2002 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

27 April 2002 – 15 September 2002

Sponsor

TSB Bank

Champions

Blackrock (32nd title)
Wayne Sherlock (captain)
Tim Murphy (manager)

Runners-up

Newtownshandrum
M. Morrissey (captain)
Tom Ryan (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Top scorer(s)

Neil Ronan (2-36)

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The 2002 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2002 opening round fixtures took place on 9 December 2001. The championship ended on 15 September 2002.

Blackrock were the defending champions.^[1]

On 15 September 2002, Blackrock won the championship following a 1–14 to 0–12 defeat of Newtownshandrum in the final.^[2] This was their 32nd championship title overall and their second in successive championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Killeagh

Results

Preliminary round

Midleton v Douglas

27 April 2002 Preliminary round	Midleton	1-16 - 1-08	Douglas	Caherlag Sportsfield, Glounthaune
	M O'Connell 0-7, D Quirke 1-3, L Walsh 0-4, E Murphy 0-1, M Quirke 0-1.		G Wade 1-2, B Boyle 0-2, M Harrington 0-2, G McLoughlin 0-2.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Round 1

Erin's Own v Castlelyons

28 April 2002 Round 1	Erin's Own	2-21 - 0-09	Castlelyons	St. Catherine's Park, Ballynoe
	M O'Connor 0-9, T O'Leary 1-3, S Dunne 1-3, K Óg Murphy 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, F Murphy 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, C McGann 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-5, T McCarthy 0-2, D Wallace 0-1, S McAuliffe 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

St. Catherine's v St. Finbarr's

6 May 2002 Round 1	St. Catherine's	0-13 - 4-10	St. Finbarr's	CArrigtwohill Sportsfield, Carrigtwohill
	C Casey 0-8, M Hegarty 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, G Bryan 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.		B Cunningham 1-4, K Murray 1-3, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, C McCarthy 1-0, L O'Mahony 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Cloyne v Killeagh

11 May 2002 Round 1	Cloyne	1-17 - 3-10	Killeagh	Castlemartyr
	J Cotter 0-7, C Cusack 1-2, B Motherway 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, A O'Brien 0-1, M Naughton 0-1, D Ring 0-1.		J Deane 1-7, B Barry 2-2, N O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Na Piarsaigh v Ballincollig

11 May 2002 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	5-21 - 1-06	Ballincollig	Church Road, Blackrock
	Setanta Ó hAilpín 3-2, S O'Sullivan 1-5, Mick Mullins 1-4, J Gardiner 0-4, M Prendergast 0-2, D Mannix 0-2, R Sweeney 0-1, D Gardiner 0-1.		D Beale 1-3, D Murphy 0-1, D Twomey 0-1, R Doherty 0-1.	Referee: P Hogan (Carrigtwohill)

Glen Rovers v Ballyhea

11 May 2002 Round 1	Glen Rovers	1-13 - 2-09	Ballyhea	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	G O'Callaghan 1-4, J Anderson 0-4, S Kennefick 0-2, B Wall 0-1, R Kelleher 0-1, S Hackett 0-1.		N Ronan 1-6, B Coleman 1-0, D Ronan 0-1, I Curtin 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Blackrock v Douglas

12 May 2002 Round 1	Blackrock	5-11 - 0-02	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Browne 3-4, B O'Keeffe 1-2, D Cashman 1-1, L Meaney 0-2, A Coughlan 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1.		M Harrington 0-1, W Coveney 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Newtownshandrum v Sarsfields

12 May 2002 Round 1	Newtownshandrum	2-11 - 0-13	Sarsfields	Fr. Con Buckley Park, Buttevant
	B O'Connor 1-3, John O'Connor 1-1, M Morrissey 0-3, JP King 0-1, Jerry O'Connor 0-1, M Bowles 0-1, P Mulcahy 0-1.		K Murphy 0-7, J O'Connor 0-2, R Duggan 0-2, R Murphy 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy

Round 2

Carbery v Ballincollig

1 June 2002 Round 2	Carbery	2-14 - 3-08	Ballincollig	Jack Barrett Park, Kinsale
	G O'Donovan 1-2, W Deasy 1-2, D O'Donoghue 0-4, M O'Callaghan 0-3, A Hayes 0-2, J Nyhan 0-1.		D Murphy 2-1, D Spillane 1-0, D Beale 0-3, R Doherty 0-3, J Miskella 0-1.	Referee: M Harrington (Carrigaline)

Carrigdhoun v Killeagh

1 June 2002 Round 2	Carrigdhoun	1-07 - 2-17	Killeagh	Carrigtwohill Sportsfield, Carrigtwohill
	D Dineen 1-1, N Murphy 0-3, R Dwyer 0-2, G Cummins 0-1.		J Deane 0-6, B Barry 1-2, T Fitzgibbon 1-2, M Landers 0-4, L Collins 0-2, J Brenner 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Douglas v St. Catherine's

15 June 2002 Round 2	Douglas	2-09 - 1-10	St. Catherine's	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	G Wade 0-6, F Hayes 1-0, T O'Donovan 1-0, M Harrington 0-2, J Ross-Hunt 0-1.		C Casey 1-4, D Walsh 0-2, S Fitzgerald 0-2, S Kearney 0-1, B Cotter 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Duhallow v Muskerry

15 June 2002 Round 2	Duhallow	1-04 - 1-09	Muskerry	Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh, D'more
	S Barrett 1-2, D Crowley 0-1, G Buckley 0-1.		D O'Riordan 0-5, D O'Leary 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-2, J Russell 0-1, E Twomey 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

Ballyhea v Seandún

15 June 2002 Round 2	Ballyhea	0-22 - 2-11	Seandún	Mannix Park, Charleville
	N Ronan 0-11, D Ronan 0-2, I Curtin 0-2, John O'Sullivan 0-1, T Shanahan 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, C O'Riordan 0-1, A Crowley 0-1, I Ronan 0-1, Jonathan O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Lucey 2-4, J O'Callaghan 0-3, JP Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, J Horgan 0-1, R O'Halloran 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Avondhu v Castlelyons

4 July 2002 Round 2	Avondhu	1-17 - 1-11	Castlelyons	Watergrasshill
	P Dineen 1-5, M Gammell 0-5, J Quinlan 0-5, D McNamara 0-1, F McCormack 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-5, B Fitzgerald 1-0, T McCarthy 0-2, S McAuliffe 0-1, D Wallace 0-1, D Carroll 0-1, P Cashman 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh)

Imokilly v Sarsfields

6 July 2002 Round 2	Imokilly	0-13 - 1-13	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Smiddy 0-4, N McCarthy 0-4, G Holland 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, R Dwane 0-1.		J Murphy 0-7, K Murphy 1-1, J O'Connor 0-2, R Ryan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1,	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Cork Institute of Technology v University College Cork

15 July 2002 Round 2	Cork Institute of Technology	0-06 - 1-13	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	C O'Leary 0-4, T Connors 0-1, D Duggan 0-1.		J Kingston 1-1, M Bevans 0-4, B Carey 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, E Collins 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, B Healy 0-1, E Murphy 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons_

Round 3

Avondhu v Douglas

15 July 2002 Round 3	Avondhu	2-15 - 0-01	Douglas	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Quinlan 1-4, P Dineena 1-1, M Gammell 0-4, F McCormack 0-3, D Moher 0-2, S Killeen 0-1.		G Wade 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Sarsfields v Na Piarsaigh

20 July 2002 Round 3	Sarsfields	1-09 - 1-06	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Murphy 0-5, J O'Connor 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.		Mick Mullins 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, R Sweeney 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Glen Rovers v Muskerry

20 July 2002 Round 3	Glen Rovers	3-09 - 3-09	Muskerry	Ballincollig Sportsfield, Ballincollig
	R Kelleher 2-1, D Busteed 1-0, S McGrath 0-3 B Corcoran 0-1, G Calnan 0-1, J Anderson 0-1, D Cunningham 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.		D O'Riordan 2-3, M O'Regan 1-0, E Twomey 0-3, P Dunlea 0-2, N Brennan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Newtownshandrum v Midleton

20 July 2002 Round 3	Newtownshandrum	6-13 - 1-06	Midleton	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	B O'Connor 2-8, JP King 2-1, Jerry O'Connor 1-2, J Bowles 1-0, M Morrissey 0-2.		L Walsh 1-3, M O'Connell 0-2, M Keohane 0-1.	Referee: W HOrgan (Brian Dillons)

Cloyne v Erin's Own

21 July 2002 Round 3	Cloyne	1-10 - 1-10	Erin's Own	Killeagh Sportsfield, Killeagh
	D O'Sullivan 1-4, J Cotter 0-3, B Motherway 0-1, C Cusack 0-1, M Naughton 0-1.		C O'Lomasney 1-0 (og), M O'Connor 0-3, K Murphy 0-3, F Murphy 0-2, T O'Leary 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Muskerry

27 July 2002 Round 3 replay	Glen Rovers	2-10 - 2-14	Muskerry	Ballincollig Sportsfield, Ballincollig
	S McGrath 1-3, R Kelleher 1-1, J Anderson 0-3, K O'Callaghan 0-2, G Calnan 0-1.		D O'Riordan 1-7, M O'Regan 1-0, J Russell 0-3, P Brosnan 0-2, E Twomey 0-2.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

28 July 2002 Round 3	Blackrock	1-12 - 1-09	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Hennebrey 1-3, A Coughlan 0-5, A Browne 0-2, P Tierney 0-1, J Young 0-1.		K Murray 1-2, M Ryan 0-4, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Curran 0-1, B Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Ballyhea v Carbery

3 August 2002 Round 3	Ballyhea	0-18 - 0-15	Carbery	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	N Ronan 0-13, A Crowley 0-1, I Ronan 0-1, I Curtin 0-1, D Ronan 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		D O'Donoghue 0-8, M O'Callaghan 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, J Forrester 0-1, T Coffey 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Killeagh v University College Cork

4 August 2002 Round 3	Killeagh	1-12 - 0-15	University College Cork	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Deane 0-7, T Fitzgibbon 1-0, B Walsh 0-1, B Barry 0-1, M Landers 0-1, J Brenner 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.		D Sheehan 0-7, C Morrissey 0-5, T Kenny 0-1, E Collins 0-1, J Kingston 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Killeagh v University College Cork

11 August 2002 Round 3 replay	Killeagh	1-14 - 0-15	University College Cork	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Deane 0-8, T Fitzgibbon 1-0, L Collins 0-2, M Landers 0-2, B Walsh 0-2.		E Collins 0-9, M Bevans 0-2, J Kingston 0-1, S Brick 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Cloyne v Erin's Own

11 August 2002 Round 3 replay	Cloyne	1-08 - 1-11	Erin's Own	Killeagh Sportsfield, Killeagh
	D O'Sullivan 1-1, M Naughton 0-4, P Cahill 0-2, B Motherway 0-1.		M O'Connor 0-8, T O'Leary 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, I Quinlan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Quarter-finals

Blackrock v Muskerry

17 August 2002 Quarter-final	Blackrock	3-21 - 1-06	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Coughlan 1-3, D Cashman 1-3, B Hennebrey 1-2, A Browne 0-4, B O'Keeffe 0-4, J Young 0-3, T Meaney 0-1, C O'Reilly 0-1.		D Riordan 1-3, F Sheehan 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, J Russell 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Sarsfields v Killeagh

17 August 2002 Quarter-final	Sarsfields	1-16 - 1-06	Killeagh	Cloyne Sportsfield, Cloyne
	J Murphy 0-7, G McCarthy 1-0, K Murphy 0-3, R Duggan 0-3, P Ryan 0-2, R Ryan 0-1.		J Deane 0-4, B Barry 1-0, J Brenner 0-1, M Landers 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Avondhu v Ballyhea

17 August 2002 Quarter-final	Avondhu	2-19 - 1-11	Ballyhea	Fr. Con Buckley Park, Buttevant
	P Dineen 1-7, J Quinlan 0-6, S Killeen 1-1, M Gammell 0-2, T Riordan 0-1, T Fitzgibbon 0-1, F McCormack 0-1.		N Ronan 1-6, I Ronan 0-3, Jonathan O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

Newtownshandrum v Erin's Own

18 August 2002 Quarter-final	Newtownshandrum	0-16 - 0-10	Erin's Own	Moore Park, Kilworth
	B O'Connor 0-7, John O'Connor 0-2, JP King 0-2, J Bowles 0-2, P Mulcahy 0-1, Jerry O'Connor 0-1, P Noonan 0-1.		M O'Connor 0-3, K Murphy 0-1, S Bowen 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, S Dunne 0-1, I Quinlan 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Semi-finals

Blackrock v Sarsfields

1 September 2002 Semi-final	Blackrock	0-14 - 0-11	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Coughlan 0-6, A Browne 0-4, L Meaney 0-3, B Hennebrey 0-1.		J Murphy 0-4, R Ryan 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, C Kennedy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Newtownshandrum v Avondhu

1 September 2002 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	2-18 - 2-06	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-6, JP King 1-2, Jerry O'Connor 1-2, M Morrissey 0-3, AT O'Brien 0-2, J Bowles 0-1, P Mulcahy 0-1, M Farrell 0-1.		J Quinlan 2-1, M Gammell 0-2, T O'Riordan 0-1, P Dineen 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Midleton)

Final

Blackrock v Newtownshandrum

15 September 2002 Final	Blackrock	1-14 – 0-12	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Browne 1-4 (0-3 frees); A Coughlan 0-4 (0-2 frees); B O'Keeffe and C O'Reilly 0-2 each; B Hennebry and J Young 0-1 each.	Report	B O'Connor 0-7 (0-6 frees); J O'Connor and D Mulcahy 0-2 each; M Morrissey 0-1.	Attendance: 11,362 Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	2-36	42	4	10.50
2	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	3-31	40	5	8.00
3	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-32	35	5	7.00
4	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Muskerry	4-18	30	4	7.50
4	Alan Browne	Blackrock	4-18	30	5	6.00
5	John Quinlan	Avondhu	3-16	25	4	6.25
5	John Murphy	Sarsfields	0-25	25	4	6.25
6	Pa Dineen	Avondhu	3-14	23	4	5.75
6	Mark O'Connor	Erin's Own	0-23	23	4	5.75
7	Adrian Coughlan	Blackrock	1-19	22	5	4.40

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	2-08	14	Midleton
2	Alan Browne	Blackrock	3-04	13	Douglas
2	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	0-13	13	Carbery
3	Setanta Ó hAilpín	Na Piarsaigh	3-02	11	Ballincollig
3	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	0-11	11	Seandún
4	Daniel Lucey	Seandún	2-04	10	Ballyhea
	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-07	10	Cloyne
	Pa Dineen	Avondhu	1-07	10	Ballyhea
	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Muskerry	1-07	10	Glen Rovers
5	Diarmuid O'Riordan	Muskerry	2-03	9	Glen Rovers
	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	1-06	9	Glen Rovers
	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	1-06	9	Avondhu
	Mark O'Connor	Erin's Own	0-09	9	Castlelyons
	Eamon Collins	UCC	0-09	9	Killeagh

References

^ "Browne in form for Blackrock". Irish Times. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
^ "Blackrock hold nerve to retain their title". Irish Times. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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