| 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 |
| Count: | 7 |
| Champions Captain: | Conor O'Sullivan |
| Champions Manager: | John Crowley |
| Runners-Up: | Midleton |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Conor Lehane |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Micheál Keohane |
| Relegated: | Glen Rovers |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Goals: | 73 |
| Points: | 1313 |
| Top Scorer: | Ben Cunningham (1-58) |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship |
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.
Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | 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 | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |