2002 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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.

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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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