2000 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 2000 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2000 opening round fixtures took place on 12 December 1999. The championship began on 6 May 2000 and ended on 8 October 2000.

2000 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	6 May 2000 - 8 October 2000
Teams	23
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Newtownshandrum (1st title) Donal Mulcahy (captain) Bernie O'Connor (manager)
Runners-up	Erin's Own Tony O'Keeffe (captain) P. J. Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	92 (2.88 per match)
Points scored	827 (25.84 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Joe Deane (6-32)
← 1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001 →

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Midleton in Round 3.[1]

On 8 October 2000, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0-14 to 0-11 defeat of Erin's Own in the final.[2] This was their first championship title ever.

Imokilly's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 6-32.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Ballincollig

Results

Round 1

Castlelyons v Midleton

6 May 2000 Round 1	Castlelyons	2-07 - 2-10	Midleton	St. Catherine's GAA Grounds, Ballynoe
	T McCarthy 1-3, E Fitzgerald 0-4, B Ronayne 1-0.		P O'Brien 2-0, M O'Connell 0-5, G Manley 0-3, A Cotter 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Na Piarsaigh v St. Catherine's

13 May 2000 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	0-11 - 0-12	St. Catherine's	Carrigtwohill
	M Mullins 0-6, D Gardiner 0-1, G Daly 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, G Shaw 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		C Casey 0-6, D Walsh 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields

13 May 2000 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	1-13 - 0-12	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C McCarthy 1-4, M Ryan 0-5, I O'Mahony 0-2, C Duffy 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1.		J Murphy 0-6, K Murphy 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, J Barry 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Erin's Own v Glen Rovers

14 May 2000 Round 1	Erin's Own	0-18 - 0-11	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M O'Connor 0-8, B Corcoran 0-2, F Horgan 0-2, S Dunne 0-2, T O'Leary 0-2, K Murphy 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.		S McGrath 0-3, L Galvin 0-3, G Foley 0-2, J Anderson 0-2, B Wall 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Ballyhea v Cloyne

14 May 2000 Round 1	Ballyhea	2-17 - 2-17	Cloyne	Moore Park, Kilworth
	N Ronan 1-9, M O'Callaghan 1-0, D Ronan 0-2, I Ronan 0-2, D O'Riordan 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, A Crowley 0-1.		D Motherway 0-9, V Cusack 1-2, D O'Sullivan 1-2, P Cahill 0-2, B Motherway 0-1, I Quinlan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Blackrock v Bishopstown

14 May 2000 Round 1	Blackrock	3-20 - 1-08	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Browne 0-11, S Coakley 2-1, L Meaney 0-3, B Hennebry 0-2, A Ryan 0-1, A Coughlan 0-1.		K O'Donoghue 1-0, A O'Mahony 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, M Cogan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, M Hayes 0-1, D O'Regan 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Ballyhea v Cloyne

19 May 2000 Round 1 replay	Ballyhea	0-18 - 0-18 (aet)	Cloyne	Moore Park, Kilworth
	N Ronan 0-9, I Ronan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, A Morrissey 0-1, I Curtin 0-1, D Ronan 0-1.		D Motherway 0-7, V Cusack 0-4, P Cahill 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, L O'Driscoll 0-2, B Motherway 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Ballincollig v Newtownshandrum

21 May 2000 Round 1	Ballincollig	1-14 - 3-23	Newtownshandrum	Mallow
	P O'Mahony 0-6, A Beale 1-2, R O'Doherty 0-4, T O'Leary 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		B O'Connor 0-9, JP King 1-2, M Morrissey 1-2, J O'Connor 0-5, B Troy 1-0, D Mulcahy 0-3, P Mulcahy 0-2.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Ballyhea v Cloyne

9 June 2000 Round 1 second replay	Ballyhea	1-09 - 3-09	Cloyne	Moore Park, Kilworth
	N Ronan 0-7, I Ronan 1-1, I Curtin 0-1.		I Quinlan 1-2, D Motherway 0-4, E O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, B Motherway 0-1, V Cusack 0-1, J Cotter 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Round 2

Castlelyons v Cork Institute of Technology

11 June 2000 Round 2	Castlelyons	0-13 - 0-05	Cork Institute of Technology	Riverstown
	E Fitzgerald 0-9, P O'Brien 0-2, C McGann 0-1, N Carey 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-2, S Hogan 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, T Molumphy 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Avondhu v Glen Rovers

16 June 2000 Round 2	Avondhu	2-15 - 0-10	Glen Rovers	Rathcormac
	P Dineen 2-1, M Finn 0-4, J O'Callaghan 0-4, D Moher 0-2, S Kileen 0-1, F McCormack 0-1, R O'Connell 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.		B Corcoran 0-2, S McGrath 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, G Foley 0-1, B Wall 0-1, G Callinan 0-1, C O'Riordan 0-1, J Anderson 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Imokilly v Sarsfields

17 June 2000 Round 2	Imokilly	2-15 - 3-09	Sarsfields	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Deane 2-6, B Coleman 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, N McCarthy 0-1, M Landers 0-1, R Lewis 0-1, J Barrett 0-1.		R Murphy 2-1, K Murphy 1-3, P Ryan 0-4, E Barry 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Muskerry v Na Piarsaigh

20 June 2000 Round 2	Muskerry	4-06 - 2-10	Na Piarsaigh	Ballincollig
	K Murray 3-04, J Hurley 1-0, D O'Leary 0-1, N Brennan 0-1.		C O'Sullivan 1-2, S Glasgow 1-0, M Mullins 0-3, D Gardiner 0-2, G Daly 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.

Carbery v Ballincollig

23 June 2000 Round 2	Carbery	4-16 - 1-11	Ballincollig	Coachford
	W Deasy 2-2, M Walsh 1-2, D O'Connell 1-2, D O'Donoghue 0-5, M O'Callaghan 0-3, G O'Donovan 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1.		R O'Doherty 0-5, A Beale 1-1, G O'Connell 0-3, T O'Leary 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: T Canavan (Cloyne)

Carrigdhoun v Bishopstown

24 June 2000 Round 2	Carrigdhoun	0-18 - 1-09	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F Walsh 0-7, P Coughlan 0-2, G Cummins 0-2, B Lombard 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, D Hayes 0-1, B Hayes 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.		D O'Regan 1-2, D O'Mahony 0-5, J Murphy 0-1, T Bogue 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

Seandún v Ballyhea

30 June 2000 Round 2	Seandún	2-12 - 5-18	Ballyhea	Killavullen
	B Egan 1-7, K Foley 1-0, J O'Driscoll 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1, J Egan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, A Cronin 0-1.		N Ronan 2-6, I Curtin 1-3, I Ronan 1-3, D Ronan 0-4, A Morrissey 1-0, S Curtin 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Round 3

Avondhu v Carrigdhoun

7 July 2000 Round 3	Avondhu	1-17 - 0-14	Carrigdhoun	Watergrasshill
	J O'Callaghan 0-8, R O'Connell 1-3, D Moher 0-2, P Dineen 0-2, S Kileen 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.		G Cummins 0-3, F Walsh 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, J Hurley 0-2, B Lombard 0-1, P Coughlan 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Imokilly v Duhallow

8 July 2000 Round 3	Imokilly	4-19 - 2-09	Duhallow	Kildorrery
	J Deane 2-3, J O'Driscoll 1-2, N McCarthy 0-5, B Coleman 0-4, A Murphy 1-0, M Daly 0-3, M Landers 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.		D Crowley 1-5, N O'Callaghan 1-3, M Doyle 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

St. Catherine's v Carbery

8 July 2000 Round 3	St. Catherine's	2-08 - 4-17	Carbery	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B Cotter 2-0, K Morrison 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, M Hegarty 0-2, C Casey 0-1.		W Deasy 2-4, M Walsh 2-1, D O'Donoghue 0-6, M O'Callaghan 0-3, T Coffey 0-1, G O'Donovan 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1.

Erin's Own v St. Finbarr's

8 July 2000 Round 3	Erin's Own	3-10 - 1-08	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	S Dunne 2-0, J Corcoran 0-4, K Murphy 1-0, T O'Leary 0-3, M O'Connor 0-2, P Kelly 0-1.		N Horgan 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, C Duffy 0-1, I O'Mahony 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1.	Referee: P O'Neill (Shamrocks)

Midleton v Blackrock

9 July 2000 Round 3	Midleton	4-11 - 3-13	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M O'Connell 1-7, P O'Brien 2-0, G Manley 1-2, W O'Brien 0-2.		A Browne 1-6, B O'Keeffe 1-0, L Meaney 1-0, B Hennebry 0-3, D Cashman 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, S Coakley 0-1.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Muskerry v Ballyhea

9 July 2000 Round 3	Muskerry	4-13 - 1-09	Ballyhea	Banteer
	T Kenny 3-4, K Murray 0-5, J Russell 1-1, S O'Donoghue 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1.		N Ronan 1-6, D Ronan 0-2, A Crowley 0-1.

Newtownshandrum v University College Cork

9 July 2000 Round 3	Newtownshandrum	2-18 - 1-09	University College Cork	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	B O'Connor 0-8, J O'Connor 1-3, B Troy 1-0, P Mulcahy 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, JP King 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1.		J Enright 1-7, J Kingston 0-1, E Bennett 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Cloyne v Castlelyons

16 July 2000 Round 3	Cloyne	2-12 - 1-10	Castlelyons	Páirc Lios gCúl, Lisgoold
	D Ring 1-1, V Cusack 1-1, D Motherway 0-4, D O'Sullivan 0-2, I Quinlan 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, B Motherway 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-8, T McCarthy 1-2.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Quarter-finals

Muskerry v Midleton

12 August 2000 Quarter-final	Muskerry	0-17 - 1-12	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Murray 0-5, J Russell 0-4, B Sheehan 0-2, E Twomey 0-2, F Sheehan 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, J Downey 0-1.		G Manley 1-2, P O'Brien 0-5, D Quirke 0-3, P Mullaney 0-1, K Roche 0-1.	Referee: J O'Brien (Ballygiblin)

Erin's Own v Carbery

12 August 2000 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	1-13 - 0-08	Carbery	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	S Dunne 1-2, J Corcoran 0-4, M O'Connor 0-3, T O'Leary 0-2, K Murphy 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.		D O'Donoghue 0-3, M O'Callaghan 0-2, G O'Donovan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, W Deasy 0-1.

Imokilly v Cloyne

13 August 2000 Quarter-final	Imokilly	0-22 - 2-09	Cloyne	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Deane 0-10, N McCarthy 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, B Coleman 0-2, J Holland 0-1, M Landers 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, E Coleman 0-1, M Daly 0-1.		C Cusack 1-0, V Cusack 1-0, D Motherway 0-3, J Cotter 0-2, I Quinlan 0-1, B Motherway 0-1, L O'Driscoll 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Newtownshandrum v Avondhu

19 August 2000 Quarter-final	Newtownshandrum	1-10 - 0-12	Avondhu	Mannix Park, Charleville
	B O'Connor 1-2, D Murphy 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, D Mulcahy 0-2, P Mulcahy 0-1, JP King 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 0-6, J Walsh 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, S Kileen 0-1, P Dineen 0-1, D Moher 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Semi-finals

Erin's Own v Imokilly

17 September 2000 Semi-final	Erin's Own	1-15 - 1-15	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Corcoran 0-11, K Murphy 1-0, T O'Leary 0-1, M Mulcahy 0-1, F Horgan 0-1, B Corcoran 0-1.		J Deane 1-5, B Coleman 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, M Daly 0-2, G Holland 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Newtownshandrum v Muskerry

17 September 2000 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	1-18 - 1-14	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-7, J O'Connor 1-2, M Morrissey 0-4, P Mulcahy 0-2, JP King 0-2, D Mulcahy 0-1.		K Murray 0-8, E Twomey 1-1, D O'Leary 0-3, S O'Donoghue 0-1, J Downey 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Erin's Own v Imokilly

1 October 2000 Semi-final replay	Erin's Own	2-13 - 1-13	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Corcoran 2-2, T O'Leary 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1, S Dunne 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, P Geasley 0-1.		J Deane 1-8, R Dwane 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, M Daly 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Final

Newtownshandrum v Erin's Own

8 October 2000 Final	Newtownshandrum	0-14 - 0-11	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-6, J O'Connor 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, D Mulcahy 0-1, P Mulcahy 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.	Report	J Corcoran 0-7, M O'Connor 0-3, T O'Leary 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	Imokilly	6-32	50	5	10.00
2	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	4-37	49	5	9.80
3	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	1-32	35	5	7.00
4	John Corcoran	Erin's Own	2-28	34	5	6.80
5	Kevin Murray	Muskerry	3-22	31	4	7.75
6	Declan Motherway	Cloyne	0-27	27	5	5.40
7	Jerry O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	2-15	21	5	4.20
	Eoin Fitzgerald	Castlelyons	0-21	21	3	7.00
8	Alan Browne	Blackrock	1-17	20	2	10.00
9	William Deasy	Carbery	4-07	19	3	6.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tom Kenny	Muskerry	3-04	13	Ballyhea
	Kevin Murray	Muskerry	3-04	13	Na Piarsaigh
2	Joe Deane	Imokilly	2-06	12	Sarsfields
	Neil Ronan	Ballyhea	2-06	12	Seandún
3	Joe Deane	Imokilly	1-08	11	Erin's Own
	Alan Browne	Blackrock	0-11	11	Bishopstown
	John Corcoran	Erin's Own	0-11	11	Imokilly
4	William Deasy	Carbery	2-04	10	St. Catherine's
	Barry Egan	Seandún	1-07	10	Ballyhea
	Mickey O'Connell	Midleton	1-07	10	Blackrock
	Johnny Enright	UCC	1-07	10	Newtownshandrum
	Joe Deane	Imokilly	0-10	10	Cloyne

Miscellaneous

• Muskerry qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship for the first time since 1970.
• The final featured a unique pairing as it was the first ever final between Erin's Own and Newtownshandrum. Erin's Own were appearing in only their second ever final while it was a first final for Newtownshandrum.

References

1. "Brilliant Cashman puts 'Rock on roll". Irish Independent. 1 November 1999. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
2. "First title for Newtownshandrum". Hogan Stand. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 13 December 2017.