1992 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

1992 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates	27 September - 1 November 1992
Teams	7
Champions	Newcestown (3rd title); Eugene Desmond (captain)
Runners-up	Newtownshandrum; Jim Coughlan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	19 (2.71 per match)
Points scored	142 (20.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pat Kenneally (1-16)
← 1991 (Previous)	(Next) 1993 →

The 1992 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 95th 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 15 December 1991. The championship ran from 27 September to 1 November 1992.

The final was played on 1 November 1992 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Newcestown and Newtownshandrum, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1]^[2] Newcestown won the match by 2-14 to 3-05 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 12 years.^[3]

Newcestown's Pat Kenneally was the championship's top scorer with 1-16.

Qualification[edit]

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Newtownshandrum
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Newcestown
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilbrin
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Aghada
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Blarney
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Glen Rovers

Results[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

27 September 1992 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	0-10 - 1-07	Kilbrin	Mallow Grounds
	P Bracken 0-4, S McGrath 0-2, D Geaney 0-2, F Wall 0-1, M Tierney 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-1, J Sheehan 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-2, J O'Reilly 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.

4 October 1992 Quarter-final	Newcestown	1-11 - 0-10	Aghada	Riverstown Sportsfield
	E Kenneally 1-2, P Kenneally 0-3, P Condon 0-2, D Wilson 0-2, P Crowley 0-1, E Desmond 0-1.		R Lewis 0-5, D Devoy 0-2, P Cashman 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.

4 October 1992 Quarter-final replay	Glen Rovers	2-11 - 0-10	Kilbrin	Mallow Grounds
	G Geaney 2-3, P Power 0-3, D Geaney 0-2, F Wall 0-1, P Bracken 0-1, A Mulcahy 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 0-5, J Sheehan 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, P Field 0-1, I O'Sullivan 0-1.

18 October 1992 Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	2-12 - 1-08	Blarney	Ballincollig Grounds
	S McCarthy 0-7, D Lombard 1-1, J Aherne 1-1, Damien McCarthy 0-2, Denis McCarthy 0-1.		B Sheehan 1-1, A Murphy 0-3, T Harrington 0-2, D Mullane 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1.

Newtownshandrum received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals[edit]

18 October 1992 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	2-15 - 2-07	Glen Rovers	Castletownroche Grounds
	J Coughlan 0-8, D O'Riordan 1-2, D Coughlan 1-0, J Ryan 0-2, J Geary 0-1, J Lenihan 0-1, M Reidy 0-1.		P Power 1-1, D Geaney 1-0, P Bracken 0-3, C O'Halloran 0-1.

25 October 1992 Semi-final	Newcestown	2-14 - 1-08	Ballinhassig	Ballincollig Grounds
	E Desmond 2-0, P Kenneally 0-4, E Kenneally 0-3, P Condon 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, K Long 0-1, B White 0-1.		Damien McCarthy 1-1, S McCarthy 0-3, D Lombard 0-1, Denis McCarthy 0-1, P Fleming 0-1, K Cullinane 0-1.

Final[edit]

1 November 1992 Final	Newcestown	2-14 - 3-05	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Kenneally 1-9, K Long 1-1, E Kenneally 0-2, E Desmond 0-1, P Crowley 0-1.		G Morrissey 2-1, D O'Riordan 1-1, J Coughlan 0-2, M Reidy 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Kenneally	Newcestown	1-16	19	3	6.33
2	Eddie Kenneally	Newcestown	1-07	10	3	3.33
	Jim Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	0-10	10	3	3.33
	Seán McCarthy	Ballinhassig	0-10	10	2	5.00
5	Dan Riordan	Newtownshandrum	2-03	9	3	3.00
	Gary Geaney	Glen Rovers	2-03	9	3	3.00
	Dan O'Sullivan	Kilbrin	1-06	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pat Kenneally	Newcestown	1-09	12	Newtownshandrum
2	Gary Geaney	Glen Rovers	2-03	9	Aghada
3	Jim Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	0-08	8	Glen Rovers
4	Gerard Morrissey	Newtownshandrum	2-01	7	Newcestown
4	Seán McCarthy	Ballinhassig	0-07	7	Blarney
6	Eugene Desmond	Newcestown	2-00	6	Ballinhassig
7	Eddie Kenneally	Newcestown	1-02	5	Aghada
	Dan Riordan	Newtownshandrum	1-02	5	Glen Rovers
	Richie Lewis	Aghada	0-05	5	Newcestown
	Dan O'Sullivan	Kilbrin	0-05	5	Glen Rovers

References[edit]

^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "'No team wants to lose this. There are bragging rights!'". The Southern Star. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[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] "'No team wants to lose this. There are bragging rights!'". The Southern Star. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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