The 2021 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021. The championship began on 11 September 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.
The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kanturk and Fr. O'Neill's, in what was their first meeting in a final. Kanturk won the match by 3–17 to 2–13 to claim their first championship title.
Blarney's Mark Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 1-38.
Team changes
To Championship
Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Ballyhea
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Blarney
From Championship
Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Charleville
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Kilworth
Participating teams
The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.
Team Location Colours SeedingBallyheaBallyheaBlack and white1Fr. O'Neill'sBallymacodaGreen and red2KanturkKanturkGreen and yellow3NewcestownNewcestownRed and yellow4Bride RoversRathcormacGreen, white and yellow5BandonBandonYellow and white6FermoyFermoyBlack and yellow7CloyneCloyneRed and black8BallymartleRiverstickGreen and yellow9MallowMallowRed and yellow10KilleaghKilleaghGreen and white11BlarneyBlarneyRed and white12
Group A
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKanturk32103-570-43235Blarney32101-582-38175Fermoy31022-471-62-122Bandon30030-413-60-280
Results
Group B
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffBride Rovers32012-503-32154Mallow32014-446-43-54Ballymartle31117-452-50103Ballyhea30121-473-61-201
Results
Group C
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffFr. O'Neill's32105-626-42175Newcestown31206-555-40184Killeagh31115-483-5313Cloyne30034-336-63-360
Results
Knockout stage
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Mark ColemanBlarney1-3841410.252Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's3-3039313.003Aidan O'MahonyBandon0-343448.50Brian O'SullivanKanturk0-343456.805Richard O'SullivanNewcestown0-333356.606Eoghan KeniryKilleagh1-2831310.337Darren McCarthyBallymartle3-202939.66Brian O'SheaCloyne2-232947.259Kevin O'SullivanFr. O'Neill's0-272755.4010William FinneganBride Rovers0-242454.80
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's1-1417Killeagh2Pa O'CallaghanBallyhea0-1515Ballymartle3Eoghan KeniryKilleagh1-1114Fr. O'Neill'sMark ColemanBlarney1-1114Bride Rovers5Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's2-0713CloyneKevin O'SullivanFr. O'Neill's0-1313Bride Rovers7Darren McCarthyBallymartle1-0912BallyheaGary SweeneyMallow0-1212Ballymartle9Darren McCarthyBallymartle2-0511MallowAidan O'MahonyBandon0-1111FermoyConor BarryBride Rovers0-1111BallyheaWilliam FinneganBride Rovers0-1111Blarney
References
External links Cork GAA website