title: 2001 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
text: # 2001 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
  
  The 2001 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 113th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2001 opening round fixtures took place in December 2000. The championship ended on 6 October 2001.
  
  Newtownshandrum entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Imokilly in the semi-final.
  
  On 6 October 2001, Blackrock won the championship following a 4–08 to 2–07 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their 31st championship title and their first in two championship seasons.
  
  Newtownshandrum's Ben O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 6-29.
  
  ## Team changes
  
  ### To Championship
  
  Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
  
  * Douglas
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 6-29 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
  | 2 | Alan Browne | Blackrock | 5-25 | 40 | 5 | 8.00 |
  | 3 | Joe Deane | Imokilly | 4-23 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
  | 3 | John Murphy | Sarsfields | 3-26 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
  | 4 | Mark Mullins | Na Piarsaigh | 1-28 | 31 | 6 | 5.16 |
  | 5 | Johnny Enright | UCC | 1-24 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
  | 6 | Neil Ronan | Ballyhea | 2-19 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 |
  | 7 | Eoin Fitzgerald | Castlelyons | 1-21 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
  | 8 | Timmy McCarthy | Castlelyons | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
  | 9 | Kevin Murray | Muskerry | 3-10 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
  | 9 | Niall McCarthy | Imokilly | 3-10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
  
  **In a single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alan Browne | Blackrock | 3-08 | 17 | Imokilly |
  | 2 | John Murphy | Sarsfields | 3-06 | 15 | CIT |
  | 2 | Neil Ronan | Ballyhea | 2-09 | 15 | Midleton |
  | 3 | Kevin Murray | Muskerry | 3-05 | 14 | Castlelyons |
  | 4 | Johnny Enright | UCC | 1-10 | 13 | Blackrock |
  | 5 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 2-06 | 12 | Seandún |
  | 5 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 2-05 | 11 | St. Finbarr's |
  | 5 | Joe Deane | Imokilly | 2-05 | 11 | Newtownshandrum |
  | 5 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 1-08 | 11 | Glen Rovers |
  | 6 | John Corcoran | Erin's Own | 1-07 | 10 | Sarsfields |
  | 6 | Joe Deane | Imokilly | 0-10 | 10 | Cloyne |
  | 6 | Neil Ronan | Ballyhea | 0-10 | 10 | Sarsfields |
  