# 2023 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2023 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 20th 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 11 December 2022. The championship ran from 5 August to 15 October 2023.
The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Castlelyons and Kilworth, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Castlelyons won the match by 0-19 to 0-17 to claim their first ever championship title.
Alan Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 0-49.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Ballymartle
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Dungourney

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
* Inniscarra
Relegated to the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
* Youghal

## Group A
### Group A table

Knockout stage  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Ballincollig | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 4 |
| Castlelyons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 48 | 22 | 4 |
| Dungourney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 4 |
| Bandon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 0 |

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

Knockout stage  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Valley Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 70 | 7 | 4 |
| Ballymartle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 4 |
| Éire Óg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 69 | 2 | 4 |
| Carrigaline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 73 | -15 | 0 |

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

Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Castlemartyr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 5741 | 11 | 4 |
| Kilworth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 65 | -4 | 3 |
| Ballinhassig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 3 |
| Watergrasshill | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 2 |

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

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Castlemartyr | 0-10 | | |
| Castlelyons | 0-16 | Castlelyons | 2-10 | | |
| Ballymartle | 0-07 | | | Castlelyons | 0-19 |
| | | | | Kilworth | 0-17 |
| | | Ballincollig | 2-16 | | |
| Kilworth | 1-22 | Kilworth | 1-20 | | |
| Valley Rovers | 3-12 | | | | |

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

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 0-49 | 49 | 6 | 8.16 |
| 2 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 3-35 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 1-39 | 42 | 4 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Michael Sheehan | Kilworth | 1-34 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 5 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 1-31 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 6 | Mike Kelly | Castlemartyr | 0-29 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 7 | Eoin O'Shea | Éire Óg | 0-28 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 8 | Anthony Spillane | Castlelyons | 4-14 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 |
| 8 | Charlie Long | Bandon | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 10 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 3-08 | 17 | Éire Óg |
| 2 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 0-14 | 14 | Ballymartle |
| 3 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 0-12 | 12 | Valley Rovers |
| 3 | Eoin O'Shea | Éire Óg | 0-12 | 12 | Valley Rovers |
| 3 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-12 | 12 | Éire Óg |
| 6 | Michael Sheehan | Kilworth | 1-08 | 11 | Ballinhassig |
| 6 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 0-11 | 11 | Bandon |
| 6 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-11 | 11 | Ballincollig |
| 6 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Carrigaline |
| 10 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 1-07 | 10 | Éire Óg |
| 10 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 0-10 | 10 | Carrigaline |
| 10 | Colm Butler | Valley Rovers | 0-10 | 10 | Ballymartle |
| 10 | Alan Fenton | Castlelyons | 0-10 | 10 | Dungourney |
| 10 | Jack Leahy | Dungourney | 0-10 | 10 | Bandon |