1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	3 October – 21 November 1999
Teams	7
Champions	Bandon (4th title) Donnacha Burke (captain)
Runners-up	Courcey Rovers Brian Hayes (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	11 (1.83 per match)
Points scored	145 (24.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	James Nyhan (1-12)
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The 1999 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 3 October 1999 to 21 November 1999.

The final was played on 21 November 1999 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Bandon and Courcey Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1][2] Bandon won the match by 0-11 to 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 28 years.^[3][4]

Bandon's James Nyhan was the championship's top scorer with 1–12.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Fermoy
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Bandon
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Courcey Rovers
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilbrin
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	Mayfield

Results

First round

Mayfield v Kilbrin

3 October 1999 First round	Mayfield	0-11 - 0-10	Kilbrin	Mallow
	A Murphy 0-7, E Crowley 0-3, K Hyland 0-1.		D Crowley 0-2, N O'Callaghan 0-2, W King 0-2, D Aherne 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-2.

Fr. O'Neill's v Fermoy

17 October 1999 First round	Fr. O'Neill's	1-16 - 2-09	Fermoy	Páirc Lios gCúl
	L Swayne 1-6, J Ryan 0-3, J Holland 0-2, T Hurley 0-2, J Flavin 0-2, B O'Callaghan 0-1.		C O'Kane 1-4, J Aherne 1-0, D Higgins 0-2, S Killeen 0-2, B Kearney 0-1.

Bandon v Grenagh

30 October 1999 First round	Bandon	2-20 - 0-18	Grenagh	Ballinhassig
	J Nyhan 1-5, D O'Donoghue 0-5, D Burke 0-4, A Johnson 1-0, J O'Regan 0-2, G O'Donovan 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1, K Hurley 0-1.		M Barry 0-7, S Coleman 0-3, A Dorgan 0-2, P McDonnell 0-2, M Kenny 0-1, J Russell 0-1, O Dennehy 0-1, T Kenny 0-1.

Semi-finals

Courcey Rovers v Fr. O'Neill's

24 October 1999 Semi-final	Courcey Rovers	1-10 - 0-10	Fr. O'Neill's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	N Murphy 0-6, J Murphy 1-2, Denis Twomey 0-2.		L Swayne 0-3, J Flavin 0-3, A Brett 0-2, H Holland 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

Bandon v Mayfield

6 November 1999 Semi-final	Bandon	3-13 - 1-10	Mayfield	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	D Burke 2-3, J O'Regan 1-3, R Sweetnam 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, J Nyhan 0-1, N O'Rourke 0-1, A Johnson 0-1.		A Murphy 0-7, T Lotty 1-0, B Collins 0-1, K Hyland 0-1, G Twohig 0-1.

Final

Bandon v Courcey Rovers

21 November 1999 Final	Bandon	0-11 - 1-07	Courcey Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Nyhan 0-6, D O'Donoghue 0-3, G O'Donovan 0-1, D Burke 0-1.		J Hayes 0-5, J Murphy 1-0, N Murphy 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Nyhan	Bandon	1-12	15	3	5.00
2	Donncha Burke	Bandon	2-08	14	3	4.66
	Alan Murphy	Mayfield	0-14	14	2	7.00
4	Luke Swayne	Fr. O'Neill's	1-09	12	2	6.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Donncha Burke	Bandon	2-03	9	Mayfield
	Luke Swayne	Fr. O'Neill's	1-06	9	Fermoy
3	James Nyhan	Bandon	1-05	8	Grenagh
4	Conor O'Kane	Fermoy	1-04	7	Fr. O'Neill's
	Alan Murphy	Mayfield	0-07	7	Kilbrin
	Martin Barry	Grenagh	0-07	7	Bandon
	Alan Murphy	Mayfield	0-07	7	Bandon
8	John O'Regan	Bandon	1-03	6	Mayfield
	Niall Murphy	Courcey Rovers	0-06	6	Fr. O'Neill's
	James Nyhan	Bandon	0-06	6	Courcey Rovers

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. Cormican, Eoghan (1 September 2018). "Best of the west: More than bragging rights at stake between Bandon and Newcestown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
4. Cormican, Eoghan (27 November 1999). "A thriller as Bandon pip Courceys". The Southern Star. Retrieved 7 March 2021.