2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:2 May 2004 – 31 October 2004
Teams:23
Sponsor:Permanent TSB
Champions: Na Piarsaigh
Count:3
Champions Captain:Mark Prendergast
Champions Manager:Joe O'Leary
Runners-Up: Cloyne
Runners-Up Captain:Donal Óg Cusack
Runners-Up Manager:Thomas O'Brien
Matches:33
Top Scorer: John Anderson (0-47)
Previous Year:2003
Previous Tournament:2003 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2005
Next Tournament:2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 2004 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2004 fixtures took place on 14 December 2003. The championship began on 2 May 2004 and ended on 31 October 2004.

Newtownshandrum were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cloyne in the semi-final stage.[1]

On 31 October 2004, Na Piarsaigh won the championship following a 0–17 to 0–10 defeat of Cloyne in the final.[2] This was their third championship title overall and their first in nine championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Round 3

First round

Second round

Round 4

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1John AndersonGlen Rovers0-474767.83
2Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2-293557.00
3Adrian CoughlanBlackrock0-272764.50
4Aisake Ó hAilpínNa Piarsaigh3-172646.50
5Mickey FitzgeraldImokilly2-192555.00
6Alan BrowneBlackrock2-182464.00
7Brian O'KeeffeBlackrock4-082063.33
Joe DeaneKilleagh1-1720210.00
8Ian QuinlanCloyne0-171753.40
9Liam WalshMidleton0-161635.33
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Diarmuid DugganCarrigdhoun4-0012Duhallow
2Joe DeaneKilleagh1-0811CIT
John AndersonGlen Rovers0-1111Imokilly
3Brian O'KeeffeBlackrock3-0110Muskerry
Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum1-0710CIT
John AndersonGlen Rovers0-1010Blackrock
4Diarmuid O'RiordanCIT2-039Killeagh
Aisake Ó hAilpínNa Piarsaigh2-039Blackrock
Mickey FitzgeraldImokilly1-069Glen Rovers
Eoin FitzgeraldCastlelyons0-099Delanys
John AndersonGlen Rovers0-099Cloyne
Joe DeaneKilleagh0-099Blackrock
Aisake Ó hAilpínNa Piarsaigh0-099Sarsfields
Adrian CoughlanBlackrock0-099Glen Rovers

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classy Newtown record revenge. Irish Independent. 13 October 2003. 16 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Piarsaigh storm to Cork title. Irish Examiner. 1 November 2004. 16 December 2017. Diarmuid. O'Flynn.