2001 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2001 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic [Athletic Association] in 1961 [All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship|1961]. The championship ran from 27 May to 29 October 2001.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played at Fraher Field in Dungarvan on 28 October 2001 between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-17 to 2-08 to claim a third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in four years.
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 1-32 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Eddie Cullen | Wexford | 1-14 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Niall McCarthy | Cork | 0-11 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Seán Daly | Waterford | 3-01 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Mark Tobin | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Niall Murphy | Cork | 1-07 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
| 4 | Mark Lennon | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Séamus Hayes | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Richard Murphy | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 9 | Dave Moher | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 1-11 | 14 | Clare |
| 2 | Seán Daly | Waterford | 3-01 | 10 | Cork |
| 2 | Mark Tobin | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | Keith Carr | Galway | 0-08 | 8 | Cork |
| 5 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Waterford |
| 5 | Eddie Cullen | Wexford | 0-07 | 7 | Meath |
| 7 | Éamonn Collins | Cork | 2-00 | 6 | Wexford |
| 7 | M. J. Reck | Wexford | 2-00 | 6 | Cork |
| 7 | Tony [Griffin (hurler)|Tony Griffin] | Clare | 1-03 | 6 | Cork |
| 7 | Justin Kenny | Wexford | 1-03 | 6 | Laois |
| 7 | Eddie Cullen | Wexford | 1-03 | 6 | Laois |
| 7 | Niall Murphy | Cork | 1-03 | 6 | Galway |
| 7 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 0-06 | 6 | Galway |
| 7 | Nicky Horan | Meath | 0-06 | 6 | Wexford |
| 7 | Mark Lennon | Clare | 0-06 | 6 | Tipperary |
| 7 | Jonathan O'Callaghan | Cork | 0-06 | 6 | Wexford |
Miscellaneous
- Wexford won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1965.