Cork hurling: Matthew Bradley stays top while Ben Cunningham and Patrick Horgan surge up scoring charts

Following the conclusion of the second round of group stages in the Cork club hurling championships, there have been changes all across the scoring charts in the top three grades.

Matthew Bradley remains first in the Premier Senior Hurling Championship, following an outstanding performance against UCC, where he boosted his Muskerry haul to 2-29.

Stephen Condon remains second with 1-24 but will start to fall after Muskerry’s elimination at the hands of Imokilly. St Finbarr’s Ben Cunningham has leapt to third after strong outings in the opening rounds, with Patrick Horgan a goal behind for the Glen in fourth.

Following his heroics against Midleton, Newcestown’s Richard O’Sullivan climbed to fifth, displacing Carbery’s Caolan O’Donovan, who drops from third to sixth.

Declan Dalton is seventh after a good performance against Glen Rovers, leading Avondhu’s Colin O’Brien, Charleville’s Darragh Fitzgibbon and Douglas’ Shane Kingston.

In the Senior A HC, Barry Walsh’s 2-4 against Fermoy was enough to bring him up to top spot, while Daire Connery is just a point behind for Na Piarsaigh after another big haul, despite defeat.

Anthony Spillane’s 4-4 at the weekend ensured he shot up to the podium, while John Morrissey falls from top spot for Ballyhea and lies fourth with 0-19.

Blarney’s Mark Coleman is tied after accumulating 1-16 so far and leads Ryan Sweetnam and Adam Walsh, who are sixth and seventh. Carrigtwohill’s James Mulcahy sits eighth, with 3-6, all from play.

The Premier Intermediate HC lives up to its reputation as the most competitive, with the scoring charts following suit, just four points separating third from tenth.

The top two remain unchanged, Stephen Wills out in front for Ballincollig with 0-25, Ger Collins close behind with 3-13 for Ballinhassig.

Brian Kelleher has climbed from fourth to third, while Ryan Deasy’s strong performance against Cloyne sees him leap from tenth to fourth, where he’s tied with Mike Kelly, Jack Leahy and Liam Óg Hegarty. The four have amassed a total of 18 points after two games.

Top 10 scorers PSHC:

1 Matthew Bradley (Muskerry) 2-29 (0-18 f) 

2 Stephen Condon (Avondhu) 1-24 (0-6 f) 

3 Ben Cunningham (St Finbarr’s) 2-20 (0-12 f, 0-4 65, 1-0 pen) 

4 Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers) 1-20 (0-11 f, 1-0 pen, 0-3 65) 

5 Richard O’Sullivan (Newcestown) 0-21 (0-17 f, 0-2 65) 

6 Caolan O’Donovan (Carbery) 0-19 (0-14 f) 

7 Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s) 0-19 (0-13 f, 0-3 65, 0-1 sdl) 

8 Colin O’Brien (Avondhu) 0-18 (0-6 f) 

9 Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville) 0-18 (0-9 f, 0-1 65) 

10 Shane Kingston (Douglas) 0-17 (0-6 f, 0-2 65) 

Top 10 scorers SAHC:

1 Barry Walsh (Killeagh) 3-12 (2-11 f, 0-1 65) 

2 Daire Connery (Na Piarsaigh) 2-14 (1-0 pen, 0-7 f, 0-1 65) 

3 Anthony Spillane (Castlelyons) 4-8 

4 John Morrissey (Ballyhea) 0-19 (0-15 f, 0-1 65) 

5 Mark Coleman (Blarney) 1-16 (0-9 f, 0-2 65) 

6 Ryan Sweetnam (Courcey Rovers) 0-18 (0-15 f) 

7 Adam Walsh (Bride Rovers) 0-16 (0-9 f) 

8 James Mulcahy (Carrigtwohill) 3-6 

9 Joe Enright (Inniscarra) 0-14 (0-11 f, 0-2 65) 

10 Brian Roche (Bride Rovers) 2-8 

Top 10 scorers PIHC:

1 Stephen Wills (Ballincollig) 0-25 (0-20 f) 

2 Ger Collins (Balllinhassig) 3-13 (1-9 f, 1-0 pen, 0-2 65) 

3 Brian Kelleher (Carrigaline) 0-19 (0-14 f, 0-1 65) 

4 Ryan Deasy (Ballymartle) 0-18 (0-11 f) 

5 Mike Kelly (Castlemartyr) 0-18 (0-16 f, 0-1 65) 

6 Jack Leahy (Dungourney) 0-18 (0-9 f) 

7 Liam Óg Hegarty (Kilworth) 1-15 (0-12 f, 1-0 pen, 0-1 65) 

8 Liam O'Shea (LIsgoold) 1-14 (0-8 f, 1-0 pen) 

9 Eoin O’Shea (Éire Óg) 1-14 (1-11 f, 0-2 65) 

10 Brian O’Shea (Cloyne) 1-12 (1-0 pen, 0-5 f)