2021 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship


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 Cork (city)|Cork Senior A Hurling Championship|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
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Participating teams

The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.
TeamLocationColoursSeeding
BallyheaBallyheaBlack and white1
Fr. O'Neill'sBallymacodaGreen and red2
KanturkKanturkGreen and yellow3
NewcestownNewcestownRed and yellow4
Bride RoversRathcormacGreen, white and yellow5
BandonBandonYellow and white6
FermoyFermoyBlack and yellow7
CloyneCloyneRed and black8
BallymartleRiverstickGreen and yellow9
MallowMallowRed and yellow10
KilleaghKilleaghGreen and white11
BlarneyBlarneyRed and white12

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mark ColemanBlarney1-3841410.25
2Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's3-3039313.00
3Aidan O'MahonyBandon0-343448.50
3Brian O'SullivanKanturk0-343456.80
5Richard O'SullivanNewcestown0-333356.60
6Eoghan KeniryKilleagh1-2831310.33
7Darren McCarthyBallymartle3-202939.66
7Brian O'SheaCloyne2-232947.25
9Kevin O'SullivanFr. O'Neill's0-272755.40
10William FinneganBride Rovers0-242454.80

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's1-1417Killeagh
2Pa O'CallaghanBallyhea0-1515Ballymartle
3Eoghan KeniryKilleagh1-1114Fr. O'Neill's
3Mark ColemanBlarney1-1114Bride Rovers
5Declan DaltonFr. O'Neill's2-0713Cloyne
5Kevin O'SullivanFr. O'Neill's0-1313Bride Rovers
7Darren McCarthyBallymartle1-0912Ballyhea
7Gary SweeneyMallow0-1212Ballymartle
9Darren McCarthyBallymartle2-0511Mallow
9Aidan O'MahonyBandon0-1111Fermoy
9Conor BarryBride Rovers0-1111Ballyhea
9William FinneganBride Rovers0-1111Blarney