The 1989 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 18 December 1988. The championship began on 29 April 1989 and ended on 1 October 1989.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Sarsfields in a semi-final replay.
On 1 October 1989, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 4–15 to 3–13 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their 25th championship title and their first in thirteen championship seasons. This was their 25th championship title overall and their first since 1976.
Sarsfields' Tadhg Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 3-27.
Results
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Scoring
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Tadhg MurphySarsfields3-273657.202Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's0-303047.503Finbarr DelaneyBlackrock3-152638.664Bertie Óg MurphySarsfields5-062154.205Niall AhernSarsfields5-041944.756John FitzgibbonGlen Rovers3-081744.257Tomás MulcahyGlen Rovers4-041644.00Philip CahillImokilly1-131628.00Kieran McGuckinGlen Rovers1-131644.0010Dan O'ConnellCarbery3-051427.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Finbarr DelaneyBlackrock2-0713MidletonTimmy BurkeDuhallow2-0713Erin's Own3Dan O'ConnellCarbery2-0410MuskerryTadhg MurphySarsfields2-0410Erin's Own5Philip CahillImokilly1-069Avondhu6Finbarr DelaneyBlackrock1-058Glen Rovers7Seánie McCarthyCarrigdhoun0-088St. Finbarr'sGer O'ConnorBallyhea0-088SeandúnBrian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's0-088ImokillyBrian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's0-088Sarsfields
Miscellaneous
Sarsfields qualified for the final for the first time since 1957.
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