2001 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
# 2001 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2001 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 30 September 2001 to 11 November 2001.

The final was played on 11 November 2001 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Courcey Rovers and Charleville, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Courcey Rovers won the match by 3-09 to 3-07 to claim their first ever championship title.

Charleville's John Quinlan was the championship's top scorer with 2-15.

## Qualification

| Division | Championship | Champions |
| - | - | - |
| Avondhu | North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Charleville |
| Carbery | West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's |
| Carrigdhoun | South East Junior A Hurling Championship | Courcey Rovers |
| Duhallow | Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship | Freemount |
| Imokilly | East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Fr. O'Neill's |
| Muskerry | Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Grenagh |
| Seandún | City Junior A Hurling Championship | Glen Rovers |

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Quinlan | Charleville | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Michael O'Donovan | Courcey Rovers | 5-04 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 3 | John Paul O'Callaghan | Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 4 | John Murphy | Courcey Rovers | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Niall Murphy | Courcey Rovers | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Paul O'Callaghan | Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's | 0-11 | 11 | Fr. O'Neill's |
| 2 | John Quinlan | Charleville | 2-04 | 10 | Courcey Rovers |
| 3 | Michael O'Donovan | Courcey Rovers | 2-03 | 9 | Grenagh |
| 4 | John Murphy | Courcey Rovers | 1-04 | 7 | Grenagh |
| 5 | Dan O'Riordan | Grenagh | 2-00 | 6 | Courcey Rovers |
| 5 | Brian Hayes | Courcey Rovers | 1-03 | 6 | Grenagh |
| 5 | John Quinlan | Charleville | 0-06 | 6 | Glen Rovers |
| 5 | Luke Swayne | Fr. O'Neill's | 0-06 | 6 | Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's |
| 5 | John Paul O'Callaghan | Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's | 0-06 | 6 | Courcey Rovers |

### Miscellaneous

* Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's qualified for the championship for the very first time in their history.
