# 2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2015 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 12th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the County Convention on 14 December 2014. The championship began on 16 May 2015 and ended on 11 October 2015.
On 11 October 2015, Newcestown won the championship following a 1-23 to 0-8 defeat of Valley Rovers in the final. This remains their only championship title in the grade.
Mallow's Seán Hayes was the championship's top scorer with 4-36.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Fermoy

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship
* Ballyhea

## Championship statistics
### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 24 points
** Valley Rovers 3-20 – 0-05 Inniscarra (Round 3)
* Most goals in a match: 6
** Ballinhassig 4-16 – 2-12 Carrigaline (Round 1)
* Most points in a match: 48
** Mallow 2-26 – 1-22 Inniscarra (Round 1)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Ballinhassig 4-16 – 2-12 Carrigaline (Round 1)
** Kanturk 4-11 – 1-15 Bandon (Round 2)
** Cloyne 4-11 – 0-12 Carrigaline (Round 4)
** Mallow 4-16 – 1-12 Watergrasshill (Round 4)
** Ballinhassig 4-17 – 1-12 Castlelyons (Quarter-final)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
** Carrigaline 2-12 – 4-16 Ballinhassig (Round 1)
** Cloyne 2-11 – 1-16 Watergrasshill (Round 1)
** Cloyne 2-09 – 0-18 Mallow (Quarter-final)
* Most points scored by a losing team: 22
** Inniscarra 1-22 – 2-26 Mallow (Round 1)

### Top scorers
#### Top scorer overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 4-36 | 48 | 4 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Chris O'Leary | Valley Rovers | 4-35 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 |
| 3 | Liam O'Keeffe | Kanturk | 6-14 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 4 | Eoin Kelly | Newcestown | 2-23 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 5 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 1-24 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 5 | Ronan Walsh | Tracton | 0-27 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 6 | Aidan O'Mahony | Inniscarra | 0-25 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 7 | Liam Coleman | Fermoy | 2-18 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| 8 | Rob O'Shea | Carrigaline | 1-20 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 8 | Darren Crowley | Bandon | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 2-13 | 19 | Inniscarra |
| 2 | Liam Coleman | Fermoy | 1-11 | 14 | Valley Rovers |
| 3 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 2-07 | 13 | Watergrasshill |
| 4 | Liam O'Keeffe | Kanturk | 2-05 | 11 | Bandon |
| 4 | Paudie Lynch | Kilworth | 1-08 | 11 | Inniscarra |
| 4 | Chris O'Leary | Valley Rovers | 1-08 | 11 | Ballinhassig |
| 5 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 1-07 | 10 | Kanturk |
| 5 | Liam Coleman | Fermoy | 1-07 | 10 | Kanturk |
| 5 | Aidan O'Mahony | Inniscarra | 0-10 | 10 | Mallow |
| 5 | Eoin O'Reilly | Valley Rovers | 0-10 | 10 | Inniscarra |
| 5 | Ronan Walsh | Tracton | 0-10 | 10 | Courcey Rovers |
| 5 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 0-10 | 10 | Newcestown |

### Miscellaneous

* On 16 May 2015, Seán Hayes from Mallow scored 2-13 against Iniscarra. It remains a record individual score for a player.
* After winning the championship title and gaining promotion, Newcestown become the first club from the Carbery Division to have teams in both the senior hurling championship and senior football championship.