The 2022 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 134th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 February 2022. The championship ran from 7 June to 16 October 2022.
Midleton entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the knockout stage after losing two games and finishing bottom of Group A. Na Piarsaigh's relegation ended 65 years of top tier hurling for the club.
The final was played on 16 October 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in 40 years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 2–14 to 1–07 to claim their 26th championship title overall and a first title in 29 years.
Stephen Condon and Ben Cunningham were the championship's joint-top scorers.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship Kanturk
From Championship
Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship Carrigtwohill
Participating teams Clubs
The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2021 championship.
+ Team Location Colours Manager Captain(s)MidletonMidletonBlack and whiteJames O'ConnorConor LehaneGlen RoversBlackpoolGreen, black and yellowMark KennefickCathal HickeySarsfieldsGlanmireBlue, black and whiteBarry MyersDaniel KearneyBlackrockBlackrockGreen and yellowLouis MulqueenJohn CashmanShane O'KeeffeDouglasDouglasGreen, white and blackMark O'CallaghanMark HarringtonErin's OwnGlounthauneBlue and redMartin BowenCian O'ConnorRobbie O'FlynnBishopstownBishopstownMaroon and whiteBarry CullinaneBarry MurphyCharlevilleCharlevilleRed and whiteMark FoleyJack MeadeNa PiarsaighFarranreeBlack and yellowFrank NodwellEddie GunningNewtownshandrumNewtownshandrumGreen and yellowShane NaughtenTim O'MahonySt. Finbarr'sTogherBlue and yellowGer CunninghamBilly HennessyKanturkKanturkWhite and greenTom WalshDarren Browne
Divisions and colleges
Team Location Colours Manager(s) CaptainAvondhuNorth CorkBlack and yellowJoe O'BrienMark KeaneCarberyWest CorkPurple and yellowCharlie VaughanJeremy RyanCarrigdhounSoutheast CorkRed and whiteDeclan O'NeillDuhallowDuhallowOrange and blackDonie O'MahonySeán HowardImokillyEast CorkRed and whiteDenis RingBrian LawtonMTU CorkBishopstownRed and whiteJohn MortellGer CollinsMuskerryMid CorkGreen and whiteDiarmuid KirwanFenton DennyUniversity College CorkCollege RoadRed and blackPaddy CrowleyÉanna Desmond
Group A Group A table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffNewtownshandrum32016869-14Douglas32018468164Kanturk31025272-202Midleton3102817652
Group A results
Group B Group B table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffErin's Own32107258145Glen Rovers32016953164Bishopstown31116968-83Na Piarsaigh30036385-220
Group B results
Group C Group C table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffSt. Finbarr's32108067135Blackrock3201646224Sarsfields31026774-72Charleville30127179-81
Group C results
Divisional/colleges sections Preliminary stage
Semi-finals
Imokilly, MTU Cork and University College Cork received byes to this stage.
Final
Knockout stage
Bracket
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Stephen CondonAvondhu3-4756511.20Ben CunninghamSt. Finbarr's2-505669.333Shane KingstonDouglas4-3749412.254Jamie CoughlanNewtownshandrum0-464659.205Alan ConnollyBlackrock1-394267.006Patrick HorganGlen Rovers1-3336312.007Conor LehaneMidleton0-3434311.338Jack DoyleCharleville0-323248.009Will LeahyImokilly2-2531310.3310Brian HayesSt. Finbarr's4-162864.66Robbie O'FlynnErin's Own1-252847.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Patrick HorganGlen Rovers1-1417Bishopstown2Shane KingstonDouglas1-1215MidletonShane KingstonDouglas1-1215KanturkConor LehaneMidleton0-1515Newtownshandrum5Stephen CondonAvondhu0-1414Duhallow6Conor LenihanErin's Own3-0413Na PiarsaighBen CunninghamSt. Finbarr's1-1013MidletonBen CunninghamSt. Finbarr's1-1013NewtownshandrumColin O'BrienAvondhu1-1013CarberyStephen CondonAvondhu1-1013MuskerryBrian KelleherCarrigdhoun0-1313Muskerry
Miscellaneous Na Piarsaigh are relegated after 65 years in the senior championship. Newtownshandrum qualified for the semi-final stage for the first time since 2011. St. Finbarr's qualified for the final for the first time since 1993. St. Finbarr's and Blackrock face each other in the final for the first time since 1982. St. Finbarr's win the title for the first time since 1993.
References
External links Cork GAA website