2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Explained

2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates:6–20 November 2021
Teams:7
Sponsor:Co-Op Superstores
Champions: Ballygiblin
Count:1
Champions Captain:Fionn Herlihy
Champions Manager:Ronan Dwane
Runners-Up: Dromtarriffe
Runners-Up Captain:Jack Murphy
Runners-Up Manager:John Howard
Matches:6
Goals:11
Points:172
Top Scorer: Séamus Harnedy (1-18)
Previous Year:2020
Previous Tournament:2020 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 6 November 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.

The final was played on 20 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Ballygiblin and Dromtarriffe, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygiblin won the match by 2–18 to 0–18 to claim their first championship title.[1]

Séamus Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 1–18.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallygiblin[2]
CarberySouth West Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallinascarthy[3]
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallymartle[4]
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Hurling ChampionshipDromtarriffe[5]
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipSt Ita's[6]
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallinora[7]
SeandúnCity Junior A Hurling ChampionshipPassage[8]

Group A

TeamDiffQualification
1 Dromtarriffe2200+124Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Millstreet2200+204
3 Banteer2002-40
4 Kanturk2002-280
Dromtarriffe 1-23 - 2-11 Kanturk

Banteer 0-15 - 0-16 Millstreet

Dromtarriffe 0-17 - 1-11 Banteer

Kanturk 0-11 - 2-24 Millstreet

Group B

TeamDiffQualification
1 Newmarket2200+94Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Kilbrin2101+132
3 Castlemagner2002-220
Newmarket 0-19 - 2-11 Kilbrin

Castlemagner 2-09 - 0-22 Newmarket

Kilbrin 2-24 - 0-15 Castlemagner

Knockout Stage

Group A

TeamQualification
1 Dromina3210+285Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Kilshannaig3210+85
3 Liscarroll-Churchtown Gaels3102-82
4 Shanballymore3003-280
Dromina 4-19 - 1-09 Shanballymore

Kilshannig 4-14 - 2-13 LC Gaels

LC Gaels 2-15 - 0-13 Shanballymore

Dromina 1-18 - 3-12 Kilshannig

Kilshannig 1-14 - 0-16 Shanballymore

LC Gaels 1-11 - 2-17 Dromina

Group B

TeamQualification
1 Ballygiblin3210+255Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Killavullen3201+154
3 Fermoy3111+13
4 Araglen3003-410
Fermoy 3-21 - 3-09 Araglen

Ballygiblin 2-14 - 1-13 Killavullen

Ballygiblin 0-16 - 2-10 Fermoy

Killavullen 1-19 - 1-11 Araglen

Killavullen 1-17 - 0-09 Fermoy

Araglen 0-09 - 3-21 Ballygiblin

Group C

TeamQualification
1 Ballyhooly3210+475Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Clyda Rovers3210+365
3 Buttevant3102-192
4 Ballyclough3003-640
Buttevant 2-16 - 0-14 Ballyclough

Clyda Rovers 1-17 - 1-17 Ballyhooly

Clyda Rovers 0-23 - 1-11 Buttevant

Ballyhooly 4-31 - 1-11 Ballyclough

Ballyhooly 3-23 - 1-11 Buttevant

Ballyclough 0-10 - 4-25 Clyda Rovers

Group D

TeamQualification
1 Harbour Rovers2110+163Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Charleville2110+43
3 Castletownroche2002-200
Charleville 1-17 - 0-20 Harbour Rovers

Harbour Rovers 1-22 - 0-09 Castletownroche

Castletownroche 2-16 - 1-23 Charleville

Knockout Stage

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Séamus HarnedySt Ita's1-1821210.50
2Seán HowardDromtarriffe0-202036.66
3Darragh FlynnBallygiblin0-181829.00
4Cian McCarthyPassage1-121527.50
5Tomás HowardDromtarriffe2-071334.33
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Séamus HarnedySt Ita's1-0912Ballymartle
2Darragh FlynnBallygiblin0-1010Dromtarriffe
3Séamus HarnedySt Ita's0-099Dromtarriffe
Seán HowardDromtarriffe0-099Ballygiblin
5Cian McCarthyPassage0-088Ballinascarthy
Darragh FlynnBallygiblin0-088Passage
7Tomás HowardDromtarriffe1-047Ballinora
Cian McCarthyPassage1-047Ballygiblin
9Jeremy RyanBallinascarthy0-066Passage
Tom O'NeillPassage1-025Ballinascarthy
Seán HowardDromtarriffe1-025Ballinora

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Keane and Darragh Flynn drive Ballygiblin hurlers to first county title. 20 November 2021. Echo Live. 20 November 2021. John. Coughlan.
  2. Web site: Avondhu JAHC final: Sean O'Sullivan brace sets Ballygiblin on their way. 9 November 2021. Irish Examiner. 7 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Carbery JAHC final: Ballinascarthy have too much firepower for Mary's. 24 October 2021. Irish Examiner. 24 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Ballymartle stage comeback to snatch victory over Valley Rovers in South East JAHC final. 3 October 2021. Echo Live. 24 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Dromtarriffe bask in glory to better battling Millstreet in cracking Duhallow JAHC final. 24 October 2021. Echo Live. 24 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Junior hurling glory at last for St Ita's and Seamus Harnedy. 31 October 2021. Echo Live. 31 October 2021. John. Cashman.
  7. Web site: Ballinora firepower enough to claim Muskerry junior title over Inniscarra. 24 October 2021. Echo Live. 24 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Passage make history with first city division title as Cian McCarthy hits 2-5. Echo Live. 24 October 2021. 24 October 2021.