2016 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2016 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in [1887 Cork (city)|Cork Senior Hurling Championship|1887]. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2015. The championship ran from 15 May and to 15 October 2016.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.
The [|final] was played on 9 October 2016 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Erin's Own, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 0–19 to 2–11 to claim their 27th championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Patrick Horgan and Eoghan Murphy were the championship's [|top scorer] with 3–63 each.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling ChampionshipResults
Quarter-finals
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 3-63 | 72 | 6 | 12.00 |
| 1 | Eoghan Murphy | Erin's Own | 3-63 | 72 | 7 | 10.28 |
| 3 | Mark O'Connor | Douglas | 0-35 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Cormac Walsh | Midleton | 0-35 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Bill Beckett | St. Finbarr's | 4-21 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Eoghan Finn | St. Finbarr's | 1-30 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
| 7 | Pa O'Callaghan | Ballyhea | 0-32 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 8 | Barry Johnson | Bride Rovers | 2-25 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 8 | David Cahill | Killeagh | 3-22 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 10 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 3-21 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Eoghan Murphy | Erin's Own | 2-12 | 18 | St. Finbarr's |
| 2 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 1-13 | 16 | Sarsfields |
| 3 | Kevin O'Keeffe | Blackrock | 1-12 | 15 | Ballyhea |
| 3 | Eoghan Finn | St. Finbarr's | 1-12 | 15 | Erin's Own |
| 5 | Pa O'Callaghan | Ballyhea | 0-14 | 14 | Newtownshandrum |
| 6 | Keith Fitzpatrick | Ballymartle | 1-10 | 13 | Carbery |
| 6 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 1-10 | 13 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 6 | Eoghan Murphy | Erin's Own | 0-13 | 13 | Imokilly |
| 9 | Séamus Harnedy | Imokilly | 2-6 | 12 | UCC |
| 9 | Peter O'Brien | Avondhu | 0-12 | 12 | Ballymartle |
| 9 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 0-12 | 12 | Bishopstown |
| 9 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | 0-12 | 12 | Erin's Own |
Miscellaneous
- Glen Rovers retained the title for the first time since 1960. They became the first team since Erin's Own in 2007 to retain the championship.