# 2017 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2017 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round took place on 11 December 2016. The championship began on 30 April 2017 and ended on 8 October 2017.
On 8 October 2017, Kanturk won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-12 defeat of Mallow in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.
Chris O'Leary from the Valley Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 3-32.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 15 teams from the 2016 premier intermediate championship and one promoted from the 2016 intermediate championship.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Fr. O'Neill's

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship
* Bandon

## Championship statistics
### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 27 points
** Fermoy 4-22 - 0-07 Tracton (Round 2B)
* Most goals in a match: 8
** Fr. O'Neill's 5-17 - 3-20 Castlelyons (Round 2B)
* Most points in a match: 43
** Kanturk 1-22 - 0-21 Charleville (Round 2A)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 5
** Fr. O'Neill's 5-17 - 3-20 Castlelyons (Round 2B)
** Mallow 5-18 - 1-21 Blarney (Round 2A)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
** Castlelyons 3-2- - 5-17 Fr. O'Neill's (Round 2B)
* Most points scored by a losing team: 21
** Blarney 1-21 - 5-18 Mallow (Round 2A)
** Charleville 0-21 - 1-22 Kanturk (Round 2A)

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Chris O'Leary | Valley Rovers | 3-32 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
| 2 | Mark Kavanagh | Charleville | 1-28 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 3 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 1-27 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Liam Coleman | Fermoy | 1-27 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Lorcán McLoughlin | Kanturk | 3-18 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 5 | Liam O'Keeffe | Kanturk | 1-23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 6 | Seán Coleman | Ballinhassig | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Shane O'Regan | Watergrasshill | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 6 | Darragh Fitzgibbon | Charleville | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Declan Dalton | Fr. O'Neill's | 3-14 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Chris O'Leary | Valley Rovers | 1-10 | 13 | Carrigaline |
| 2 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 3-03 | 12 | Fermoy |
| 2 | Eoin Conway | Fr. O'Neill's | 3-03 | 12 | Castlelyons |
| 2 | Chris O'Leary | Valley Rovers | 1-10 | 13 | Blarney |
| 3 | Mark Coleman | Blarney | 1-08 | 11 | Mallow |
| 4 | Fergus Lordan | Courcey Rovers | 1-07 | 10 | Mallow |
| 4 | Shane O'Regan | Watergrasshill | 0-10 | 10 | Inniscarra |
| 4 | Eoin O'Reilly | Valley Rovers | 0-10 | 10 | Inniscarra |
| 4 | Rob O'Shea | Carrigaline | 0-10 | 10 | Fermoy |
| 5 | Chris O'Leary | Valley Rovers | 2-03 | 9 | Inniscarra |
| 5 | Aidan O'Sullivan | Castlelyons | 2-03 | 9 | Tracton |
| 5 | Seán Hayes | Mallow | 1-06 | 9 | Blarney |
| 5 | Liam Coleman | Fermoy | 1-06 | 9 | Cloyne |
| 5 | Mark Kavanagh | Charleville | 0-09 | 9 | Kanturk |
| 5 | Ronan Walsh | Tracton | 0-09 | 9 | Cloyne |
| 5 | Mark Kavanagh | Charleville | 0-09 | 9 | Kanturk |
| 5 | Liam O'Keeffe | Kanturk | 0-09 | 9 | Charleville |

### Miscellaneous

* On 19 July 2017, Valley Rovers and Blarney contest the first competitive club game at the newly-refurbished Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
* Kanturk become the first team from the Duhallow Division to gain promotion to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship.