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 Douglas
Results Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum6-294759.402Alan BrowneBlackrock5-254058.003Joe DeaneImokilly4-233557.00John MurphySarsfields3-263548.754Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh1-283165.165Johnny EnrightUCC1-242739.006Neil RonanBallyhea2-1925212.507Eoin FitzgeraldCastlelyons1-212454.808Timmy McCarthyCastlelyons2-172354.609Kevin MurrayMuskerry3-101929.50Niall McCarthyImokilly3-101953.80
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Alan BrowneBlackrock3-0817Imokilly2John MurphySarsfields3-0615CITNeil RonanBallyhea2-0915Midleton3Kevin MurrayMuskerry3-0514Castlelyons4Johnny EnrightUCC1-1013Blackrock5Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2-0612SeandúnBen O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2-0511St. Finbarr'sJoe DeaneImokilly2-0511NewtownshandrumBen O'ConnorNewtownshandrum1-0811Glen Rovers6John CorcoranErin's Own1-0710SarsfieldsJoe DeaneImokilly0-1010CloyneNeil RonanBallyhea0-1010Sarsfields
External links Official GAA Website
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