2001 Cork Senior Hurling Championship


The 2001 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 113th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2001 opening round fixtures took place in December 2000. The championship ended on 6 October 2001.
Newtownshandrum entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Imokilly in the semi-final.
On 6 October 2001, Blackrock won the championship following a 4-08 to 2-07 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their 31st championship title and their first in two championship seasons.
Newtownshandrum's Ben O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 6-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum6-294759.40
2Alan BrowneBlackrock5-254058.00
3Joe DeaneImokilly4-233557.00
3John MurphySarsfields3-263548.75
4Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh1-283165.16
5Johnny EnrightUCC1-242739.00
6Neil RonanBallyhea2-1925212.50
7Eoin FitzgeraldCastlelyons1-212454.80
8Timmy McCarthyCastlelyons2-172354.60
9Kevin MurrayMuskerry3-101929.50
9Niall McCarthyImokilly3-101953.80

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Alan BrowneBlackrock3-0817Imokilly
2John MurphySarsfields3-0615CIT
2Neil RonanBallyhea2-0915Midleton
3Kevin MurrayMuskerry3-0514Castlelyons
4Johnny EnrightUCC1-1013Blackrock
5Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2-0612Seandún
5Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2-0511St. Finbarr's
5Joe DeaneImokilly2-0511Newtownshandrum
5Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum1-0811Glen Rovers
6John CorcoranErin's Own1-0710Sarsfields
6Joe DeaneImokilly0-1010Cloyne
6Neil RonanBallyhea0-1010Sarsfields