2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 24 September 2005 and 19 November 2005.

2005 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	24 September – 19 November 2005
Teams	7
Sponsor	Evening Echo
Champions	Fr. O'Neill's (1st title) Ger Holland (captain)
Runners-up	Kilworth
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	16 (2.29 per match)
Points scored	143 (20.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paudie Lynch (1-20)
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On 19 November 2005, Fr. O'Neill's won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-9 defeat of Kilworth in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.

Kilworth's Paudie Lynch was the championship's top scorer with 1-20.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilworth
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Shamrocks
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Frreemount
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

Fr. O'Neill's v Freemount

24 September 2005 First round	Fr. O'Neill's	4-14 - 0-10	Freemount	Fitzgerald Park
	J Flavin 1-7, K Wall 1-1, G O'Leary 0-4, P Butler 1-0, R Murphy 1-0, B Murphy 0-1, E Holland 0-1.		P Collins 0-7, K Broderick 0-1, M Enright 0-1, G Whitmore 0-1.

Shamrocks v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's

24 September 2005 First round	Shamrocks	0-10 - 1-06	Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's	Jack Barrett Park
	C O'Sullivan 0-5, S O'Neill 0-3, B Sweeney 0-1, M Prout 0-1.		JP O'Callaghan 0-5, S Crowley 1-0, J O'Donovan 0-1.

Kilworth v Grenagh

30 October 2005 First round	Kilworth	0-12 - 1-09	Grenagh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	E Pierce 0-7, P Lynch 0-4, J Cahill 0-1.		D Dorgan 0-6, J O'Neill 1-0, R Dorgan 0-1, D Dalton 0-1, T Kenny 0-1.

Kilworth v Grenagh

6 November 2005 First round replay	Kilworth	0-11 - 1-06	Grenagh	Fr. Con Buckley Park
	P Lynch 0-4, J Cahill 0-2, R Tobin 0-2, A Mannix 0-1, E Pierce 0-1, D McNamara 0-1.		S Coleman 1-0, DD Dorgan 0-2, A O'Neill 0-1, C Kenny 0-1, J Russell 0-1, T Kenny 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fr. O'Neill's v Shamrocks

9 October 2005 Semi-final	Fr. O'Neill's	3-17 - 2-06	Shamrocks	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Flavin 1-5, G O'Leary 1-4, K Wall 1-0, E Holland 0-3, G Holland 0-2, R Murphy 0-1, P Butler 0-1, C Buckley 0-1.		S O'Neill 0-4, D Collins 1-0, C O'Sullivan 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1.

Kilworth v Mayfield

13 November 2005 Semi-final	Kilworth	1-12 - 2-06	Mayfield	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P Lynch 1-8, T Twomey 0-2, A Mannix 0-1, J Moakley 0-1.		N O'Driscoll 1-1, E Crowley 1-1, M Barry 0-2, J Donovan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.

Final

Fr. O'Neill's v Kilworth

19 November 2005 Final	Fr. O'Neill's	0-15 - 1-09	Kilworth	Páirc Uí Rinn
	G O'Leary 0-5, C Buckley 0-2, E Conway 0-2, P Butler 0-2, E Holland 0-2, J Flavin 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1.		T Twomey 1-1, P Lynch 0-4, D Cahill 0-1, J Cahill 0-1, E Pierce 0-1, N Gowen 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paudie Lynch	Kilworth	1-20	23	4	5.75
2	John Flavin	Fr. O'Neill's	2-13	19	3	6.33
3	Ger O'Leary	Fr. O'Neill's	1-13	16	3	5.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paudie Lynch	Kilworth	1-08	11	Mayfield
2	John Flavin	Fr. O'Neill's	1-07	10	Freemount
3	John Flavin	Fr. O'Neill's	1-05	8	Shamrocks
4	Ger O'Leary	Fr. O'Neill's	1-04	7	Shamrocks
	Pádraig Collins	Freemount	0-07	7	Fr. O'Neill's
	Elton Pierce	Kilworth	0-07	7	Grenagh
5	D. D. Dorgan	Grenagh	0-06	6	Kilworth