# 2022 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2022 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 February 2022. The championship ran from 29 July and 22 October 2022.
The final replay was played on 22 October 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Inniscarra and Castlemartyr, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Inniscarra won the match by 3-12 to 1-17 to claim their first ever championship title.
Castlemartyr's Mike Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-64.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Bandon
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Castlemartyr

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Courcey Rovers
Relegated to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Aghada

## Group A
### Group A table

Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Castlelyons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 5 |
| Carrigaline | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 3 |
| Watergrasshill | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 3 |
| Éire Óg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 48 | -10 | 1 |

### Group A results
## Group B
### Group B table

Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Inniscarra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 5 |
| Bandon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 4 |
| Valley Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 3 |
| Youghal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 80 | -43 | 0 |

### Group B results
## Group C
### Group C table

Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Castlemartyr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 63 | 11 | 4 |
| Ballinhassig | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 56 | 13 | 4 |
| Ballincollig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 2 |
| Kilworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 70 | -8 | 2 |

### Group C results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| Carrigaline (Carrigdhoun) | 0-17 | | | | |
| Castlemartyr (Imokilly) | 1-16 | | | | |
| Castlemartyr (Imokilly) | 1-16 | Castlelyons (Imokilly) | 3-17 | | |
| | | Castlemartyr (Imokilly) | 2-24 | | |
| | | | | Castlemartyr (Imokilly) | 0-15, 1-17 |
| | | | | Inniscarra (Muskerry) | 1-12, 3-12 |
| Bandon (Carbery) | 1-19 | | | | | Inniscarra (Muskerry) | 1-12, 3-12 |
| Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun) | 2-18 | | | | |
| Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun) | 2-18 | Inniscarra (Muskerry) | 1-18 | | |
| | | Ballinhassig (Carrigdhoun) | 1-15 | | |

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 1-64 | 67 | 7 | 9.57 |
| 2 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 3-27 | 36 | 3 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 0-34 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 4 | Owen McCarthy | Inniscarra | 1-30 | 33 | 6 | 5.60 |
| 5 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-32 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 6 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 2-25 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 7 | Conor Desmond | Ballinhassig | 2-23 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 7 | Charlie Long | Bandon | 0-29 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 9 | Brian Keating | Ballincollig | 2-19 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 9 | Kevin Hallissey | Youghal | 0-25 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 1-10 | 13 | Ballinhassig |
| 1 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 0-13 | 13 | Ballinhassig |
| 3 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 1-09 | 12 | Ballincollig |
| 3 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 1-09 | 12 | Ballincollig |
| 3 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-12 | 12 | Youghal |
| 6 | Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 1-08 | 11 | Castlemartyr |
| 6 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 0-11 | 11 | Kilworth |
| 6 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Bandon |
| 9 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 1-07 | 10 | Éire Óg |
| 9 | Owen McCarthy | Inniscarra | 1-07 | 10 | Youghal |
| 9 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 0-10 | 10 | Carrigaline |