1997 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship


The 1997 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 27 September 1997 and ended on 30 November 1997.
On 30 November 1997, Castlelyons won the championship after a 2-09 to 1-11 defeat of Courcey Rovers in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. It remains their only championship title in the grade.

Qualification

The Cork Junior Hurling Championship featured seven teams in the final tournament. Over 70 teams contested the seven divisional championships with the seven respective champions qualifying for the county championship.
DivisionChampionshipChampions
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipShanballymore
CarberySouth West Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallinascarty
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Hurling ChampionshipCourcey Rovers
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Hurling ChampionshipFreemount
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipCastlelyons
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallinora
SeandúnCity Junior A Hurling ChampionshipNa Piarsaigh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1John MurphyCourcey Rovers4-061836.00
2Jamie HayesCourcey Rovers0-171735.66
2Eoin FitzgeraldCastlelyons0-171735.66
4Brian HayesCourcey Rovers3-041334.33
5Timmy McCarthyCastlelyons2-051133.66
5Sylvester McAuliffeCastlelyons1-081133.66

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1John MurphyCourcey Rovers2-039Na Piarsaigh
1Eoin FitzgeraldCastlelyons0-099Ballinascarty
3Brian HayesCourcey Rovers2-028Shanballymore
4John MurphyCourcey Rovers2-017Shanballymore
4Timmy McCarthyCastlelyons2-017Ballinascarty
4Jamie HayesCourcey Rovers0-077Castlelyons
7Paul BurkeShanballymore2-006Courcey Rovers
7Séamus TwomeyCourcey Rovers2-006Na Piarsaigh
9Mick SpillaneCastlelyons1-025Ballinora
9Jamie HayesCourcey Rovers0-055Shanballymore
9Jamie HayesCourcey Rovers0-055Na Piarsaigh