title: 1987 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
text: # 1987 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
  
  The 1987 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 4 October to 1 November 1987.
  
  The final was played on 1 November 1987 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Cloyne and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cloyne won the match by 6-08 to 3-06 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 26 years. Cloyne were not officially confirmed as champions until three weeks later when they won the delayed East Cork JAHC title.
  
  Cloyne's Ger Lewis was the championship's top scorer with 6-06.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  | Division | Championship | Champions |
  | - | - | - |
  | Avondhu | North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Fermoy |
  | Carbery | South West Junior A Hurling Championship | Barryroe |
  | Carrigdhoun | South East Junior A Hurling Championship | Tracton |
  | Duhallow | Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship | Lismire |
  | Imokilly | East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Cloyne |
  | Muskerry | Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship | Ballincollig |
  | Seandún | City Junior A Hurling Championship | Glen Rovers |
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ger Lewis | Cloyne | 6-06 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
  | 2 | Philip Cahill | Cloyne | 5-07 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
  | 3 | Johnny O'Connor | Lismire | 1-16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
  | 4 | Declan Motherway | Cloyne | 2-02 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
  | 4 | Denis O'Driscoll | Ballincollig | 1-05 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
  | 4 | Joe Lewis | Cloyne | 0-08 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
  
  **In a single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Philip Cahill | Cloyne | 4-03 | 15 | Ballincollig |
  | 2 | Johnny O'Connor | Lismire | 1-09 | 12 | Cloyne |
  | 3 | Ger Lewis | Cloyne | 3-02 | 11 | Lismire |
  | 4 | Ger Lewis | Cloyne | 2-02 | 8 | Glen Rovers |
  | 5 | John Lyons | Tracton | 2-01 | 7 | Fermoy |
  | 5 | Johnny O'Connor | Lismire | 0-07 | 7 | Barryroe |
  | 7 | Denis O'Driscoll | Ballincollig | 1-03 | 6 | Cloyne |
  | 8 | Peter Murphy | Tracton | 1-02 | 5 | Fermoy |
  | 8 | Philip Cahill | Cloyne | 1-02 | 5 | Glen Rovers |
  | 8 | Eddie Collins | Lismire | 1-02 | 5 | Barryroe |
  | 8 | Ger Lewis | Cloyne | 1-02 | 5 | Ballincollig |
  | 8 | Paul Kennefick | Glen Rovers | 0-05 | 5 | Cloyne |
  