neill's v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

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

Ballinhassig v Fr. O'Neill's

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

Top scorers

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