1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	5 June 1999 - 31 October 1999
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Blackrock (30th title) Noel Keane (captain) Michael O'Brien (manager)
Runners-up	University College Cork Denis Twomey (captain) Paddy Crowley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	71 (2.96 per match)
Points scored	624 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Joe Deane (3-26)
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The 1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 1999 opening round fixtures took place on 11 December 1998. The championship began on 5 June 1999 and ended on 31 October 1999. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knock-out format.

Imokilly were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the semi-final.

On 31 October 1999, Blackrock won the championship following a 3-17 to 0-8 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 30th championship title and their first in 14 championship seasons.

University College Cork's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 3-26.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Castlelyons

Results

First round

Midleton v Muskerry

5 June 1999 First round	Midleton	0-12 - 2-12	Muskerry	Church Road, Blackrock
	M O'Connell 0-10, L Walsh 0-1, G Manley 0-1.		K Murray 1-7, G O'Connell 1-3, D O'Leary 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

University College Cork v Duhallow

20 June 1999 First round	University College Cork	3-15 - 0-10	Duhallow	Mallow
	E Bennett 1-3, J Kingston 1-2, J O'Brien 0-5, J Deane 1-1, J Enright 0-4.		D Crowley 0-7, M Doyle 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Erin's Own v Cloyne

21 June 1999 First round	Erin's Own	0-17 - 1-09	Cloyne	Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cork
	J Corcoran 0-11, S Dunne 0-2, F Horgan 0-2, P Geasley 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.		D O'Sullivan 1-2, J Cotter 0-3, B Motherway 0-1, V Cusack 0-1, P Cahill 0-1, D Motherway 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Sarsfields v Ballyhea

21 June 1999 First round	Sarsfields	1-09 - 1-11	Ballyhea	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	P O'Callaghan 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, P Ryan 0-3, P Queally 0-2, J Barry 0-1.		D Ronan 1-0, N Ronan 0-3, D O'Riordan 0-2, I Ronan 0-2, J O'Callaghan 0-2, I Curtin 0-1, S Curtin 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Newtownshandrum v Kilbrittain

27 June 1999 First round	Newtownshandrum	3-21 - 2-02	Kilbrittain	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-10, D O'Riordan 2-0, M Reidy 1-0, P Mulcahy 0-3, J O'Connor 0-3, D Mulcahy 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, I Kelleher 0-1.		V O'Brien 1-0, N Crowley 1-0, D O'Connell 0-1, A Hayes 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Na Piarsaigh v Bishopstown

19 July 1999 First round	Na Piarsaigh	3-15 - 5-06	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	Mark Mullins 3-6, D Gardiner 0-6, J O'Connor 0-1, R Healy 0-1, K Butterworth 0-1.		D O'Mahony 1-6, M Hayes 1-0, D O'Regan 1-0, C Doyle 1-0, M Murphy 1-0.

Castlelyons v Carrigdhoun

25 July 1999 First round	Castlelyons	3-11 - 2-10	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	T McCarthy 1-5, P Murphy 1-1, P O'Brien 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-3, S McAuliffe 0-1, T Hickey 0-1.		G Cummins 1-4, F Walsh 1-2, R O'Donovan 0-3, J Hurley 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Second round

Seandún v Carbery

12 June 1999 Second round	Seandún	2-14 - 1-11	Carbery	Barrett Park, Kinsale
	T Twomey 1-4, J Buckley 1-2, K Egan 0-2, G McLoughlin 0-2, G Wade 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1, G Healy 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1.		C Murphy 0-6, P Condon 1-0, T Crowley 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, J Nyhan 0-1.	Referee: P O'Neill (Shamrocks)

St. Finbarr's v Cork Institute of Technology

20 June 1999 Second round	St. Finbarr's	2-20 - 1-10	Cork Institute of Technology
	C McCarthy 1-1, E Fitzpatrick 1-1, B Cunningham 0-4, K Kelleher 0-4, P McSweeney 0-3, I O'Mahony 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, A Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Curran 0-1.		PJ Carley 1-0, M O'Neill 0-3, B Kearney 0-2, S Doyle 0-1, D Fahy 0-1, N Lahart 0-1, M Molumphy 0-1, E Carey 0-1.	Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)

Muskerry v Newtownshandrum

10 July 1999 Second round	Muskerry	2-08 - 2-16	Newtownshandrum	Kanturk
	K Murray 1-4, G O'Connell 1-0, A Shanahan 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, J Dwyer 0-1.		D Mulcahy 1-3, B O'Connor 0-5, J O'Connor 0-4, D O'Riordan 1-0, P Mulcahy 0-2, A O'Brien 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

St. Catherine's v Ballyhea

10 July 1999 Second round	St. Catherine's	1-14 - 2-07	Ballyhea	Kildorrery
	K Morrison 1-2, C Clancy 0-4, B Cotter 0-3, M Hegarty 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, C Clancy 0-1.		N Ronan 1-3, I Curtin 1-1, B Condon 0-1, D Ronan 0-1, I Ronan 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Imokilly v Erin's Own

11 July 1999 Second round	Imokilly	1-19 - 1-09	Erin's Own	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	S O'Farrell 1-4, M Landers 0-5, J O'Driscoll 0-4, M Daly 0-2, D Barrett 0-2, B Coleman 0-2.		P Geasley 0-4, S Dunne 1-0, J Corcoran 0-3, K O'Shea 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.	Referee: P Nolan

Avondhu v Blackrock

11 July 1999 Second round	Avondhu	1-14 - 3-15	Blackrock	Rathcormac
	M Finn 1-3, J O'Callaghan 0-3, S Killeen 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1, D Moher 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.		B O'Keeffe 1-3, A Browne 1-2, A Coughlan 0-5, B Hennebrey 1-1, J O'Flynn 0-2, J Cashman 0-1, D Dempsey 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Glen Rovers v Na Piarsaigh

25 July 1999 Second round	Glen Rovers	3-11 - 0-16	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Kelleher 2-1, C O'Riordan 0-5, S McGrath 0-4, T Murphy 1-0, B Wall 0-1/		Mark Mullins 0-10, R Healy 0-2, G Fitzgerald 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, S Guiheen 0-1, Mick Mullins 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

University College Cork v Castlelyons

15 August 1999 Second round	University College Cork	1-17 - 2-14	Castlelyons	Rathcormac
	D Bennett 1-5, R Flannery 0-4, J Enright 0-4, J Deane 0-2, E Enright 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1.		T McCarthy 0-8, T Hickey 1-2, S McAuliffe 1-2, P Murphy 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

University College Cork v Castlelyons

21 August 1999 Second round replay	University College Cork	1-13 - 0-10	Castlelyons	Rathcormac
	J Deane 1-7, D Bennett 0-3, E Bennett 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, J McDonald 0-1.		T McCarthy 0-6, E Fitzgerald 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, T Hickey 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v St. Catherine's

23 July 1999 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-14 - 0-13	St. Catherine's	Carrigtwohill
	M Ryan 1-3, B Cunningham 0-6, P McSweeney 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, E Griffin 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1.		C Clancy 0-5, K Morrison 0-3, C Casey 0-3, D Walsh 0-1, James Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: P O'Neill

Blackrock v Seandún

14 August 1999 Quarter-final	Blackrock	3-17 - 2-09	Seandún	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Keeffe 2-2, A Coughlan 1-2, A Browne 0-4, D Dempsey 0-3, M Harrington 0-3, A Cummins 0-2, B Hennebrey 0-1.		B Egan 1-2, J Daly 1-0, J Egan 0-2, J McLoughlin 0-2, R O'Hara 0-1, T Twomey 0-1, K Egan 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Imokilly v Newtownshandrum

14 August 1999 Quarter-final	Imokilly	1-14 - 1-12	Newtownshandrum	Moore Park, Kilworth
	J O'Driscoll 1-6, S O'Farrell 0-2, B Coleman 0-2, N McCarthy 0-1, J Smiddy 0-1, M Landers 0-1, M Downing 0-1.		M Morrissey 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4, J O'Connor 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, P Mulcahy 0-1, D Riordan 0-1, P Noonan 0-1, JP King 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

University College Cork v Glen Rovers

19 September 1999 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-20 - 0-18	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Deane 0-10, J Kingston 1-2, J O'Brien 0-3, D Bennett 0-3, E Enright 0-1, J Enright 0-1.		C Riordan 0-8, G Foley 0-4, J Anderson 0-2, G Riordan 0-2, S McGrath 0-1, L Galvin 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Semi-finals

University College Cork v Imokilly

3 October 1999 Semi-final	University College Cork	2-14 - 2-12	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Deane 1-4, E Bennett 1-1, D Bennett 0-4, J Kingston 0-3, J Enright 0-2.		M Daly 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-4, S O'Farrell 1-0, B Coleman 0-3, D Barrett 0-2, R Dwane 0-1, D Creedon 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

3 October 1999 Semi-final	Blackrock	2-10 - 0-16	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Cashman 1-1, A Browne 0-4, F Ryan 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-3, A Ryan 0-1, B Hennebry 0-1.		A Fitzpatrick 0-4, I O'Mahony 0-3, P McSweeney 0-3, B Cunningham 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, É Fitzpatrick 0-2.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

10 October 1999 Semi-final replay	Blackrock	1-17 - 0-15	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Keeffe 1-4, A Browne 0-4, A Coughlan 0-3, B Hennebrey 0-2, F Ryan 0-1, N O'Leary 0-1, L Meaney 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.		M Ryan 0-5, C McCarthy 0-2, I O'Mahony 0-2, T Olden 0-2, B Cunningham 0-2, E Fitzpatrick 0-1, R Curran 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Final

Blackrock v University College Cork

31 October 1999 Final	Blackrock	3-17 - 0-08	University College Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	A Browne 2-2 (0-1 free); S Coakley 0-5; B O'Keeffe 1-1; B Hennebry 0-3; L Meaney 0-2, A Coughlan 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, M Harrington 0-1.	Report	J Kingston 0-2, D Bennett 0-2 (0-1 `65'), J Enright 0-2, J Deane 0-2 (0-1 free).	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

Championship statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	UCC	3-26	35	6	5.83
2	Brian O'Keeffe	Blackrock	5-13	28	5	5.60
3	Mark Mullins	Na Piarsaigh	3-16	25	2	12.50
	Alan Browne	Blackrock	3-16	25	5	5.00
4	Timmy McCarthy	Castlelyons	1-19	22	3	7.33
5	Dave Bennett	UCC	1-17	20	5	4.00
6	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	0-19	19	3	6.33
7	Kevin Murary	Muskerry	2-11	17	2	8.50
	Jerome O'Driscoll	Imokilly	1-14	17	3	5.66
8	John Kingston	UCC	2-09	15	4	3.75
	Adrian Coughlan	Blackrock	1-12	15	5	3.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mark Mullins	Na Piarsaigh	3-06	15	Bishopstown
2	John Corcoran	Erin's Own	0-11	11	Cloyne
3	Kevin Murray	Muskerry	1-07	10	Midleton
	Joe Deane	UCC	1-07	10	Castlelyons
	Mickey O'Connell	Midleton	0-10	10	Muskerry
	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	0-10	10	Kilbrittain
	Mark Mullins	Na Piarsaigh	0-10	10	Glen Rovers
	Joe Deane	UCC	0-10	10	Glen Rovers
4	Donal O'Mahony	Bishopstown	1-06	9	Na Piarsaigh
	Jerome O'Driscoll	Imokilly	1-06	9	Newtownshandrum

Miscellaneous

• University College Cork qualified for the final for the first time since 1970.