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. 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. Carrigtwohill were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Charleville.
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.
Patrick Horgan was the championship's top scorer with 6-56.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship Charleville
From Championship
Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship Ballyhea
Participating teams
Clubs
The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.
+ Team Location Colours Manager Captain SeedingBlackrockBlackrockGreen and yellowFergal RyanMichael O'Halloran1Glen RoversBlackpoolGreen, black and yellowIan LynamCathal Hickey2SarsfieldsGlanmireBlue, black and white}Barry MyersDaniel Kearney3DouglasDouglasGreen, white and blackMark O'CallaghanMark Harrington4Erin's OwnGlounthauneBlue and redMartin BowenCian O'Connor5Na PiarsaighFarranreeBlack and yellowColm O'SullivanChristopher Joyce6NewtownshandrumNewtownshandrumGreen and yellowPat MulcahyConor Griffin7MidletonMidletonBlack and whiteGer FitzGeraldConor Lehane8St. Finbarr'sTogherBlue and yellowRonan CurranOlan Murphy9CarrigtwohillCarrigtwohillBlue and goldSeánie O'FarrellPat O'Sullivan10BishopstownBishopstownMaroon and whiteRobin MurrayKen O'Halloran11CharlevilleCharlevilleRed and whiteMark FoleyAlan Dennehy12
Divisions and colleges
Team Location Colours Manager CaptainDuhallowDuhallowOrange and blackDonie O'MahonyImokillyEast CorkRed and whiteCiarán CroninSéamus HarnedyMuskerryMuskerryWhite and greenDiarmuid KirwanSeandúnCork cityRed and whiteJustin McCarthyUniversity College CorkCollege RoadRed and blackTom KingstonNiall O'Leary
Group stage
Group A
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffDouglas33000-672-35266Glen Rovers32014-472-56-34Newtownshandrum30123-523-61-91Bishopstown30122-412-55-141
Results
Group B
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffSarsfields330010-674-41446Midleton32014-644-49154Na Piarsaigh31022-474-70-292Carrigtwohill30031-455-63-300
Results
Group C
Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffBlackrock32016-612-57164Erin's Own31206-514-5524St. Finbarr's31115-598-4733Charleville30124-537-65-211
Results
Divisional/colleges sections
Round 1
Round 2
Final
Relegation playoff
Playoff
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Patrick HorganGlen Rovers6-5674612.332Conor LehaneMidleton0-555569.163Alan ConnollyBlackrock5-314659.204Aaron MyersSarsfields1-4144411.005Darragh FitzgibbonCharleville2-3541410.256Shane KingstonDouglas0-383849.507Eoghan MurphyErin's Own1-293248.008Seán WalshCarrigtwohill0-282847.009Luke O'FarrellMidleton4-142664.33Ben CunninghamSt. Finbarr's1-232638.66Liam GosnellCarrigtwohill1-232646.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Patrick HorganGlen Rovers2-1319Newtownshandrum2Alan ConnollyBlackrock2-0915St. Finbarr'sDarragh FitzgibbonCharleville1-1215Erin's OwnPatrick HorganGlen Rovers1-1215Midleton5Patrick HorganGlen Rovers1-1114SarsfieldsAaron MyersSarsfields0-1414Na PiarsaighShane KingstonDouglas0-1414Newtownshandrum8Patrick HorganGlen Rovers1-1013BishopstownEoghan MurphyErin's Own0-1313CharlevilleConor LehaneMidleton0-1313Glen Rovers
Miscellaneous Seandún return to the championship for the first time since the 2010 Championship Seandún recorded their first championship victory over Muskerry in 62 years. It was also the divisional sides first championship win since 2003. Midleton win the title for the first time since 2013. Glen Rovers become the first team since Cloyne in 2006 to lose three finals in a row.
References
External links Cork GAA website