| 2021 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 14 July - 21 November 2021 |
| Teams: | 12 clubs 5 colleges/divisions |
| Sponsor: | Co-Op Superstores |
| Champions: | Midleton |
| Count: | 8 |
| Champions Captain: | Conor Lehane |
| Champions Manager: | Ger FitzGerald |
| Runners-Up: | Glen Rovers |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Cathal Hickey |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Ian Lynam |
| Relegated: | Carrigtwohill |
| Matches: | 29 |
| Goals: | 80 |
| Points: | 1086 |
| Top Scorer: | Patrick Horgan (6-56) |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Next Tournament: | 2022 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2021 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 133rd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021.[1] The championship began on 14 July 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Midleton at the semi-final stage.[2] [3] Carrigtwohill were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Charleville.[4]
The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Midleton, in what was their first meeting in a final in 30 years. Midleton won the match by 0–24 to 1–18 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title since 2013.[5]
Patrick Horgan was the championship's top scorer with 6-56.
Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.[8]
| Team | Location | Colours | Manager | Captain | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock | Blackrock | Green and yellow | Fergal Ryan | Michael O'Halloran | 1 |
| Glen Rovers | Blackpool | Green, black and yellow | Ian Lynam | Cathal Hickey | 2 |
| Sarsfields | Glanmire | Blue, black and white |
| Team | Location | Colours | Manager | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duhallow | Duhallow | Orange and black | Donie O'Mahony | ||
| Imokilly | East Cork | Red and white | Ciarán Cronin | Séamus Harnedy | |
| Muskerry | Muskerry | White and green | Diarmuid Kirwan | ||
| Seandún | Cork city | Red and white | Justin McCarthy | ||
| University College Cork | College Road | Red and black | Tom Kingston | Niall O'Leary |
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Douglas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-67 | 2-35 | 26 | 6 | |||||
| Glen Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-47 | 2-56 | -3 | 4 | |||||
| Newtownshandrum | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-52 | 3-61 | -9 | 1 | |||||
| Bishopstown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-41 | 2-55 | -14 | 1 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Sarsfields | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-67 | 4-41 | 44 | 6 | |||||
| Midleton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-64 | 4-49 | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Na Piarsaigh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-47 | 4-70 | -29 | 2 | |||||
| Carrigtwohill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-45 | 5-63 | -30 | 0 | |||||
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
| Blackrock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-61 | 2-57 | 16 | 4 | |||||
| Erin's Own | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-51 | 4-55 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| St. Finbarr's | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-59 | 8-47 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Charleville | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-53 | 7-65 | -21 | 1 | |||||
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 6-56 | 74 | 6 | 12.33 |
| 2 | Conor Lehane | Midleton | 0-55 | 55 | 6 | 9.16 |
| 3 | Alan Connolly | Blackrock | 5-31 | 46 | 5 | 9.20 |
| 4 | Aaron Myers | Sarsfields | 1-41 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 5 | Darragh Fitzgibbon | Charleville | 2-35 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
| 6 | Shane Kingston | Douglas | 0-38 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 7 | Eoghan Murphy | Erin's Own | 1-29 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Seán Walsh | Carrigtwohill | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 9 | Luke O'Farrell | Midleton | 4-14 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 |
| Ben Cunningham | St. Finbarr's | 1-23 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 | |
| Liam Gosnell | Carrigtwohill | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 2-13 | 19 | Newtownshandrum |
| 2 | Alan Connolly | Blackrock | 2-09 | 15 | St. Finbarr's |
| Darragh Fitzgibbon | Charleville | 1-12 | 15 | Erin's Own | |
| Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 1-12 | 15 | Midleton | |
| 5 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 1-11 | 14 | Sarsfields |
| Aaron Myers | Sarsfields | 0-14 | 14 | Na Piarsaigh | |
| Shane Kingston | Douglas | 0-14 | 14 | Newtownshandrum | |
| 8 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 1-10 | 13 | Bishopstown |
| Eoghan Murphy | Erin's Own | 0-13 | 13 | Charleville | |
| Conor Lehane | Midleton | 0-13 | 13 | Glen Rovers |