2022 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

The 2022 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the third staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 134th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 8 February 2022. The championship ran from 7 June to 16 October 2022.
Midleton entered the championship as the [2021 Cork (city)|Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship|defending champions], however, they failed to qualify for the [|knockout stage] after losing two games and finishing bottom of [|Group A]. Na Piarsaigh's relegation ended 65 years of top tier hurling for the club.
The [|final] was played on 16 October 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in 40 years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 2–14 to 1–07 to claim their 26th championship title overall and a first title in 29 years.
Stephen Condon and Ben Cunningham were the championship's [|joint-top scorers].

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Kanturk

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Carrigtwohill

Participating teams

Clubs

The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2021 championship.

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain
Midleton	Midleton	Black and white	James O'Connor	Conor Lehane
Glen Rovers	Blackpool	Green, black and yellow	Mark Kennefick	Cathal Hickey
Sarsfields	Glanmire	Blue, black and white	Barry Myers	Daniel Kearney
Blackrock	Blackrock	Green and yellow	Louis Mulqueen	John Cashman Shane O'Keeffe
Douglas	Douglas	Green, white and black	Mark O'Callaghan	Mark Harrington
Erin's Own	Glounthaune	Blue and red	Martin Bowen	Cian O'Connor Robbie O'Flynn
Bishopstown	Bishopstown	Maroon and white	Barry Cullinane	Barry Murphy
Charleville	Charleville	Red and white	Mark Foley	Jack Meade
Na Piarsaigh	Farranree	Black and yellow	Frank Nodwell	Eddie Gunning
Newtownshandrum	Newtownshandrum	Green and yellow	Shane Naughten	Tim O'Mahony
St. Finbarr's	Togher	Blue and yellow	Ger Cunningham	Billy Hennessy
Kanturk	Kanturk	White and green	Tom Walsh	Darren Browne

Divisions and colleges

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain
Avondhu	North Cork	Black and yellow	Joe O'Brien	Mark Keane
Carbery	West Cork	Purple and yellow	Charlie Vaughan	Jeremy Ryan
Carrigdhoun	Southeast Cork	Red and white	Declan O'Neill
Duhallow	Duhallow	Orange and black	Donie O'Mahony	Seán Howard
Imokilly	East Cork	Red and white	Denis Ring	Brian Lawton
MTU Cork	Bishopstown	Red and white	John Mortell	Ger Collins
Muskerry	Mid Cork	Green and white	Diarmuid Kirwan	Fenton Denny
University College Cork	College Road	Red and black	Paddy Crowley	Éanna Desmond

Divisional/colleges sections

Semi-finals

Imokilly, MTU Cork and University College Cork received byes to this stage.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Stephen Condon	Avondhu	3-47	56	5	11.20
1	Ben Cunningham	St. Finbarr's	2-50	56	6	9.33
3	Shane Kingston	Douglas	4-37	49	4	12.25
4	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	0-46	46	5	9.20
5	Alan Connolly	Blackrock	1-39	42	6	7.00
6	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-33	36	3	12.00
7	Conor Lehane	Midleton	0-34	34	3	11.33
8	Jack Doyle	Charleville	0-32	32	4	8.00
9	Will Leahy	Imokilly	2-25	31	3	10.33
10	Brian Hayes	St. Finbarr's	4-16	28	6	4.66
10	Robbie O'Flynn	Erin's Own	1-25	28	4	7.00

;In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-14	17	Bishopstown
2	Shane Kingston	Douglas	1-12	15	Midleton
2	Shane Kingston	Douglas	1-12	15	Kanturk
2	Conor Lehane	Midleton	0-15	15	Newtownshandrum
5	Stephen Condon	Avondhu	0-14	14	Duhallow
6	Conor Lenihan	Erin's Own	3-04	13	Na Piarsaigh
6	Ben Cunningham	St. Finbarr's	1-10	13	Midleton
6	Ben Cunningham	St. Finbarr's	1-10	13	Newtownshandrum
6	Colin O'Brien	Avondhu	1-10	13	Carbery
6	Stephen Condon	Avondhu	1-10	13	Muskerry
6	Brian Kelleher	Carrigdhoun	0-13	13	Muskerry

Miscellaneous

Na Piarsaigh are relegated after 65 years in the senior championship.
Newtownshandrum qualified for the semi-final stage for the first time since 2011.
St. Finbarr's qualified for the final for the first time since 1993.
St. Finbarr's and Blackrock face each other in the final for the first time since 1982.
St. Finbarr's win the title for the first time since 1993.