Cork Hurling: Top scorers across all three grades set the tone for semi-final weekend

The free-takers dominate the totals, yet the charts also spotlight the men who do it in open play as Cork’s hurling semi-finals take centre stage
Cork Hurling: Top scorers across all three grades set the tone for semi-final weekend

Patrick Horgan of Glen Rovers leads the PSHC chart with 5-39, and sits joint third from play. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

The semi-finals arrive with familiar names still hogging the scoring charts – and a few interlopers nudging their way into the conversation.

Patrick Horgan, five goals and 39 points to his name, tops the Premier Senior list, but the Glen are gone and his race is run. Ben Cunningham is best placed of those still alive, with 2-37.

Hoggie’s from play tally sits at 2-15, one behind Muskerry’s Matthew Bradley and Erin’s Own’s Conor Lenihan, both of whom have rattled in 2-16. But Jack O’Connor is the only man from the top five still involved, has just two points to make up in the semi-final to take the number one spot.

The Senior A race is wide open. Adam Walsh and Mark Coleman have shot the lights out and both are in action this weekend, but the from-play chart is dominated by Castlelyons’ Anthony Spillane, who has 4-9, while Brian Roche is tied on 3-12.

And in the Premier Intermediate grade, the balance is just as fine – Castlemartyr’s Mike Kelly and Carrigaline’s Brian Kelleher are locked on 0-34 apiece, but with Jack Leahy involved this weekend and only five points behind, he’s likely to catch them.

In the ‘from play’ chart, Leahy is tied top with Lisgoold’s Diarmuid Healy, while Cian O’Driscoll from Ballincollig is only two points behind those two.

PSHC Top 10 scorers:

1 Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers) 5-39 (2-21 f, 0-4 65, 1-0 pen)

2 Robbie O’Flynn (Erin’s Own) 5-30 (4-13 f, 0-3 65)

3 Ben Cunningham (St Finbarr’s) 2-37 (0-23 f, 0-6 65, 1-0 pen)

4 Matthew Bradley (Muskerry) 2-35 (0-19 f)

5 Richard O’Sullivan (Newcestown) 2-31 (0-23 f, 0-4 65, 1-0 pen)

6 Conor Lehane (Midleton) 0-36 (0-24 f, 0-1 65)

7 Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville) 0-35 (0-15 f, 0-2 65)

8 Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s) 1-28 (1-20 f, 0-4 65, 0-1 sdl)

9 Colm McCarthy (Sarsfields) 0-28 (0-19 f, 0-2 65)

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

PSHC Top 10 scorers from play:

1 Conor Lenihan (Erin’s Own) 2-16

2 Matthew Bradley (Muskerry) 2-16

3 Jack O’Connor (Sarsfields) 1-18

4 Stephen Condon (Avondhu) 1-18

5 Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers) 2-15

6 Michael O’Halloran (Blackrock) 3-10

7 Robbie O’Flynn (Erin’s Own) 1-16

8 Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville) 0-18

9 Daniel Hogan (Sarsfields) 0-14

10 Cormac Beausang (Midleton) 2-8

 Anthony Spillane, Castlelyons has 4-9 from play. Picture: Jim Coughlan.
Anthony Spillane, Castlelyons has 4-9 from play. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

SAHC Top 10 scorers:

1 Adam Walsh (Bride Rovers) 1-30 (0-21 f)

2 Mark Coleman (Blarney) 2-26 (0-19 f, 1-0 pen, 0-2 65)

3 Ryan Sweetnam (Courcey Rovers) 0-30 (0-26 f)

4 Joseph Enright (Inniscarra) 0-27 (0-20 f, 0-2 65)

5 James Scally (Bishopstown) 0-26 (0-24 f)

6 Seán Walsh (Carrigtwohill) 2-19 (0-8 f)

7 Barry Walsh (Killeagh) 3-16 (2-13 f, 0-2 65)

8 Adam Murphy (Watergrasshill) 1-22 (0-12 f, 0-1 65)

9 Pádraig Holland (Inniscarra) 3-13 (1-8 f)

10 Alan Fenton (Castlelyons) 1-19 (1-14 f, 0-1 65)

 

SAHC Top 10 scorers from play:

1 Anthony Spillane (Castlelyons) 4-9

2 Brian Roche (Bride Rovers) 3-12

3 Cathal McCarthy (Blarney) 3-10

4 Patrick Walsh (Carrigtwohill) 2-11

5 Seán Walsh (Carrigtwohill) 2-11

6 James Mulcahy (Carrigtwohill) 3-7

7 Conleith Ryan (Bride Rovers) 4-3

8 Padraig Guest (Na Piarsaigh) 2-8

9 Adam Murphy (Watergrasshill) 1-9

10 Daniel O’Donovan (Courcey Rovers) 2-6

 

 Castlemartyr's Mike Kelly is tied for first in the PIHC charts with 0-34. Picture : Larry Cummins
Castlemartyr's Mike Kelly is tied for first in the PIHC charts with 0-34. Picture : Larry Cummins

PIHC Top 10 scorers:

1 Mike Kelly (Castlemartyr) 0-34 (0-23 f, 0-1 65)

2 Brian Kelleher (Carrigaline) 0-34 (0-22 f, 0-3 65)

3 Ger Collins (Ballinhassig) 3-22 (1-16 f, 1-0 pen, 0-3 65)

4 Ryan Deasy (Ballymartle) 0-30 (0-22 f)

5 Jack Leahy (Dungourney) 0-29 (0-13 f)

6 Brian O’Shea (Cloyne) 1-24 (0-10 f, 1-0 pen, 0-2 65)

7 Stephen Wills (Ballincollig) 0-27 (0-20 f)

8 Chris O’Leary (Valley Rovers) 0-26 (0-19 f)

9 Seán Hayes (Mallow) 1-22 (1-12 f, 0-4 65)

10 Liam O’Shea (Lisgoold) 1-21 (0-11 f, 1-0 pen)

 

PIHC Top 10 scorers from play:

1 Diarmuid Healy (Lisgoold) 1-13

2 Jack Leahy (Dungourney) 0-16

3 Cian O’Driscoll (Ballincollig) 3-5

4 Éanna Desmond (Carrigaline) 0-13

5 Brian O’Shea (Cloyne) 0-12

6 Cillian O’Callaghan (Dungourney) 3-3

7 Eoghan Crowley (Valley Rovers) 0-11

8 Luke O’Callaghan (Ballymartle) 1-8

9 Brian Keating (Ballincollig) 1-8

10 John Ahern (Dungourney) 1-8

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