1993 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

1993 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	26 September - 31 October 1993
Teams	7
Champions	Blarney (2nd title) Gary Nagle (captain)
Runners-up	Kilworth Ollie Sheehan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	18 (2.57 per match)
Points scored	128 (18.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pat Greehy (2-13)
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The 1993 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 13 December 1992. The championship ran from 26 September to 31 October 1993.

The final was played on 31 October 1993 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Blarney and Kilworth, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1][2] Blarney won the match by 2-10 to 1-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 57 years.^[3][4]

Kilworth's Pat Greehy was the championship's top scorer with 2-13.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilworth
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Argideen Rangers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Courcey Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Meelin
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Castlelyons
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Blarney
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Glen Rovers

Results

Quarter-finals

Courcey Rovers v Castlelyons

26 September 1993 Quarter-final	Courcey Rovers	1-07 - 1-07	Castlelyons	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Murphy 1-1, B Fitzgerald 0-2, M Spillane 0-2, P Cashman 0-1, P Randles 0-1.		D Nyhan 1-3, D Crowley 0-4.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

Blarney v Argideen Rangers

2 October 1993 Quarter-final	Blarney	2-10 - 1-09	Argideen Rangers	Cloughduv Grounds
	S O'Donoghue 1-2, F Coleman 1-0, T Harrington 0-3, A Murphy 0-3, G Nagle 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.		T Crowley 0-5, J Crowley 1-0, B Harte 0-3, M Foley 0-1.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

Courcey Rovers v Castlelyons

3 October 1993 Quarter-final replay	Courcey Rovers	3-08 - 2-08	Castlelyons	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	G Sweetnam 1-2, D Corcoran 1-1, D Nyhan 1-0, D Crowley 0-3, S Twomey 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.		B Fitzgerald 0-4, J Quirke 1-0, S McAuliffe 1-0, P Randles 0-1, P Cashman 0-1, S Cotter 0-1, M Spillane 0-1.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

Kilworth v Meelin

10 October 1993 Quarter-final	Kilworth	2-09 - 1-11	Meelin	Kanturk Grounds
	P Greehy 1-4, S Carey 1-2, P Shanahan 0-2, M Gowen 0-1.		T Mahony 1-2, N Brosnan 0-4, P O'Callaghan 0-2, D Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Brosnan 0-1, G Angland 0-1.	Referee: T Manley (Inniscarra)

• Glen Rovers received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

Blarney v Courcey Rovers

17 October 1993 Semi-final	Blarney	1-13 - 0-11	Courcey Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Murphy 1-5, G Nagle 0-3, S O'Donoghue 0-3, F Coleman 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.		D Nyhan 0-7, D Corcoran 0-2, D Crowley 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

Kilworth v Glen Rovers

17 October 1993 Semi-final	Kilworth	1-09 - 0-07	Glen Rovers	Páirc Lios gCúl
	S Carey 1-3, P Greehy 0-5, P Shanahan 0-1.		T Harte 0-5, D Cronin 0-1, J Graham 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

Final

Blarney v Kilworth

31 October 1993 Final	Blarney	2-10 - 1-09	Kilworth	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Murphy 1-4, F Coleman 1-0, S O'Donoghue 0-3, T Harrington 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Greehy 1-4, A Kenny 0-2, S Barry 0-1, N O'Brien 0-1, S Carey 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Greehy	Kilworth	2-13	19	3	6.33
2	Anthony Murphy	Blarney	2-12	18	3	6.00
3	Donie Nyhan	Courcey Rovers	2-10	16	3	5.33
4	Seán Carey	Kilworth	2-06	12	3	4.00
5	Simon O'Donoghue	Blarney	1-08	11	3	3.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Anthony Murphy	Blarney	1-05	8	Courcey Rovers
2	Pat Greehy	Kilworth	1-04	7	Meelin
	Anthony Murphy	Blarney	1-04	7	Kilworth
	Pat Greehy	Kilworth	1-04	7	Blarney
	Donie Nyhan	Courcey Rovers	0-07	7	Blarney
6	Donie Nyhan	Courcey Rovers	1-03	6	Castlelyons
	Seán Carey	Kilworth	1-03	6	Glen Rovers
8	Simon O'Donoghue	Blarney	1-02	5	Argideen Rangers
	Ger Sweetnam	Courcey Rovers	1-02	5	Castlelyons
	Seán Carey	Kilworth	1-02	5	Meelin
	Thomas Mahony	Meelin	1-02	5	Kilworth
	Tony Crowley	Argideen Rangers	0-05	5	Blarney
	Pat Greehy	Kilworth	0-05	5	Glen Rovers
	Tim Harte	Glen Rovers	0-05	5	Kilworth

References

1. "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
2. "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
3. "Hurling Roll of Honour". Blarney GAA website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
4. "History of Kilworth Hurling". Kilworth GAA website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.