2023 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

2023 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	6 June - 15 October 2023
Teams	12 clubs 6 divisions 1 university
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Sarsfields (7th title) Conor O'Sullivan (captain) John Crowley (manager)
Runners-up	Midleton Conor Lehane (captain) Micheál Keohane (manager)
Relegated	Glen Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	73 (2.15 per match)
Points scored	1313 (38.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ben Cunningham (1-58)
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The 2023 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 135th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022. ^[1] The championship ran from 6 June to 15 October 2023.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Sarsfields in the semi-finals. ^{[2] [3]} 27-time champions Glen Rovers' relegation brought an end to 97 years of top tier hurling for the club. ^[4]

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Sarsfields and Midleton, in what was second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 10 years. Sarsfields won the match by 0–21 to 0–19 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in nine years. ^{[5] [6]}

Ben Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 1-58.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

• Fr. O'Neill's ^[7]

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

• Na Piarsaigh ^[8]

Participating teams

Clubs

Team	Location	Colours	Manager(s)	Captain(s)
Bishopstown	Bishopstown	Maroon and white	Glen O'Callaghan Martin Hayes
Blackrock	Blackrock	Green and yellow	Jamie Harrington	Niall Cashman Kevin O'Keeffe
Charleville	Charleville	Red and white	Mark Foley	Jack Meade
Douglas	Douglas	Green, white and black	Denis O'Riordan	Donnchadh Murphy
Erin's Own	Glounthaune	Blue and red	Martin Bowen
Fr. O'Neill's	Ballymacoda	Green and red	Dave Colbert Bryan Sweeney	Declan Dalton John Millerick
Glen Rovers	Blackpool	Green, black and yellow	Richie Kelleher	Stephen McDonnell
Kanturk	Kanturk	White and green	Tom Walsh	Lorcán McLoughlin
Midleton	Midleton	Black and white	Micheál Keohane	Conor Lehane
Newtownshandrum	Newtownshandrum	Green and yellow		Tim O'Mahony
Sarsfields	Glanmire	Blue, black and white	Johnny Crowley
St. Finbarr's	Togher	Blue and yellow	Ger Cunningham	Billy Hennessy

Divisions and colleges

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain(s)
Avondhu	North Cork	Black and yellow	Joe O'Brien	Jack Twomey Stephen Condon
Carbery	West Cork	Purple and yellow	Joe Ryan	Michael Cahalane
Carrigdhoun	Southeast Cork	Red and white		Cormac Desmond
Duhallow	Duhallow	Orange and black	Donal O'Mahoney	Jack Murphy
Imokilly	East Cork	Red and white	Denis Ring	John Cronin Ciarán O'Brien
Muskerry	Mid Cork	Green and white	Diarmuid Kirwan	Fenton Denny
University College Cork	College Road	Red and black	Tom Kenny	Seán Daly

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Midleton	3	3	0	0	81	50	31	6
Blackrock	3	2	0	1	86	54	32	4
Bishopstown	3	1	0	2	53	94	-41	2
Glen Rovers	3	0	0	3	62	84	-22	0

Group A results

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

4 August 2023Round 1	Blackrock	3-20 - 1-18	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R Cotter 2-4, K O’Keeffe 0-5 (0-2f), T Deasy 1-2 (1-0 penalty), M O’Keeffe 0-4, D Meaney 0-3, M O’Halloran (0-1f), A Connolly 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 0-10 (0-7f), S Kennefick 1-2, D Brosnan 0-4, B Moylan, M Dooley 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Bishopstown v Midleton

5 August 2023Round 1	Bishopstown	1-13 - 1-27	Midleton	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Hegarty 0-5 (0-3f, 0-1 65), M McStay 1-0, P Morris, C Fitzpatrick (0-2f) 0-2 each, B Murray, P Honohan, D O’Donovan, L Lordan 0-1 each.	Report	C Lehane 0-8 (0-6f), C Beausang 0-6, D Cremin 1-3, M Finn, P Connaughton, L O’Farrell 0-3 each, P White 0-1.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Bishopstown v Blackrock

12 August 2023Round 2	Bishopstown	0-10 - 2-33	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Rinn
	B Murray 0-3, D Murray, D O’Donovan (0-2f) 0-2 each, P Morris, D Lester, C Fitzpatrick 0-1 each.	Report	R Cotter, T Deasy (1-0 penalty) 1-4 each, K O’Keeffe 0-6 (0-2f), N Cashman 0-4, M O’Halloran, P Linehan 0-3 each, Cathal Cormack, D Meaney, M O’Keeffe 0-2, F Coleman, S O’Keeffe, O McAdoo 0-1 each.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

Glen Rovers v Midleton

13 August 2023Round 2	Glen Rovers	1-13 - 3-19	Midleton	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	P Horgan 0-7 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), E Downey 1-0, S Lynam 0-2, R Downey, S Kennefick, L Coughlan, D Brosnan 0-1 each.	Report	L O’Farrell 2-1, C Lehane 0-5 (0-3 f), C Beausang 0-4 f, P White 1-1, P Connaughton, D Cremin 0-2 each, M Finn, E Moloney, R O’Regan, S O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Blackrock v Midleton

3 September 2023Round 3	Blackrock	0-18 - 0-23	Midleton	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	K O’Keeffe (0-7, 0-4 frees); A Connolly (0-3, 0-2 frees); N Cashman, M O’Halloran (0-2 each); Cathal Cormack, S O’Keeffe, P Lenihan, T Deasy (0-1 each).	Report	C Beausang (0-8, 0-7 frees); P Haughney (0-4); D Cremin P White (0-3 each); P Connaughton (0-2); E Moloney, T O’Connell (0-1 free), L O’Farrell (0-1 each).	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Glen Rovers v Bishopstown

3 September 2023Round 3	Glen Rovers	2-19 - 2-21	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P Horgan 1-13 (0-9 f), D Brosnan 1-2, S Lynam 0-2, E O’Leary, E Downey 0-1 each.	Report	B Murray 0-6, C Hegarty 0-5 (0-1 f), B O’Driscoll 1-2, C Fitzpatrick 0-4 f, L Lordan 0-3, D Quaid 1-0, D Daly 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Charleville	3	1	2	0	59	56	3	4
Douglas	3	2	0	1	68	57	11	4
Fr. O'Neill's	3	0	2	1	56	59	-3	2
Erin's Own	3	0	2	1	56	67	-11	2

Group B results

Erin's Own v Douglas

5 August 2023Round 1	Erin's Own	0-17 - 2-22	Douglas	Páirc Uí Rinn
	E Murphy 0-10 (0-8 f), P O’Shea, M O’Riordan (0-1f) 0-3 each, C Lenihan 0-1.	Report	S Kingston 1-11 (1-5 f), A Cadogan 1-3, C Kingston, C O’Donovan (0-1 sideline) 0-2 each, S Bourke, C Baldwin, B Turnbull, B Hartnett 0-1 each.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

Fr O'Neill's v Charleville

5 August 2023Round 1	Fr O'Neill's	1-15 - 0-18	Charleville	Bride Rovers Park
	D Dalton 1-7 (0-5 f, 0-1 sideline cut), B Dunne 0-3, K O’Sullivan 0-2, M O’Keeffe, Joe Millerick, J Hankard 0-1 each.	Report	D Fitzgibbon 0-5 (0-3 f), J Doyle, T Hawe 0-3 each, D O’Flynn, A Cagney 0-2 each, D Forde, O O’Connell, G Kelleher 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St Finbarr's)

Douglas v Fr O'Neill's

12 August 2023Round 2	Douglas	1-16 - 0-16	Fr O'Neill's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Cadogan 0-4, B Hartnett 1-1, S Kingston (0-1f), M Dolan 0-3 each, C Baldwin 0-2, C O’Donovan, C Kingston, B Turnbull 0-1.	Report	D Dalton 0-7 (0-6f), C Broderick, K O’Sullivan 0-3 each, M O’Keeffe, John Millerick, B Dunne 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St Finbarr's)

Charleville v Erin's Own

13 August 2023Round 2	Charleville	0-17 - 0-17	Erin's Own	Mallow GAA Complex
	J Doyle 0-10 (0-7f), C Buckley, G Kelleher, J O’Callaghan, T Hawe, A Cagney, D Forde, O O’Connell 0-1 each.	Report	E Murphy 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65), M O’Riordan, P O’Shea 0-2 each, R Twomey, O O’Regan, S Irwin 0-1 each.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

Erin's Own v Fr O'Neill's

3 September 2023Round 3	Erin's Own	1-19 - 2-16	Fr O'Neill's	Christy Ring Memorial Park
	E Murphy (0-7, 5f), O O’Regan (0-6, 3f, 1 65), R Twomey (1-2), K Murphy (0-2), P O’Shea and S Cronin (0-1 each).	Report	D Dalton (1-10, 6f), J Millerick (1-0), K O’Sullivan (0-3), J Hankard, Joe Millerick and M O’Keefe (0-1 each).	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Douglas v Charleville

3 September 2023Round 3	Douglas	0-21 - 2-18	Charleville	Mallow GAA Complex
	S Kingston 0-12 (0-8f), C O’Donovan, C Kingston 0-2 each, E Dolan, S Moylan, A Cadogan, S Bourke, E Cadogan 0-1 each.	Report	J Doyle 0-10 (0-7f), A Cagney 1-2, G Kelleher 0-3, C Buckley 1-0, J O’Callaghan 0-2, D O’Flynn 0-1,	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage  Relegation playoff

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Sarsfields	3	2	1	0	79	66	13	5
St. Finbarr's	3	2	0	1	80	69	11	4
Newtownshandrum	3	1	0	2	64	78	-14	2
Kanturk	3	0	1	2	62	72	-10	1

Group C results

St Finbarr's v Newtownshandrum

5 August 2023Round 1	St Finbarr's	0-25 - 1-16	Newtownshandrum	Mourneabbey Grounds
	B Cunningham 0-14 (0-7 f), W Buckley 0-3, E Twomey 0-2, P Beggy 0-2, S Cunningham, C Doolan, B Ramsey, D Cahalane 0-1 each.	Report	J Coughlan 1-12 (0-10 f, 0-1 65), C Naughton 0-2, T O’Mahony, R Geary 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Kanturk v Sarsfields

5 August 2023Round 1	Kanturk	1-16 - 0-19	Sarsfields	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	L McLoughlin (f), R Sheahan (f), C Walsh 0-4 each, I Walsh 0-2, L O’Keeffe (f), C Clernon 0-1 each.	Report	A Myers 0-6 (0-5 f), C Darcy, K Murphy, Cathal McCarthy 0-2 each, P Leopold, D Kearney, J O’Connor, J Sweeney, D Hogan, L Healy, Colm McCarthy 0-1 each.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Sarsfields v St Finbarr's

11 August 2023Round 2	Sarsfields	1-26 - 3-17	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Myers 0-10 (0-8f), L Hackett 1-1, J O’Connor, L Elliott 0-3 each, B Murphy, D Kearney 0-2 each, C Darcy, C O’Sullivan, Colm McCarthy, J Sweeney 0-1 each.	Report	B Cunningham 1-11 (1-0 penalty, 0-8f, 0-2 65), B Hayes, W Buckley 1-0 each, D Cahalane 0-2, S Cunningham, E Twomey, J Cahalane, E Finn 0-1 each.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Newtownshandrum v Kanturk

12 August 2023Round 2	Newtownshandrum	2-18 - 1-19	Kanturk	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	J Coughlan 2-9 (0-6 f), T O’Mahony 0-3, C Naughton 0-2, C O’Brien, M Thompson, S Griffin, J Twomey 0-1 each.	Report	L McLoughlin 0-6 (0-5 f), Alan Walsh 1-2, C Walsh 0-3, R Sheahan (f), B O’Sullivan, I Walsh 0-2 each, J Browne, R Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: B Sweeney (Shamrocks)

Newtownshandrum v Sarsfields

3 September 2023Round 3	Newtownshandrum	1-18 - 4-19	Sarsfields	Mourneabbey Grounds
	J Coughlan (1-7, 4f); T O’Mahony (0-5, 3f, 1 65); R Troy (0-2, 1 65), C O’Brien, J Geary, C Naughton, M Thompson (0-1 each).	Report	A Myres (2-10 7f, 1 65); S O’Regan (1-1); C Darcy (1-0); J O’Connor, K Murphy, C McCarthy (0-2 each); B Murphy, L Hackett (0-1 each).	Referee: W King (Kilbrin)

St Finbarr's v Kanturk

3 September 2023Round 3	St Finbarr's	0-29 - 1-18	Kanturk	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	B Cunningham (0-18, 0-16 frees), J Cahalane (0-3), C Cahalane, C Doolan and S Cunningham (0-2 each), B Hayes and W Buckley (0-1 each).	Report	B O’Sulliavn (0-7, 0-4 frees), C Walsh (1-1), I Walsh and Aidan Walsh (0-3 each), D Browne (0-2), Alan Walsh and P Walsh (0-1 each)	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Divisional/colleges section

Divisional/colleges section preliminary section

Carrigdhoun v Muskerry

6 June 2023Round 1	Carrigdhoun	0-11 - 1-16	Muskerry	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	B Kelleher 0-7 (0-3 f 0-1 65), E O’Donovan 0-2, R Kelleher, S Andrews 0-1 each.	Report	E O’Shea 0-7 (0-2 f, 0-2 65), C O’Driscoll 1-1, D Kirwan 0-3, O O’Driscoll 0-2, C Dalton, M Verling, S Cronin 0-1 each.	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

Avondhu v Carbery

6 June 2023Round 1	Avondhu	1-24 - 2-13	Carbery	Cloughduv Grounds
	C O’Brien 0-8 (0-4f, 0-1 sideline), S Condon 0-6 (0-2f), E Carey 0-5, W Condon 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, J Keating, J Twomey, J O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	M Sexton 0-4 (0-3f), M Cahalane, B O’Donovan 1-1 each, D O’Donovan, C Long 0-2 each, S Murnan, P Wall 0-1 each.	Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown)

Duhallow v Carrigdhoun

13 June 2023Round 2	Duhallow	3-29 - 4-19	Carrigdhoun	Mallow GAA Complex
	R Lynn 2-3; T Howard 1-6; l Philpott 0-8 (0-7 f); E Murphy, C O’Keeffe 0-3 each; J O’Callaghan, T Walsh 0-2 each, C King, C Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	B Kelleher 1-8 (0-6 f, 0-1 65); A O’Sullivan 1-4; S Andrews 1-2, M Murphy 1-1; R Kelleher 0-4.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Carbery v Carrigdhoun

20 June 2023Round 3	Carbery	2-20 - 1-22	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uinsinn
	M Sexton 0-11 (0-9 f 0-1 65), D O’Donovan 1-2, M Cahalane 1-1, P Wall, J O’Donovan 0-2 each, L Murray, A O’Donovan 0-1 each.	Report	B Kelleher 0-7 (0-3 f), A O’Sullivan 0-6, R Kelleher 0-4, S Lombard 1-0, R McCarthy 0-3, C Desmond 0-2.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

Avondhu v Duhallow

27 June 2023Semi-final	Avondhu	1-26 - 3-19	Duhallow	Dromtarriffe Grounds
	S Condon 1-9 (0-5f), E Carey 0-5, J Twomey 0-3, J O’Sullivan 0-2, B Buckley 0-2, J Keating, B Curtin, J Quinn, L Keating, C Buckley 0-1 each.	Report	L Philpott 0-6 (0-5f), T Howard 0-4, B Murphy 1-1, R King 1-0, K Tarrant 1-0, S Howard, J Murphy 0-2, D O’Keeffe, E Murphy, C O’Callaghan, T Walsh, J O’Callaghan 0-1 each.	Referee: W Wallis (Aghada)

Muskerry v Carbery

27 June 2023Semi-final	Muskerry	3-21 - 1-14	Carbery	Castletownkinneigh Grounds
	K Hallissey 1-3, E O’Shea 0-5 (0-1f), D Kirwan 0-4, T O’Connell 1-1, M Verling 0-4, S Joyce 1-0, M Bradley 0-2, F Denny, O O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Report	M Sexton 0-7 (6f), G O’Donovan 1-2, B O’Donovan, J O’Donovan 0-2 each, E Ferguson 0-1.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Avondhu v Muskerry

4 July 2023Final	Avondhu	2-23 - 1-15	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Condon (1-4, 0-2 frees), C O’Brien (0-6, 0-5 frees), W Condon (1-1), D Flynn and E Carey (0-4 each), J Magner (0-2), B Nyhan and C Buckley (0-1 each).	Report	E O’Shea (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), M Bradley (1-1), K Hallissey (0-3), M Verling, T O’Connell, D Kirwan and O O’Driscoll (0-1 each).	Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Divisional/colleges section semi-final

University College Cork v Avondhu

23 August 2023Semi-final	University College Cork	1-18 - 0-28	Avondhu	Mourneabbey Grounds
	R Fox 1-2, P McGarry, P Hynes 0-4 each, D Kearney 0-3, D Healy, R McEvoy, M Callanan, K Egan, P Cullinane 0-1 each.	Report	E Carey, S Condon (0-4 f) 0-8 each, C O’Brien 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1 sl), B Nyhan, J Magner 0-2 each, J Keating 0-1.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Divisional/colleges section final

Imokilly v Avondhu

26 August 2023Final	Imokilly	0-25 - 0-20	Avondhu	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Desmond, J Leahy (0-3f, 0-1 65) 0-5 each, S Hegarty 0-4, W Leahy 0-3 (0-2f), B Cooper, D Healy 0-2 each, J Stack, S Harnedy, Brian Lawton, Barry Lawton 0-1 each.	Report	S Condon 0-5 (0-1f), E Carey 0-4, C O’Brien (0-2f), B Buckley 0-3 each, B Curtin, J Twomey, B Nyhan, C Buckley, W Condon 0-1 each.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
					Midleton
					TBD
	Charleville
	St Finbarr's
									TBD
									TBD
	Douglas
	Imokilly
					TBD
					TBD
	Blackrock
	Sarsfields

Relegation playoff

Glen Rovers v Kanturk

16 September 2023Playoff	Glen Rovers	1-13 - 1-16	Kanturk	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	P Horgan 0-7 (0-3 f), D Brosnan 1-1, D Noonan, B Moylan, S Kennefick, S Busteed, L Quilligan 0-1 each.	Report	B O’Sullivan 0-8 (0-5 f), L O’Keeffe 1-1, Alan Walsh 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, I Walsh, L McLoughlin 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Quarter-finals

Charleville v St Finbarr's

16 September 2023Quarter-final	Charleville	0-15 - 1-22	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Doyle (0-3f), C Buckley 0-4 each, D O’Flynn, J O’Callaghan 0-2 each, G Kelleher, O O’Connell, D Forde 0-1 each.	Report	B Cunningham 0-9 (0-4f), J Cahalane, W Buckley 0-4 each, B Hayes 1-0, P Buggy 0-2, C Cahalane, D Cahalane, S Cunningham 0-1 each.	Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Blackrock v Sarsfields

17 September 2023Quarter-final	Blackrock	0-15 - 1-15	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K O’Keeffe (0-2f, 0-1 65), F Coleman 0-4 each, R Cotter 0-3, M O’Halloran, T Deasy, A Connolly, M O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Report	A Myers 0-6f, J O’Connor 1-3, D Kearney 0-2, K Murphy, Colm McCarthy, L Hackett 0-1 each.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

Imokilly v Douglas

17 September 2023Quarter-final	Imokilly	1-29 - 1-16	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	S Desmond 1-6, M Kelly 0-7 (0-4f), D Healy 0-4, S Harnedy, J Leahy 0-3 each, B Cooper, Barry Lawton 0-2 each, W Leahy, S Hegarty 0-1 each.	Report	S Kingston 1-10 (0-5f, 0-1 65), C Kingston, A Cadogan 0-2 each, E Dolan, C Lucas 0-1 each.	Referee: S Scanlon (Newcestown)

Semi-finals

Imokilly v Sarsfields

1 October 2023Semi-final	Imokilly	0-25 - 1-23 (aet)	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Kelly 0-7f, W Leahy 0-4f, D Healy, S Harnedy 0-3 each, Barry Lawton, B Cooper 0-2 each, Brian Lawton, J Leahy, S Desmond, E Davis (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	A Myers 0-7 (0-2f, 0-2 65), Cathal McCarthy 0-5, L Elliott 1-0, K Murphy, B Murphy, Colm McCarthy, J O’Connor 0-2 each, C Darcy, S O’Regan, D Hogan 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Midleton v St Finbarr's

1 October 2023Semi-final	Midleton	1-17 - 0-18	St Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Lehane (0-9, 0-2 ‘65s, 0-5 frees), C Beausang (1-1), B Saunderson, E Moloney, S O’Leary Hayes, M Finn, L O’Farrell, R O’Regan and D Cremin (0-1 each).	Report	B Cunningham (0-6, 0-2 ‘65s, 0-3 frees), W Buckley (0-4), E Twomey, B Hayes and C Cahalane (0-2 each), E Finn and B Hennessy (0-1 each).	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Final

Sarsfields v Midleton

15 October 2023Final	Sarsfields	0-21 - 0-19	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Myers 0-12 (0-8f), Cathal McCarthy 0-4, J O’Connor 0-2, D Kearney, Colm McCarthy, D Hogan 0-1 each.	Report	C Lehane 0-7 (0-4f), R O’Regan 0-3, P Haughney, M Finn (0-1 sideline) 0-2 each, T O’Connell, S O’Sullivan, P White, C Beausang, T O’Leary Hayes 0-1 each.	Attendance: 11,645 Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	1-58	61	5	12.20
2	Aaron Myers	Sarsfields	2-51	57	6	9.50
3	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	2-37	43	4	10.75
4	Shane Kingston	Douglas	2-36	42	4	10.50
5	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	4-28	40	3	13.33
6	Stephen Condon	Avondhu	2-32	38	5	7.60
	Declan Dalton	Fr O'Neill's	2-24	30	3	10.00
8	Conor Lehane	Midleton	0-29	29	4	7.25
9	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	0-27	27	3	9.00
	Jack Doyle	Charleville	0-27	27	4	6.75

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	0-18	18	Kanturk
2	Aaron Myers	Sarsfields	2-10	16	Newtownshandrum
	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-13	16	Bishopstown
4	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	2-09	15	Kanturk
	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	1-12	15	St Finbarr's
6	Shane Kingston	Douglas	1-11	14	Erin's Own
	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	1-11	14	Sarsfields
	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	0-14	14	Newtownshandrum
9	Declan Dalton	Fr O'Neill's	1-10	13	Erin's Own
	Shane Kingston	Douglas	1-10	13	Imokilly

Miscellaneous

• Sarsfields qualify for the final for the first time since 2015.
• Sarsfields win the title for the first time since 2014.
• 27-time champions Glen Rovers' relegation brought an end to 97 years of top tier hurling for the club.

References

1. "Guide to the 2023 Cork GAA club hurling and football draws". Echo Live. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. Hurley, Denis (16 October 2022). "St Finbarr's end 29-wait for Cork county hurling title against Blackrock". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
3. Coleman, John (1 October 2023). "Beausang goal puts Midleton into final as Barrs rue misses". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
4. O'Mahony, Barry (16 September 2023). "Premier SHC: Glen Rovers' 97-year stay in the top flight is over following defeat to Kanturk". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
5. Hurley, Denis (15 October 2023). "Premier SHC: This one's for you, Teddy - Sarsfields are Cork hurling champions again". Echo Live. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
6. Cormican, Eoghan (15 October 2023). "Sars eventually find their feet to secure first Cork SHC title in nine years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
7. Hurley, Denis (9 October 2022). "Fr O'Neills heading for Premier Senior after win over Courcey Rovers". Echo Live. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
8. "Ruthless Charleville relegate Na Piarsaigh from top tier for first time in 65 years". Echo Live. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.

External links

• Cork GAA website