The 1982 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 31 January 1982. The championship began on 1 May 1982 and ended on 10 October 1982.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 10 October 1982 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Blackrock, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 2–17 to 3–09 to claim their 22nd championship title overall and a third successive title.
Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 2-24.
Team changes Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Newtownshandrum
Results
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1John FentonMidleton2-243056.002John CreminSt. Finbarr's0-272755.403Ray CumminsBlackrock7-032546.00Dan RelihanAvondhu5-102546.25Danny BuckleyBlackrock3-162546.256Jimmy Barry-MurphySt. Finbarr's3-122154.207Tony CoyneYoughal2-111728.508Willie ShanahanBallyhea1-131628.00Pat HorganGlen Rovers1-131644.0010Pádraig CrowleyCarbery2-081427.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Tony CoyneYoughal2-0713Na Piarsaigh2Danny BuckleyBlackrock3-0312Avondhu3Dan RelihanAvondhu2-0511Seandún4Ray CumminsBlackrock3-0110Avondhu5Ray CumminsBlackrock3-009St. Finbarr'sWillie ShanahanBallyhea1-069Glen Rovers7Pat McDonnellMuskerry2-028Nemo RangersJimmy Barry-MurphySt. Finbarr's2-028YoughalTomás MulcahyGlen Rovers2-028BallyheaJohn FentonMidleton1-058MuskerryPádraig CrowleyCarbery1-058AvondhuMick FitzgibbonAvondhu1-058CarberyDonal CoughlanNewtownshandrum0-088Ballyhea
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