2012 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 2012 Evening Echo Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the county senior championship since its establishment in 1887. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 6 October 2011. The championship began on 26 May 2012 and ended on 7 October 2012.
Carrigtwohill were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the quarter-finals. Sarsfield's won the title following a 1–15 to 1–13 victory over Bishopstown in the final.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Courcey Rovers

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ballinhassig

Results

Semi-finals

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pa Cronin	Bishopstown	1-44	47	6	7.83
2	Cian McCarthy	Sarsfields	2-38	44	5	8.80
3	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	0-33	33	4	8.25
4	Barry Johnson	Bride Rovers	1-26	29	4	7.25
5	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-22	25	3	8.33
6	Pádraig Gould	Na Piarsaigh	1-21	24	5	4.80
7	John Gardiner	Na Piarsaigh	0-23	23	5	4.60
8	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	1-19	22	3	7.33
9	Dillon Cahill	Cloyne	0-21	21	4	5.25
10	Olan Kelleher	Blackrock	1-17	20	3	6.66

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pa Cronin	Bishopstown	1-10	13	Douglas
2	Kevin O'Keeffe	Blackrock	2-06	12	Bride Rovers
2	Cian McCarthy	Sarsfields	1-09	12	Cloyne
2	Barry Johnson	Bride Rovers	1-09	12	Cloyne
2	Cian McCarthy	Sarsfields	1-09	12	Carrigtwohill
3	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-08	11	Newtownshandrum
3	Pa Cronin	Bishopstown	0-11	11	Ballymartle
4	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	1-07	10	Bride Rovers
4	Olan Kelleher	Blackrock	1-07	10	Courcey Rovers
4	Peter O'Brien	Avondhu	0-10	10	Muskerry

Miscellaneous

On 9 June 2012, Courcey Rovers record their first ever senior championship victory following a 0–16 to 1–8 defeat of Blackrock.
St. Finbarr's beat Glen Rovers in the championship for the first time since 1988.
Bishopstown qualify for the final for the first time.