The 1990 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd 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 17 December 1989. The championship began on 29 April 1990 and ended on 21 October 1990.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Carbery in the quarter-finals.
The final replay was played on 21 October 1990 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Na Piarsaigh and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 2–07 to 1–08 to claim their first ever championship title.
Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.
Results
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's2-283456.802Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh1-222546.253Michael BarrySt. Finbarr's5-031853.604Christy RyanSt. Finbarr's3-081753.405John FentonMidleton1-121527.506Maurice O'DonoghueMuskerry3-051434.66Paddy HarteCarbery3-051443.50Mark FoleyCarbery1-111443.509Tim BurkeDuhallow1-101326.50Tony O'SullivanNa Piarsaigh0-131352.60
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh1-1215Blackrock2Tim BurkeDuhallow1-0811Muskerry3Jessie O'CallaghanDuhallow3-009MuskerryBrian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's1-069CarberyJohn FentonMidleton1-069SarsfieldsAlex MorrisseyBallyhea1-069Na PiarsaighBrian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's0-099Valley Rovers8Christy RyanSt. Finbarr's2-028ImokillyMaurice O'DonoghueMuskerry2-028DuhallowPaddy HarteCarbery2-028MuskerryJohn FitzgibbonGlen Rovers2-028UCCPat FlynnMuskerry2-028Duhallow
Miscellaneous
Na Piarsaigh became the first city side other than "the big three" to win the title since Redmonds in 1917. It is also their first ever title.
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