The 2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the first staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship began on 31 July 2020 and ended on 4 October 2020.
On 4 October 2020, Charleville won the championship after a 3–12 to 1–14 win over Fr. O'Neill's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their first championship title in the grade.
Charleville's Darragh Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 2-51.
Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April, with two more following in August – all with county players available.
Team changes
To Championship Regraded from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Ballymartle Bandon Bride Rovers Charleville Kanturk Killeagh Newcestown
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cloyne Fermoy Fr. O'Neill's Kilworth Mallow
Participating teams
Team Location ColoursBandonBandonYellow and whiteBallymartleRiverstickGreen and yellowBride RoversRathcormacGreen, white and yellowCharlevilleCharlevilleRed and whiteCloyneCloyneRed and blackFermoyFermoyBlack and yellowFr. O'Neill'sBallymacoda/LadysbridgeGreen and redKanturkKanturkGreen and yellowKilleaghKilleaghGreen and whiteKilworthKilworthRed and whiteMallowMallowRed and yellowNewcestownNewcestownRed and yellow
Group A
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKanturk330010-513-42306Newcestown32014-597-35154Cloyne31024-424-60-182Killeagh30032-476-62-270
Results
Group B
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCharleville33006-641-48316Bandon31111-564-59-123Fermoy31020-463-51-142Mallow30122-511-59-51
Results
Group C
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffFr. O'Neill's330010-552-45346Bride Rovers32011-491-4634Ballymartle31024-409-52-272Kilworth30032-485-49-100
Results
Knockout stage
Bracket
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Darragh FitzgibbonCharleville2-5157511.402Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's7-3556511.203Cian HealyNewcestown2-414759.404William FinneganBride Rovers0-343448.505Lorcán McLoughlinKanturk2-263256.406Billy DunneFr. O'Neill's6-133156.207Noel McNamaraKilworth0-292947.258Aaron SheehanMallow0-252538.339Darren McCarthyBallymartle1-202337.66Eoghan KeniryKilleagh1-202345.75
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Eoghan KeniryKilleagh1-1215Kilworth2Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's2-0814BallymartleDarragh FitzgibbonCharleville1-1114Fermoy3Billy DunneFr. O'Neill's3-0413BallymartleDeclan DaltonFr. O'Neill's1-1013Bride Rovers4Cian HealyNewcestown1-0912KilleaghCian HealyNewcestown0-1212KanturkAaron SheehanMallow0-1212Bandon5William FinneganBride Rovers0-1111BallymartleDarragh FitzgibbonCharleville0-1111MallowDarragh FitzgibbonCharleville0-1111Kanturk
Match records
Widest winning margin: 20 points Fr. O'Neill's 6-19 - 2-11 Ballymartle (Group Stage Round 3) Most goals in a match: 8 Fr. O'Neill's 6-19 - 2-11 Ballymartle (Group Stage Round 3) Most points in a match: 44 Bandon 1-22 - 1-22 Mallow (Group Stage Round 3) Cahrleville 2-26 - 3-18 Kanturk (semi-final) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Fr. O'Neill's 6-19 - 2-11 Ballymartle (Group Stage Round 3) Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 Glen Rovers 4-18 - 4-26 Blackrock (Final) Most points scored by a losing team: 20 Kilworth 2-20 - 3-18 Killeagh (Relegation playoff)
Miscellaneous
The relegation play-off match between Killeagh and Kilworth was originally scheduled to take place on 13 September but was postponed after one of the Killeagh players tested positive for COVID-19.
References
External links Cork GAA website