2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

20 April 2007 – 14 October 2007

Teams

Sponsor

Evening Echo

Champions

Erin's Own (3rd title)
Kieran Murphy (captain)
P. J. Murphy (manager)

Runners-up

Newtownshandrum
Philip Noonan (captain)
Simon Morrissey (manager)

Relegated

Douglas

Tournament statistics

Top scorer(s)

Kevin Murray (1-32)

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The 2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place in December 2006. The championship began on 20 April 2007 and ended on 14 October 2007.

Erin's Own were the defending champions.^[1]

Douglas were relegated from the championship after losing two play-off games in the relegation section.

On 14 October 2007, Erin's Own won the championship following a 1–11 to 1–7 defeat of Newrownshandrum in the final.^[2] This was their third championship title ever and their second title in succession.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Bishopstown

From Championship

Relegated from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Delaney Rovers

Results

Round 1

Killeagh v Midleton

5 May 2007 Round 1	Killeagh	0-12 - 1-11	Midleton	Cloyne Sportsfield, Cloyne
	J Deane 0-8, M Byrne 0-2, M Landers 0-1, B Barry 0-1.		L O'Farrell 1-1, M O'Connell 0-4, S Hennessy 0-2, A Cotter 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, C Hurley 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1,	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

St. Finbarr's v Bride Rovers

5 May 2007 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	0-09 - 2-13	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Murray 0-4, C McCarthy 0-3, P Cronin 0-1, R Curran 0-1.		J O'Driscoll 1-3, M Collins 1-1, B Johnson 0-4, S Ryan 0-3, T Broderick 0-2.	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

Castlelyons v Newtownshandrum

5 May 2007 Round 1	Castlelyons	0-09 - 4-15	Newtownshandrum	Kildorrery Sportsfield, Kildorrery
	T McCarthy 0-8, J O'Leary 0-1.		R Clifford 3-3, B O'Connor 1-3, M Bowles 0-4, C Naughton 0-3, AT O'Brien 0-2.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

St. Catherine's v Na Piarsaigh

6 May 2007 Round 1	St. Catherine's	0-05 - 1-11	Na Piarsaigh	Jamesy Kelleher Park, Dungourney
	S Cotter 0-2, S Kearney 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, C Ahern 0-1.		D Gardiner 1-3, P Gould 0-5, C O'Sullivan 0-1, S Óg Ó hAilpín 0-1, C Lynch 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Ballinhassig v Glen Rovers

6 May 2007 Round 1	Ballinhassig	0-12 - 0-16	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D O'Callaghan 0-5, F O'Leary 0-3, M Coleman 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, D Cineen 0-1, P Coomey 0-1.		P Horgan 0-6, E Cronin 0-5, G Callanan 0-2, K O'Callaghan 0-1, S Cunningham 0-1, C Dorris 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Erin's Own v Bishopstown

7 May 2007 Round 1	Erin's Own	0-17 - 0-12	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M O'Connor 0-5, E Murphy 0-4, K Murphy 0-3, C O'Connor 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, B Clifford 0-1.		P Cronin 0-8, C O'Neill 0-2, T Bogue 0-1, T Creed 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Cloyne v Douglas

12 May 2007 Round 1	Cloyne	0-16 - 0-10	Douglas	Jamesy Kelleher Park, Dungourney
	D Óg Cusack 0-7, C Cusack 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M Naughton 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, D Ring 0-1.		M Harrington 0-5, S Moylan 0-3, B Fitzgerald 0-1, J Moylan 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Sarsfields v Blackrock

13 May 2007 Round 1	Sarsfields	0-13 - 0-12	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Ryan 0-6, R Ryan 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, M Cussen 0-1, D Kearney 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		A Coughlan 0-8, D Cashman 0-2, D Gosnell 0-1, A Browne 0-1.	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

Round 2

St. Catherine's v Blackrock

2 June 2007 Round 2	St. Catherine's	2-10 - 0-15	Blackrock	Carrigtwohill Sportsfield, Carrigtwohill
	S Kearney 1-0, S Barry 1-0, S Cotter 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-3, R O'Connell 0-2, K Morrison 0-1, C Ahern 0-1.		A Coughlan 0-4, D Cashman 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-2, A Browne 0-2, C O'Leary 0-2, L Meaney 0-1, R Ryan 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Ballinhassig v Bishopstown

2 June 2007 Round 2	Ballinhassig	2-14 - 2-11	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D O'Callaghan 0-7, P Coomey 1-1, P Lombard 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-2, J Mullaney 0-1, F O'Leary 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Coleman 0-1.		P CRonin 0-9, K O'Halloran 2-0, J Murphy 0-2.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Killeagh v Castlelyons

3 June 2007 Round 2	Killeagh	1-10 - 0-12	Castlelyons	St. Catherine's Park, Ballynoe
	M Landers 1-2, J Deane 0-3, B Barry 0-2, L Collins 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.		T McCarthy 0-9, E Fitzgerald 0-1, L Sexton 0-1, J Sexton 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

St. Finbarr's v Douglas

23 June 2007 Round 2	St. Finbarr's	2-16 - 2-15	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Murray 1-6 (0-4 frees), G McCarthy 1-3, G O’Connor 0-3 (0-2 frees), C McCarthy, R O’Mahony, M Ryan and R Curran (free) 0-1 each.	Report	S Moylan 1-5 (0-3 frees), E Cadogan 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, B Fitzgerald, W Coveney and M Harrington (0-1 free, 0-1 ’65) 0-2 each.

Relegation play-off

Bishopstown v Douglas

23 September 2007 Semi-final	Bishopstown	1-15 - 2-08	Douglas	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Murphy 1-1, P Cronin 0-4, K McCarthy 0-3, M Power 0-3, T Murray 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1, R Conway 0-1, I Jones 0-1.		E Cadogan 1-1, G McLoughlin 1-0, S Moylan 0-3, T Harrington 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-2.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Blackrock v Castlelyons

7 October 2007 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-13 - 1-11	Castlelyons	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	A Browne 1-5, L Meaney 1-1, D Cashman 1-0, J Young 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-2, A Coughlan 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1.		T McCarthy 0-8, D Wallace 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-2, C McGann 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

Castlelyons v Douglas

27 October 2007 Final	Castlelyons	2-07 - 0-08	Douglas	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	T McCarthy 1-4, C O'Connor 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-2, S Cotter 0-1.		S Moylan 0-3, M Harrington 0-2, E Cadogan 0-2, J Moylan 0-1.	Referee: A Copps (Ballyhea)

Divisional/colleges section

Imokilly v Carbery

20 April 2007 Round 1	Imokilly	1-18 - 0-11	Carbery	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	R White 1-3, T O'Keeffe 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, P Cahill 0-2, S O'Callaghan 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.		K Griffin 0-5, G Coleman 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, R Collins 0-1, K Hurley 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Carrigdhoun v Duhallow

11 May 2007 Round 1	Carrigdhoun	7-24 - 0-12	Duhallow	Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
	K Canty 4-2, S Corcoran 1-5, B Dwyer 1-3, E Manning 1-2, G White 0-4, R Dwyer 0-3, M O'Mahony 0-2, R Butler 0-2, D Dwyer 0-1.		D Crowley 0-4, N O'Callaghan 0-4, S Whelan 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, J McLoughlin 0-1.	Referee: P Downey (Inniscarra)

Seandún v Avondhu

12 May 2007 Round 1	Seandún	2-17 - 1-20	Avondhu	Ballinlough Sportsfield, Ballinlough
	J Horgan 2-8, C Barry 0-3, K Foley 0-3, C Brosnan 0-1, P Keane 0-1, R Foley 0-1.		J O'Callaghan 1-6, P Dineen 0-5, K Curtin 0-3, D Stack 0-2, M Allen 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, K Walsh 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

University College Cork v Muskerry

13 May 2007 Round 1	University College Cork	1-13 - 0-16	Muskerry	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, B'garvan
	J Halbert 1-4, J Nagle 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-3, J Crowley 0-1, J Mulhall 0-1.		D O'Riordan 0-8, R O'Doherty 0-5, K Walsh 0-2, J Russell 0-1.

Seandún v Avondhu

24 May 2007 Round 1 replay	Seandún	2-09 - 0-18	Avondhu	Manning Park, Passage
	J Horgan 1-4, M Carey 1-0, D Lucey 0-3, K Foley 0-2.		P Dineen 0-7, P Kissane 0-3, L O'Connor 0-3, K Curtin 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, T Kenneally 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

University College Cork v Muskerry

29 May 2007 Round 1 replay	University College Cork	0-13 - 1-13	Muskerry	Ballinhassig Sportsfield, Ballinhassig
	J Halbert 0-4, P Finnegan 0-4, J O'Gorman 0-1, J Nagle 0-1, R Foley 0-1, K Hartnett 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D O'Riordan 1-2, D O'Connell 0-3, T Kenny 0-3, J Russell 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, D Corkery 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: G O'Connell (Lisgoold)

Cork Institute of Technology v Muskerry

24 June 2007 Round 2	Cork Institute of Technology	2-23 - 1-10	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D Crowley 1-4, C O’Neill 1-3, M O’Sullivan 0-6 (0-1 free), A Mannix 0-4, L Desmond 0-4 (0-1 free), M Dunne, E Dillon 0-1 each.	Report	D O’Connell 1-2, D O’Riordan 0-3 (all frees), J Hurley 0-2, D Corkery 0-2, K Walsh 0-1.

Round 3

Erin's Own v Carrigdhoun

17 August 2007 Round 3	Erin's Own	0-16 - 0-13	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E Murphy 0-6, Kieran Murphy 0-3, P Kelly 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, B Clifford 0-2, Killian Murphy 0-1.		R Dwyer 0-5, K Canty 0-3, B Dwyer 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Kingston 0-1, R Butler 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Cloyne v Midleton

18 August 2007 Round 3	Cloyne	0-11 - 1-11	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	Diarmuid O'Sullivan 0-4, C O'Sullivan 0-2, Donal O'Sullivan 0-2, L O'Driscoll 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1, M Cahill 0-1.		K Mulcahy 1-0, A Ryan 0-3, M O'Connell 0-3, W O'Brien 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1, L Walsh 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, K Hurley 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Newtownshandrum v Na Piarsaigh

18 August 2007 Round 3	Newtownshandrum	2-17 - 0-16	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Naughton 1-4, B O'Connor 0-7, John O'Connor 1-1, J Herlihy 0-2, R Clifford 0-1, J Bowles 0-1, JP King 0-1.		P Gould 0-9, C O'Sullivan 0-2, M Prendergast 0-2, J Gardiner 0-2, SP O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Ballinhassig v St. Finbarr's

18 August 2007 Round 3	Ballinhassig	2-09 - 1-18	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	F O'Leary 2-1, D Dineen 0-3, P Coomey 0-2, S Dineen 0-1, J Ahern 0-1, M Coleman 0-1.		K Murray 0-7, C McCarthy 1-1, R O'Mahony 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2, R Curran 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

Bride Rovers v Cork Institute of Technology

18 August 2007 Round 3	Bride Rovers	2-14 - 1-12	Cork Institute of Technology	Riverstown Sportsfield, Glanmire
	B Johnson 0-5, M Collins 1-1, D Ryan 1-0, T Broderick 0-3, S Ryan 0-2, B Hazelwood 0-2, P Murphy 0-1.		L Desmond 0-4, E Chawke 1-0, B Corry 0-3, A Mannix 0-2, J Hurney 0-1, B Ahern 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Killeagh v Glen Rovers

18 August 2007 Round 3	Killeagh	2-10 - 4-13	Glen Rovers	Carrigtwohill Sportsfield, Carrigtwohill
	D Kelleher 1-1, B Barry 1-0, J Deane 0-3, M Landers 0-2, J Budds 0-2, K Lane 0-1, B Collins 0-1.		P Horgan 3-6, G Hackett 1-1, D Cunningham 0-2, D Busteed 0-2, B Moylan 0-1, E Cronin 0-1.	Referee: K Healy (Ballymartle)

St. Catherine's v Avondhu

19 August 2007 Round 3	St. Catherine's	0-14 - 1-13	Avondhu	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	S Cotter 0-6, S Kearney 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, C Aherne 0-1, D Farrell 0-1.		P Dineen 1-5, F McCormack 0-3, P Kissane 0-1, Alan O'Connor 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1, K Curtin 0-1.	Referee: A Cummins (Ballymartle)

Sarsfields v Imokilly

25 August 2007 Round 3	Sarsfields	2-15 - 1-24	Imokilly	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	P Ryan 0-6, T Óg Murphy 1-1, P Barry 1-1, K Murphy 0-2, D Kearney 0-1, M Cussen 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1.		N McCarthy 0-8, R White 1-3, J Barrett 0-5, P Cahill 0-3, S O'Callaghan 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Quarter-finals

Erin's Own v Avondhu

8 September 2007 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	3-15 - 1-15	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E Murphy 0-6, K Murphy 0-5, R O'Carroll 1-1, C Coakley 1-1, C O'Connor 1-0, B Clifford 0-1, S Cronin 0-1.		P Dineen 0-5, N Ronan 0-5, F McCormack 1-1, P Kissane 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, K Curtin 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Newtownshandrum v Glen Rovers

9 September 2007 Quarter-final	Newtownshandrum	2-15 - 1-12	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B O'Connor 0-7, Jerry O'Connor 1-1, R Clifford 1-0, J Bowles 0-2, JP King 0-2, AT O'Brien 0-1, W O'Mahony 0-1, John O'Connor 0-1.		P Horgan 1-9, S McDonnell 0-1, D Busteed 0-1, G Moylan 0-1.

Midleton v Bride Rovers

9 September 2007 Quarter-final	Midleton	1-15 - 2-14	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	M O'Connell 0-4, L Walsh 0-4, P O'Shea 1-0, L O'Farrell 0-2, C Mulcahy 0-1, C Hurley 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1, A Ryan 0-1.		M Collins 1-3, B Johnson 1-3, R Cahill 0-3, T Broderick 0-3, S Ryan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Ballyhea)

St. Finbarr's v Imokilly

22 September 2007 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-13 - 2-08	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Murray 0-8, C McCarthy 1-0, R O'Mahony 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, R Curran 0-1.		R White 1-2, N McCarthy 1-1, T O'Keeffe 0-3, B Ring 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Semi-finals

Newtownshandrum v Bride Rovers

23 September 2007 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	1-19 - 2-07	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	John O'Connor 1-3, B O'Connor 0-6, AT O'Brien 0-4, C Naughton 0-2, Jerry O'Connor 0-1, J Bowles 0-1, J Herlihy 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1.		B Johnson 1-2, J O'Driscoll 0-4, B Murphy 1-0, T Broderick 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Erin's Own v St. Finbarr's

7 October 2007 Semi-final	Erin's Own	1-15 - 0-14	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E Murphy 0-8 (0-5f); M Murphy 1-1; M O'Connor 0-2; R Carroll, S Kelly, K Murphy and Cian O'Connor 0-1 each.	Report	K Murray 0-7 (0-5f); R Curran (65s) and R O'Mahony 0-2 each; C McCarthy, M Ryan and B O'Driscoll 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Final

Erin's Own v Newtownshandrum

14 October 2007 Final	Erin's Own	1-11 - 1-07	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Coakley 1-2, E Murphy 0-5 (5f), M O'Connor 0-2, K Murphy, S Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	B O'Connor 1-3 (3f) C Naughton 0-1, A T O'Brien 0-1, John O'Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Championship statistics

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kevin Murray	St. Finbarr's	1-32	35	5	7.00
2	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	4-21	33	3	11.00
3	Ben O'Connor	Newtownshandrum	2-26	32	5	6.40
3	Timmy McCarthy	Castlelyons	1-29	32	4	8.00
4	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	0-29	29	5	5.80
5	Pa Dineen	Avondhu	1-22	25	4	6.25
6	John Horgan	Seandún	3-12	21	2	10.50
6	Pa Cronin	Bishopstown	0-21	21	3	7.00
7	Barry Johnson	Bride Rovers	2-14	20	4	5.00
8	Kevin Canty	Carrigdhoun	4-05	17	2	8.50
8	Ron White	Imokilly	3-08	17	3	5.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	3-06	15	Killeagh
2	Kevin Canty	Carrigdhoun	4-02	14	Duhallow
2	John Horgan	Seandún	2-08	14	Avondhu
3	Ryan Clifford	Newtownshandrum	3-03	12	Castlelyons
3	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-09	12	Newtownshandrum
4	Kevin Murray	St. Finbarr's	1-06	9	Douglas
	Jonathan O'Callaghan	Avondhu	1-06	9	Seandún
	Pa Cronin	Bishopstown	0-09	9	Ballinhassig
	Timmy McCarthy	Castlelyons	0-09	9	Killeagh
	Pádraig Gould	Na Piarsaigh	0-09	9	Newtownshandrum

Miscellaneous

Erin's Own retain the championship for the first time.

References

^ "Paradise regained for Erin's Own". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^ Newman, Edward (15 October 2007). "Erin's Own battle hard to retain Rebel hurling crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

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